tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870820637508800763.post8038764026105532316..comments2022-03-26T04:39:19.389-07:00Comments on Pit Bull owners wake up!: What do I want to accomplish with this blog?Stop Making Excuseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17028715395723700681noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870820637508800763.post-81444072103757171842010-10-29T14:58:52.585-07:002010-10-29T14:58:52.585-07:00This was mentioned earlier, but it deserves to be ...This was mentioned earlier, but it deserves to be repeated- If you feel that your dog will attack another dog or person if given the chance, then it is your responsibility as an owner to rehabilitate it. <br /><br />I just discovered this site, and in almost every post you preach ad nauseum how the owners of pits are morons. I find it pretty ironic that you are admitting that you can't control your dog. That isn't your dogs fault, it needs training. If your dog is hyper, you need to exercise it. Are you catching my drift? Your dog relies on you for obedience, they can't teach themselves how to behave.<br /><br />Also, if she's pulling your arm almost out of the socket, and you can't figure out how to train him not to do that, you shouldn't have a dog. <br /><br />Sounds to me like you got a high energy pup, and your can't figure out how to train her properly. Now you have a cute little grudge that inspired a blog full of ignorant sound bites from the media.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870820637508800763.post-43012814277654663822010-06-24T07:39:26.494-07:002010-06-24T07:39:26.494-07:00This dog has been through so much obedience traini...This dog has been through so much obedience training it's not even funny. Two different professional trainers, each one working with her for a year, with no success. It is the dog not the owner. <br />Lion tamer syndrome? You are crazy. I got my dog because I love the way she looks, and because I felt sorry for it, AND because the nutty rescue told me to love her and she will be like any other dog. I did not get a Pit because I wanted to look bad, or needed approval from other dog rescuers, or because I think I am the only one that can handle a Pit Bull. I hope this does not hurt your feelings because you sound like a Pit Bull owner, but I will never ever again get one of these crazy ass dogs. Your post is way off beat because that is not me at all.Stop Making Excuseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17028715395723700681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870820637508800763.post-15151214864249431022010-06-24T07:26:22.887-07:002010-06-24T07:26:22.887-07:00"And I couldn't give her to someone else ..."And I couldn't give her to someone else anyways, because like I said she would be dangerous in someone's hands that didn't know what she's capable of."<br /><br />Actually it sounds like she'd be safer in the hands of just about anyone with any dog training skills at all. You seem to have what is commonly known as "lion tamer's syndrome" - only you with your special abilities others lack can control this dangerous animal you own.<br /><br />If you can't train your dog not to pull when on leash, either you need to take some real classes (not ones of questionable worth like the Pet Smart ones) or your dog is one of the ~0.00001% of truely insane, unstable, untrainable dogs. Either way, keeping her is a danger to all those around you.Concernednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870820637508800763.post-26245076241334080542010-06-18T11:34:04.194-07:002010-06-18T11:34:04.194-07:00"My dog is perfectly safe in my hands"
..."My dog is perfectly safe in my hands" <br /><br />"She has almost jerked my arm out of socket so many times I cannot even count"<br /><br />Sounds to us like you need training in "how to walk a dog" <br />-----------------------------------<br /><br />What do you suggest that I do for her wanting to attack other dogs for no reason? Or her instinct to kill anything small that moves?<br />She is fed 3 meals a day, it's not like she is starving and trying to get food. She gets this crazy look in her eyes and starts sweating real bad when there is a small prey or a dog she wants to attack and nothing can stop that. Not even dangling a steak in front of her face will remove her attention from the animal.Stop Making Excuseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17028715395723700681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870820637508800763.post-45190787613622791812010-06-17T07:58:02.593-07:002010-06-17T07:58:02.593-07:00Anon/Nutter, you can't destroy the message abo...Anon/Nutter, you can't destroy the message about pits so you try to nit pick the blogger, how disgusting you are.Friends Administratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04186180027314619778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870820637508800763.post-73086151584833822812010-06-17T07:58:02.594-07:002010-06-17T07:58:02.594-07:00I know whatcha mean! You can't even mention ...I know whatcha mean! You can't even mention the word 'walk' to my buddy's lab/great dane dog. We head out and he has to wrap his arm with the leash so tight that by the end of the walk his arm is numb and he can't move it because his dog pulls so hard. My dog stays right with me though....even when I take my baby's stroller out, right there by the wheel. I guess it's just a dog thing though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870820637508800763.post-28442210385977039732010-06-17T06:52:42.276-07:002010-06-17T06:52:42.276-07:00Yes I know it sounds bad. She was already full gr...Yes I know it sounds bad. She was already full grown when I got her, and I spent two years at obedience classes with her and I will tell you she is the worst behaved dog I've ever saw. She is getting a little better as she gets older (I think she is just too tired to do certain things anymore)<br />It would seem as though I am not good with dogs but this dog is crazy, not me. My other dog is very obedient and never had any obedience training, so that tells you it's not me (the owner) it's the dog!Stop Making Excuseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17028715395723700681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870820637508800763.post-39476144376390959902010-06-17T02:53:28.015-07:002010-06-17T02:53:28.015-07:00"My dog is perfectly safe in my hands" ..."My dog is perfectly safe in my hands" <br /><br />"She has almost jerked my arm out of socket so many times I cannot even count"<br /><br />Sounds to us like you need training in "how to walk a dog"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870820637508800763.post-33992057093642957082010-06-16T07:36:12.270-07:002010-06-16T07:36:12.270-07:00sure use it freely!
