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Originally Posted by Fran42478  Everyone has their own opinions on pitbulls...We have one in our family was was raised with my beloved Sammi and they ADORED each other...Storm would let Sammi do WHATEVER she pleased...Never once was I worried about him hurting her...I wouldnt leave them unattended due to SIZE but never did I think twice that he would harm her by biting her...
Alot of the pitbull drama is stirred up by the media...Fatal attacks since 1975 have been attributed to over 30 different dog breeds yet all the media can talk about are Pit bulls, Rottweilers, Dobermans, or Akitas. Size alone is not an accurate indicator of which dogs are capable of killing and which dogs are not. In October of 2000, a baby was killed by the families Pomeranian dog in California. The average weight of a Pomeranian being only 4 pounds, and in February of 2002, a Jack Russell Terrier mauled a 6 week old baby in Tennessee...I will always stand behind this breed and that is MY CHOICE just as everyone has a choice to accept them or not 
If you do not feel safe around one then dont get one...Its just not right to slam the breed because of what you read and/or see...Because remember ANY dog is capable of killing...
Hugs to you all (and here are some pics of Sammi and Storm)
BTW - Storm lives in my moms house, my mom has a 6 year old malt and they get along awesome too...When I bring my 2 there Storm is great as well, but I know he misses his partner in crime Sammi |
Thanks for the advice and pics. I'm not out to Bash the breed. I think pits are nice looking dogs. The question had alot to do with the Yorkie but also with my son. All dogs snap just like people do but if the Yorkie was to snap and bite my son he couldn't do that much damage and if he didn't it probably wouldn't be life threatening but if the pit was to snap and lose it on my son, then it could be fatal. I just don't wanna take that chance with my child. If I didn't have a small child then maybe I'd get a pit and be perfectly fine with it. But I'd never forgive myself if Kylan got hurt b/c of the dog that we purchased.