Now I of course don't favor wholesale euthanization of all Pit Bulls in Denver, but what all you Pit Bull people need to remember is that this is a dog that was bred to FIGHT other dogs. Not for any other purpose, not for bull baiting, hunting, herding. FIGHTING. One cannot remove a dog's instinct. Pit Bull's require dominant owners who are skilled in dog training.
99% of time is bad owners, not bad dogs. It just needs to be remembered that pit bull's cannot be managed by the average joe dog owner. Hip Hop culture has perpetuated much of this too. Bad breeding is a whole different story all together, in this reply I'm speaking of pure bred American Pit Bull Terrier.
Granted most of a Pit Bull aggression is naturally directed at other dogs. However, an ill trained pit is totally unpredicable. When the Austin paper released their dog bite report, Pit Bulls ranked number 2 behind Chihauhua (and number 1 for bites requiring medical attention). I personally have had several incedents with them in my neighborhood, including one in which an unleashed pit attacked my dog, inflicting several serious wounds in a matter of a few seconds (a 45lb heeler, not a little toy dog). Thankfully my dog is okay.
Of course I know several Pit Bull's that are sweet, well trained dogs. In my experience this is the minority not the majority. The point is that Pit's need responsible owners if we don't want to see what is going on in Denver happen in our hometown.
99% of time is bad owners, not bad dogs. It just needs to be remembered that pit bull's cannot be managed by the average joe dog owner. Hip Hop culture has perpetuated much of this too. Bad breeding is a whole different story all together, in this reply I'm speaking of pure bred American Pit Bull Terrier.
Granted most of a Pit Bull aggression is naturally directed at other dogs. However, an ill trained pit is totally unpredicable. When the Austin paper released their dog bite report, Pit Bulls ranked number 2 behind Chihauhua (and number 1 for bites requiring medical attention). I personally have had several incedents with them in my neighborhood, including one in which an unleashed pit attacked my dog, inflicting several serious wounds in a matter of a few seconds (a 45lb heeler, not a little toy dog). Thankfully my dog is okay.
Of course I know several Pit Bull's that are sweet, well trained dogs. In my experience this is the minority not the majority. The point is that Pit's need responsible owners if we don't want to see what is going on in Denver happen in our hometown.
