Did utility work in one of the worst crime cities in the country. Saw plenty of pit bulls tied up with some pretty heavy chains, but I got the impression it was mostly for show. Yes, I’ve read plenty of stories about pits who were dangerous. But never once did one of them even act threatening towards us. Frankly, I was more worried about the humans.
Before surveillance cameras were common, most car salvage yards had guard dogs. I remember a particular junk yard dog in east Baltimore. He wasn’t pure pit bull, but a large pit-type, crossed with a rottweiler. If that wasn’t enough to keep people away, watching him toss around cinder blocks as chew toys was.
Not all Pit Bulls are bad dogs. However the breed is predisposed to aggressive behavior, combine that with an Idiot owner and you have a ticking time bomb. Sometimes even the presence of a good owner cannot prevent the bomb from going off. This has been seen where owners own children are attacked by their dogs. There is a valid reason the United Kingdom prohibits the breed.
True, but there’ve been attacks on kids from dachshunds, poodles, yorkies, chihuahuas…..you annoy pretty much any dog just right, large or small, and see what happens. Like humans, there may be a few bad apples, but “breed profiling” is just sad.
While my family was in Alaska, a friend gave us a husky. My dad built him a doghouse out of nothing but 2×4′s. He could drag that doghouse like it wasn’t even that heavy. He had to put stakes made out of 2×4′s and nail the house to them.
A five-year review of dog-bite injuries from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, published in 2009 in the journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, found that almost 51 percent of the attacks were from pit bulls, almost 9 percent were from Rottweilers and 6 percent were from mixes of those two breeds.
In other words, a whopping two-thirds of the hospital’s dog-attack injuries involved just two breeds, pit bulls and Rottweilers.
Other studies confirm these statistics: A 15-year study published in 2009 in the American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology revealed that pit bulls, Rottweilers and German shepherds were responsible for the majority of fatal dog attacks in the state of Kentucky. [See What Your Dog’s Breed Says About You]
And a 2011 study from the Annals of Surgery revealed that “attacks by pit bulls are associated with higher morbidity rates, higher hospital charges and a higher risk of death than are attacks by other breeds of dogs.”
The authors of that 2011 study go on to say, “Strict regulation of pit bulls may substantially reduces the U.S. mortality rates related to dog bites.”
Templo S.U.D. over 6 years ago
what a strong neck that pit bull has
awgiedawgie Premium Member over 6 years ago
Did utility work in one of the worst crime cities in the country. Saw plenty of pit bulls tied up with some pretty heavy chains, but I got the impression it was mostly for show. Yes, I’ve read plenty of stories about pits who were dangerous. But never once did one of them even act threatening towards us. Frankly, I was more worried about the humans.
ellisaana Premium Member over 6 years ago
Before surveillance cameras were common, most car salvage yards had guard dogs. I remember a particular junk yard dog in east Baltimore. He wasn’t pure pit bull, but a large pit-type, crossed with a rottweiler. If that wasn’t enough to keep people away, watching him toss around cinder blocks as chew toys was.
BeniHanna6 Premium Member over 6 years ago
Not all Pit Bulls are bad dogs. However the breed is predisposed to aggressive behavior, combine that with an Idiot owner and you have a ticking time bomb. Sometimes even the presence of a good owner cannot prevent the bomb from going off. This has been seen where owners own children are attacked by their dogs. There is a valid reason the United Kingdom prohibits the breed.
Sundialxiv over 6 years ago
True, but there’ve been attacks on kids from dachshunds, poodles, yorkies, chihuahuas…..you annoy pretty much any dog just right, large or small, and see what happens. Like humans, there may be a few bad apples, but “breed profiling” is just sad.
robert39503 over 6 years ago
While my family was in Alaska, a friend gave us a husky. My dad built him a doghouse out of nothing but 2×4′s. He could drag that doghouse like it wasn’t even that heavy. He had to put stakes made out of 2×4′s and nail the house to them.
BeniHanna6 Premium Member over 6 years ago
A five-year review of dog-bite injuries from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, published in 2009 in the journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, found that almost 51 percent of the attacks were from pit bulls, almost 9 percent were from Rottweilers and 6 percent were from mixes of those two breeds.
In other words, a whopping two-thirds of the hospital’s dog-attack injuries involved just two breeds, pit bulls and Rottweilers.
Other studies confirm these statistics: A 15-year study published in 2009 in the American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology revealed that pit bulls, Rottweilers and German shepherds were responsible for the majority of fatal dog attacks in the state of Kentucky. [See What Your Dog’s Breed Says About You]
And a 2011 study from the Annals of Surgery revealed that “attacks by pit bulls are associated with higher morbidity rates, higher hospital charges and a higher risk of death than are attacks by other breeds of dogs.”
The authors of that 2011 study go on to say, “Strict regulation of pit bulls may substantially reduces the U.S. mortality rates related to dog bites.”
Laurie Stoker Premium Member over 6 years ago
Pit bulls make great family pets so long as they are raised with love and proper training!