Pit bull shot and killed in a neighborhood by ACO

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USFREEDOM911 said:
I disagree with their overall assessment of Wolf/Shepard mixes.

When my kids were younger, we had one and the trick is making sure that they understand who's in charge.
My hyprid knew from the beginning, when he was a put, that I and my wife were the Alphas, the kids were next in line, and he was the low man on the totem pole.

Best family dog we ever had.
He used to be in the front yard and when he heard the back door open, for the kids to go and hang up the clothes from the washer, he would go to the back yard, lay down, watch them until they were done and went back in the house, and then he would go back and lay in the front yard.
He would do this all day long.
I never worried with him being around my kids, not did I have to worry about anyone coming close to them.
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I think the owner is at fault for any unprovoked dog attack. Dogs are not difficult animals to manage.
 
WinterBorn said:
The cop fired his gun at a moving animal in a residential area. Kids were playing basketball across the street! You're damned right I am saying children were in danger. There is absolutely no way you can say otherwise.

The cop made a judgement call based on his own laziness and callous attitude. His killed a family pet that showed absolutely no signs of aggression and was running away scared.

Dog lover? I have owned dogs my entire life. I do love my dogs. And I see that this entire thing has become a witch-hunt based on a tiny minority portion of the breed that have been mistreated or abused.

But this dog was no danger to anyone, and the cop had no reason to think otherwise. The fact that this ACO had not completed the training needed to qualify with a tranquilizer gun, but somehow thought he was allowed to discharge his firearm in a neighborhood (when no one was in any danger) is an absolute travesty.
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Come on! You think the cop would have fired his gun with kids in the background? He probably fired with the dog in range.
 
Socrtease said:
Actually Rottweilers are number two on the list behind Pit Bulls. The list can be found at http://www.dogbitelaw.com/Dog Attacks 1982 to 2006 Clifton.pdf

I have never shied away from the fact that when Pits bite they bite well and are very damaging. This list is ONLY dogs bites that cause bodily harm, maiming and death. It does not relate to the number of overall reported dog bites.
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Rottis are number two and they have very powerful jaws.

Actually I was reading today about a child that was mauled by a Rotti but those cases are rare. Apparently the child fell on the Rotti, the Rotti was startled, turned around and bit. If that was a pit bull he would have bit, not let go and started to shake the kid like a rag doll.

No dog comes close to the viciousness of the attacks oif a pitbull.
 
wiseones2cents said:
Come on! You think the cop would have fired his gun with kids in the background? He probably fired with the dog in range.
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I wouldn't think a rational cop would discharge his weapon in a neighborhood unless lives were in danger. In this case they clearly were not.

The dog was out of range of the catch-pole, and running away from him. So it was obviously not a point-blank shot.
 
WinterBorn said:
"After in depth research and analyzing the studies performed by the American Veterinary Medical Association, the CDC, and the Humane Society of the United States, we have compiled the top ten most dangerous dog breeds."


They compiled the list, not any of the associations they listed.

Also, they do not show the research. And who identified the dogs in all these incidents as pit bulls? According to what I have read in several places, pit bulls are misidentified by animal control officer and civilians alike.
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They used the research from the said groups. pit bulls are misidentified?LOL Give me a break!

I read the news on a regular basis and know the majority of vicious attacks are from pit bulls.
 
wiseones2cents said:
They used the research from the said groups. pit bulls are misidentified?LOL Give me a break!

I read the news on a regular basis and know the majority of vicious attacks are from pit bulls.
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Did you visit the link about identifying pits?

And yes, they are missidentified very often.

But then, by my statement that I had owned one pit bull, you identified me as a breeder, so I can see how accurate you are.
 
Topspin said:
Wise2moron. It's the idiots training the dogs to fight not the breed.
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The dog in itself is an aggressive breed. It is bred for fighting.

Yes, like I said. The majority of the problem is the owners. Still they have been known to attack even with good owners. Its in their blood. They are aggressive dogs by nature.

Take away the breed and you take away a dangerous weapon out of the hands of street punks.
 
Big Gay Al said:
Point of order: FBI statistics indicate that one in every ten officer involved shootings (when a cop shoots his/her gun) kills or seriously injures a innocent by standard.
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If those statistics are true? There is something SERIOUSLY wrong with American cop training.

I think these statistics were pulled out of someone's ass.
 
Anyways this is my opinion and it wont change any time soon. I've said all I wanted to say on the subject. Time to move to a more productive topic.
 
wiseones2cents said:
I totally disagree. Banning pitbulls would save more kids and people from being mauled and losing arms and legs. This level of damage has not been done by any other breed of dog.

Dobermans were also known to be out of control but nothing in comparison to the damage inflicted by the lock jaw of a pit bull.

The owner should have had adequate fencing to contain the dogs. Not to mention they should be muzzled in public. And future sales of pit bulls and breeding should be illegal.
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Statistically, I'll bet you'd never guess which breed inflicts the most number of dog bites per annum.










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Golden Retrievers. Yup, the sweetest, among the most beautiful and loving breed and certainly among the most popular breeds in the U.S. I'd be likely to choose one if I didn't already have a couple of herders.

Listen to what others are telling you. Be aware, also, that animal control officers are not really professionals, and though some may know one breed from another, the majority couldn't tell a chihuahua from a dalmatian. This is wisdom not from me or even from the local Humane Society where I volunteered for three years, but from my own vet. It's sort of like my mother, many years, ago, calling all small cars Volkswagens.
 
wiseones2cents said:
Really? Name another breed that has done more damage than a pit bull. When my friend got attacked, he reported it to the police and the police came armed with a shotgun and said he would kill it on site and that those dogs are the most vicious breed and has seen numerous cases of what the dogs have done.
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See my reply to your other post.

Golden Retrievers.

Even Westies are vicious little beasts if not properly controlled, and I have seen this personally. It was entirely the owner's fault.
 
Thorn said:
Statistically, I'll bet you'd never guess which breed inflicts the most number of dog bites per annum.










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Yep. Knew it before I scrolled down. Got one of those lousy Golden Retrievers. Great dog. Why do they inflict the most bites per year? Because they're popular and lots of folks have them. A kid rolls on one's tail and 'snap'....that's generally the way it happens. Love the breed. Mine's a good dog. Don't recommend anyone getting a registered one though as hip displaysia (sp?) is a problem.

To the topic of the thread, I wouldn't have a pit but would not ban others from having them. My reasoning is that if my Retriever was to bite my kid, it would most likely be a snap and that would be it. If a pit decides to bite him...well, it could be devastatingly worse.
 
leaningright said:
Yep. Knew it before I scrolled down. Got one of those lousy Golden Retrievers. Great dog. Why do they inflict the most bites per year? Because they're popular and lots of folks have them. A kid rolls on one's tail and 'snap'....that's generally the way it happens. Love the breed. Mine's a good dog. Don't recommend anyone getting a registered one though as hip displaysia (sp?) is a problem.

To the topic of the thread, I wouldn't have a pit but would not ban others from having them. My reasoning is that if my Retriever was to bite my kid, it would most likely be a snap and that would be it. If a pit decides to bite him...well, it could be devastatingly worse.
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Bingo. There are tons of golden retrievers out there and none do any where near the damage a pit bull does. Therefore the argument is really laughable. I really dont know why I keep responding to this thread.
 
wiseones2cents said:
RIGHT! 1 out of 10 shots, shoot a bystander. Do you know how silly that sounds? There would be no police force because they would have their butts sued!
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It sounds silly to people who are blissfully unaware of how difficult it is to hit a moving target beyond point-blank range.
 
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