The MV Dogs Progress at BF

Comment #8

Tenaj — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:35:30 GMT

He was a beautiful looking dog with papers, especially when he had his ears clipped and drew ever man in the neighborhood. But I didn't trust that dog no farther than I can throw him. He had red eyes. I ain't trying to trust a dog with red eyes.LOL But I do believe they should stop the breeding because they are being abused for pit fighting. Just today a man broke into a breeder's home, hit him on the head, dotted his eye and stole his pit bull puppies. I rememb... [ More ]

Comment #7

Jake — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:03:01 GMT

Tenaj, Jxp- Good points and I cannot disagree with either of you. I know both sides too well, and what a tough issue it is. Jxp, I am a huge advocate of the muzzle. In fact, I think anyone with young children should muzzle the family dog in situations where there is a lot of interaction between dog and child. A friend's sister was 3 and playing with the family spaniel when she stepped on his paw - in pain the dog lunged up and tore her throat open - small dog, small child, bad outcome. I... [ More ]

Comment #6

justxploring — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:12:49 GMT

Darn - I forgot about the lottery post filter. Obviously I meant c*o*c*k er spaniel.

Comment #5

justxploring — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:10:42 GMT

I am between you and Tenaj on this one. I've seen pits who are gentler than most er spaniels and er spaniels that bite. However, if anyone adopts a pit (even an experienced handler) that dog should be gently muzzled in public or when left out of the house and never left unattended. How are you going to apologize to the family when an abused dog that seems completely "cured" of aggressive behavior kills a child or bites his face off? I'm not just picking on dogs BTW. If I had a family... [ More ]

Comment #4

Tenaj — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:21:08 GMT

No lessons of being a responsible dog owner please. That's why I say they are not for the average dog owner. Why do you think you pay extra home owner's insurance if you have a Pit Bull.

Comment #3

Jake — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:59:15 GMT

I'll share my thoughts based on my experience. The PB reputation comes from 3 things - it's inherent tenacity, jaw strength and pack mentality. The truth is, every breed from minis to giants share the same characteristics, just in different degrees. Dog fighting is done in a method way - dogs are trained to respond repeatedly to stimuli - bait - and thereafter will respond to bait. Actually, people who fight dogs use any breed they can get their hands on for bait, training and fight... [ More ]

Comment #2

justxploring — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:48:15 GMT

sorry about the typos

Comment #1

justxploring — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:47:06 GMT

Jake, they do wonderful work, and I admite them gratly. But aren't the dogs dangerous once they've been trained to fight? I love pit bulls, and they certainly don't deserve their bad reputation, but I've watched many shows about the Humane Society and they usually euthanize dogs that have been raised to fight to protect the public. Can this behavior be changed permanently?

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Jake — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:03:49 GMT