Pit Bull Puppy Stolen During Home Invasion in North Avondale

Some folks are in need of a NAP. Back down, take a breath, let it go.

Navart- first off I'd like to say that before you speak get facts. I proudly own 4 pitbulls; all rescues from scumbags who fought or attempted to fight them. Every last one of my pits are the sweetest, most loving dogs I've ever had. I also own a rottie and a German Shepard; and guess what. I trust every one of my Pitts around children more then my rott & Shepard. If you were to break into my home, my Pitts would lick you to death. My Shepard has drug the mail lady across my back yard by her leg for trespassing. Did you know that more children are mawled each year by small dogs like chiuauas then by pits? Did you also know that most standard poodles turn out to be more dangerous then pits? I bet you didn't know that. Wanna know why most people don't know these things, because for the most part only yearly pitbull attacks are reported because of there reputation. Like someone else previously stated, pitbulls are used for fighting because they are one of the most loyal dogs and will do anything to please their owners. There is no such thing as a bad dog, there is only bad owners. Pitbulls are one of the most loving, forgiving animals known to man. Thousands of pitbulls are abused are abused and mistreated every year and more then half of the ones who are saved end up becomming amazing additions to peoples families, they forgive humans for mistreating them and open their hearts for a new beginning. If you think that pitbulls are the worst dogs spend more time doing real research instead of just saying what you think you know . And I don't mean the first things that pop up on google, pick up a book and educate yourself.

Every breed of dog has the potential to harm and do damage. I personally own a female pit who was rescued and our family has had her for over 7 years now she is the best dog we have ever owned. She is very laid back and gentle. I think the way people treat their dogs and have a lot to do with the way they turn out.

navrat - Knuckle dragging friends, hum? Well that blew your sign of intelligence.

Diensthunds, I guess in your extensive grenade experience you have never heard of a percussion grenade. You know, the kind designed to detonate on impact instead of relying on a fuse. You want that thing live and sitting on your mantle waiting for something to go wrong? And of course a study is unreliable if it doesn't give the numbers YOU like. It took me about 10 minutes on Bing using "dog bites by breed" to get those stats. I will apoligize for leaving the word "fatally" out before the male dog bite stat. And in a quick re look, the American Humane Society notes that male dogs are involved in 92% of fatal dog attacks. But I'm glad to see that the stats you use in your argument involves the observation of one single female dog. Quite a sample size you used there. And you "pack harmonics" really doesn't hold water, as anyone with a sliver of animal understanding knows that occasionally dominant dogs are challenged, they are not constantly challenged. Just because a dog doesn't challenge the top dog doesn't mean the breed is not dangerous, which was the futile attempt at a point by none other than pitbull. Further, who cares if a dog 100 years ago was put down for biting it's handler? What does that do other than FURTHER MAKE MY POINT that pits have aggressive tendencies toward humans? And thanks again for making another one of my points in your last bit of gibberish there by saying pits don't display signs that they are about to blow. Like I said, when they do it's often with tragic results. So wait, are you refuting what I said, or agreeing and trying to drive my points home?

cptn spaulding: if you have ever dealt with a live grenade and yes I have, you know that once you pull the pin if you let go of the spoon the grenade will "cook off" within a short time, usually less than five seconds and then explode. Even if you were to remove the pin and set the grenade down with the spoon between the body and the ground the weight of the grenade is not likely to keep the spoon from coming off. Please provide your sources for the studies you reference concerning the number of reported pit bull attacks. I can tell you that those studies are often unreliable as the dogs in them are often miss identified. http://www.understand-a-bull.com/Articles/MistakenIdentity/WrongId.htm found from a quick google search. As to the history of the pit bull please know that even back when the dog fighting was in its prime those dogs that turned on the handlers during the course of a fight were often put down on the spot. Human aggression was not tolerated at all. Please also provide sources of the "male dogs are about 6 timers more likely to bite than a female" I've watched professionally trained protection dogs (female) bit a decoy square in the testicles, approximately 20 other dogs worked with the same decoy and not one did the same action. As to the social hierarchy, it is not uncommon for a subordinate dog to challenge the authority of an alpha dog, this is how pack harmonics work and keeps the authority of the alpha dog recognized by all pack members. Those individuals that have a dog that for what ever reason ends up biting a person or another dog will say "He's never done anything like this before..." but what they won't tell you is that the dog often displayed warning signs that the owner didn't recognize. Pit Bull type dogs do not display those signs like other dogs, bullies won't bark and growl they may simply freeze and give a look, to them that's the same as shouting, stop now or you will get bite. It's the owners responsibility to know "OK that'll do.

Unfortunately, despite what some people claiming to do their research have stated here, having a pit bull is like pulling a pin on a grenade and setting it on your mantle. It looks cool sitting there, and it may never go off, but if it does it's going to be real ugly, and someone's going to get hurt. Megann, who claims to have researched the breed before subjecting her family to such a creature, apparently missed the parts where the pit bull breed was started to bait bulls, bears, and later pit fight rats (ratting) and finally eachother. I mean, for crying out loud, the "pit" part of pit bull refers to the pit fighting they were bred for. You also glazed past the part where studis consistently demonstrate that pit bulls account for about half of all fatal dog attacks every year on average. I also noticed you refer to you dog as "he", therefore you must have chosen to completely ingore the fact that male dogs are about 6 times more likely to bite than a female. Some brilliant research you did there, I must say. And for pitbull to claim that because Vick's dogs didn't all fight means some of them are non violent is completely ignorant of how dogs interact. Which is ironic since he wants to come off as some expert in the field of pit bulls. Dogs have a social heirarchy, and the lesser dogs will not tend to want to fight the bigger, dominant dogs. It's not really unusual that a lesser dog would not want to fight a dominant dog. Sure, there are many good pitbulls that never have problems. But it's like a ticking bomb. After all, how many times have you seen a dog owner, after his animal has attacked someone, say, "Gee, he's been pretty violent all his life, this really isn't a surprise to me".

One of the main reasons pit bulls are so good at being fighting dogs is because of their traits that are almost always ignored and overlooked... they are the most loyal and obedient dog. These dogs will do anything to please their owner, even to their own death. As a family pet they are the most loyal and protecting of their family and children. The best family dog ever. As with any powerful breed dog, they need to be trained right and brought up right and you will have an awesome dog. Some have even become therapy dogs. I wish more people would look at their postiive traits instead of just the negative ones that are honed by HUMANS.

Megann, using CAPSLOCK, even if you are 100% correct, makes you look like a screaming idiot and most people won't read your comment.

A one year old child in Texas (this week) staying with grandma and grandpa for a few days would surely agree that the pit bull is a wonderful choice for a family pet... who is going to dig him up and ask him? They are just like a cell phone... I don't want one and I ain't going to get one.