pit bull attacks

[Reuben]

another pit bull makes the news tonight in the Houston news at 10 pm...

pitbulls are great dogs but must be supervised closely...sometimes loud screams and a kid running could trigger an attack...one thing that separates a APBT type dog from other dogs is that they will not stop once they attack...and that is what makes them...

I was looking for the news tonight on the tonights pitbull story and below is what popped up...the folks that don't have any business with this type of dog are the folks that will get that breed banned for all including the responsible owners...




9-year-old boy abandoned on school bus, then attacked by pit bull ...Oct 11, 2012 ... 9-year-old boy abandoned on school bus, then attacked by pit bull ... HOUSTON
– A private school bus driver has been arrested and charged ...
www.khou.com/.../Boy-Left-on-Bus-Then-Attacked-by-Pitbull-173788151.html - Similar

Boy bitten by pit bull while walking to school | khou.com HoustonSep 7, 2012 ... The boy was walking to school in the 7900 block of Bauman in northeast Houston
when he was attacked. Officers said it appeared the pit bull ...
www.khou.com/.../Child-bitten-by-dog-rushed-to-north-Houston-hospital-168910286.html - Similar

Three dogs killed in two separate pit bull attacks over 24-hour period ...Sep 19, 2012 ... Two pit bull attacks reported across Houston area .... Substitute "child" for dog
and I am sure the outcome of that scenario would be different. .... and enter your
home to kill whatever moves. now who's silly? go back to school.
abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=8815985 - Similar

Pit Bull To Be Euthanized For Attacking Boy, Judge Gets The Dog A ...Oct 20, 2012 ... Pit bull attacks a 12-year-old boy on his way to school ..... Anderson has worked
on several athletes, including Houston Texans QB Matt Schaub ...
article.wn.com/.../Pit_Bull_To_Be_Euthanized_For_Attacking_Boy_Judge_Gets_The_D/ - Similar

Pit bull attacks child south of Weslaco : News : ValleyCentral.comOct 3, 2012 ... A child has been rushed to the hospital after being bitten by a pit bull at a home
just outside city limits. It all happened at a home near South ...
www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=808770 - Similar

3-month-old child killed by family pit bull in Burleson | Crime BlogSep 25, 2012 ... The child, identified as Rayden Bruce, had been attacked by the family's pit bull
inside the home. The child was transported to Cook Children's ...
crimeblog.dallasnews.com/.../3-month-old-child-killed-by-family-pit-bull-in-burleson.html/ - Similar

Houston: Pit bull attack kills 1-year-old boy at home » UrbanGroundsJan 15, 2012 ... Houston: Pit bull attack kills 1-year-old boy at home ... Until it decides to go all "pit
bull" on some little kid or old lady and kills them ...... idiot based off what? i take
excellent care of my pitbull, he's healthy, i go to school, get great ...
urbangrounds.com/2012/01/houston-pit-bull-attack/ - Similar

[chestonmcdowell]

I'm no dog expert by a long shot but a Pitbull has to be socialized and needs to be exercised just to burn off there natural hyperness. And a lot of pits I see are gotten as a pup put on a chain and left there... that's it.no socialization nor exercise. And once they are big and easily agrivated they go off. Because some stupid no sence kid thinks he dominates everything..Ans most of then are fed just enough to keep them lean and "muscular ".  So basically these dogs that are not socialized as a pup are wild. And will do everything to survive.. now compare this to your pit that
some of you socialize and exercise

[MrsLouisianaHogDog]

I'm sorry I'll be the a$$hole here. Any bulldog that is a man-biter needs to be culled immediately. ESPECIALLY aggression toward a child. Just what we need....more negative attention ont he breed. BSL is going to be passed throughout Texas soon I can see it now.
WTF is wrong with people that they cannot properly confine their dogs? On top of that, why do people allow their kids to wander intochain spots??? Even if the dog is kid friendly, which it should be, kids can still get hurt wandering into a chain spot. They can get knowcked over and scratched up easily, or tripped on the chain. It all boils down to irresponsible ownership. Confine your dog properly. If you have a bulldog (APBT) that's a man-biter, it needs to be CULLED, or, if you insist on keeping a bulldog that's a man biter, you had better keep that ba$tard securely confined far away from the public. I live out in the boonies. I have a yard of dogs. I am surrounded by folks that own dogs out here. When we first moved in, people caught wind that we had bulldogs amongst other breeds. It was assumed that our dogs were going to cause problems. Low and behold, not ONCE has one of our dogs ever gotten loose and on to anyone elses property in the three years we've been here! However, we have had to call four different neighbors to come pick up their dogs that were free roaming and kept coming on to our property. I'm so sick of my rights to own the breed I choose being jeopordized due to ignorance.

[MrsLouisianaHogDog]

Oh, and I want to add......

I have some heavier built bulldogs here, as well as some leaner built bulldogs. The weight of a dog should have nothing to do with the dog's temperment generally speaking. Unless of course you're speaking of a dog that has been severely starved, and is food aggressive or something of that nature. Man biting should not be tolerated in the APBT period. Especially with all the BSL we have spreading. It takes an extra level of responsibility to own a bulldog. Also, most of my bulldogs are/have always been on chains. They are all friendly as can be, and would never, ever put their teeth on a human. If they did, it'd be a dirt nap for them. Chain does not automatically equal aggressiveness. I wanted to make that statement. Granted, I walk my yard multiple times a day to scoop/feed, etc. I also will pop them off the chain here and there to go for walks, or go hunting. They're certainly not there as yard ornaments. It's unfortunate that this breed IS aquired by undesirable people, who do not properly socialize/raise them, causing temperment problems. This happens NO MATTER WHAT BREED the dog is.