AKC -- What a disgrace!sure use it freely!<br />AKC -- What a disgrace!Stop Making Excuseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17028715395723700681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870820637508800763.post-9007605677208499352010-06-16T07:31:57.495-07:002010-06-16T07:31:57.495-07:00SME, I am going to steal your line "Think out...SME, I am going to steal your line "Think outside the casket", if you don't mind. Applies very well to pit nutters. And yes, the AKC fights anti-tethering legislation primarily because tethering is the accept way to keep a pit.Friends Administratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04186180027314619778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870820637508800763.post-37556577917920498112010-06-16T06:06:42.393-07:002010-06-16T06:06:42.393-07:00Thanks Jersey. It is so true that other breeds ca...Thanks Jersey. It is so true that other breeds can be just as good if not better. My other dog is buddies with a Peacock. The Pit Bull just wants to kill it. She doesn't get to have any fun playdates like my other dog. I look at her and say "Think outside the casket!"Stop Making Excuseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17028715395723700681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870820637508800763.post-23907743639039357282010-06-16T05:56:30.925-07:002010-06-16T05:56:30.925-07:00I too enjoyed the post, it makes so much sense. O...I too enjoyed the post, it makes so much sense. One line I really liked was "There are too many other breeds out there that are just as loving and don't come with such a big risk." This is so true. Nutters like to believe they have the monopoly on loyal, loving dogs and that we are all missing out because we don't own a pit bull. The only thing I am missing out on is the dirty looks, the loss of insurance, and the constant worry. These people have no idea what its like to own a real dog and all the joy that comes with it. If it was really about a love for an animal, any dog would do. Their insistance on pits means there is something else going on, and I think P is right about it taking a "special" person to own one of these dogs - I think they are damaged people getting some sort of emotional boost (mostly women) or it fulfills some macho need (mostly men). What other reason could there be for keeping a dog you know would hurt your children and the constant defending of these dogs when everyday there are attacks reported, and even more unreported. At what point does the light bulb go off that the current situation is not acceptable and getting worse? The truth is pit bulls are not being treated any differently than any other breed - they and their owners are acting differently than any other breed. If bichons were acting like pit bulls, then bichons would be the subject of BSL and no one would be complaining it wasn't fair. Pit bull advocacy and rescue has flat out lied for a very long time and I hold them solely responsible for all aspects of what is happening. I seriously doubt they will change their tune.Jerseynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870820637508800763.post-41570266038228695302010-06-16T05:43:55.321-07:002010-06-16T05:43:55.321-07:00P. I am not familiar with dogmen nor the AKC.
I m...P. I am not familiar with dogmen nor the AKC. <br />I mean sure I've heard of both, but that's it.<br />I do believe that chaining a dog makes it mean, neurotic, bored, and I do not believe in it. Even if they are just dogs they still have feelings and are capable of getting bored out of their mind just as we are. I would not want to live like that, so I know they don't.<br /><br />Dogmen accept it so therefore they are wrong. As far as the AKC, I don't know if they accept it so I won't talk about them. If they do, thank god I don't support the AKC because I would be very pissed off.<br />So what are you saying, AKC supports chaining Pit Bulls, but not other breeds?Stop Making Excuseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17028715395723700681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870820637508800763.post-14701534088870362642010-06-15T20:22:54.624-07:002010-06-15T20:22:54.624-07:00You guys are too funny!
