@Rhbox1
Your sister’s Labrador was the exception, not the rule. Aggression towards other animals can happen in all breeds but in pit bulls it’s literally part of the breed standard.
@johnell41769379
Per the breed standard she was. No one is arguing that pit bulls that exhibit no animal aggression don’t exist, but it’s clear that they aren’t in the majority.
@SirRoddersPFY
Dogs attack other dogs, yes. But not every dog was selectively bred for the purpose of fighting and killing other dogs for sport. Pit bulls are genetically prone to dog aggression
@theone20211
@bfhermann
@ElijahSchaffer
Shelters are notorious for labeling pits as anything other than a pit to get them adopted faster. If anything, this skews data in favor of pit bulls. Just take a look at all the “lab mixes” for adoption.
That pic only included the pit, but the other dog looks like a GSD.
Zachary Willis, who rescued pit bulls, also believed dog behavior is dependent on the owners and how the dog is raised.
He was mauled and killed by his own pit bull 5 years after this post was made.
@inglrsduck
That’s exactly how you get them to release, use the collar to cut off their air supply. Trying to pull them away while clamped down just causes horrible injuries to the victim
@LibrarianGirl77
@SirRoddersPFY
It’s not even bite power, GSDs have a similar bite strength. It is a combination of their biting style and gameness: they clamp down and refuse to release while simultaneously thrashing their heads side to side. This tears flesh and causes devastating injuries
Man takes in 2 strays, one of which is a pit bull, only to find his pet Pygmy goat mauled to death 2 weeks later. Pits were bred to maul and kill other animals, if you value your pets please DO NOT get a pit or bully breed!
Pit bull owner has to keep dog in a muzzle at all times because it won’t stop trying to attack and kill its family. Bully breed owners take stupidity to the extreme.
@theone20211
@bfhermann
@ElijahSchaffer
A dog that looks like a pit and behaves like a pit….is a lab boxer mix.
Anyway, not sure where you’re even getting the boxer mix from. All the stories I’ve read labeled it as a “mixed breed”, which we all know is code for pit/pit mix in the animal shelter world
Pit bull owner tried to rehome her pittie without disclosing that it had already killed another dog. A day after this post was made, the very same dog killed a 83 year old man while he was simply tending to his garden.
I absolutely despise pitbulls and believe every one of them should be euthanized.
A couple of years ago I went to my employee's 2-year-old son's funeral after the families long time babysitter's three pit bulls ripped him in half.
Apparently the three pitbulls got into a fight
@SydneyLWatson
This dog is:
1) dog aggressive
2) cat aggressive
3) potentially dangerous around children under 12
4) can’t live in a city or high traffic area
5) requires a quiet home
I’m absolutely SHOCKED that after 4 years no one wants to adopt him /s
Austin animal center will not disclose that this dog that has killed another dog unless you’re a potential foster/adopter. Just look at the difference between the adoption page vs the owner surrender report.
Never trust a shelter to be upfront about behavior.
@LibrarianGirl77
@SirRoddersPFY
That’s exactly what it is, it’s a trait they were selectively bred for called gameness.
Once they start they simply don’t stop until whatever they’re attacking is dead.
@drdemonlee
@KWebbNurse
@NormanBrennan
It seems odd how bully breeds seem to be the only dogs that maul people due to how they’re raised. It’s never golden retrievers or Australian shepherds
@kaptainamusing
It’s frustrating how they don’t want to understand the reality of pit bulls until they experience a tragedy themselves. “It’s never been aggressive before!” is an all too common sentence from pit bull owners
Another amazing thread explaining the medicine behind the court’s decision in the Archie Bettersbee case. There’s no chance of recovery for that poor boy.
#ArchieBattersbee
A thread with a great explanation of what is going on with Archie Battersbee, medically speaking. I encourage anyone who’s been following his case to read it.
#ArchieBattersbee
Not linking in the current news story, although my heart goes out to all involved, family and staff, for what be an extraordinarily hard set of circumstances to be navigating.
But it might be a good time to talk about brain stem death and how confusing it can be as a concept.
Footage of a loose pit bull trying to maul a 2 year old who was just playing in his front yard. Note how the dog keeps trying to maul the toddler despite the mom repeatedly kicking it away.
But let’s keep pretending that pit bulls are nanny dogs
@metal_patriot98
@SirRoddersPFY
The UKC American pit bull terrier description literally says that most individuals exhibit some level of dog aggression….
77 year old woman mauled by an XL Bully in Scotland. The attacked happened on December 20th while she was simply walking outside, you’re not even safe in your own neighborhood.
This is what happens when organizations spend millions of dollars campaigning to portray dangerous breeds as family pets.
It’s not “all in how they’re raised”. Ignorance regarding dog behavior is rampant and people are paying for it with their lives.
@animal_lover365
@AtumGifs
Tell that to all the pets they’ve killed, the people they’ve permanently disfigured and to every person who has lost a family member to a pit bull.
