Vicious Pitbull Attack

Isn't that an English Bull Terrier?

EDIT. My mistake, it appears that as they're terriers they are still classed under the Pit Bull banner.

From what I found anyway.

lol I thought this was going to be some gross out video

So did I. LOL. I was a little angry just reading the subject line because of the way people think of these dogs, when most are completely and unfailingly gentle.

Jeez, it's the OT forum - ya think by now I'd know not to judge a thread by the subject line.

The wide headed Pit Bulls also could have been a mastiff mix.

These guys can look like very large Pit Bulls
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perro_de_Presa_Canario
(now that I think about it, I saw a female who was about the same size as a Pit Bull can be.)

The Belgian Malinois - commonly a Police dog - have the same PSI grip as Pit Bulls.
And, they hold like a Pit.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian..._Dog_(Malinois)

I think with Pits, and any other dogs, it's nature, nurture, inbreeding, meds, toxins, and perhaps
medical conditions.

My last Husky had a cancerous tumor in his nose. When this happens, they usually die within a year. My guy made it 3 years after diagnosis - just using a combo of Piroxicam (non-steroidal anti inflammatory) and Cephalexin (antibiotic). They used to try to remove such tumors by removing the nose bone, but my vet had seen that and thought it inhumane and very gross. Anyhow, as time progressed he probably had pain from the tumor and developed a hair trigger reaction (I think to protect his already sore nose) to other dogs when they tried to hump him, or use their paws in a dominant way. (He never did like that, but it went to zero tolerance as he got older. Age could have been a factor as well as the tumor.)

I've known of several Pits who were just plain dog aggressive without provocation. One couple at a
shop I delivered auto parts to had to bring their male Pit to work because he could never be alone
with their other dogs. Another guy I know was remodeling a restaurant and his Pit just charged through both double doors after a dog that happened to be walking about 50 feet from the restaurant. Other breeds can just be dog aggressive as well (my dog and I were charged at by two St. Bernards just walking by the store their owners owned), but I have had more exposure to Pit Bulls that are dog aggressive. (It might be because almost every 20something in these parts who has a dog, has a Pit or Pit mix.)

Due to stupid humans, I do not like off leash dogs. It's legal in Breckenridge, CO for dogs to be off
leash and my dog and I were charged at numerous times. And, the owners have said words I've come to hate, "Oh, she's just playing.", because they could not see their dogs face as it's running away from
them towards us with teeth bared.



end rant because the Chamomile Tea is taking effect and it's time to go back to sleep.

Dan

Animal Planet has had a couple of shows about pit bull rescues that I watched, Pit Bulls and Paroles and Pit Boss...One thing about pit bulls is they have an amazing ability to over-come abuse. I've known dogs that have been abused and they never really recovered. On the other hand, pit bulls can be fought, abused, neglected, starved and beaten, but give them some love and attention and they seem to bounce back really well.

This seems to be a thorough article about the breeds:
Pit Bull Rescue Central

For some reason I want to clarify. The dogs we're discussing don't have locking jaws per se, but they have the tendency and ability to grab, hold their grip, and can hold for a long time. I know of one incident in a Denver area bark park where a Pit or Pit mix was stabbed by the other dog owner to get him to release from the other dog. If I recall correctly, the owner was exonerated.

I saw a training tape of a Belgian Malinois that was holding onto the protected arm of the trainer and not letting go while the trainer was doing 360s.

Dan