Thanks for the laugh.You guys are too funny!<br />Thanks for the laugh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870820637508800763.post-37098423242953655702010-06-15T20:19:09.909-07:002010-06-15T20:19:09.909-07:00SME, where I grew up people shot aggressive dogs, ...SME, where I grew up people shot aggressive dogs, their own and neighbors, and ate aggressive roosters. They also fight pits in that area, very much so. When I was growing up, no one had a pit as a pet, we were told they aren't pets. Never even saw one til I was grown because they are kept away from viewing, chained in the woods. There were unwritten rules regarding fighting dogs. The first rule was that if you see one, you shoot it and the owner doesn't have a problem with that. Why wouldn't an owner get angry, because the owner knew it was his fault if the pit got loose and accepted the responsibility that his dog was killed. I was always told that the way to make a dog mean was to chain it (tether). What does that say about the accepted way endorsed by the dogmen and the AKC?Friends Administratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04186180027314619778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870820637508800763.post-87012959006212291492010-06-15T19:41:10.451-07:002010-06-15T19:41:10.451-07:00C.D. Lol, the moat with alligators! Now there'...C.D. Lol, the moat with alligators! Now there's a great idea!! <br /><br />At least the dogmen you speak up do recognize the fact that these dogs require special methods of containment (THEY ARE STILL SICK FUCKERS AND I HATE THEM!) <br />You are so right, just like how that famous colby breeder you blogged about awhile back who had a dog that killed his nephew I think? A child probably wandered up in that dogs chain space and the Pit killed it. I hate chaining a dog because like you said it does not keep someone or some animal from walking up in the area.Stop Making Excuseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17028715395723700681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870820637508800763.post-73769155488748482502010-06-15T19:26:02.337-07:002010-06-15T19:26:02.337-07:00P.
I had to laugh when you said you commend me fo...P. <br />I had to laugh when you said you commend me for not shooting it. I can't even bring myself to kill the nasty little rats we have around here, I definitely could not shoot a living thing lol. But, I know what you meant by that. I made the poor decision of bringing home a breed that I didn't research FIRST (oops my bad!) and I am not going to pawn my dog off on someone else. And I couldn't give her to someone else anyways, because like I said she would be dangerous in someone's hands that didn't know what she's capable of.<br />Pit owners are very much in denial, I wish they could all wake up and realize the things that are painfully obvious before it is too late for them, like another blogger said in an earlier post it's time I don't think they have. With each and every attack and kill, people hate them even more. <br />Yes I see the new breed of Pits getting more and more popular. They are even worse than regular Pits. Aside from the fact that alot of them have serious health issues, they are huge monstrous beasts that are barely controllable because they have been bred with even larger, stronger dogs than Pits, making them beefier than the already substantial Pit Bull.Stop Making Excuseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17028715395723700681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870820637508800763.post-58333895168283044042010-06-15T18:57:01.466-07:002010-06-15T18:57:01.466-07:00I commend you for keeping your pit instead of shoo...I commend you for keeping your pit instead of shooting it or putting in the shelter or with a "Savior" rescue group to be re-homed. Yes, it is a lot of trouble. My dogs are great with people and other animals yet I go through some of the same precautions that you do. I walk my fence line at least twice a day. When we are out and people walk up, I stop them before they get to us and tell them I have a chow mix, I don't guarantee anything. I never allow children to come up to my dogs except under certain conditions. I don't trust dogs in general, but I certainly don't trust any pit bull. You are saying what we have been saying for awhile now. Pit nutters are in denial, always saying it's all in how you raise them. I suspect the owner of that chimp who attacked said the same thing. Exotic animals that are raised as pets get all the TLC in the world, yet they still remain true to their nature. <br /><br />Pits were bred to kill, we all know that. You don't change genetics that easily. It is an evolutionary process and instead of pits being bred with better temperaments, they are bred to be more aggressive. Mixed with larger bully breeds for more strength and all this is done in many backyards across the country. You don't know what you get with a pit and to adopt one without a history from a shelter is a sure invitation for trouble. It's hard to imagine parents putting their children in danger in order to own an animal known for attacking and killing. Pit nutters think the world revolves around them, rather than the other way around. They expect us to accept what their dogs are and do, we don't. These are people who have a need to feel special, and they are special when they think they can control a dangerous animal. <br /><br />And as long as pit nutters are in denial, their chosen breed will pay the price. Doesn't make sense to me at all. I just wish the attacks were kept in the family and not on innocent people. Maybe then the nutters could turn on each other and leave the rest of us alone.Friends Administratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04186180027314619778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870820637508800763.post-23688469861342505472010-06-15T18:37:05.818-07:002010-06-15T18:37:05.818-07:00i can feel your hate mail from here. i like this p...i can feel your hate mail from here. i like this post, i think you do a very good job of covering all of the bases. unfortunately, these dogs can and do chew through chain link fences to get to another dog, so a roof and concrete floor will only stop some dogs. when i think of proper containment for pit bulls, i envision something like zoo enclosures. 12 ft high heavy gage chain link but electrified, with razor wire at the top and surrounded by a moat preferably with alligators :). the dogmen will see this as an opportunity to promote chaining as the only way to control these dogs. well, there are two issues with chaining, one, it doesn't prevent anyone/anything from wandering into the pit's chain spot and two, an honest dogman will tell you that those chain set ups can and do fail and requires DAILY checking to ensure they are secure. containment is my number complaint of pit dogs. when these dogs are determined to get another dog, little can stop them. i've heard of them getting out of muzzles, jumping off of second story balconies to get to the dog below and i've even read about them busting windows, through glass not screens to get to a dog.scurrilous amateur bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575387156203723911noreply@blogger.com