I can only handle about one page of these threads. After that they're pointless.

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I can only handle about one page of these threads. After that they're pointless.

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Let me try to EOT, but I'll prolly fail.

1. Pits are bad. I think we can all agree that the downright top choice for a bad guard dog or fighting dog would include a pit at least near the top.

2. Pits kill kids and they bite people. Yeah other dogs do too but that doesn't negate the fact that pits have a well deserved reputation as mean dogs.

3. Lots of people have positive memories of pits, recently and or from their childhood. But lots of other people have violent memories of pits. These child killing people mauling memories are just as legitimate as those of the family pet who never harmed a flea. But there's one difference. The loss and harm to human life always out weighs that of a dog's or any other animal. If you doubt me, ask any parent.

I think if everybody sets aside their emotions, the logical conclusion has to be that pits are bad. Any other arguments to the contrary are emotion based rather than reason based, imo.

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My College neighbors had a sweet Pit Bull that would never hurt a soul. We got the "all about the owner" story more times than I can remember. Then one day it decided to attack two kids roughhousing across the street. Fortunately the boys made it into a pickup truck bed before they were mauled or killed.

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So it didn't attack then. Nice.

These threads filled with people afraid of dogs are really fun to read.

Watched a 60 lb pit bull take down a 300 lb hog like it was nothing.

After the hog died, it's owner tied the pit to a small tree to tend to the hog.

The pit bull was so worked up it attacked the tree and literally chewed the bark off.

They are -- or can quickly be -- vicious animals. Should be treated accordingly.

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Watched a 60 lb pit bull take down a 300 lb hog like it was nothing.

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They are good at things they are bred for.

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Watched a 60 lb pit bull take down a 300 lb hog like it was nothing.

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They are good at things they are bred for.

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And unfortunately that spills over into things they aren't bred for... like killing kids and even adults.

The thing that gets me is that AKC bred bully breeds are present at AKC dog events in huge numbers every year around thousands of other dogs and people and you never hear of or see issues. A single bite or fight issue gets a dog a lifetime ban from AKC events on the first offense. I see the various bully breed dogs mixed in with all these other dogs and people with no issues and it occurs to me the difference is experienced owners and handlers and well bred and PROPERLY SOCIALIZED dogs. Taking one of these powerful, determined dogs and putting them behind a fence without socialization and with a weak inexperienced owner who does not understand how to handle the breed is 99% of the problem but that is unfortunately the situation for far too many of these dogs.

This board has seen more financial hardship out of a kitten in a console than dog attacks this year...

Well bred is the key. Show breeds aren't bred for their aggressive tendencies. I'd even hazard a guess that aggressive nature tends to be bred out of the more established show homes.

When you pick up an abandoned puppy on the side of the road, you don't know how many generations of aggression has been bred into that dog and how it'll act when provoked. Couple that with the lazy mentality of "Oh, I raised this dog from a puppy, he wouldn't hurt a fly so it doesn't matter if he ever gets out of the yard," and you've got a powder keg ready to explode.

I didn't even trust my Corgi to be alone around my daughter until she was a year and a half. When they interacted, it was strictly controlled. She's older now so I trust them together more. Even so, he's gotten nippy with her a few times when she oversteps his boundaries. I don't think he'd ever purposely hurt her, but at the end of the day he's still a dog with predator/prey reactions.

I don't blame you, I have scar on my thumb from being bitten by a Corgi 25 years ago.