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Where is that pit bull thread when I need it?

That has come up in this thread already I believe. And I agree that the owner should be charged with a crime exactly as if they had performed the act with malice aforethought themselves.
 
LogGrad98 said:
That has come up in this thread already I believe. And I agree that the owner should be charged with a crime exactly as if they had performed the act with malice aforethought themselves.
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If that were to happen do you feel that adequately addresses the potential danger that a pitbull can present?
 
fishonjazz said:
This is a tough subject for me because i am seriously the biggest dog lover in the world.

And i have know some pitbulls that were really nice to me and were good dogs. (Even the one that killed my cat was actually a really nice dog. I mean i dont blame it for killing my cat... most dogs will try to kill a cat. I was pissed it was roaming the streets and then jumped our fence but that wasnt because it was a pitbull. My cat was seriously the coolest cat ever doe :'()

I just feel that there are so many amazing dogs out there that if pits were non existant, the world would still have lots and lots of wonderful dogs in it...... with less attacks by dogs
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Stoked said:
If that were to happen do you feel that adequately addresses the potential danger that a pitbull can present?
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No. We have lots of crimes that people get punished for. It doesn't stop new criminals from joining in. But it is better than nothing, which is what we have now.

What is might do is make a stronger divide between the "bad owners" and the "pooky was a loving family dog who would never hurt a fly" group. You would get just as many of the former and hopefully fewer of the latter, so it may reduce the overall number of attacks.
 
Hantlers said:
Cause they're badass bro.

I definitely think that there are some dogs that are more inclined to be dangerous for others…and training plays a huge role in preventing those attacks. So when you have these people that are less than intelligent, it just seems obvious there's a good chance they aren't going to get the training they need.
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training is the only thing that makes a dog "good" or "bad"
 
DutchJazzer said:
training is the only thing that makes a dog "good" or "bad"
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Sorry bro but genetics can play a part too.

My dog is a mix between an austrailian cattle dog and a healer..... i have never once trained him to herd, yet he does it anyway because it is what his breeds were bred for. It is instinct.

If you get a lab or a golden retriever then chances are it will love to fetch (retrieve) things whether you train it to or not.

Pitbulls were bred to fight/be attack dogs. Its in thier genes whether you train them or not.
 
fishonjazz said:
Sorry bro but genetics can play a part too.

My dog is a mix between an austrailian cattle dog and a healer..... i have never once trained him to herd, yet he does it anyway because it is what his breeds were bred for. It is instinct.

If you get a lab or a golden retriever then chances are it will love to fetch (retrieve) things whether you train it to or not.

Pitbulls were bred to fight/be attack dogs. Its in thier genes whether you train them or not.
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Sighthounds are bred to chase things they see, scenthounds and bred to follow by smell. We haver had one of each. The whippet would run off chasing anything it saw moving fast, no matter how much we worked on obedience, and the harrier would take off at a moments notice to find that random ground squirrel. Often instinct has a much stronger effect than training ever can. How else do you explain the pitbull that was a wonderful family dog that out of the blue attacked a baby in a baby carrier and killed it?
 
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