8 Reasons Not to Ban the Pitbull ...

I own a blue pit and she is very well-tempered... She is great around our birds, goats, and rots.. She has never bitten kids, I have a 3month old and many little nieces and nephews who pull and drag her 90pd self around and she is very behaved... so i believe its all on how the owner treats the dog, not the dogs temper or breed... she is playful never chewed on furniture of destoryed her toys, so its hard to believe all these stories of a dog turnning, they have to have had some type of thing happen to them to behave diffrent.

I love my American Pit Bull Terrier as if she were my own child. My family has raised them longer than I've been alive... Over 30 years, and in those 30+ years, we have NEVER seen any aggression towards a non-aggressive human. The APBT I have now is just right, shes even tempered (also called smart breeding), well-behaved (also called well trained), dedicated to her calling (my service dog), and above all, she is my best friend/companion. She does not judge, just love. Her biggest vice? She absolutly loves chasing cats and birds. Grace, dogs chase and kill/eat cats, cats chase and kill/eat birds, birds kill and eat rodents, and so on and so forth. If your one of those types of prople who take one experience and try to create a full arguement out of it, you will end up looking like a fool. Pitbull owners, responsible ones at least, know their dogs, the history, and details people like you anve a tendency to forget when it suits you. Just remember, when my breed is gone, they could come after your breed next.

Grace, listen, I’m not going to be super mad or emotional at you, but it’s a fact that some dogs are more aggressive than others, or do things that weren’t provoked. Not all pit bulls may be like the ones in your neighborhood. Even if the breed- as you see it - is evil; then you have to look a one huge thing, all animals have some sort of personality; so there are at least some pit bulls out there that are nice. Your neighborhood might just be unlucky. One huge thing about animals though is that no matter how they were raised, or what breed they are, they are animals. That is one thing my dad always told me. They are animals, they have natural instincts, if said instinct rears its ugly head, and an opportunity comes about the animal will follow it. One time I’d left my door open (I always keep it closed so my cat doesn’t get in) on accident, my cat came in, and she killed my fish. I was so angry and sad, but the fact is, they are animals and anything that’s smaller or weaker they’re bound to attack sooner or later. Looking at it from your view though I would see why your so mad. I love my cat to the moon and back, and if a dog killed it I would be really pissed too, but I would get mad at that one dog, not the breed itself. You don’t have to listen to anything I just said, that’s your choice.

I have not had a pit bull myself but am dying to have one one day. My sister had an american blue pit bull from a puppy (which I would always suggest for a pit bulls unless you are confident of its upbringing). He was the sweetest dog I have ever met. The day I met him I had to help feed him and force him to drink as he had parvo. The dog had never met me before, was very sick and clearly very stressed and as I was forcing dioralyte down his throat, his teeth touched my hand. I said 'ow' as instructed by my sister (her training word) and he immediately opened his jaws as much as he could, despite the turkey baster down his throat. How can anyone say this dog is dangerous? Later in the same trip, my sister took in another pitbull which was being badly bullied by an older one at her friends house. Even in his heightened state of anxiety and fear, he still let me (a woman he'd never met before who smelled like another dog) clean all of his wounds. He slept in my room for a week and the only problem we had the whole time was my sister's pit bull getting protective of us. This happened twice and only when the other pit was stressed and scared. Not once did either get the slightest bit aggressive. The only indication that Grey didn't trust the new pit was that he was staying very close to us. Bearing in mind that these two dogs had never met, I think all of this 'pits are inherently dangerous' is a load of crap.

Ok, so I don't have a pit bull type dog but I've been around many of them and they were very nice dogs. I do have terriers, tiny toy terriers and they will try to attack anything around non-human. Most of this is my fault for failure to properly socialize them but some of this is because terriers were bred to kill things. Rats, mice, snakes, etc. This does not mean they are bad dogs or that they should be banned. Some of them don't have a very high prey drive and some have such a high prey drive they cannot be around fish (my rat terrier cried for days and tried to jump up to get a betta). Dogs should not be banned unless they become a danger to humans. My dogs are not out and about, I have a fenced yard and they only rarely get to go on walks because they get too wound up. I do not allow them around other animals because they can be aggressive. If you get into the debate on why a certain breed should be banned then you are going to eventually move into the territory that another breed can be dangerous and should be banned and then another. ALL dogs can be dangerous, even Chihuahuas and Pomeranians. A child was killed by a Pomeranian and a cop was attacked by a pack of 5 Chihuahuas, Google it. We should not ban them just because they CAN be dangerous but put down the ones who ARE dangerous. Cars can be incredibly dangerous, but no one would ever think of banning automobiles. Why? Because they're too useful. Dogs are too useful to ban also, they sniff for bombs, find people trapped beneath rubble, sniff out cancer now . . . the list goes on and on. Anyway, that's just my 2 cents worth. If you hate pit bulls nothing is probably going to change your mind anyway, but I think they're great. I won't have one though because I think it's unfair to have a larger dog with tiny ones in case a fight does break out and with my little aggressors, I know eventually one would. :(

Ok Grace, ban street cars as they causes most of the accidents though the fault was actually of the rash drivers! We know good things about the cars but they have their accident prone attitude also, so let us ban them. Do you think I am unreasonable here? Then think about the careless walker (before cursing the car) who may accidentaly came under the car just like your family cat may have teased the dog too far. Do you really think it is enough reason to ban and kill some dogs? After all they are lives. They are our nature's selection. If they are eliminated we dont know what impact it will have on our environment in the long run. So think even selfishly about your future generation and stop acting against nature. To protect your cat it is definately not the solution. Sorry..I became too emotional but cant stand the cruelty towards animal.

Grace, I have had a pitbull for 4 years now and she is the most kind a loving dog I have had. On the other hand, I've been bitten by a chihuahua, a poodle, and a dachsund. My cat was killed by a golden retriever. Aren't golden retrievers supposed to be kind and loving dogs? Aren't they one of the friendliest breeds? Your statement holds nothing against pitbulls because MOST dogs don't get along with cats. If your cat went out and killed a moth, would you automatically think that your cat was a bad breed? No, you'd consider instinct. Despite me being bitten and my cat bring killed, i'm not going to blame the breed. It was those particular dogs.

you may love your pitbull and all, but these posts on how loving they are really should stop. A pitbull killed my family's cat and tried to injure one of our neighbors. The pitbull was our neighbors and they always treated the dog well and i even dog sitted several times and the dog was calm and even-tempered, however they are inherently dangerous and can snap at any moment. I would NEVER have one of these dogs around my house, let alone my children.

Not quite Pitbull, but my housemate owns a Staff and while walking her I had people move to the other side of the street. Every now and again I am tempted to think 'she's a staff.. I should be more careful around her'.. but she's like a cute old lady and once she's around me I don't worry at all.. she's so sweet. And she lives with two cats that torture her on a daily basis and she does nothing about it.. she's so calm and sweet. :) Of course I wouldn't trust any random staff on the street.. or pitbull for that matter. ;)