Animals we're sort of glad are extinct but may not have been so bad Department

[dochermes]

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mlp

[anonymous]

I had a girlfriend who had a pitbull, and he was the nicest dog, a real sweetheart.
I'm glad he was. I was helping her do some remodeling and I saw him chew the wooden handle off a screwdriver, just for something to do, I guess.
But he was a nice dog. He was treated right. He wouldn't hurt a fly, but he was a little hard on the tools.

Re: mlp

[dochermes]

One funny thing about that Australian Shepherd was his herding instinct. Three of us would be walking along the beach and he would start going around us in smaller circles until we were on top of each other. Then he was happy.

[rab62]

Splice the genes, I say! I want to ride on the back of a giant canine like Gardner Grayle!

The real issue with pit bulls has never been their temperament, but the amount of harm they (or other powerful-jawed dogs) can do without intent. Teething and chewing things are normal behavior; sometimes so are playful or warning bites. The dogs can be sweethearts but they have absolutely no way of knowing that thoughtless humans have equipped them with the dog equivalent of super-strength, and it's foolish to expect them to not act like normal dogs.

[moon_custafer]

There's a site somewhere that points out that years ago, pitbulls were one of the "nanny breeds" -- dogs you got if you had young kids. They'd protect them with their lives.

[dochermes]

Did you ever hear about Lajka's dog, "Crowbait?" When she was little, her family had a dog that burglars were afraid of (because they might trip over it in the dark and hurt themselves).

mlp

[anonymous]

There are plenty of assholes in the world who will torture dogs (or their own kids, or other people) to the point where they become savage.

mlp

[anonymous]

There are plenty of assholes in the world who will torture dogs (or their own kids, or other people) to the point where they become savage.

Re: mlp

[full_metal_ox]

An acquaintance of mine who bred Staffordshires put it rather well, I thought: "Staffordshire is a breed; pit bull is a lifestyle choice--and one not made by the dog."

mlp

[anonymous]

posted that twice by accident. my bad.

Re: mlp

[dochermes]

Oh, well.

Re: mlp

[dochermes]

I think you can tell I'm in kind of a blase mood today.

As long as we're on the subjects of pit bulls (and big-ass dogs):

[full_metal_ox]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwm0OwqWvF4