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mmkay, if you can't use your noodle properly, why don't you google around and prove your theory. Prove that the dogs love the bell.YOu REALLY think the dogs didn't LOVE the bell? You think they just sat around nonchalantly after hearing the conditioned stimulus? I mean, salivating sure the hell IS an apathetic response!
I promise you.. your daughters guinea pigs and the rest of psychology have about as much in common as Mani and any given heterosexual male.
No idea. Your ideas just seem a bit loopy to me, that's all.I advocate spaying and neutering pets because we have way to many strays and unwanted pets in shelters. Also, because it's better for the animals health. And because unneutered male dogs are the most dangerous of all dogs.
As far as letting a breed die out, how would you do that without spaying and neutering?
Pit bulls take more work than many dogs and people are usually lazy. If you have 2 pit bulls in the same house you have to train them correctly when one dogs strives to be the dominant dog. You have to be the pack leader and not let the dog become the pack leader. Most people dont get their dogs enough exercise and this can be a big issue with Pits because exercise will wear them out and keep them from being aggressive. I know many people with Pits and some have kids and they have no issues because they never let the dogs run around the house with their kids when they cant keep an eye on them. Also if your dog is not socialized then you are in for some trouble. Pit Bulls are great dogs but they need great owners and unfortunately people are not willing to put the work in the make a successful existence between the animals and the household. Its not a dog for everyone, just like not everyone is cut out to be a parent.
You can substitute any breed or just DOG for "pit bull" in your post and it would still be just as true.
The problem with people giving into irrational fears about the scary breed of dog du jour is that it detracts from the fact that responsible ownership and animal training skills are necessary with any dog. Thus people people get all freaked out about this or that type of dog and the issues of legislating proper and humane animal care get tossed by the wayside. The problem of vicious dogs does not get solved when the facts are ignored.
Right. It doesn't demonstrate that any dogs are "prone" to attack without warning. Just that more than 2/3 of the fatal attacks in the study were by dogs that had never shown aggressive behavior. So quite simply, the assertion that there exists not one shred of evidence demonstrating that seemingly mild mannered dogs sometimes snap, is wholly bogus. And that "sometimes" seems to occur more often in pits and rotty's.
No idea. Your ideas just seem a bit loopy to me, that's all.
mmkay, if you can't use your noodle properly, why don't you google around and prove your theory. Prove that the dogs love the bell.
Sorry Ang, but that's a crock of shit.
You can be an irresponsible owner of say, a golden retriever, and what you get is a dog that might shit in the house, chase cars or tear up your carpet. But you don't get a dog with any predisposition whatsover to ripping a kid's face off. I agree that responsible ownership can GREATLY reduce the likelihood of a pit bull going postal. However, it's just as true that irresponsible ownership of a pit bull results in a much higher risk than with other breeds.
I guess it's easier to disregard the evidence as biased rather than supplying your own.
Sorry Ang, but that's a crock of shit.
You can be an irresponsible owner of say, a golden retriever, and what you get is a dog that might shit in the house, chase cars or tear up your carpet. But you don't get a dog with any predisposition whatsover to ripping a kid's face off. I agree that responsible ownership can GREATLY reduce the likelihood of a pit bull going postal. However, it's just as true that irresponsible ownership of a pit bull results in a much higher risk than with other breeds.
Pits and rotties are more dangerous, period. They have shorter tempers and they are bred to be more deadly.
People should be able to have them if they like them, but it's stupid and irresponsible to pretend they're no more dangerous than golden retrievers or poodles.
LOWELL -- Slaps, kicks, cane strikes and pepper spray.
None of it could get a pit bull to loosen its grip on a service dog downtown yesterday.
It took a burst from a fire extinguisher for the canine to finally let go.
"It was definitely disturbing," said Steve Syverson, who owns the art-supplies store Van Gogh's Gear. "It seemed like there was nothing we could do."
Middle Street resident Alfred "Fred" Roberts said he was out on one of his daily walks with Vinny, his wife's service dog, when the attack unfolded near the Life Alive restaurant around noon.
"I saw a pit bull across Middle Street with three people," Roberts recalled last night. "For no reason at all, he charged right across the street and latched onto my dog's throat."
As his black English Labrador repeatedly yelped out, Roberts started beating the pit bull with his cane, to no avail. He said he also injured one of his fingers when he tried to pry the dog's mouth open.
"It sounded like a donkey squealing," Debbie Janes from the New England Quilt Museum said of the Labrador's cries. "It was a strange noise."
Other bystanders quickly joined in the melee, kicking the pit bull as they tried to help.
"There was a lot of commotion," said Gary Rogers, owner of Rogers Pool, Patio and Toy Co. "Someone punched and booted the dog to get it to let go of its neck."
I see a difference between being merely irresponsible and actually torturing the fucking dogs...idiot.
A golden retriever MIGHT bite a kid, though I haven't seen many that would even if they were mistreated....but I'm fairly certain even a really wound up retriever wouldn't kill a kid.
A golden retriever MIGHT bite a kid, though I haven't seen many that would even if they were mistreated....but I'm fairly certain even a really wound up retriever wouldn't kill a kid.
