What to do with this stray dog?

[NJL]

Are you +1ing your +1 now?

brad cook

Oh, someone had a rather racist remark earlier and I was +1 brotha' Jive1's comment on the offender.



I'll leave it in just for a chuckle or two...

 

[The Eristic]

You should be a newspaper writer.

Doesn't ANY decent-sized dog have the potential to be "a child killer?" Breeding, raising and temperament of each individual dog has a lot more to do with aggression than the dog's general breed.

brad cook

Seriously. Bad people make bad dogs. See sig.

 

[NJL]

Seriously. Bad people make bad dogs. See sig.

The only thing about pit pulls is that they are not as cute as my Rottie...

 

[Sippy]

I always wanted a pit They are so adorable looking! I wish u lived in Florida

 

[syciprider]

Well, the dog's background is unknown. It may well be a case of bad owner = bad dog. Don't detain the dog so you can find out for yourself. Turn him in.

Or you can go out to the back with your 357...

 

[baba]

Oh, someone had a rather racist remark earlier and I was +1 brotha' Jive1's comment on the offender.



I'll leave it in just for a chuckle or two...

I'm the offender! I'm sincerely sorry if my remark came across as racist. Any time you joke about a culture's traditions and norms it can get sticky. My wife is 100% Mexican, I have many Asian friends, and we cap on each other all the time so I'm kind of desensitized. Once again, I'm truly sorry that I upset anyone.

 

[pkr2]

You should be a newspaper writer.

Doesn't ANY decent-sized dog have the potential to be "a child killer?"
brad cook

"Breeding, raising and temperament of each individual dog has a lot more to do with aggression than the dog's general breed." As stated by Brad.

It's quite obvious what the breeding of this particular dog is! They were originally bred as aggressive, fighting dogs!

What is unknown is the raising and temperament of the dog.

This political correctness is being carried to a ridiculous extreme. I don't feel that an apology is due for simply pointing out the obvious.

I see nothing wrong with erring on the side of safety.

Maybe you should be a lawyer! The rolleyes emoticon is totally uncalled for. I don't believe anyone on this board needs you to steer them straight on thier opinion.

 

[NJL]

 

[Thor]

Not to sound cold hearted but anyone who allows a pit bull to escape under any circumstances probably should not have a pit bull.

...

I can't find any reason to disagree with this.

Last night on the news was an item on a kid on a trike
mauled by a pit that got loose in his neighborhood.
I haven't seen any items on standard poodles or labs
in that regard. Not lately, anyway.

I subscribe to the 90% genetics, 10% environment theory.
Rotties are nice ... (glad Jaco was in a cage, though, when
I saw him ).

I also suspect that this is the Qintar's lost pittie. Better
check the dog's stomach contents, we may have solved the
mystery finally.

 

[The Eristic]

It's quite obvious what the breeding of this particular dog is! They were originally bred as aggressive, fighting dogs!

Traditionally, pits that showed aggression towards humans were put down or not allowed to breed. They were bred for aggression towards bulls, though. ;^) Any human aggression is generally learned behavior, instilled by abusive owners (usually, the low-life dog fighters and the "status" owners). What you'll find is that often, that behavior can be unlearned rather quickly in the hands of someone who cares about the dogs.

Until the media needed a new whipping boy (they got tired of picking on dobies & rotts), they ABPT was considered the traditional American family dog. Pits appear in hundreds of family photos from the first half of the 20th century and back. In fact, the most famous and most decorated dog in American military history is a Pit. Don't judge the dog by what the newspapers tell you. Research it for yourself.

 

[buzzbass]

Traditionally, pits that showed aggression towards humans were put down or not allowed to breed. They were bred for aggression towards bulls, though. ;^) Any human aggression is generally learned behavior, instilled by abusive owners (usually, the low-life dog fighters and the "status" owners). What you'll find is that often, that behavior can be unlearned rather quickly in the hands of someone who cares about the dogs.

Until the media needed a new whipping boy (they got tired of picking on dobies & rotts), they ABPT was considered the traditional American family dog. Pits appear in hundreds of family photos from the first half of the 20th century and back. In fact, the most famous and most decorated dog in American military history is a Pit. Don't judge the dog by what the newspapers tell you. Research it for yourself.

+1, I had one for 14 yrs and he was the biggest, happiest, sweetest, most loveable goofball in the world. I now have a Bassett Hound who is waaaaaayyyyy more trouble than the Pit ever was. It's nurture, not nature, in this case. The breed has gotten a bad rap.

 

[Philbiker]

Traditionally, pits that showed aggression towards humans were put down or not allowed to breed. They were bred for aggression towards bulls, though. ;^) Any human aggression is generally learned behavior, instilled by abusive owners (usually, the low-life dog fighters and the "status" owners). What you'll find is that often, that behavior can be unlearned rather quickly in the hands of someone who cares about the dogs.

Until the media needed a new whipping boy (they got tired of picking on dobies & rotts), they ABPT was considered the traditional American family dog. Pits appear in hundreds of family photos from the first half of the 20th century and back. In fact, the most famous and most decorated dog in American military history is a Pit. Don't judge the dog by what the newspapers tell you. Research it for yourself.

Sounds like you're mistaking the mongrel commonly referred to as the American Pit Bull with the traditional "Bull Terrier" breed. They are completely different animals.

 

[Philbiker]

+1, I had one for 14 yrs and he was the biggest, happiest, sweetest, most loveable goofball in the world. I now have a Bassett Hound who is waaaaaayyyyy more trouble than the Pit ever was. It's nurture, not nature, in this case. The breed has gotten a bad rap.

What's so bad about Bassetts?

 

[steveksux]

right now, he is tied to the bumper of my truck with food and water...

wait till the morning and call animal control?

My advice? If you decide to drive anywhere between ow and then, untie him from the bumper.

I would be wary. You don't know if the animals had his rabies shots, other vaccinations. Most vets could scan for a chip. Checking for or posting your own flyers sounds like a good idea too. If the animal is friendly, isn't underweight, I'm thinking he couldn't have been abused too badly.

Randy

 

[DigMe]

The most horrifying example of the lack of breed predictability is the October 2000 death of a 6-week-old baby, which was killed by her family's Pomeranian dog.. ..The baby's uncle left the infant and the dog on a bed while the uncle prepared her bottle in the kitchen. Upon his return, the dog was mauling the baby, who died shortly afterwards. ("Baby Girl Killed by Family Dog," Los Angeles Times, Monday, October 9, 2000, Home Edition, Metro Section, Page B-5.)

There you have it, folks. Anyone that ever lets a pomeranian run free is a cold-blooded child-killer.

Just look at those eyes...if that's not a cold killer then I don't know what is:

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brad cook