I have a photo of Meg (Elizabeth Jones' pit bull) eating a cookie from my mouth.
She is the sweetest and gentlest dog I know. Kinda like the kids in Iraq, they
are just sometimes raised up badly. The kids in Iraq don't make ALL children
evil, do they?
I will send the photo if someone besides just-ed wants to post it on their site
for me. I saw what he did to the last one, HE aint getting another photo!! <BG>
Truly, Pit Bulls CAN be gentle animals.
Brad
kgb wrote:
> Hi Bobbie,
>
> You're probably never going to believe this, but please remember that I
> worked as an animal control officer for over ten years and have done
> extensive research on dog bites, their causes, and prevention. I drafted
> the Cowlitz County, WA vicious dog ordinance, helped draft the Lane County
> vicious dog ordinance, and taught dog bite prevention classes to the USPS.
>
> The one breed of dog that is LEAST likely to attack a human, of any dog
> breed in the world, is the pit bull. The old time dog fighters would
> actually get in the pit while their dogs were fighting and any dog that bit
> its handler, no matter how badly it was hurt, was destroyed on the spot.
> This practice, no matter how abhorrent, has created a breed of dog that, by
> nature, does NOT attack humans.
>
> Where problems develop is the class of people who own the breed for its
> strength and tenacity and "train" their dogs to become "guard dogs". A pit
> bull should never receive protection training. They are naturally
> protective and fully capable of subduing a burglar without putting a tooth
> mark on him. There are numerous documented cases of this happening, but
> these don't make good headlines.
>
> Drug dealers use pits to protect their property and not only train them to
> be vicious toward humans, but pump them full of methamphetamines. Over 90%
> of the pits that attack humans are psychotic due to both the drugs and the
> training methods that are used.
>
> Please don't blame the breed because of irresponsible owners. It is not the
> dogs' fault. You will never find a better family dog than a properly bred
> and socialized pit bull.
>
> Kate
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