Another epidosde with Pit Bull - Page 3

I guess that I've been as critical as anyone concerning these mauling cases.  Yet I must confess that as breeders and enthusiast of GSD's it makes us "LAWYER and INSURANCE" TARGETS as well.  So we better try to make sense of some of this.

I have my own theory as to why the pit upsurge verses the other targeted breeds (Rots, the Mastiffs, Dobes, Mals, GSD, All Other Bulldogs, and other protection breeds).  Most people who either breed or own protection breeds will train them to at least some level of obedience and socialize with other dogs and animals.  While Pit and Pit varieties are to often never trained nor socialized (and being a naturally animal aggressive breed, not socializing them is a big part of the problem. As it seem that there are always other dogs around when these attacks happen.)

Please hear me out for a moment. When such a breed as this which has an extremely high animal aggressive instinct (even a hunting terrier) has its prey cornered.  And it hears the squeal of the prey and the smell of the blood (or scream of a human in this case) all instincts takes over.  They join in on the kill.  It does not matter whether human or animal - nature overrides.

So - in defense of the breed - it is not picking out humans.  Only responding to the sounds of the prey and the smell of the blood.  This is why you rarely hear of a single pit attacking someone unless it has been trained to do so.

The little girl in Jackson, MS - 5 yrs old - 1 Pit blamed 5 others present (when she screamed she became prey)
This Elderly Man went to feed his dogs - The Pit (I assume chained with a weak chain) responded to the sound of other dogs and he wanted to be fed , as any other dogs would do) Attack a mystery.  When woman began assault, all hell had already broke loose, he turned, killing her,

My Ideas:  Nephew:  1.  Never Obedience Trained Dog 2. Used weak Chain or collar (15' chain too long the  longer the weaker, must increase link size greatly.)

NOT SURE WHAT!   BUT SOMETHING MUST BE DONE!

My guess: shit-bred dog, shithead owner, too stupid to see the dog was a piece of shit, missed a whole bunch of signs this shit was going to happen sooner or later. I'm liking the word "shit" today. LOL.

We don't and will truly never know what really happened. Not saying it was justifiable, but I bet it wasn't exactly how it was portrayed. People miss so much; there could've been an obvious trigger/cause and no one even reported it because they didn't cue in that it was a trigger/cause.

One incident I heard about was quite interesting. Suddenly seeming, a family APBT began acting aggressively, seemingly without warning. The people knew their dog and didn't listen to the "I told you that dog would turn" comments from idiots. They took the dog to the vet. They found nothing obviously physically wrong. Then, the dog had a seizure. They took him back to the vet and found out the dog had a brain tumor. He'd displayed no symptoms, which is fairly true to their stoic nature. They put him down.

My point in that story is that there is always more than meets the eye in an attack; that's a dramatic example, but it has happened. Had they not trusted their dog, he would've been just another "Pit Bull that turned."

People need to give benefit of the doubt and get all the facts before they post stories like this. They help no one but PETA.

This was Gizmo. We always wondered what he was. The rescue said Boxer mix, but that was when his ears were down. When I talked him into putting his ears up, we thought he must be pitbull/GSD. That was before I even heard of a Dutchie. He had terrible separation anxiety at first. Everyone was terrified of this dog, and he did bite more than a few souls (some deserving, some not.)  . As the medical staff said while sewing up a stitch or two, '"He sure gave a good pinch".  We would have to put him in a separate room when guests came over, and then introduce him to friends (which we armed with dog treats) in order for them to be accepted.

My kid was generally all over this dog and only one time did he react with a snap. That was when my toddler son smashed him in the privates with a wooden toy train while he was sleeping. The startled dog scared the crap out of the kid, he left a tooth impression on his head, but never broke the skin. The kid learned not to hit the sleeping dog. 

We loved that dog, he died at 14.5 from a tumor. When he died our neighbor said, "Now I can tell you that was the ugliest dog I've ever seen." I still don't know why she thought that, we thought he was beautiful.


 

oops, double post.

By the way, if you've never heard of a GSD going after it's owner/handler, your experience with GSDs must be limited. 

Geez, Beetree, I couldn't tell ya what that dog is. Ugly, he is not.

Who the hell would own one of these epidosde Pit Bulls???

{Oh crap, how did that dog get in my avatar?}

My momma said, "Stupid is as stupid does!"

I don't know, OGBS. Personally, I think they're horriable.

Yea had one visit with a friend.He was such a killer.
he was cold.lol