Family pit bull kills 3 month old baby and injured both the mother and father severely enough to be transported to the hospital. Why would the alleged nanny dog do this?
3 year old has cheek bitten off by a “lab mix” her family had adopted not even 24 hours prior. Doctors say she will never be able to smile on that side of her face again.
Does this look like a lab mix to you?
#BanPitBulls
#pitbullattack
A video of a pit bull reacting to a passing dog, notice its insane prey drive and the inability of the handler to break its fixation. This behavior is normal for most pits. Prey drive isn’t something that can be trained in or out of a dog, it is genetic and can only be managed
XL bully in the UK has to be tasered and put in garbage bin by police to keep it from mauling children nearby. Bully breeds doing what bully breeds do best
“Why does my fighting dog keep fighting?”
This is why educating people on the importance of genetics, there’s too many people out there who adopt pit bulls without knowing that they’re generally not dog friendly. Looking at you, shelters.
@theone20211
@trombenik
@bfhermann
@ElijahSchaffer
No one would classify that dog as a pit bull, that’s very clearly a bull terrier. Let’s stop pretending most people don’t know what a pit looks like, even the Supreme Court ruled that a person of average intelligence is capable of recognizing a pit bull.
As someone who spent years working in the ER, this resonates immensely.
You don’t understand the carnage that pit bulls leave behind until you have the unfortunate experience of seeing it in person.
@bichxolo
@BullyWatchUK
@RSPCA_official
A nurse in America gives her response to the question 'what changed your perspective on pitbulls?' The people who have to deal with this on a daily basis are the people who we should be listening to.
Great comment I came across online!
“If a dog needs the perfect owners, the perfect balance of dominant and kind, the perfect equilibrium to train and raise the dog just right to avoid an attack…then maybe the dog isnt fit to be a pet.”
It’s not all in how they’re raised.
Heartbreaking interview of the owner of 2 XL Bullies that mauled his mother in law to death in front of his son.
“I learned the hard way and I wish I never had nothing to do with bullies. They’ve ruined my life, they’ve ruined my son’s life…”
Great information for all dog owners out there, and for people who vehemently oppose behavioral euthanasia despite a dog being a known danger to the public.
We have to come to terms with the reality that not every dog can be saved.
4 year old child dies after being attacked by the family pit bull. The family tried everything in their power to get the dog off the poor boy and even injured it so severely that it had to be euthanized.
Pit bulls ARE NOT family pets.
Anti-BSL man tries to do adopt an XL Bully only to realize it is too aggressive. He explains the dog was calm with its owner but immediately growled and tried lunging as soon as he approached.
“But my dog is so sweet with me!” isn’t the defense you think it is.
Pit bull “nanny dogs” kill three children, two adults, in nine days
"Five fatal pit bull attacks in nine days and three nations––the U.S., the United Kingdom, and South Africa––ended September and opened October 2022."
More details emerge on the pit bull attack that happened in Boulder.
Can anyone please point me to another breed that will not only maul its own owner, but will also relentlessly continue to try mauling other people after being stabbed TWICE and shot multiple times?
We have the facts on the Hamilton dog attack.
- The dog was an XL Bully
- The dog was calm before the attack
- The dog suddenly flipped and attacked a man for no reason
- The dog then turned on its owner
- It took a Tazer and 3/4 bullets to stop the dog
Part 1 of the footage of a loose pit bull trying to maul a toddler
For everyone who says pit bulls don’t attack unless provoked, what exactly was the child doing to warrant this attack aside from simply existing?
As heartbreaking as it is, Archie Batersbee is clinically dead. His brain and organs are becoming necrotic, meaning they’re quite literally decomposing inside of his body.
I can’t imagine what his mom and family are going through.
#ArchieBattersbee
How ironic that they say the American XL Bully is no more aggressive or dangerous than any other dog yet they weren’t allowed to bring their dogs to the protest. I wonder why?
“Save Our Bullies!” Hundreds of XL Bully owners mount fierce protest in London against plan to ban their dogs. Hundreds of protesters turned out in Trafalgar Square, London, today to demonstrate against plans to ban their dogs, the American XL Bully breed.
#XLbully
#London
@simulxxx
@JenEricPearson
@Aristos_Revenge
This study claims the opposite. While the amount of dog bites in Winnipeg didn’t go down overall, the rate of hospitalizations due to dog bites did. This is because studies have shown that pit bites are generally more severe compared to other breeds
San Antonio
Elderly man attacked two weeks ago, now will have leg amputated.
#DogAttack
Max has been at University Health for the past two weeks. His family visits him every day, but they say the hardest visit was the day they told him his leg would be amputated.
A woman and her sisters were attacked by their own pet pit bull. One of them had half her neck ripped out, lost both breasts, and may never regain use of one of her arms.
Pets are supposed to enhance your life, it’s time to stop pretending that pit bulls are good family pets.