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Originally Posted by MeganS Yorkies were bred to hunt and kill too. If they were bigger, I'm sure some of them could do some serious damage.
Did you know that sometimes when an attack happens, it's not actually a pit bull? The people think it looks like a pit bull, so they say it is one.
My dog, Rusty, was attacked by a pit bull a few years ago. Most people, after an incident like that, would hate the breed. But I still love them. I know it wasn't the dog's fault, it was his stupid owners fault that he ended up that way. I watched the man beat his dog. (of course I would have said something, but I was like 6 or 7)
Eventually, his pitt bull got put to sleep. I'm devestated that that had to happen. I would've rather seen the owner get put to sleep before his poor dog. I'm just thankful that now he's out of the cruel hands of his owner.
It's never the dog's fault. Sometimes, when they attack a baby, it could be because they have a dirty diaper. I heard of a case like that once. They could have been startled. They could have not recognized their owner. Anything could have happened. We hear all the time on here "My yorkie goes crazy everytime I put on a hat/mask/jacket." etc. but it's always sooo cute - because they're little. Well, guess what? Same thing happens to Pitts, but it's not so cute - because they AREN'T little.
all dogs are born to kill, but it depends on the owner, the INDIVIDUAL DOG'S PERSONALITY, and the circumstances what happens. notice how I bolded some of that. We are always taught not to be prejudice or raicist - don't judge a whole group of people by things that a few of those kind do wrong. Why should dogs be any different? They shouldn't. My Rusty has never bitten anyone, and I'm confident when I say he's friendly towards everyone. But if someone asked me "does he bite?" I'm not going to say no. of course he bites - he's a dog. Has he bitten anyone? no. But I don't doubt his ability to kill someone or something. My point is, all dogs have the potential to be unfriendly, some just are more sensitive about it than others.
I'm telling any of you who doubt the safety of pitt bulls - go onto a forum for them. You'll find owners just like us who treat them like babies - just like we do. Just because they're a different breed, and careless owners cause them to have a bad rep, doesn't mean they dont deserve life and loving families.
Sorry about that rant, I just feel VERY strongly on this subject. |
Couldn't have said it better myself.
Great point about the racism! I like to use that analogy myself. So many people claim to be animal lovers, or dog lovers, but if your a dog lover wouldn't you understand that it's not always the animals fault?
Also, more people are breeding pitbulls to be vicious dogs. Of course, when more pits are being trained this way, won't more end up like this? If all yorkie owners were training their yorkies to bite, then yorkies would be "the problem". It can happen to any breed, and for some reason the pitbull was chosen.
Instead of banning pitbulls, I think the government should have laws regaurding screening people who want to purchase dogs. Maybe have proper training required, or things on the lines of that. So many dogs end up in the wrong hands, and they turn vicious or end up in shelters and on doggy death row. I think this should go along with stricter laws for breeding, there should be stricter laws for pet owners too.