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by GSDtravels on 24 April 2010 - 20:04

by OGBS on 24 April 2010 - 23:04
You should do a better job of looking up your information.
The Humane Society (I am guessing you mean HSUS) does not advocate "no-kill" policies.
As a matter of fact, they go around the country teaching shelters and pounds that they should euthanize more and how to implement their euthanasia programs. Maybe you have more in common with them than you think???
As to whether a shelter, pound, or rescue wants to be no-kill, or not, I think that it is up to the individuals from each organization to decide for themselves!

by GSDtravels on 24 April 2010 - 23:04
by BoldogKennel on 24 April 2010 - 23:04
Absolutely NO SERIOUS pit bull rescue (I have done pit bull rescue for over 25 years now) would EVER take a fear biting ankle nipper like this dog. Never. SERIOUS rescues know that the word "rehabilitate" belongs at the half way house, not in a shelter. You don't "rehabilitate" crap temperament. Oh, unless you are Cesar Milan LOL and then you can do it in 15 minutes! (eye roll!)
A person who "knows how to deal with the breed" knows that a pit bulldog is first and foremost NOT PEOPLE AGGRESSIVE. I don't want to sound like I am jumping on the poster above, because I don't mean too, but I really get annoyed when people assume American pit bulls "bite people". The good ones don't; not in the situation mentioned and not a little ankle nip. (If anyone wants to see a pic of a bite to the bone, I can show you one...)
Those who developed the breed over the past several hundred years knew that a dog which could bring a bull to its knees best not be man-aggressive, and in the past 200 years when the dogs have been turned to dog fighting, it did not work to have an animal which would lash out at humans when hurt, aroused or even in a dog fight. Which is why pit bulls rarely (and never if well bred) bite humans when they are being broken up from a dog fight. Amazing tolerance of humans is a hallmark of the breed. Of course, after 30 YEARS as a "fad breed" with idiots breeding them, there are all kinds of dogs with poor genetics out there, causing all kinds of grief - like the dog that bit in this case.
Sadly, those who believe in the "no kill" movement generally have NO reaslistic understanding of animal overpopulation, breed traits and poor temperament. They hear "rehabilitation" used by "big name" (but not necessarily wise) rescues, like Best Friends, and think, oh, I just need to "love" this dog. Aiy yi yi.
Anyway, I'm really sorry you got bit, and I hope, hope, hope you convince these folks to man-up and put the dog down. The world does not need more spooky fear biters of ANY breed! Get well soon.

by GSDtravels on 25 April 2010 - 00:04

by Kalibeck on 25 April 2010 - 00:04

by Rookabadooka on 25 April 2010 - 01:04

by poseidon on 25 April 2010 - 01:04
I hope you recover soon as I can imagine the swelling and aches must be 100x worse than my mini-experience for dog bites.

by BabyEagle4U on 25 April 2010 - 01:04
I don't think that bite is bad at all, maybe if you had diabetes or some other blood disease it would be of concern ... but not worth the life of a dog anyway.
I get worse from rototilling the garden or straightening the barbed wire fence line.
Pain killers ? For what ? LOL
Sorry ya got bit.

by GSDtravels on 25 April 2010 - 01:04
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