Pitbull

[YORKIE_mom_2008]

Originally Posted by yorkiekist

I happen to like bloodhounds, coonhounds, etc. But I do not like pits, cane corso, and some of the other pit type breeds. I wasnt responding to your post. Personally, I like kids, but they are just a tad to noisy for me. Thats one reason I dont have any. But feel free to put your tiny dog at risk or neighbors kids, etc. Like I said, I really dont care. But werent you the one who asked for opions about pits?????????

What I didn't ask for is some one to bash a type of dog! I said that I wanted to get a Pit and asked for one the word that jump into peoples minds when they hear Pitbull. thats all. I understand your position as far as pitbulls go so just drop it as you have said your bit ok???!!!

[Baby Madeleine]

There have been so many threads about pit bulls on this site. The only thing that ever comes out of them is that you aren't going to change anyone's mind about whether they like or dislike pitbulls. This thread could go on for 20 pages and the opinion you started out with is the opinion you will end with. You either like pit bulls or you don't, but I don't think anyone is going to change someone else's opinion on the subject. It's an agree to disagree topic. JMHO.

[SladesMommy]

Originally Posted by Baby Madeleine

There have been so many threads about pit bulls on this site. The only thing that ever comes out of them is that you aren't going to change anyone's mind about whether they like or dislike pitbulls. This thread could go on for 20 pages and the opinion you started out with is the opinion you will end with. You either like pit bulls or you don't, but I don't think anyone is going to change someone else's opinion on the subject. It's an agree to disagree topic. JMHO.

Amen! the one thing I wish though, is that people wouldn't judge those of us that own pits. It breaks my heart when someone says flat out my dog deserves and needs to be killed, just because of her breed. I love her just as much, if not more, than most people on here love their yorkies.

[kalina82]

Originally Posted by SladesMommy

Amen! the one thing I wish though, is that people wouldn't judge those of us that own pits. It breaks my heart when someone says flat out my dog deserves and needs to be killed, just because of her breed. I love her just as much, if not more, than most people on here love their yorkies.

i wish people would be more considerate with their words when talking about someone else's pet. Those of us that own pits or who have pits very close in our lives are saddened and hurt and angry when someone else says your dog should be killed because its a pit bull (and most times these people have no experience with the breed themselves, they are only going off hearsay).

a pit bull is someone's pet, just like our yorkies are our pets. they are someone's best friend and baby no matter what size or breed they are.

[MindieRose]

Originally Posted by SladesMommy

Amen! the one thing I wish though, is that people wouldn't judge those of us that own pits. It breaks my heart when someone says flat out my dog deserves and needs to be killed, just because of her breed. I love her just as much, if not more, than most people on here love their yorkies.

I dont think anyone said that they deserve to be killed. I DID say (and stand by it) that they should not be bred anymore, but specifically said that I dont think they should all be euthanized tho. I have had tons of pit experience first hand with immediate family and working in the vets office to give me enough "education" on the breed itself. I probably have more pit experience than almost everyone here, including current pit owners.
People who choose to own pits, thats their business, but I will never allow my children to visit a home that has one. Just as I wouldnt allow them to visit a home that has loaded guns in the house.

[MindieRose]

Originally Posted by kalina82

a pit bull is someone's pet, just like our yorkies are our pets. they are someone's best friend and baby no matter what size or breed they are.

And murderers and pedophiles are someones children or friends too, doesnt mean I would ever want my family exposed to one, or want one in my own family.
I am sure when someone chooses to own a pit, they are aware of the contraversy surrounding them. So it shouldnt be a surprise when someone has a negative reaction to them.
What I dont understand is that pro-pit people keep getting offended about what people are saying about pits (even tho someone asked the question), yet they can say that only uneducated and ignorant people are against pits. Like that isnt offensive??

[Nikki+2]

Originally Posted by Baby Madeleine

There have been so many threads about pit bulls on this site. The only thing that ever comes out of them is that you aren't going to change anyone's mind about whether they like or dislike pitbulls. This thread could go on for 20 pages and the opinion you started out with is the opinion you will end with. You either like pit bulls or you don't, but I don't think anyone is going to change someone else's opinion on the subject. It's an agree to disagree topic. JMHO.

