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@burnsway Not sure point is being made.
Pointing out other dogs bite does not really help the pit bull breed out.
I'm thinking pointing out the facts that is the owners more than anything might however.
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Jun 1, 2012 - 05:52 pm
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@burnsway Not sure point is being made.
Pointing out other dogs bite does not really help the pit bull breed out.
I'm thinking pointing out the facts that is the owners more than anything might however.
@FoFa:
The point is that everyone wants to post pitbull stories as proof they bite and kill more because thats what the media makes one believe. Anytime someone post a pitbull attack story, especially in a thread like this Im gonna ask why they didn't pick stories about the other breeds.
Original thread question: When arguing in defense of a pitbull what is the misconception you most have to deal with?
One of my answers was media bias. I was showing an example of my answer.
This thread was about what we defenders are up against everyday...this is it right here, we are up against Media bias on the breed and false myths. SO why wouldn't I point that out in a thread that ask us to post about what we are up against?
Pitbulls attack, bite, and kill, NO MORE than other breeds. You just dont hear about it.
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Jun 1, 2012 - 06:00 pm
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Pitbulls rock! Until you have personally owned one you will never understand why the people who own them love them so much.
All large dogs have the potential to hurt or even kill you if attacked, it's not just pitbulls. However, pitbulls have such a negative stigma surrounding them that when they do attack, the media feeds on it.
So unless you've owned one, please quit bashing them! Carry on!
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Jun 1, 2012 - 10:27 pm
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Why is it that they have such a negative stigma?
@SandyKnee:
This has been a hard one to figure out. My personal opinion is that it was a knee jerk reaction that got out of hand. I believe it was easy to get even animal lovers to join in on the hatred due to the Dog fighting. So between their excessive popularity and dog fighting and a large number of thugs owning them, it was a story that got more attention then other dog attack stories and it snowballed after that. I believe that if we dont put a stop to it that the hunting type dogs will be next inline because a large majority of people including animal lovers, PETA and gun haters also hate hunting. I truly fear when the media are done frying the Pit, where the Labrador is headed on the list of so called "dangerous Breeds".
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Jun 1, 2012 - 11:06 pm
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The sad truth is if there were 10 dog attacks on humans in 1 day, and 9 of them where random breeds, and 1 was a pitbull, the media would jump on the pitbull incident because people are fearful of them.
Most pitbulls are poorly bred and so many of them have behavioral issues. For instance, mine could scale a fence if she saw a squirrel or other animal running across the top, she barks and carries on in her crate when she does not want to be crated.......she sounds like a honking goose..drives me nuts. When I shut her in my bedroom, she jumps at the door, she is a total turd, but on the other hand, she is so sweet. She is my Velcro pup, wants to be by my side 24/7.
She spends the night with a petsitter when I am out of town. She gets analog with her dogs and is fascinated with her tropical bird. Pitbulls need lots of discipline and a strong leader. They will walk all over you given the opportunity.
Most people are so curious about pitbulls because of their negative publicity. Gangs, drugs, guns & pitbulls.......this is why people are intrigued.
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Jun 2, 2012 - 02:18 am
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On the Nova channel the other night they had a program about wolves & the bite pressure was 432 lbs . they said it was the strongest bite pressure of all K-9's & since dogs are related to wolves this also included dogs of all breeds ....so where did the higher #'s come from ?
I do not think anyone breed is more vicious than another , I think it all has to do with how the dog is raised & trained. A strong but gentle & loving training field is what all dogs need & then they will return those feelings .
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Jun 2, 2012 - 09:52 am
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