Keelymomma, trust me I'm not against any certain dogs. Like I said in my previous post, I blame the owners.
Matter of fact, I'm sitting here at work with a copy of the latest Sports Illustrated with Jasmine the pit bull on the cover. They have a beautiful story about Vick's dogs in there. Alot of them have been saved from euth, rehabed and have loving dedicated homes.

I'm not sure if his ears were cropped. When I told DH how he ran up and immediately grabbed Merlot's neck, that was his first thought. He thought that the dog was probably doing what it was taught to do.

Us yorkie folks think alike!
This is exactly what I told DH. When Merlot's wounds are all healed, I'm treating him to a doggie massage and proper grooming. Lucy of course too! His hair is all lopsided from the shaving and he has'nt been able to have a bath since the accident.
I've also read that massaging helps with healing!

This is actually why I mentioned the breed in my thread start. Plus, I knew everyone would be curious. Our dogs up against a pit bull is alot different then against a chi.
The strength of these dogs are amazing. With me holding both it's legs, someone kicking it and then beating it in the head, it still was going strong.

[quote=LilDaysha;2394452]I think all animals are unpredictable trained or not trained.
Animals are very unpredictable and that's why there are leash laws. Unfortunately people don't abide by them.

It should not be taken out on just one breed it can happen with any breed. It just happens to be then when it happens with a pitt its alot worst. I dont believe pitts should be banned, I just think not anyone should be allowed to own one. Just my opinion, I love all animals.[/quote]


Me too!

I agree!!!

I am a owner of a Pit Bull and untrained and stupid owners are what has given these dogs bad names. I have had more problems with German Shepards than what I ever have had with a Pit. As a child the age of 2 my face was eaten by a German Shepard and that is the dog that killed my Yorkie Teddy this last June. Do I wish to see them banned??? NO....it is the owners of ANY dog that needs to be punished. I do not tolerate violence in any dog wether it is big or little. I have seen more attacks from little dogs than what I do out of the big ones, but the difference is the damage that is done.

Because Pits are in the media so frequently, people automatically assume they are bad dogs and they are not, if they are trained and taken care of. In the hands of certain people, they can be. Yes, mine is scared to death of other dogs....I know this and she goes NO WHERE that other animals are going to be at. She does not get to be left unattended at any time and if I am gone, she is crated. Have I had any problems...NO....but I don't take chances either.

OP....I am so sorry that this happened to your dog and it should not have. You have every right to seek damages since they are responsible for it. Good luck and I hope your baby continues to improve. My thoughts and prayers are with you during this time.

I live where there are a lot of pittbulls and some of them do just attack trained or not. You need to rememeber no matter how well a dog is trained they always have there natural insitincts. There was a story where the pit was there family dog and it ended up attacking there young child! In my opionion they are just like weapons.

Thank You for that. It takes a very special person to still not blame the breed even when you are a victom of an attack. I commend you for that! .. It does sound to me that he may have been used as a dog fighting dog. Maybe even by past owners (if hes had any) .. The dogs that are bred and trained for fighting have incredible drive and have a very HIGH pain tolerance. Because alot have been beaten since they left there mothers for that purpose. It sounds to me that he knew what he was "suposed to do" and wasnt going to stop until it was done. And that is a trait of a fighting dog. That was a very good move for you to make, I mean grabbing his back legs. It USSUALLY causes the dog to surrender or at the very least throw him off track. I think You did a great job with protecting your boy! And I have a very high respect for that :) I wish you the best of luck. And I hope that the owners take full responsibility for vet bills and give up there dog to somebody with the proper knowledge to handle him.

Any dog no matter how trained can still not listen and do what there natural instincts tell them to do!

Yes, And weapons are only dangerous, in the hands of the wrong people;)

yeah but pittbulls have extremly strong jaws and if a small dog attacks me I can restrain them and cannot a bigger dog.

I agree. I have stated my stance and story of my experience with pitts. We were not "stupid owners" of pitts, and we had a lot of tragedy come from the 2 we owned. My mother in law was also attacked by her neighbors 2 pitts, and my good friends pitt attacked her good friend and almost scalped her.

This is a very unpredictable breed, no matter how good or responsible the owners are.

Yes .. ANY DOG. YOu say the words, But it seems that you dont believe them?

I just want to say thank you because I felt like I was the only one who felt like this.

A labs jaws arnt as strong and can altho can do damage its still not as bad a the damage that a pittbull can do. You can like the breed but you still need realize the bad! I know that my yorkie is wonderful with children she loevs them so much and the 5 I have had contact with all lived with familys with children and loved them and never heard of a yorkie killing a child.