[cantexduck]

  Also keep in mind that most dogs who bite are labeled a pit by the media. Just like when they call a rem 700 a sniper rifle,ak-47 becomes a Ar-15 etc......
  Not keeping dogs contained or keeping them in piss poor shape is the down fall of this sport.

[MrsLouisianaHogDog]

 Also keep in mind that most dogs who bite are labeled a pit by the media. Just like when they call a rem 700 a sniper rifle,ak-47 becomes a Ar-15 etc......
  Not keeping dogs contained or keeping them in piss poor shape is the down fall of this sport.

Misidentification is a HUGE issue as well, you are right.

I have been a vet tech as well as worked for county animal control for years. If I had a dollar for everytime a dog was mislabeled as a 'pit bull' I'd be retired. I swear if it has a short coat and a broad shaped head people assume it's a 'pit bull.'

Most people wouldn't recognize what a real bulldog was if it licked 'em in the face nowadays anyway. The general public seems to think that a 'pit bull' is defined by a short coat and a big head. 

[CutNShootHD]

 Also keep in mind that most dogs who bite are labeled a pit by the media. Just like when they call a rem 700 a sniper rifle,ak-47 becomes a Ar-15 etc......
  Not keeping dogs contained or keeping them in piss poor shape is the down fall of this sport.

Misidentification is a HUGE issue as well, you are right.

I have been a vet tech as well as worked for county animal control for years. If I had a dollar for everytime a dog was mislabeled as a 'pit bull' I'd be retired. I swear if it has a short coat and a broad shaped head people assume it's a 'pit bull.'

Most people wouldn't recognize what a real bulldog was if it licked 'em in the face nowadays anyway. The general public seems to think that a 'pit bull' is defined by a short coat and a big head. 

x2   There have been a bunch of obvious lab mixes or chow types that are "pitbulls", it's pretty sad that people can be so niave, or just predjudiced that if it bit it's a pitbull. 

[DWEST]

heck, i can remeber when i was a kid...all the dog bites on the news seemed to be Rots or Dobermans if the dog had any blak and brown markings.  I can distinctly remember asking dad why they called that dog on TV a rot, cuz it didnt look like coco (my rot when i was lil).

The media just tries to make a story, and want to blame the dog and not the owner or prevoker!  Kinda like how guns kill people

[chestonmcdowell]

I believe man biters should be put down to.  But when I said the thing about feeding is sorry I ment underfed Idk y I worded it like that. A hungry dog can have a short tolerance. But I don't think u should keep a dog pinned up behind ur house and it only know u and except to act the same to a stranger or family. And if it does its ur choice to keep it or boot it. Sorry if some think I'm wrong I apologize  And yes when you hear someone call Heinz 57 a straight  pit its kind of embarrassing lol.

[earlisbubba]

Some dogs are just biters, breed only determines the kind of damage they can inflict when they do.  Chihuahaus bite ppl all the time, but it wont make the news bc it barely breaks the skin.  Now if a pit locks on, well us hog doggers know all to well the type of damage they can do.

I have worked alot of dog bite calls over the years , and I can't remember one that turned out to be an actual pit.  They are almost always called a pit by who ever calls it in though. I have however been bit by a beagle, put back in my patrol car by a rottweiler, watched a healer bite my partner, and had to shoot a big crossed up lab looking dog that had mangled a guys arm.

Pits are far from innocent, but I'd say the majority of their rap is earned by other misidentified dog breeds.

[djhogdogger]

 We have a pit that we use as a catchdog and have never had any problems with as far as human agression but I would never let him run loose and I would never trust him with strangers. I love him to death but I know that he has lots of prey drive and he is very powerful with no quit to him.


 I also have little patients with ignorant people.

 One time we were going hunting and had about 6 of our dogs chained in the bed of our truck. We stopped at a station on the way to grab some drinks and ice. We parked the rig well away from the pumps and where cars were parked.

 It was a huge parkinglot. As we made our way to the store, I glanced back at the rig to make sure that the dogs were all okay. My heart stopped as I watched a little boy about 5 or 6 years old run from where him mother was pumping fuel in her car to our truck.

 Without any hesitation he jumped up on the side of our truck to pet the dogs. As I ran towards the truck, I looked over at his mother who was looking in his direction but never said a word. Just kept on pumping fuel.

Of course all of our dogs just licked him in the face as he giggled with delight. But when I reached the truck, I gave him a stern talking to about running up to strange dogs.

 Our dogs love people but what if they would have been asleep and he would have startled them. I hate to even think about it. Now, one of us usually stays at the truck with the dogs.

 I watched the little boy so that he wasn't hit by a car while he ran back to his mothers car. I turned and said a few words to her as well about it not being safe to let him run up to strange dogs. Her ignorance was going to get that little boy hurt.

[SCHitemHard]

none of my pits had any aggression to humans. they would let a stranger know that they were around but all the would do is bark and show some teeth. very sad to hear all those storys though. we have alot of them up here too

[JHicks]

I dont care if its a lap dog or a pitt, if i cant trust it around my kids other people and other animals its getting put down. Not gonna pawn my junk off on other people. 

[CutNShootHD]

Most common biters at the clinic i work for: chihuahuas, schnauzers, heelers. German shepherds, huskies and terriers also rate the caution list.  Best bet is IF IT HAS TEETH IT CAN BITE.