Originally Posted by Shiznaz
My dog was traumatized by a pitbull when he was a puppy and never really wanted to socialize with dogs again after that, meaning we have a very very very wimpy dog. Now he really only likes hanging out with people. He was attacked a few times by pitbulls in riverdale farm since then, and now he basically shys away from any other dog (he is okay around some labs and larger dogs though).
That's unfortunate. But, well, I had a tiny dog that got attacked by a German sheppard and had a huge wound on her leg as a result. I was also chased by German sheppards on a bike, and bitten by one once (off a bike). But I don't go around making generalizations about German sheppards.
I always thought it was weird that people bought a dog they knew they would have to muzzle...
The muzzling law is fairly recent (under two years). And lots of people who get pit bulls now do not buy them but rather adopt them from the Humane Society. The Society is overflowing with pit bulls due to the stupid ban, so in my year of dog walking there I saw many dozens of pit bulls. And I know that when (if?
) I have a house with a largish backyard, I'll be getting a rescue dog and it sure as hell is going to be a pit bull.
Any dog can flip out and go crazy, but I can overpower my lab's jaws, but theres no way in hell you could get a pit bull off of your leg/arm/face.
There is (a way in hell). Pit bull jaws are not physiologically different from jaws of any other breed. Check the Wiki article on American pit bulls and urban myths, if you're interested. But anyway, pit bulls rarely attack people unless trained to do it. In some U.S. states some police dogs are pit bulls and are great with the public.
They're pretty damn ugly looking too.
Matter of taste.
I think they are one of the greatest-looking breeds around: sleek, muscular, great head shape. If you want ugly, look at bulldogs.
(It's funny how this discussion reminds of talking to motorists about cyclists
).