I do believe it and you cant tell wether I would or not because you cant hear my voice and you dont know me you are simply looking at typed words on a screen!

Im so sorry for merlot, Im glad hes is still with you, that just pisses me off. I hope hes gets better soon, take care.

I havent read everyones replies but I wanted to say how sorry I am that you both had to go through this. The owners of the dog should be 100% percent responsible for all your vet bills and more. I feel however obligated to defend the dog who attacked you though. As everyone i'm sure agrees no dog is born aggressive. His/her owners are the ones to be blamed. I have worked at a nokill shelter for 3yrs and have been around many pits and truly believe they are no more aggressive than any other breeds. Actually it tends to be our toy breed dogs with the most aggression issues! :p The difference between the toy dogs aggression and a pits is their physical capabilities. A yorkie may bite you 20 times before actually puncturing you but a pit has a strong enough jaw to take your skin off. Owners are the problem. Period.

Again I am so sorry you had to go through this. In the end it's always the animals that suffer for peoples ignorance.

my thoughts exactly :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

This is disgusting. Owners are the problem. Hands down. Period.

In your opinion.
I am sure there are many, many parents of children that were grossly disfigured from their cherished family pet that were perfectly good owners that might disagree with that.
Like I said before, I had 2 pits at 2 different times, both turned bad. My mother in laws neighbors 2 pits almost took her leg off, and my good friends dog nearly scalped her best friend. All of these dogs were in good families with good owners.

Pittbulls are banned in ONTARIO. Any pittbull born after 2004 in ontario will be pts. Any pittbull going into ontario will be PTS. There are NO muzzle laws in NFLD or in BC .. Quebec has Muzzle laws but no breed ban. BSL should be put to sleep in my opinion.

A breeds fate isnt left up to opinion. But facts. Maybe you were a good woner but not thr RIGHT owner.

How many car accidents occur daily? Hundreds? Regardless.. how many of the stories make it to the papers? :confused:

But when one plane crashes it's all over the news and everybody panics about flying. :eek:

There are hundreds of dog attacks occuring all of the world on a daily basis and guess which ones make the paper? :thumbdown

I work with dogs on a daily basis. Every breed every day. A dogs behavior isn't bound by his breed. It's his owner who determines his success or his demise.

There are dangerous pits. There are dangerous poms. But luckily for those aggressive poms their jaws are pretty weak so they get off easily. Sadly, at the end of the day no matter what anyones opinions are guess who suffers? :(

The only way to truly weed out irresponsible owners is to require testing. CGC testing should be a requirement for owners of dogs deemed 'dangerous'. The Canine Good Citizens test is an excellent way to determine if the owner and their dog are both well trained.

These attacks aren't only by pits. But dalmatians, chows, shepherds, rotts, spitz, even labs. How many children are attacked by small dogs? There's a reason why shelters have a hard time placing small dogs with familys that have children. And no it's not bc they might step on them. It's bc they can be unpredictable and can lash out.

Obviously this is a lost cause for people who have already set their minds in place by personal episodes.

It's sad but I suppose that's the way it is.

Thanks you

Wow I cannot believe you would make that kind of judgment on to someone you have no idea how the person is! You have no right to to judge that and say they wernt. My gosh anyone who told you they were a good owner of a pittbull that went bad I dont think you would believe them.

It will be interesting to see which of these pitt haters could accually find the pittbull :rolleyes:

I bet the majority of you would take 4-5 guesses to accually find the pitt. Took me 1.. Pet PitBull - Legislation


This one is pretty much the same, BUt it has alot of interesting FACTS.

findpitbull_v4

I said MAYBE. I didnt say she was a bad owner.

Why do you think that a pit "haters" wouldnt know anything about the breed or what they look like. Its ignorance that you think someone who dosent agree with you is ignorant!

You were leading to that and its wrong to judge people like that even saying maybe is rude and could hurt someones feelings!

Oh and these temperment stats. Show that alot of dogs fail ALOT more then pitts. ATTS - American Temperament Test Society, Inc. - ATTS Breed Statistics - page 1

Guys...it's great that you all have opinions and whatnot on this subject, as it is a very important subject. But let's try to keep this thread about the poor dog that was attacked. This woman is going through something really hard right now and we are supposed to be here to support her.

To the OP: I am so very sorry for all that you've gone through. I hope that justice can be gotten for your sweet baby. I am very glad that your little one survived this attack and I hope that he has a wonderful quality of life despite his injury. Big hugs for you. :love:

That dosent show anything for crying out loud your not going to change anyones mind and there not going to change yours so just drop it.