Pit bull poll

[gooeydog]

SibeHusky:
Let's try this again :lol: ... In your message to GizmoRedNosePit, You kept refering to pack status (ie alpha , omega, etc). If you ever find yourself in the midst of an accidental fight between a pit bull and another dog, or 2 pit bulls, you'd be amazed at how fast "pack status" goes out the window. You then answered my question as to why you think pit bulls don't make good house pets, but you answer was based totally on generalizations. If the dog's owners just made them sit inside the house all day, yes, they would do poorly in that situation. Most pit bull owners who keep their pits in their house don't do that, however. They give them adequate exercise, both indoor and out. My own "housepet" pit bull also weight pulls (for fun), and does some agility in our backyard. She goes outside several times a day, at least 3, then gets to play outside or inside (sometimes both) for at least an hour. That, along with her training sessions (usually 1/2 hour to 1 hour a day), give her plenty of work. Much more than she'd get sitting around in a kennel outside. For that matter, I used to lift weights, and I never knew that weightlifters are supposed to box, also :o . Did you know that pit bulls are one of the poorest breeds out there for guarding? They are supposed to be people friendly, which is probably why they're one of the top dogs stolen in the US. And yes, I know that dogs can jump through windows. My pit bull went through mine, trying to get the neighbor's dog when it killed one of our cats. She didn't get out, but still cut herself and bled all over my floor before I got home. I've since taught her not to even get in the window, but just in case, we have guards on all of our windows to make sure she doesn't do it again. Now for the response to me... I know they use a fake arm to test bite pressure, that's one of the things I was trying to point out to you. You don't seem to understand that there is a big difference between prey drive in a lion, and defense drive in a dog; or even prey drive in a dog and defense drive in a dog. What's the difference betweenyour dog getting torn apart by a 3 legged pitbull, and your dog getting torn apart by a 4 legged great dane? There is none. They are both owned by irresponsible people who shouldn't have dogs in the first place. ALL of the laws against specific breeds (ie: pit bulls) are because of attacks on people. All dogs will attack other dogs if provoked, so if all breeds of dog which attack other dogs were banned, there would be no dogs :o . I wasn't talking about them biting humans if provoked, I was talking about them biting other dogs. There's a difference :-? . A poodle could indeed kill a person if it wanted to, as a matter of fact, Standard Poodles are sometimes used in police work. Any dog can kill a person. Pit bulls are actually less easily provoked by people than other breeds, because of their high pain tolerance and playful nature :roll: . They are great with kids because they don't mind tail pulling, ear grabbing, and the other annoying and sometimes painful things that kids do. That's not to say that any dog should be left alone with kids. If a pit bull owner leaves their pit bull outside, and someone "provokes" it to bite, then it isn't the pit bulls fault. It's the owner's fault for not paying attention to their dog and what was going on around their dog :roll: . Pit bull owners like you (if you really even own a pit bull), who perpetuate myths and misconceptions just to make them (and yourself) look tough, are the reason the public fears the breed so much. It's not a killing machine, a weapon, or superman, it's a dog. By the way, "stfu"...I like that :lol: