Pitbulls- advice anyone? (page 2)

ohiocowboy

I have a Golden Lab, and I wouldn't put her in a situation of being around a Dog that is notorious for attacking. Pit Bulls can attack when you least expect it. And when they do attack, they know the spots to go for to provide an almost instant kill. I would be heartbroken to see a thread on here in the near future about the Pit Bull hurting your Beloved Lab, or Worse. You never know.

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If you're at all concerned, get her fitted with a muzzle, and never let her off the leash in public places until you are sure she is ok.

Also, as with any dog breed, never ever leave her unattended with children or babies, no matter even if she does turn out to be a good temperament.

The RSPCA here have animal behaviourists who you can get help and advice from - maybe your SPCA has a similar service? Try get her into puppy walking/training classes too if there are any - your SPCA or vet should be able to let you know about availability.

Finally don't be nervous when around her, especially when you're walking her, because she will detect your fear and will be more likely to attack others in order to defend the pack - ie you! It makes sense when you think of it like that! Basically, she needs to know you're in charge and you do the protecting, then she'll feel safe.

Sometimes you just gotta think like a dog to get the answers lol!

Good luck and let us know how you get on

jookbeard

my advice would be , dont get one they are killing machines, I cant understand why any one would want a dog that as it approached you , you would cross the road

is there help out there

http://www.topix.com/forum/city/pawling-ny

Read the post on pit bull malls pony. Only sick people would keep one around. Do not leave one of thise killing machine around children. Take it to the ASPCA as soon as possable. Ever day you read about Pit Bull mauling children.

Mandette

I'm taking the other side....Pits can and are wonderful dogs. But they do present special challenges. They are in the terrier group. Research terriers as a whole. As with any group pits were bred to do certain things. Bad breeding and BAD OWNERS have made this a very demonized group. If you want to see a success story go to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary's website. They are the group that rescued and rehabilitated Michael Vick's dogs. Also spaying is one way to reduce any type of aggression. Obedience classes are great. Cesar Milan has good advice too. You can Google him. Food aggression is normal to any breed. That's going back to their wild roots. Remember these are animals. PEOPLE put human personality traits onto them.

I don't deny that they can be dangerous. But so can any other breed. In previous generations it was the Doberman or the German Shepherd.

I personally know of 2 pits that are therapy dogs and allowed into nursing homes. And they don't wear muzzles. AND law enforcement is using these dogs as search and rescue, drug detection and tracking dogs. And not all LE dogs are aggression trained, so they aren't looking to the breed for that. All dogs need a job.

You've done a good thing by rescueing this puppy. Give it a chance. Education is your best resource.

the best to you and your family......

Kudra

Virtually all of the dog people (people who I know that rescue dogs, have many dogs of their own), folks from the Humane Society and my vet (and her vet techs) have all recommended this type of dog as a very good dog to have.

They are very friendly to people but their problem can be dog-agression. After speaking to my vet I feel much at rest about having Butters in my home. As I am getting her as a puppy there is an excellent opportunity to train her and to socialize her early on.

For every story of pit bulls mauling kids there are stories of even spaniels doing it. I believe that you should be wary of any breed around a baby or young small child. I read of a story recently of a *Lab puppy* mauling a baby to death while it was in one of those hangy-bouncy chairs while the parents were out of the room. So...

I will keep you posted. My other dog Rosie is my first priority and if Butters is aggressive towards her then Butters will need to go. I am glad that we have been able to save her thus far- my vet said that only *one* out of every 500 pit bulls that are given to Humane Society or animal control etc are saved. The rest are killed! They are also the most abused type of dog out there.

Thanks for your thoughts- these dogs can be controversial. However the Rottweiler is the dog breed that attacks/kills the most. My dog Rosie is part Rottweiler and she is the most docile playful dog at the dog park. I really think that training has everything to do with the success of a dog.

-Kudra

jookbeard

Every dog attack here in the UK that has resulted in death or extreme injury , the owners have given the old line "oh she's never harmed a fly before" Rockies,Dobermans,German Shepherds,Pit bulls,Staffs,Mastiffs,Ridge backs,are all capible of extreme injury, if your going to get a dog why not something small?

Hittman

Small dogs are annoying and rather useless, except as bait when fishing for larger dogs.

daniel-p

Small dogs are annoying and rather useless, except as bait when fishing for larger dogs.

Pitbulls- advice anyone?

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