It's not like anybody's claiming that pit bulls aren't expert maulers. That's just a dog doing a dog's job.

"That's when I grabbed him," said the victim, "where the sun doesn't shine."

she grabbed his a**hole?

//that is "where the sun don't shine", right?

I've been monitoring the "Pit Bull" threads lately, as I have one. All I can say it that your children are a reflection of yourself. And most pit bulls have a bad reflection. My "Cane" would sooner shake your hand than get anywhere near agressive.

See? They are the dogs of peace.

/and pieces

jefe_gonzo: They should reward the mutt with a pony.

For dinner.

What would he like on his Tombstone?

Seriously through, any large dog I've met would have responded the same way, however generally peaceable. This includes a dog that regularly gets chased around the house by a ferret.

/amusing as anything to watch
//the ferret always wins

Gwendolyn: Vader is fin

Fin, finished, finito, done. Yep, he's toast.

So this guy was already in the house and the pit bull didn't take notice? That's a big fail right there.

And all you pit bull owners who are gonna say "it's how they were RAISED!@#$", save it. Retrievers were bred to fetch, bloodhounds bred to sniff, and pit bulls to tear the living shiat out of things. While raising them well reduces the likelihood of an unfortunate incident, don't be surprised when it happens.

queezyweezel
....or god forbid approach the car if its just her and my wife...


Yeah, my boxer same way.
Its weird she's protective at the house, her normal reaction till she sees who it is, or its ok. Car though....holy hell. Got so the guys at the gas station pumping gas didnt want to put their hands anywhere even close to the window. Just insanely protective.

Funny thing is she's a big, dopey, friendly, push over most times, kids crawl all over her....nothing, doesnt even move.

I'd really like to know what exactly it is about dogs with cars that makes em so nuts.
Its crazy.


/Thought it was just my dog that did this.
//Guess it's not.

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Gwendolyn: Vader is fin if you are at the door and tell him it's ok. He's fine walking around outside and playing with others but for some reason if you come uninvited into the house he wants to rip your face off.

I used to have a big American Bulldog. He was one of the friendliest dogs I've ever seen. I never even heard him growl until one day we were having a few friends over in the backyard. There were maybe 5 or 6 people the dog had never met before, and he was having the time of his life with all the ear scratches and pets he was receiving. A couple of my friends showed up late and tried to reach over the fence to unlock it and let themselves in. As soon as he saw a hand come over the fence, my dog went from playful fuzzball to snarling beast. Once I got to the fence, settled him down and let my friends in, he was fine. I never saw him act like that again. That was when I realized I'd never need a home alarm system as long as I had that dog.

It may sound strange but honestley I think for home protection purposes I would trust myself more with a big dog than a gun. Binge drinker that I am (like tonight please forgive me) my dog would pose no harm to anyone being well trained. However coming home drunk some night and hearing a "noise" might cause me to act unresponsibly. My dog knows better.

ungulate: So this guy was already in the house and the pit bull didn't take notice? That's a big fail right there.

I was wondering if anyone else caught that. It's a big fail for the dog, and for the guy for not noticing each other right away.

I once ate a pit bull. Tasted like chicken.

queezyweezel: My Australian Shepherd/ Mastiff mix is like that.

Got a pic? Sounds like a beautiful dog. I've never heard of that sort of mix before.

red5500,

Then don't buy a gun. Still, a gun can't jump the fence and kill someone, and you don't even have to curb its instinct. I guess it's a matter of understanding/accepting responsibility and likely consequences either way.

/still, deadly is deadly...

i lol'd

Hoarf: I used to have a big American Bulldog. He was one of the friendliest dogs I've ever seen. I never even heard him growl until one day we were having a few friends over in the backyard. There were maybe 5 or 6 people the dog had never met before, and he was having the time of his life with all the ear scratches and pets he was receiving. A couple of my friends showed up late and tried to reach over the fence to unlock it and let themselves in. As soon as he saw a hand come over the fence, my dog went from playful fuzzball to snarling beast. Once I got to the fence, settled him down and let my friends in, he was fine. I never saw him act like that again. That was when I realized I'd never need a home alarm system as long as I had that dog.

Dogs tend to be very responsive to the attitude of those in their pack. When you let your first few friends in and the dog saw that you weren't angry at them or threatened by them, it knew that according to you, or at least your mood and demeanor, they weren't any danger, and so it was happy to let them into your territory without any attempted dismemberments.

