He wants a PitBull

[Lucky's Mom]

Originally Posted by REDHONEY

My fiance wants to get a baby pitbull just because I have Marco. He said they can grow up together. I am deathly afrad of this dog and I dont want him to get it. He is pissed because I said I was going to move if he purchased one. I am scared its going to bite me or hurt my baby when it gets older. Plus he sad it is a blue nose pit the mosr pure breed. I cant deal with that. Someone help me tell me if I am wrong or right.

Just for future reference, a blue nose pit is not more of a pure breed. They are all the same. That's just what some breeders say to make you pay more $$. Also, I had a pit for 2 yrs. He played very nice w/ my yorkie & was the sweetest most obiedient dog ever. But some mean kids frightened him & scared the crap out of him one day, so he is very scared of kids or short people now. So, we decided to give him to an older couple w/ a farm when we had our baby. Just in case. I don't think he ever would've hurt her, but I didn't want to take a chance. I love the pit bull breed, I think the are very beautiful & obedient. Its just how you raise them. My parents have one also that sleeps w/ 4 cats! Anyways....just my view on pits. Also you have to think about your city laws, cause pits are banned alot of places. Good luck! Maybe your bf could get a yorkie!

[Bruce's_Mom]

This is horrible, but I absolutly hate pitbulls...I know that they have a bad rap or whatever, but anything that can exert that much force in a bite well it is not for me...What makes me feel bad about this is that, whenever I see a pit with its owner at the dog park, on he street, anywhere, I immediately pick up my Bruce and get as far away as possible. I used to believe that pits were as good as any dog, but then there was a particularly vicious attack on another little dog here at one of our dog parks...While making their way to the small/shy dog area a lady and her husband were casually walking when a beautiful brindle pit that had been playing ball nicely with its owners spotted the female dog bounded over and clamped down on the dog, picked it up and just shook the life out of it without letting go for a second...The other little dog did not even have time to make a sound. It took the boyfriend of the small dog owner jumping on the dogs back and wrestling it to the ground (who got a minor bite in the end as well), the pit's owner trying to pry its mouth open, and a bystander beating the pit with one of those chuck it dog things to get the little girl out of the pits jaws. What happened in the end is animal control came and seized the dog, the little one was obviously dead, and two sets of owners were devestated. The pit had never apparently been aggressive before, and I stand by my opinion that pits are just not for me.

Pits are just sooo strong for their size, they posses superior athletic ability, and their jaws do not lock but exert more pounds of preassure than those of many other breeds. Love your pit if you have one, but Bruce and I will respectfull stay away!

[minniemn]

I know that many dogs have a bad rap, because they get more media attention... I did not know that other dogs were used in dog fights, thank you for correcting me (whomever did, I am older now, and having memory problems- lol)

I did want to reply to what we have experienced next door... where there was a pitbull and a pitbull/something (a pit mix) anyways, the pitbull herself seemed nice, she didn't try jump the fence, or try and bite my dog through the fence, but the pit mix did...

I could not let my dogs run in the yard, when these dogs were out (which was most of the day) sometimes I would knock on their door to have their dogs come in so mine could play.

The mix dog would ram herself into the fence (wood privacy fence) she would try jump it, and would stick her nose/mouth under the fence and did manage to bite my yorkie on the nose, but didn't get a good grip so I got my dog away.... this happened when I had asked them to put their dogs in so mine could run- within five minutes they let their dogs out.

None of us were able to walk on that side of the house, because the fear we had of this dog... thankfully they moved out.

So there is proof for me anyways, that all dogs are different, even pits.

[cheryl000]

Originally Posted by Bruce's_Mom

This is horrible, but I absolutly hate pitbulls...I know that they have a bad rap or whatever, but anything that can exert that much force in a bite well it is not for me...What makes me feel bad about this is that, whenever I see a pit with its owner at the dog park, on he street, anywhere, I immediately pick up my Bruce and get as far away as possible. I used to believe that pits were as good as any dog, but then there was a particularly vicious attack on another little dog here at one of our dog parks...While making their way to the small/shy dog area a lady and her husband were casually walking when a beautiful brindle pit that had been playing ball nicely with its owners spotted the female dog bounded over and clamped down on the dog, picked it up and just shook the life out of it without letting go for a second...The other little dog did not even have time to make a sound. It took the boyfriend of the small dog owner jumping on the dogs back and wrestling it to the ground (who got a minor bite in the end as well), the pit's owner trying to pry its mouth open, and a bystander beating the pit with one of those chuck it dog things to get the little girl out of the pits jaws. What happened in the end is animal control came and seized the dog, the little one was obviously dead, and two sets of owners were devestated. The pit had never apparently been aggressive before, and I stand by my opinion that pits are just not for me.

Pits are just sooo strong for their size, they posses superior athletic ability, and their jaws do not lock but exert more pounds of preassure than those of many other breeds. Love your pit if you have one, but Bruce and I will respectfull stay away!

Wow, what a horrible story. Now I will DEFINATELY pick up Brandy and hold Bailey back when I pass by one. I feel so bad for everyone involved. I understand that other dogs can be mean, but I too would never own a pitbull. There was a newstory recently about a Siberian Husky who mauled a baby. I still love huskies, but I understand that the dog did it because they have a high prey instinct.