“Fatal” the pit bull
February 25, 2007
I just wanted to post a reference to this story as a follow-up to my earlier post regarding pit bulls. A pit bull named “Fatal” chased a boy into a car, jumped in through the car window and chewed him up pretty seriously. It appears to have been an urban low-income housing neighborhood in which the incident took place. It’s an unfortunate and textbook example of a bad owner getting his dog and the breed in general into a lot more trouble than they deserve. Should a guy like this even have a dog at all?
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adkgirl06 | February 25, 2007 at 3:29 am
jeremyt75, 22M,Marietta, Georgia, United States; Yesterday, 5:26pm:
I think that in most cases of pit bulls that you hear about, the owner can be blamed as much, if not more than the dog. I have a friend with a pit bull, and it is the nicest dog you will ever meet. To the contrary, however, I used to work at a dog kennel, and the dogs that gave us the most trouble were pit bulls and bull mastiffs. That’s why I tend to blame owners more than I blame the dog.
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adkgirl06 | February 25, 2007 at 3:30 am
brian60221, 28M, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States; Yesterday, 5:30pm:
I have a pit bull. He’s the second I’ve had. He and his predecessor have been the finest dogs I’ve ever had or known. Yes, pit bulls are strong, and can be dangerous. They’re also very perceptive and intelligent. It’s very sad that they’re getting a bad reputation.
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adkgirl06 | February 25, 2007 at 3:30 am
Kevtastic, 23M, Atlanta, Georgia, United States; Yesterday, 5:37pm:
Well, I have only had one real experience with a pit bull, but it seems to me fairly indicative of the complications of their breed. I used to work at a dog daycare place, and we had an owner bring in a pit bull to stay there. We always put the new dog in with a selective grouping of dogs (two well-behaved dogs of appropriate size, one rowdy one, a smaller one, etc..) for a trial period of 15 minutes. This usually gave us a pretty good idea how the dog would react to being with other dogs. Well the pit bull was wonderful. He was very friendly with the other dogs and sweet natured. When he stayed for a full day, he was the same. He was extremely obedient and affectionate with humans and was good with the other dogs. The problem occurred when another dog nipped him. When this happened, the pit snapped. He started barking and going for the other dog’s throat. We usually spray them with water bottles to diffuse situations, but the water had no effect. I just jumped in there and physically restrained the pit, while repeatedly yelling his name to him. He was practically foaming at the mouth. Eventually though he snapped back. He realized I was holding him and calling his name and turned around to gave me a large lick across my unfortunately close face. He was even friendly wiht the offending dog, who was now terrified. He seemed not to register what had happened. He was sweet and great, but it seemed there was this aggressive undercurrent that he could not contorl if triggered. It was unfortunate. We had to not let him come back for the other dogs’ safety.
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adkgirl06 | February 25, 2007 at 3:31 am
brandnewcrayon, 24M, Garland, Texas, United States; Yesterday, 6:46pm:
I have a hard time with this issue. I personally don’t like pit bulls nor would I ever want to live around one. But the idea of making them illegal seems kind of silly and ineffective. I dunno :-\
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adkgirl06 | February 25, 2007 at 3:31 am
frreenie, 44M, East Syracuse, New York, United States; Yesterday, 7:36pm:
For another perspective check out this interview with Ken Foster on today’s Fresh Air: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7569596
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adkgirl06 | February 25, 2007 at 3:32 am
changedworld, 33M, Mobile, Alabama, United States; Yesterday, 9:10pm:
Only a pit bull post could delay my Friday night out, but it’s an unavoidable topic on my behalf. Personally, I would love nothing more than for all pit bulls and pit bull types with bad owners be forced to turn them over and even euthanized if necessary to help restore the breed. A breed that, without question, possess undeniable loyalty and compassion as well as brute strength and tenacity. Contrary to popular belief, their jaws do not “lock” but they have such incredible bite strength that it appears to be impossible to open without a key. Unfortunately, as long as there are evil people in the world, they will get their hands on my breed for all the wrong reasons. I would love to see potential owners screened in much the same way as for a pistol permit, and require that these owners complete a certain amount of class time, say 8 hours real time, per year to satisfy the permit. Illegal possession would carry stiff penalties, but as I was told by someone in legislation, how do you identify a pit bull? I have one strain that pass for labrador retrievers all the time and another that greatly resemble jack russell terriers with a regular tail. There are numerous ways to keep your pet restrained on your property and I totally support any type of revisions to the law that address that fact. It aggravates me deeply when I try to walk or jog one of my dogs on lead, and the “Joneses’” collie charges us and I have to fight to restrain my dog because I know what will happen. Then, as I make the block the “Smith’s” 100lb mixed breed just so happens to get out to start a fight he thinks he can win. The thought of a 40lb dog whipping a dog 2 to 3 times as large into submission is what appeals to the undesirable masses. It all boils down to responsible ownership and the threat of jail time, serious jail time, for violators. But, the day they ban the breed as a whole, is the day I become an underground criminal…
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adkgirl06 | February 25, 2007 at 3:33 am
KIYD, 27M, Athens, Georgia, United States; Yesterday, 10:22pm:
Assuming this incident results in a court case, and assuming said owner isn’t allowed to own dogs anymore, maybe we could convince the same judge to take over the custody case involving the Spears/Federline brats. It’s important that fewer children end up maimed for life — whether by ill-prepared, wackjob celebrity parents or by poorly-trained dogs and their equally ill-prepared owners.
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mumbaiKar | February 25, 2007 at 12:38 pm
Pit Bulls seem to need a more responsible owner to nurture and bring the best out the dog. Since there is no way to determine that before a person can have a pit bull as a pet, doesn’t it make sense to restrict its ownership in urban areas?
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natalie | March 9, 2007 at 4:42 am
I think that pitbulls make great pets! You just have to raise them right. I have a 3 year old and my younger sister has pitbulls. The dogs are always very good with him and love to play. But it is true that they came be aggresive. Mostly when guarding what they believe is their territory and their owners. I think that outlawing a breed just because of bad people who train dogs to be a certain way is wrong. We try to have the whole EOE with people wny can’t it be the same for dogs. I understand that there are some dogs that are just beyond being part of a family and I think that is a sad situation, but there are ones out there that just want a good home and a good life. It’s really a two way street and everyone has their own opinions. I don’t critize anyone for what the think and of course everyone has to put in their two cents and this is mine.
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daniel | October 29, 2007 at 5:55 pm
i have a pit named brute and he is 2 1/2 years old. he is one of the best dogs that i have ever had. he is very good with kids and other dogs he is great. i have never had a problem with him, except cats. when i am around he does not bother cats, but if i am not there then sometimes he does. usually he will keep his distance, but the cats, like some other animals, refuse to keep there distance! what should i do when the other animal jumps on my dog??? well this is my two cents, thanks
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caitlin | November 6, 2007 at 11:00 pm
anyone who names a dog “fatal” is a problem.
I think anyone who has a history of crime/drug use should be monitored just as some one who wants to by a gun. Pit bulls are wonderfull….and I truly mean wonderful (as I snuggle up to my pit bull named Styles)…in the wrong hands it can be like holding a loaded gun (not the dogs fault) messed up owners.
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christina roberts | January 30, 2008 at 2:00 pm
it is never the dog, but the human,
we are at fault yet we kil them for our mistakes.
about 29 people die a year from dog attacks, But thousands of dogs die a year because they were “aggressive”!!
i dont give a darn about the 29 people that die because its there fault or there parents, they need to learn how to raise a dog.