It's not always pit bulls

[rhino]

I really don't know what made me laugh harder.

The vegetarian in hand to paw combat with a raccoon...

The father collecting it in a Taste of The Wild food bag...

Or the turning over of the body to the animal control officer named Heidi Blood.

That girl is a badass.

She need to start carrying a knife, though! They're easier to conceal than puddles of water.

 

[patience0830]

I don't know about that. I'm currently concealing a puddle of water and no one is the wiser.

 

[Kutnupe14]

I think the thing people are missing, is that the dogs that attacked this woman were feral; so were not comparing apple to apples. If the dogs were still domesticated, then that would be comparable to most pit bull attacks... actually I've never heard of a feral pit bull attacking someone. And for the record, I don't believe in "dangerous" breed, in so far as innate temperament. However, it's obvious that some breeds are more dangerous simply based on their builds, should one be attacked by one.

 

[patience0830]

I've dealt with well fed, collared, healthy dogs running in a pack. They behave like a pack when they are together, unsupervised. They tried to run me out of my own woods and would have succeeded had I not been armed.
I'll say it again. If you love your dog keep it home. I've got pix on my trail cam of three different dogs. A 75# pit mix, a 50# collie/ hound mix and a light colored short legged Corgi lookin thing following the deer trail. Ran a golden rtrvr off last w/e and had a black lab wearing a bandanna trespassing over the winter. That is a large enough group, taken together to be dangerous. If you have friends in Northern Brown County whose dogs resemble those descriptions, give them a heads up. I won't give them a pass again. Collared and friendly will get a call to animal control. Aggressive and uncollared won't get that chance.

 

[dsol]

 

[KJQ6945]

I've dealt with well fed, collared, healthy dogs running in a pack. They behave like a pack when they are together, unsupervised. They tried to run me out of my own woods and would have succeeded had I not been armed.
I'll say it again. If you love your dog keep it home. I've got pix on my trail cam of three different dogs. A 75# pit mix, a 50# collie/ hound mix and a light colored short legged Corgi lookin thing following the deer trail. Ran a golden rtrvr off last w/e and had a black lab wearing a bandanna trespassing over the winter. That is a large enough group, taken together to be dangerous. If you have friends in Northern Brown County whose dogs resemble those descriptions, give them a heads up. I won't give them a pass again. Collared and friendly will get a call to animal control. Aggressive and uncollared won't get that chance.

"At 3 am, all dogs that come into a call, look like a coyote, right?" quoted from a farmer.

 

[Ziggidy]

The old debate on mean breeds; it will be around forever. My personal take is that a few breeds tend to be more dangerous than others; however there are always exceptions to the rule. I b believe pits and a few others should be banned because too may horror stories; especially with children. I also believe there are some (not all) similar characteristics of people who own some of the questionable breeds; which may reflect tin the behavior of the dog.

I believe restrictions should be considered in certain areas and within city limits; if not banned all together.

IMHO

 

[phylodog]

 

[Kutnupe14]

Wait, you don't think we should do it "for the children?" Why do you hate kids?

 

[pute62]

The headline is clickbait, cause who gets killed by weiner dogs, right? The reality is that this is a pack of unsocialized, probably inbred, near feral mutts.
They reported them to be covered in ticks and fleas. Nobody was taking care of these dogs and they acted like a wild pack when something went wrong.

Could of happened in Mars Hill.

 

[Spear Dane]

Utterly bizarre. Poor lady.

 

[Kutnupe14]

Utterly bizarre. Poor lady.

Kinda freaky, yeah... but at least she had a fighting chance. That poor bastard that got killed by the mountain lion didn't have a chance.... but then again, he was running away as his friend was getting attacked (and then the lion went after him), so in a weird poetic justice way, dipping out on his friend in a selfish act of self-preservation was his undoing.

 

[red_zr24x4]

First, my dachshund is a little sweetie, wouldn't hurt anyone, unless your the neighbors cat, a rabbit, a bird...

Kinda freaky, yeah... but at least she had a fighting chance. That poor bastard that got killed by the mountain lion didn't have a chance.... but then again, he was running away as his friend was getting attacked (and then the lion went after him), so in a weird poetic justice way, dipping out on his friend in a selfish act of self-preservation was his undoing.