When your other friends came late, and attempted to let themselves in unannounced, the dog didn't have any cues from you as to whether or not they were any danger, and assumed a defensive posture at their encroachment on your territory. Of course, once you let them in, he knew that they were not dangerous. They will do this with any area they consider to be a part of the pack's territory.

They even have rather good decision making capabilities when it comes to defending areas, and may defend your house's interior to a much greater degree than they would your fenced in backyard, which they would defend more than your open front yard. Hence, a dog might simply bark at or watch someone (to see if they are considering escalating their incursion) walking by or through your front yard, would probably bark at and chase someone walking through your backyard, and outright attack someone with all their might who dares to enter the house without permission, at least if they don't leave quick enough for their liking.

You should probably be careful about getting angry at people around your dog who your dog does not consider being part of the pack. They can sense it when you're angry at someone (or scared of someone), even if you haven't said a word yet, from your own posture and tenseness, and may take up an aggressive or defensive posture on those cues.

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misanthropic1 2007-10-27 06:27:24 AM
red5500,

Then don't buy a gun. Still, a gun can't jump the fence and kill someone, and you don't even have to curb its instinct. I guess it's a matter of understanding/accepting responsibility and likely consequences either way.

/still, deadly is deadly...
No i don't plan to. But I have an acre back yard surrounded by a 6ft. fence. My dogs were raised well. I like to think I'm doing my part by raising them responsibly.

dogs can smell the pheromonal shifts our emotions emit... they smell everything. even the agression or illwill others emit. it's not taking visual queues, that would require him to look at you. He can smell your fear.

thunderstorms make my mother nervous and all her dogs are scared of thunder. Coincidence? No, they're reactionary responses to chemical shifts.
You don't look a strange dog in the eyes, but that whole show no fear bit is bullshiat.

You gonna get raped DNA Evidence

h3lx: dogs can smell the pheromonal shifts our emotions emit... they smell everything. even the agression or illwill others emit. it's not taking visual queues, that would require him to look at you. He can smell your fear.

thunderstorms make my mother nervous and all her dogs are scared of thunder. Coincidence? No, they're reactionary responses to chemical shifts.
You don't look a strange dog in the eyes, but that whole show no fear bit is bullshiat.

True, dat. And they have a very clear and sophisticated sense of territory - they recognize "degrees" of territory ranging from "Common ground - we are equals" to "nobody but pack members belong here - die, motherfarker!"
In this case, the dog was correct in both it's assessment and it's response.

They are good doggies.

why is it we have all these pit bull defenders in here talking about how sweet their pits are and yet when they mention the dog's name, it's always something like Vader, Cane, Psycho, BloodDrinker, etc...?

Plus she provided police fingerprint evidence...

on the ends of fingers! AAAAHHHH!

/good dog

She's still a stupid biatch for having a dog like that.

A friend of mine in S'port has a huge black german shep he called Totenkopf, really easy to be afraid of this dog... almost 150lbs, highly intelligent and very agile. Amazing animal. We're all drinking having a grand ol' time. Death's Head was a lap dog the whole night. Too drunk to drive, I crashed on the couch. I got up for the 4am piss and met the Death's Head with gnarling teeth and a full on combat stance. He was making this low gurgle noise and I could see the drool glistening in the faint glow of the kitchen light. I eased into the bathroom, closed the door, every now and then I could hear him sniffing at the bottom of the door. I probably could have gone back to the couch. If the dog wanted to bite the hell out me he could've no problem. we were 5ft apart, coaxing him with kind playful words weren't enough, the play commands fell on deaf ears. The next day everything was back to normal. We were pals again.

I've been jumped by a gang of thugs, stalked by a psycho X, fast roped from a CH-46 on to a rooftop with a full combat load under fire and never have I ever been so afraid for my own life as I was that night.

All that said, if you're an idiot and plan on breaking into somebody's house and you're pretty sure they're not the kind of person who would own a gun, make sure they don't own a big ass gnarley dog.
misanthropic1
Still, a gun can't jump the fence and kill someone, and you don't even have to curb its instinct. Guns go through walls, car doors, their intended target. Dogs are a healthy deterrent, a magnificeint warning system, relatively inexpensive, and 100% reliable. They don't jam, the attacker can't wrestle it away and use it on you and you can employ 2-5 of them no problem at all. A dog can also be a great distraction to enable you to obtain more precise sight alignment and sight picture virtually guarenteeing the coroner is retrieving a corpse instead of Police collecting DNA evidence. Why give the motherfarker the luxury of testimony.

ungulate: So this guy was already in the house and the pit bull didn't take notice? That's a big fail right there.