This isn't a topic that will be resolved here, it really isn't. So... what do y'all think about, say, yorkies? Personally I am pro yorkie.

[MindieRose]

Originally Posted by Nikki+2

This isn't a topic that will be resolved here, it really isn't. So... what do y'all think about, say, yorkies? Personally I am pro yorkie.

I used to not be pro yorkie I had only ever been around my cousins (and an ooooold one my grandma took care of shortly) and it was aweful. My cousin had bought hers off of a homeless man living in a van, so he was scared of everyone, and the one grandma had...well that was definitely an old persons dog. No offense to any older people or their dogs, lol. He was actually my "grandpa"'s dog. He was the very elderly man my grandma took care of, and no one could come near either one of them when the dog was there.
My sil has a yorkie, and while she's not the prettiest yorkie I have ever seen, she is very nice. Now I am glad that I got mine. If you would of asked me a few years back though, I would have said I hated them, lol. Not for any aggresiveness issue, but I just figured they were a shy dog.

[txshopper73]

Originally Posted by lovenmyyorkie

dangerous!

This is the first word that comes to my mind.

[JCarlson2004]

Originally Posted by Nikki+2

This isn't a topic that will be resolved here, it really isn't. So... what do y'all think about, say, yorkies? Personally I am pro yorkie.

hahaha Nikki, I'm with you!

[kalina82]

Originally Posted by MindieRose

And murderers and pedophiles are someones children or friends too, doesnt mean I would ever want my family exposed to one, or want one in my own family.
I am sure when someone chooses to own a pit, they are aware of the contraversy surrounding them. So it shouldnt be a surprise when someone has a negative reaction to them.
What I dont understand is that pro-pit people keep getting offended about what people are saying about pits (even tho someone asked the question), yet they can say that only uneducated and ignorant people are against pits. Like that isnt offensive??

how can you compare a dog to a murderer or a pedophile? They are entirely different. i can't even believe you said that.

I am done with this thread. Baby Madeleine is right. And i usually don't get involved in these types of threads anymore but this one irked me. so, no more.

[MeganS]

Originally Posted by MindieRose

And murderers and pedophiles are someones children or friends too, doesnt mean I would ever want my family exposed to one, or want one in my own family.
I am sure when someone chooses to own a pit, they are aware of the contraversy surrounding them. So it shouldnt be a surprise when someone has a negative reaction to them.
What I dont understand is that pro-pit people keep getting offended about what people are saying about pits (even tho someone asked the question), yet they can say that only uneducated and ignorant people are against pits. Like that isnt offensive??

Murderers and pedofiles have all chosen to and been convicted of doing something wrong.

Dogs are dogs. They cannot conciously make a decision the way that a human being who commits a crime can. And not ALL pitbulls are killers. That is what she was getting at. Just because the BREED in GENERAL has been "known" to do things, doesn't mean they all have and they should all be punished for it.

[crystalsmom]

Just a question Megan, if a pitbull killed your brother (even though the dog did not consider it murder) would you recommend a pit as a pet for someone?

[MindieRose]

I do not believe that dogs cannot make a decision to do right or wrong. Obviously they arent held to a moral standard as people are, but they know what they arent supposed to do most of the time. There would be no point in training them if they couldnt learn that. My Lola will run half way up the backyard when called, then make a decision that she does not want to come in if the weather is nice. She will lay down, and turn her head to the side when I am calling her, almost pretending to not listen. She KNOWS I am calling her, yet she is rebelling. Cleo has growled at the kids a couple of times. Each time, she quickly looked at me and ran to her crate because she didnt want to get scolded.
I dont believe for one minute that dogs dont know the difference. They might not understand "murder" or other moral sins, but our pets know they arent supposed to injure people. If they dont, then they shouldnt be pets.

[Mybabyboymax]

how did I know that there was going to be rude comments on this thread? We are always saying we want to keep YT drama free and have everyone respect each other but yet threads get started knowing that they will get heated. I think we all as members need to think before we start controversial threads that we know wont benefit members here.