Another great Pit Bull article.

[msouth468]

I get what you mean about ability and all but it is a un-useable arguement. I personally have 8 years training in Muay Thai, 6 years in Jiu Jitsu, 3 years in Judo, 3 years in Wing Chun kung fu, and 1 year in Aikido. I had to be registered for my abilites and am on file with the RCMP as a "dangerous" weapon.

What? Can someone really be registered as a dangerous weapon? Not to insult or anything. But that is just stupid.

 

[tankfan]

When in the wrong hands unfortunately, are the dogs who make the media.

thank you very much.

labont865 I get what you mean about ability and all but it is a un-useable arguement. I personally have 8 years training in Muay Thai, 6 years in Jiu Jitsu, 3 years in Judo, 3 years in Wing Chun kung fu, and 1 year in Aikido. I had to be registered for my abilites and am on file with the RCMP as a "dangerous" weapon. Which means I am not supposed to fight unless it is in the ring in a registered fight, I can only passively defend myself outside the ring. Does this mean I should be banned simply because I have more ability to do damage or hurt somebody than most other people?

no it doesnt. but you arent gonna run out and take offense to someone that is just walking by or standing in their own yard across from you doing nothing to provoke you and start chasing them with engagement the only thing on your mind.

and by the way ...WOW thats alot defense...congrats on your personal abilities youve learned.

Anywho, the real issue is owners, Though I am 100% against banning, I am 100% for licensing, I think having to be licesned to own any "large breed" or "aggressive" dog would be a great thing and would help out the situation tremendously.

thank you and i agree.

Lots of dogs have the ability to kill someone. German Shepherds, Rottweilers, Dobermans, Labradors, Shar-peis, Boxers, most hound breeds, most herding breeds, most working breeds.

i understand that...just using pitbulls as that is what the topic is on.

Can you live with the fact you could have stopped a pitbull from ruining a families life? I did not think that when he left his yard he would do what he did.

something that hopefully never happens to you

 

[polocrosseplyer]

I get what you mean about ability and all but it is a un-useable arguement. I personally have 8 years training in Muay Thai, 6 years in Jiu Jitsu, 3 years in Judo, 3 years in Wing Chun kung fu, and 1 year in Aikido. I had to be registered for my abilites and am on file with the RCMP as a "dangerous" weapon. Which means I am not supposed to fight unless it is in the ring in a registered fight, I can only passively defend myself outside the ring. Does this mean I should be banned simply because I have more ability to do damage or hurt somebody than most other people?
Should strong men be banned because IF they snap and go off on somebody chances are it would be very very bad?


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what was it 'Con Air' that he got put in prison b/c he knew so much defense stuff and killed a guy?...you sound like my sister - she did a lot of those classes.

and sharpeis make look nice, but they are/can be used for fighting also, maybe not as much in the US like pitbulls etc, but they have been bred for it.


ok and how come my quotes dont looke like everyone elses?

 

[DaisyTattoo]

Just something else I thought I would mention. Having grown up around dogs and having worked with them, I have been bitten several times by diffenent types of dogs, German Shepherd, Wolf Hybrid, Shar-Pei--2X. I was also bit once by a pit(although he was trying to play). And I can tell you, that all the bites felt the same. None were worse than the others, except for the 2nd shar pei bite, I got blood poisoning from that one. That hurts.

 

[Dangerdoll]

ok and how come my quotes dont looke like everyone elses?

polo, when quoting like this above, hit the "quote button" and enter your text a couple returns down.

 

[polocrosseplyer]

i did... oh well you guys get the point... i hope

 

[nccoastal]

okay labont865 i know you are in love with your dogs and nothing i can do can convince you i know about them. but there is also nothing you can do to convince me they are in the same place as lassie. I will stop posting here about the same time you own these forums. When you post to topics or start them you need to come to the reality that someone might post something you don't like. Ow well try to live with it and lose no sleep over it. I am not losing no sleep here. no need to get steamed over it you blew your lid i did not. i am just posting my opinions about these dogs.
my opinion they are bad dogs
your opinion they are good dogs
when you go to adopt one why do they ask if you have children?

 

[DaisyTattoo]

when you go to adopt one why do they ask if you have children?

At the shelter I worked at they asked that to all people that adopted any animal. Then they introduced the children and the animal, yes even pit bulls. Many pit bulls were placed with families that had children and they did very well. You can think whatever you like, but I belive you are being close minded. I had a GSD attack me and bite me in the face when I was young. Yet I own one myself today. Each dog has its own personality. I say, you can't blame a breed bc of the actions of a few. That would be the same as blaming every african american bc statistically they commit more crime, or being afraid of every muslim bc statistically they are more likely than others to be terrorists. It just isnt logical. Seriously.

 

[Cheech]

The only thing I don't understand was why that lady spent so much time and energy writing that very well thought out article to those unworthy sad excuse for an organization called Peta. . .. Those peta people really get to me.

but yeah, great article.

 

[labont865]

Nc- I didnt blow my lid at all. I think everybody else here can agree with me it was you who took it past the line and made it into something that it wasnt by posting rediculous, un-warranted and un-backed extremist remarks. I never told you to stop posting in these forums I said you should stop posting in this thread. Because you keep making yourself look bad and proving that you are not educated on the subject we are discussing. I dont think there is one person here that would say otherwise other than you.
Also as Jodi said they do that with all the dogs that you adopt, not just pit bulls. You have to remember most animals at shelter have been taken or are up for adoption for a reason, generally due to improper ownership, and need rehabilitation. So I would hope they would ask if you have kids. You should be careful with any dog in this situation no matter what species it is.

I think I everybody here would agree with me when I say that I have shown the utmost respect for everybodies opinions in this discussion, and have merely offered a counter statement to their posts when necessary. The problem I have with your opinion is that you have not shown anything for it to be based on. You have not shown any grounds for your accusations or any reasonable reason for your opinion. This is why I have not givin you any credit and continue to say you are obviously not educated on the subject or the breed. You pinion has no credibility in this discussion and this is why I asked you to leave the discussion. Instead you should not leave but actually do some reading about it, read some of the content on the links I provided earlier and then come back and give me some justifyable reasons why you have this opinion as everybody else has done.

Anyways I never meant it to be personal, but you just have no clue about this and until you do some real research to warrant what you are posting your opinion on the matter is null and void.

Anyways I apologize if I have personally offended you in any way, it was not my intent, but I have to retaliate when someone turns a decent discussion into an arguement for no good reason, especially with un-thought out un-backed extremist claims like you did.

Sorry again, I am trying to be as nice as I can be, but sometimes it is pretty hard to stay amikable.



EDIT: NC did you even read ANY of the links I posted? your comment about collies is perfect, read in this ladies article the part about Petey from little rascals. Actually here I will quote it:

"Did you know that the Little Rascals' Petey was an American Pit Bull Terrier? Would the parents of the Little Rascals let their children be in such close contact with a Pit Bull day after day if they feared that Petey could suddenly attack them without warning? Of course not. Petey was by far one of the most well trained and intelligent dogs. I urge you to rent some of the Little Rascals' episodes that feature Petey. Lassie, the Collie, bit her trainer several times. Petey never did such a thing. In fact, the only dog that has ever bitten me happened to be my sister-in-law's 9-year-old Collie. Now I thought "Lassie" was supposed to be a great family dog. Even though I was bitten by a Collie, I certainly would not advocate the breed being banned." -Sonnet Dashevskaya