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Originally Posted by FlDebra

Good point! The little nip you get from a yorkie is going to be nothing like the gash or worse you get from a pitt either. I know there are many, many "nice" pitts. In fact, just about every owner whose pitt has killed a small child or another pet says theirs was nice as could be prior to the attack. All dogs are capable of losing their temper, over-reacting, or acting out of unfounded fear or confusion. A small dog or a dog with less "bite" than a pitt will not leave near the damage or have the potential to be quite as lethal as a pitt. How many headlines have you read where a Yorkie or even a large dog with a better demeanor like a Lab, has killed a child or pet?

Pitts were bred to kill, pure and simple. Man's horrible mistake. I have no bad feeling towards the individual dogs but feel the breed should be stopped. I am regrettably for mandatory spay and neuter for pitts. Why? Here are some of the reasons, just a quick search through a few pages on YT:

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/mem...-pit-bull.html

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...my-merlot.html

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/off...mix-scare.html

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...kind-long.html

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/off...loses-arm.html

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...york-city.html

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...ked-chloe.html

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/off...-incident.html

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/off...r-old-boy.html

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...toes-pitt.html

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sic...yesterday.html I think this one might have been a rottie.....but similar situation to beware of....


There are more, so many more......

I have to agree with you. How many times do we hear the owner say their dog never hurt anyone...until they killed someone. I do think it's a breed that should be eliminated.