Canine Discipline.

[Swish]

Originally Posted by Rhambuk [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yeah shes a pitt but has been amazing the 2 years i've had her, never growls at people or anything and I'm sure she was just playing with it at first but now that shes gotten a taste im not sure she'll be able to stop.

I just wanted to post here to see if anyone else had any similar experiences before i go spend a few hundred dollars

They're illegal in the UK and for a good reason, its like there's some sort of "switch" in them that suddenly turns them bad. Loads of stories in the 1980s here of pitbulls attacking kids and stuff, you don't have any small children around do you?

The city I'm currently in has a ton of macho dogs which aren't kept for any other reason than trying to make the owner look hard/intimidating. I hope she calms down but I think you're right, once she's done it once she might have developed a taste...definitely a job for a dog obedience expert, or at the very least a look on YouTube to see if you can do it yourself [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Miller]

Originally Posted by Swish [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

They're illegal in the UK and for a good reason, its like there's some sort of "switch" in them that suddenly turns them bad. Loads of stories in the 1980s here of pitbulls attacking kids and stuff, you don't have any small children around do you?

The city I'm currently in has a ton of macho dogs which aren't kept for any other reason than trying to make the owner look hard/intimidating. I hope she calms down but I think you're right, once she's done it once she might have developed a taste...definitely a job for a dog obedience expert, or at the very least a look on YouTube to see if you can do it yourself [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It's quite bullshit and there is 0 evidence that they have a "switch" that turns them agressive. There is a ton of bad press for pits out there that is completly founded on ignorance and sensationalism... Most of the dog attack news out there that's attributed to pits is complete bullshit and the breed of the dog isn't known or is some type of mutt they automatically say is a pit to get attention. Don't spread your anti pit propaganda here.

If you're interested in real pit bull facts check out this article. http://www.examiner.com/article/anti...-and-not-facts

[Rhambuk]

Originally Posted by Swish [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

They're illegal in the UK and for a good reason, its like there's some sort of "switch" in them that suddenly turns them bad. Loads of stories in the 1980s here of pitbulls attacking kids and stuff, you don't have any small children around do you?

The city I'm currently in has a ton of macho dogs which aren't kept for any other reason than trying to make the owner look hard/intimidating. I hope she calms down but I think you're right, once she's done it once she might have developed a taste...definitely a job for a dog obedience expert, or at the very least a look on YouTube to see if you can do it yourself [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I've rescued mean dogs before and brought them back, we had a bulldog that was horribly abused and for the first few months NO ONE could even sit next to him without him lunging and snapping. Took a while but I got the fear out of that dog. Ever dog and ever person is different that bully and I had a bond like no other I can't reach my pitt sometimes...

Ive had her for 2 years her personality is amazing ive never seen her once growl or even have her fur raise towards a person, shes amazing with little kids loves to play and cuddle the only worry around kids is shell jump up on them to lick their face and knock them down.

Shes just extremely playful with dogs and other things but ive been there to stop her and this time she just went to far and i have to wonder if shes giong to go out of her way looking for it now. She's caught wild turkeys and rabbits but like i said i was right there to call her off before she could kill them.

Pitts get a bad name but they get used horribly. Take a look at those little mini dogs chihwahas ( not even going to bother to spell it right ) etc. those little dogs are about 10x more aggressive than any normal sized dog ive seen, granted they cant do anything... but they are mean mofos...

[Rhambuk]

Thanks a TON hitch that was an amazing read i learned a ton!

I have to agree with you here miller, ever since I got her my mother feels the need to tell me about every pitt attack she hears about...

Xenu, I didn't get this dog at pup age I adopted her from the vet at about a year and a half someone found her wandering down the road as a stray. I kind of agree as harsh as it sounds my first instinct was put her down just because it opened my eyes i didnt think she was capable well I knew she was capable but I didnt think she actually would do it, now im thinking there are too many what ifs.

I'm not worried about her attacking people or kids, i just dont want her bringing home a neighbors cat everyday and them bitching at me having the courts force me to put her down after paying $500 for a stupid cat

[Swish]

Originally Posted by Rhambuk [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

...i just dont want her bringing home a neighbors cat everyday and them bitching at me having the courts force me to put her down after paying $500 for a stupid cat

wow...did i just..wow...

To you it might just be a stupid cat. To someone else, that cat meant as much to them as your dog does to you.

EDIT: Sorry that does sound preachy, but I like cats about as much as I hate killer dogs [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[joppykid]

Originally Posted by Swish [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

They're illegal in the UK and for a good reason, its like there's some sort of "switch" in them that suddenly turns them bad. Loads of stories in the 1980s here of pitbulls attacking kids and stuff, you don't have any small children around do you?

The city I'm currently in has a ton of macho dogs which aren't kept for any other reason than trying to make the owner look hard/intimidating. I hope she calms down but I think you're right, once she's done it once she might have developed a taste...definitely a job for a dog obedience expert, or at the very least a look on YouTube to see if you can do it yourself [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Don't be fucking dumb Swish. It's not the god damn breed. It's the fucking dumb owners. Quit being ignorant and do some fucking research. I'm sick of people being stupid and saying pits are bad dogs. Just like rottweilers, German shepherds and dobermans were in the 80's and 90's. In 10 years it will be chihuahaha's are mean.

[Swish]

Originally Posted by joppykid [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Don't be fucking dumb Swish. It's not the god damn breed. It's the fucking dumb owners. Quit being ignorant and do some fucking research...

http://youtu.be/PdPGaWvVTJw?t=1m21s

o rly? A 4 year old girl gets attacked by a pitbull, and her parents even described the owner... isolated incident?

[joppykid]

Originally Posted by Swish [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

http://youtu.be/PdPGaWvVTJw?t=1m21s

o rly? A 4 year old girl gets attacked by a pitbull, and her parents even described the owner... isolated incident?

http://www.project1999.org/forums/sh...8&postcount=50

http://www.project1999.org/forums/sh...4&postcount=21

http://www.project1999.org/forums/sh...5&postcount=15

[joppykid]

Originally Posted by Swish [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

http://youtu.be/PdPGaWvVTJw?t=1m21s

o rly? A 4 year old girl gets attacked by a pitbull, and her parents even described the owner... isolated incident?

Just because someone is "stable" does not make them a good dog owner lmfao

[Knuckle]

Originally Posted by Swish [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

They're illegal in the UK and for a good reason, its like there's some sort of "switch" in them that suddenly turns them bad. Loads of stories in the 1980s here of pitbulls attacking kids and stuff, you don't have any small children around do you?

The city I'm currently in has a ton of macho dogs which aren't kept for any other reason than trying to make the owner look hard/intimidating. I hope she calms down but I think you're right, once she's done it once she might have developed a taste...definitely a job for a dog obedience expert, or at the very least a look on YouTube to see if you can do it yourself [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

you dumb? any dog can kill an animal in the right circumstances. attacking a kid is normal if a dog is abused or trained to kill. like you said, people that get a dog to look 'hard' are the kind of people that dont give a fuck about compassion and their pet. so they buy a breed that looks 'tough' then mistreat it. doesn't make it the breeds fault.