Pit Bulls

[Bowjob]

Well my little guy has been attacked twice by yellow lab's and once by a wolf/husky cross. All these dogs were aggressive and my dog defended me as is part of his nature. Has never shown aggression to any person but I am sure he would if I were to be attacked, its built into the nature of the breed. He can play and socialize with any dog that does not show aggressive tendencies. Will they do more damage, yes because the breed is developed for holding with a big bite force.

ah my family had wolf/ husky hybrids, beautiful dogs, i dont remember much about their demeanors as i was just a little kids still tho lol, my family said they were great dogs, other than taking themselves on walks every now and then LOL

[JoePa]

I remember reading an article in a magazine some years ago - this guy had a couple wolf/dog mix pets - he was considered the alpha male to his pets - he got hurt one time and one of the dogs noticed his problem and attempted to attack him and take over the alpha position - the article basically said that a dog with a wolf mixture was dangerous and outlawed in some places - I had a huskie once - beautiful dog - but boy he liked to run - I would take him out into the yard after work so he could get some exercise and if I turned my back for a second off he went - he would come back in a half hour or so but just couldn't break him of that habit - the other thing man did he shed after the winter - there was hair all over the yard - he didn't bark but would howl like a wolf - I called him Fritz - then one day I put an add in a local paper if anyone wanted a Huskie for free - some couple came to look at him - they like him and would take him - I asked what their name was - their last name was Fritz - I thought that was something -

[Fox]

The big issue with pit bulls (and huskies) is that they don't bite. They kill.

Any dog can kill

[Fox]

I think the issue is not that a dog will bite but the damage it will or can inflict. The biggest argument by pit bull lovers is that rat dogs bite far more often than a pit bull does which begs the question, would you prefer your kid gets attacked by a chihuahua or a pit bull? And the second most common line used by pit bull owners is, "I just don't understand why. She's always so gentle."

The damage it can inflict it key, I had my face chomped on by my grandmas toy poodle more than once as a kid, simply because I was down at its level. You can imagine that if a big dog even make a snap at a small child that the owner would do something about it but yet here is this little football of a dog biting me, my siblings, my grandma and grandpa, all my cousins and they would always blame the kid and do nothing about it.

I had beagles, a trig hound, shepherd/lab crosses and rottweilers, been around pit bull style dogs, healers, border collies, coon hounds, labs, etc. The ones that I do not trust are all of them. I had a beagle try to rip my leg apart, it was my neighbours and it got loose, I was trying to catch it while they were away, it knew me and tried to rip me apart. The neighbour had to go across the street with his border collie standing on its back legs trying to get to me, would lose it and try to get over the fence when I went into the back yard. A German Shepherd would run full speed at us until its chain would go tight, once he got loose and chased us up a tree. There is no dog breed that I would trust and no dog period that I would ever leave alone with small children, period.

[Bowjob]

I remember reading an article in a magazine some years ago - this guy had a couple wolf/dog mix pets - he was considered the alpha male to his pets - he got hurt one time and one of the dogs noticed his problem and attempted to attack him and take over the alpha position - the article basically said that a dog with a wolf mixture was dangerous and outlawed in some places - I had a huskie once - beautiful dog - but boy he liked to run - I would take him out into the yard after work so he could get some exercise and if I turned my back for a second off he went - he would come back in a half hour or so but just couldn't break him of that habit - the other thing man did he shed after the winter - there was hair all over the yard - he didn't bark but would howl like a wolf - I called him Fritz - then one day I put an add in a local paper if anyone wanted a Huskie for free - some couple came to look at him - they like him and would take him - I asked what their name was - their last name was Fritz - I thought that was something -

pretty sure wolf hybrids are illegal in canada now depending on the generation, or you need a specific license to have one. im sure alot of people have one without having the license tho. ive always wanted one.

and yeah, my grandfather use to have a laneway in the back where his garage was, those dogs would take off and run in a pack up and down the laneway LOL then come back in a half hour or hour LMAO.

[Sharon]

Had my setter attacked in the woods by 2 other dogs who came out of no where- $2000.00 later........I still carry the bill in case I see that guy again .
My cute little Jack Russell will attack strangers and kids. He is a rescue so who knows what happened to him. Now he is my responsibility. When folks are in our home , he is in his crate. When going to the vet he is muzzled. When walking on the sidewalk he is controlled early if strangers or children appear. He is never taken to a dog park. The bottom line is: it is the owner's responsibility.

[trimmer21]

When the breed was made illegal for possession in Ontario many years ago,rather than be charged,people were dropping off PB's in the "country" where they mistakenly believed that "Oh,the farmers will take them in". Honestly,to me,that was unconscionable. How anyone could treat a family pet like that is beyond me. Several were dropped off in the Ganaraska Forest (horse country) where they literally terrorized the area for almost a year before they were finally shot by landowners who were scared shyteless of them.
Sad,but,that's what happened.

[Gilroy]

Had my setter attacked in the woods by 2 other dogs who came out of no where- $2000.00 later........I still carry the bill in case I see that guy again .
My cute little Jack Russell will attack strangers and kids. He is a rescue so who knows what happened to him. Now he is my responsibility. When folks are in our home , he is in his crate. When going to the vet he is muzzled. When walking on the sidewalk he is controlled early if strangers or children appear. He is never taken to a dog park. The bottom line is: it is the owner's responsibility.

That's one of the problems with adopting a dog you do not know what they might have experienced before you got them.
My guy was one year old when I got him and he was taken to a expensive police dog trainer, he was assessed as a fearful dog insecure, may have been attacked as a puppy. So he needed a strong leader, not recommended to socialize with other dogs off leash, I did however ignore this and he was great at off leash park's, played with all other dogs, until like a gun fighter he ran into that other "dominant dog" and the fight was on. So no more off leash park's but he will still play with other dogs in the family he knows with no problem's.

Jack Russel's have no problems fighting outside their weight class, my buddy has a picture of his old jack Russell running into a rodeo arena and trying to put the bite on the nose of a Bronco BULL HE PERCIEVED TO BE A THREAT. lol

[Gilroy]

When the breed was made illegal for possession in Ontario many years ago,rather than be charged,people were dropping off PB's in the "country" where they mistakenly believed that "Oh,the farmers will take them in". Honestly,to me,that was unconscionable. How anyone could treat a family pet like that is beyond me. Several were dropped off in the Ganaraska Forest (horse country) where they literally terrorized the area for almost a year before they were finally shot by landowners who were scared shyteless of them.
Sad,but,that's what happened.

They might be illegal but I see at least 3 or 4 new one's around here every month and half of them are pup's.

[gbk]

That is why many countries outlawed several breeds-and made some breed to appear in public ONLY muzzled .
If no muzzle-heavy heavy fines.

At the end-no dog ownership joy or dog's live is worth more then a human...never mind small helpless kids torn apart.
I feel for the mom.