And all you pit bull owners who are gonna say "it's how they were RAISED!@#$", save it. Retrievers were bred to fetch, bloodhounds bred to sniff, and pit bulls to tear the living shiat out of things. While raising them well reduces the likelihood of an unfortunate incident, don't be surprised when it happens.

Actually, pitbulls are breed to be non-aggressive towards humans.

Wickedpissacool: why is it we have all these pit bull defenders in here talking about how sweet their pits are and yet when they mention the dog's name, it's always something like Vader, Cane, Psycho, BloodDrinker, etc...?

Pitbull owner here. Her name is Sahvanna.

<b>skoobx:</b> <i>Pitbull owner here. Her name is Sahvanna.</i>

Your dog will eventually kill you or someone else. Congrats.

<b>cretinbob:</b> <i>//cretinbob's mom and dad: The new Niggres.</i>


FTFY

Did you hear about the dyslexic who couldn't sleep?


He stayed up all night wondering if there was a dog.

Aw Come on Rollo.. as a fellow heckler *coughfroggiecough* you need to lighten up. Realize that there are other breeds that snap. It's how you raise them and train them. If you can't be a stern owner then you have no business in owning one. Holly here is protective but she is just loud about it. Otherwise I've never seen a dog that size that enjoyed more being held like baby. I was terrified of her at first because of her pit bull side, but I've learned better since then.
I've seen Yorkies more vicious.. they just can't do any damaged because they are the size of a football and thusly can be punted like one.

When I was about 4 or 5 we had gotten an Alaskan Husky (who was named Baby), who basically was a baby sitter to me when I was outside playing. I can remember sitting in my turtle sandbox, pouring sand over Baby whose tail was now completely covered in sand. Then this guy came up to fence in our yard and started asking me questions about whether or not my parents were home, and if I would open the gate for him. My parents had told me not to ever open the gate for anyone, that I didn't know. Out of nowhere Baby got up, ran, and jumped the 8 foot high chain link fence. She grabbed a hold of this guys leg and was growling and biting him, all the while he was screaming. My dad ran out of the house and got her off of him. My dad was apologizing, and the guy kinda was like it's okay and took off to his house which we could see was right down the street. Then my dad asked me about what happened. I told him about how the stranger was asking me questions, and then Baby bit him. My dad called the cops. It turned out the guy was a registered sex offender, and had recently been released from jail for sexually molesting a minor. She had never attacked anyone before in her entire life, and never attacked anyone after that. I seriously miss that dog.

Pontus and the Nail Drivers: Did you hear about the dyslexic who couldn't sleep?

He stayed up all night wondering if there was a dog.

The phrase you're looking for is "agnostic dyslexic insomniac."

queezyweezel: My Australian Shepherd/ Mastiff mix is like that. She's great with kids and adults in public or if I let them in the house, but if you come to the door without me or the wife (or god forbid approach the car if its just her and my wife), she goes ballistic. A virtual whirlwind of gnashing teeth and claws.

i second the motion for pics of this dog. I've never seen such a mix ... sounds awesome.

Pontus and the Nail Drivers: Did you hear about the dyslexic agnostic insomniac who couldn't sleep?


He stayed up all night wondering if there was a dog.

FTFY

I have two German Sheperds, Bianca, a 70lb black and tan, and Titus, a 110lb solid black.

One day, my husband and I returned from the grocery store and decided to take the groceries into the kitchen door at the back of the house.

We were surprised to find a pair of sunglasses on our deck right in front of the back door.

I guess "sunglass guy" got one look at all the teeth and muscle on the inside of that door and took off a little too fast to hang on to his shades.

I love my dogs!

The best thing my dogs do is a GS instinct. If a stranger walks near our yard, the dog will get between me and the stranger and just park it and stare. Makes me feel VERY safe.

Rollo Tomasi: skoobx: Pitbull owner here. Her name is Sahvanna.

Your dog will eventually kill you or someone else. Congrats.

So you are making the argument that every pit ever born will kill the owner or someone else? Or do you know this dog and its temperament and the way it was raised?