On this one, I guess the saying if your attacked, you dont have to run fast, just faster than your friend is false

 

[CindyE]

The old debate on mean breeds; it will be around forever. My personal take is that a few breeds tend to be more dangerous than others; however there are always exceptions to the rule. I b believe pits and a few others should be banned because too may horror stories; especially with children. I also believe there are some (not all) similar characteristics of people who own some of the questionable breeds; which may reflect tin the behavior of the dog.

I believe restrictions should be considered in certain areas and within city limits; if not banned all together.

IMHO

Because of horror stories? Kinda like guns?
The pit in my avatar was just a week shy of 14 yrs when I helped him say goodbye earlier this month. He was a great dog and I'm pretty sure he changed some minds about pits. They aren't for everyone, but I'd hate to see responsible people denied the chance to give one a home.

 

[churchmouse]

Because of horror stories? Kinda like guns?
The pit in my avatar was just a week shy of 14 yrs when I helped him say goodbye earlier this month. He was a great dog and I'm pretty sure he changed some minds about pits. They aren't for everyone, but I'd hate to see responsible people denied the chance to give one a home.

Like Shepard's and other large breeds it is an individual thing I am sure. So many great GS's I have known and a few that need to be contained. Same with Mastiff's.
Chows are just freaking crazy as to the ones I have came across.
Look to the owners.

 

[Expat]

On this one, I guess the saying if your attacked, you dont have to run fast, just faster than your friend is false

I can see that applying more to bears than big cats. I bet a cat thinks it is fun for you to try to run away.

 

[Ziggidy]

Because of horror stories? Kinda like guns?
The pit in my avatar was just a week shy of 14 yrs when I helped him say goodbye earlier this month.

Very sorry for your loss, I also had to say goodbye to mine about 4 weeks ago.

I thought about your analogy with the guns; on the surface it may "sound" like a good argument, but the difference is that a gun will never harm someone....never. It takes someone to pull a trigger and such. Dogs on the other hand can harm, for no apparent reason without the owner ever pulling the trigger on the dog.

I also agree this may be a fine line and I truly bet your pit was very nice. My only concern are those who are nice and then snap for whatever reason - sort of like the crazies in recent school shootings. We certainly want to keep any kind of weapon away from them. We need to be certain our loving pets never turn into a mauler or such. Often, the ones that are closest do not see what an outsider sees. "My pit is a loving pit", and probably is......but the fact remains, some breeds are more capable of causing harm, by their nature. A lion or such, born into captivity - loved on since they were babies, are still a danger, regardless of how much they were loved on.

I do not expect everyone to agree; this will continue to be one of those topics. I respect the opinions on either side; I just have my own.

 

[CindyE]

Very sorry for your loss, I also had to say goodbye to mine about 4 weeks ago.

I thought about your analogy with the guns; on the surface it may "sound" like a good argument, but the difference is that a gun will never harm someone....never. It takes someone to pull a trigger and such. Dogs on the other hand can harm, for no apparent reason without the owner ever pulling the trigger on the dog.

I also agree this may be a fine line and I truly bet your pit was very nice. My only concern are those who are nice and then snap for whatever reason - sort of like the crazies in recent school shootings. We certainly want to keep any kind of weapon away from them. We need to be certain our loving pets never turn into a mauler or such. Often, the ones that are closest do not see what an outsider sees. "My pit is a loving pit", and probably is......but the fact remains, some breeds are more capable of causing harm, by their nature. A lion or such, born into captivity - loved on since they were babies, are still a danger, regardless of how much they were loved on.

I do not expect everyone to agree; this will continue to be one of those topics. I respect the opinions on either side; I just have my own.

It was the first time I had to help one say goodbye. I hate when people say you will know when it's time. Sometimes you just truly don't know, it's very hard.
Dogs rarely "snap" without warning, same with most of these shooters. The warnings are just ignored, and I don't know why.

 

[Expat]

Dogs rarely "snap" without warning, same with most of these shooters. The warnings are just ignored, and I don't know why.

I think it is like the boiling frog thing. If you are around them every day, a few quirks grew and grew, but slowly, so it doesn’t strike you as unusual.

 

[two70]

Kinda freaky, yeah... but at least she had a fighting chance. That poor bastard that got killed by the mountain lion didn't have a chance.... but then again, he was running away as his friend was getting attacked (and then the lion went after him), so in a weird poetic justice way, dipping out on his friend in a selfish act of self-preservation was his undoing.

Sure he had a chance, several actually. He reacted in the worst possible way and squandered the chances that he had. Definitely poetic justice for abandoning his friend.