When fuzzy Golden Retrievers have the highest incidents of bites in the US, having pit bulls outlawed makes no f-ing sense.
Heck, I have a Yorkie/poodle cross (poor doll-he pretty much had to have been abused, the way he acts around anyone besides Dean & I) who is nippy as hell around kids and big dogs; he'll nip at any kids' fingers who try to pet him if he's startled, and any larger dog, he's in their face immediately, trying to bite their nose. I make a point of picking him up or keeping him on a VERY short leash when I'm around kids or other dogs.
The sweetest puppy I've ever met in my entire life was a pit bull puppy rescued from death row (he was there because he was a pit bull - that shelter had a policy of "euthanizing" pit bulls as soon as they came in, but long story short he was rescued, thank God!) and I held him on my shoulder and he sniffled and snorted into my neck before falling asleep... I'm a cat person, but wow, that puppy. I would've thrown myself in front of a moving vehicle to save him, heh.
My girl fell asleep on my shoulder at the shelter too. Fourteen years later, she's sleeping next to my desk. The shelter said she's a pit mix, but I think there were so many mutts involved in her creation that it doesn't really matter what breeds are in there anymore. She's all mutt.
Our local shelter used to euthanize pits automatically, but they stopped doing it. I'm really happy about that.
Friends from up at the lake we frequent in the summer had/have a gorgeous white bulldog mix they had rescued from a shelter (All four of their dogs were bull mixes and rescues). She stood about 20 inches tall, and probably weighed close to 100 pounds. SOLID MUSCLE. I think they could have hitched up those dogs and pulled the boat home from the lake with them if their vehicle broke down.
Anyway, she would walk up to anyone sitting down in a chair & clamber into their lap like she weighed ten pounds, and the kids-any kids-could pull her ears & tail (I actually saw both of these happen at a concert one night, where she was surrounded by strangers), and she would simply ignore them. She was the sweetest dog I've ever met.
Seconding the bad owners, as well as bad breeders; thankfully enough, there are also a lot of GOOD breeders out there who are working to stamp out the bad breeders.
Anyway, she would walk up to anyone sitting down in a chair & clamber into their lap like she weighed ten pounds, and the kids-any kids-could pull her ears & tail (I actually saw both of these happen at a concert one night, where she was surrounded by strangers), and she would simply ignore them. She was the sweetest dog I've ever met.
Oh yeah, these parents should totally teach their children to give up responsibilities because of shitty laws, that it's OK to adopt/rescue/whatever an animal and then give him or her up when it's inconvenient even though one has the means to make the responsible decision, and long distance parenting is totally not possible
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Also, breed-specific laws make me rage.
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When fuzzy Golden Retrievers have the highest incidents of bites in the US, having pit bulls outlawed makes no f-ing sense.
Heck, I have a Yorkie/poodle cross (poor doll-he pretty much had to have been abused, the way he acts around anyone besides Dean & I) who is nippy as hell around kids and big dogs; he'll nip at any kids' fingers who try to pet him if he's startled, and any larger dog, he's in their face immediately, trying to bite their nose. I make a point of picking him up or keeping him on a VERY short leash when I'm around kids or other dogs.
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The sweetest puppy I've ever met in my entire life was a pit bull puppy rescued from death row (he was there because he was a pit bull - that shelter had a policy of "euthanizing" pit bulls as soon as they came in, but long story short he was rescued, thank God!) and I held him on my shoulder and he sniffled and snorted into my neck before falling asleep... I'm a cat person, but wow, that puppy. I would've thrown myself in front of a moving vehicle to save him, heh.
There are no bad pets; there are only bad owners.
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Our local shelter used to euthanize pits automatically, but they stopped doing it. I'm really happy about that.
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No animal deserves to be killed only because of his/her breed. That's just sick.
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Anyway, she would walk up to anyone sitting down in a chair & clamber into their lap like she weighed ten pounds, and the kids-any kids-could pull her ears & tail (I actually saw both of these happen at a concert one night, where she was surrounded by strangers), and she would simply ignore them. She was the sweetest dog I've ever met.
Seconding the bad owners, as well as bad breeders; thankfully enough, there are also a lot of GOOD breeders out there who are working to stamp out the bad breeders.
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Anyway, she would walk up to anyone sitting down in a chair & clamber into their lap like she weighed ten pounds, and the kids-any kids-could pull her ears & tail (I actually saw both of these happen at a concert one night, where she was surrounded by strangers), and she would simply ignore them. She was the sweetest dog I've ever met.
Awwww! She sounds like a great dog! :D
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the fact is when one adopts/rescues/whatever a pet, one has the responsibility to care for that pet
"You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince.
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THIS.
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