Re: Recent news re dog stuff - Landlord Forum thread

Re: Recent news re dog stuff by Anonymous on June 20, 2012 @17:10

Maybe the chow or husky mix has a bit of pit in it.

I personally have misgivings about pit bulls. It's NOT always the owners, or the way they were raised, it's the dog himself or herself.

In the news this week, three pit bulls were living in an apartment. Mom had a baby 8 months ago. Mom went to an adjacent room in the house, and pit bull(s) attacked, mauled and killed baby Tyzhel, who was crawling across the floor.

Links: http://www.10news.com/news/31193314/detail.html
http://laist.com/2012/06/15/8-month-old_baby_fatally_mauled.php

Personally, I don't trust pitbulls or breeds mixed with pitbull, no matter what they are called by the AKC or others. My cousin's 11 month old pit, which she got when he was 7 weeks old, is neutered and she *thought*, socialized, playing with other dogs since his puppyhood.

At Christmas, the then-5 month old dog, stalked our little 8 yr old cousin and was nipping at her, following ger as she walked away (the dog must have thought it was a game???), until another cousin (female) stepped in front of the pup and said NO and STOP.

Last month, same cousin's pit bull, then 10 months old, was playing with a dog he's known & played with a couple of times a week since he was 7 weeks old. The pit went after the toy that the other dog had, and then proceeded to bite his doggie friend and finally the pit latched on to the other dog's leg. My cousin and her friend (owner of the other dog) raced to them, yelled & screamed at them to stop, turned the hose on full blast on her pit, then finally, she had to resort to kicking her dog really hard, a number of times, to get him to release his play-date doggie friend (who wasn't even fighting back, he was that sweet-natured!). Off they ran to the vet's with the other dog, who is recovering.

She told me with tears in her eyes that she can NEVER TRUST HIM AGAIN, EVER, WITH ANYONE OR ANY DOG, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE.

Sure other dogs bite, sure other dogs can cause serious injury and death, but don't you think sometimes a pit bull has a reputation that it's earned?

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Re: Recent news re dog stuff by OK-LL on June 20, 2012 @17:18	[ Reply ]

There are 2 types of bull terriors, bred for specific traits. One is small animal agressive and the other is people agressive. Needless to say, neither of these types of dogs make good family dogs. These traits are buried deep in the animals breeding, are instinctual and cannot be "trained" out of them. Consistent breeding with non-agressive breeds over a number of generations would be required to change this breed, and it isn't being done at this time.

Re: Recent news re dog stuff by Anonymous on June 20, 2012 @19:57	[ Reply ]

Chows can also have a nasty temperament. ""Chows can be fiercely protective of their people and property and may not be an appropriate dog for a first-time dog owner."" ""Owning a Chow Chow can raise the cost of homeowners insurance as some companies regard them as "high risk dogs."[9] In a study done by Vet Med Today, from 1979 to 1998, out of a total of 238 fatalities related to dog bites, Chow Chows were responsible for 8.""

Pit bulls by Anna Mouse on June 20, 2012 @23:34	[ Reply ]

I would like to say for the sake of the dog that it is the owner not the dog. However, the truth of it is that the Terrier Pit bull has the innate instinct to "lock and hold". That is why it can take a baseball bat to stop a pit bull fight. Very sad what we have done to the breed. (even then you are lucky to get it to change its direction)A little bit of breeding with a more mellow type dog over the years could change the breed completly. However there are too many people wanting this type of an aggressive dog.