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3 Months ago the gf friend showed me a post, of a pitbull at a high kill shelter that was going to be put down that day if it wasn't going to be adopted or fostered. I wasn't to keen on the idea the write up said it was a 60 pound puppy just begging to be loved who was rescued from a puppy mill. Well long story short we decided to foster the dog as opposed to adopting it that way if it didn't work out we could return the dog. She turns out to be a 90lb tank of a dog, I didn't think we would keep her for a week, I made sure there was a gun available if need be. Well a picture is worth a thousand words so

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Glad it's working out. I had a run in with a pit bull once.

My neighbors had someone staying with them who was a vet assistant and he brought home a stray pit. That dog snapped one day when she got loose and came over to our place. She throat latched onto my 12YO yellow lab and my 10YO daughter was standing in the middle trying to break them up. When I saw this, I ran and grabbed my daughter, pitching her 10 feet away from the dogs. I then proceeded to punt the pit like a football. She'd let go and then immediately throat latch back on. This repeated itself three times before the pit finally ran off. They ended up putting the pit down.

It was some scary [bleep]. If that dog had turned on me or my daughter, it would have been a bad scene, because that dog was out of it's mind acting like a possessed demon.

I won't pass judgement on all pitbulls, but I would watch for any signs that might indicate trouble ahead.

That's just it. There is rarely ever a sign that something bad might happen.

The bottom pic indicates that your animals are suffering from extreme doggy abuse.

The look in that dog's eyes is judgement enough for me.

Yeah.... they are the best pet ever, until they aren't.



Clyde

my son has a pit-lab mix. the dog is powerful, he can cut a tree down with his wagging tail. an absolute love bug of a dog, who loves his daddy, but they are powerful dogs, and i just hope he never loses his sweet disposition. my son put him through an obedience training course (shock collar) and that training was incredibly effective in toning down the rambunctiousness (which was never mean spirited, just too much power if not disciplined to obey his master on command)

These dogs were not bred to be pets. You see the newspaper articles all the time. Just bad to snap on everybody. I had one charge me in my own yard while cleaning my gutters. I was able to finally get in house and get shotgun. Funny?, when I came out w/gun the pitbull run (instead of attacking)down driveway. Didn't have to shoot a car smoked him.

Yeah, they are a bundle of joy.


Until they aren't.

I hope it's spayed.

If you pay attention and read any dog you can see the signs.

That said you must learn about the breed and be very careful with a pit until you learn the dog. never let a pit run around unattended always on a leash......Always!

The other thing you can never trust with a pit is, Never ever trust the dog not to fight with a strange dog.

That and never ever, ever trust with strange kids...or any kids. Hoping the best for you and the new dog. You got a nice looking boy, I'll leave it at that.

Beautiful dog, he looks very happy to have a good home. I adopted mine 1 year ago and it's the best dog I have ever owned, Smart, loyal, obedient, and so tuned into me and my needs it's scary.

One thing to watch for if you haven't figured it out already is to watch that dogs tail, it will tell you a lot about what he is thinking and feeling.

BTW, I was one of the Fuqk them worthless pitbulls people before this dog came into my life.

i won't own another.

That says it all as far as I'm concerned.

Good enough for me too!

I love dogs in general, and don't have a hatred towards any specific breeds. I would NOT under any circumstances have a Pittbull if I had children however..........any more than I'd leave loaded handguns just sitting around the house for curious hands. The risk is too great to leave up to a dog who's had its ancestry fuqked with so much. Just my two pesos.........

Better you than me, told my son if he brought his over I would shoot it. 2 weeks later it killed my grandsons 15 lb mutt and son shot it. No, I will not be convinced they are safe dogs.

Pets and humans are ultimately judged by their best and worst behavior. In between, is a lot of normal/run-of-the-mill days.

There's some Hell's Angels out there that are stand-up guys, most of the time. Most folks know what they're capable of, on their worst days, though, and wouldn't choose to leave their kids or family around them.

Most dogs spend the majority of their days eating/sleeping/playing/slobbering. I know what pit bulls are capable of on their worst days, though, and it's a helluva lot worse than the average collie/healer/retriever/pointer.

I can find lots of breeds of dogs that'll fulfill the qualifications I have in a pet, and they won't kill me or family on a "bad" day. I can find lots of folks to be my "friend" who aren't bikers/ex-cons/ known psychopaths, too, with known tendencies to deal with conflict in an ultra-violent manner.

Sometimes "good" breeds bite, and sometimes "good" folks screw you over, but I figure the odds are safer with "good" dogs and folks, rather than pit bulls and thugs...

Well stated position fburgtx