Pit bulls are now being used in armed robberies. 2 men sicced their pit bull on an unsuspecting victim and then robbed him of his belongings in the middle of the attack.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOVfJB6YIE4

https://nypost.com/2022/05/15/nypd-o...-coney-island/

Okay, now I'm conflicted. Perhaps they can turn public opinion around?

https://www.reddit.com/r/BanPitBulls...ve_because_it/

I assume there's a massive amount of moronic white girls with a savior complex peddling bullshit like this on TikTok? Morons with little to no understanding of dog behavior teaching teenagers and other morons to anthropomorphize a dangerous breed. What could go wrong?

I really need to up the BITE WORK with my dog, apparently.

It appears the dog is dominant over her, and she is doing whatever the pit bull wants in order to please him. People need to learn to say no to their pets. I have a dog that is bigger, more powerful, and more dominant than this dog and if he tried this sort of behavior with me I would put him on his back and scold him. She's certainly correct that the pit bull needs exercise, but the bigger question is why is this dog not getting it? She's pretty much admitting to being a bad owner by not giving the dog the time and effort he needs. It's really weird because she seems to be big into fitness and even talks about needing to go on runs herself, so why in the hell is she not running the dog everyday?

As for the police incident, I have no problem with any dog, even a pit bull, trying to protect its property.

She seems to be training the dog that it's okay to go attack and bite things. And she's selling courses for others, too. With a few easy payments you can crank your savior complex up to 11 and record Tik Toks with your "reactive dog."

"And because my dog was horribly abused, is super reactive, can't be around small children, bigger children, or other pets, I have to spend 7 hours with him every day to delude myself into thinking I'm undoing gene expression. But hey, reversing unfair stereotypes is worth it. Aren't I morally superior to you slugs who purchase healthy, normal dogs from reputable breeders?"

*4 months later* This is the hardest video I've had to make. I had to give Fleshrip back to the shelter. Unfortunately he's so traumatized from the harsh stereotypes society puts on him that even after our hard work, he was unfairly triggered by a dog laying down in its yard....

Two young children mauled to death by "family dogs". I had to read all the way to the end to see what breed they were, any guesses?

At least reading all the way to the end allowed me to find this zinger quote:

"...if there was any inkling of danger, she would have never had those dogs near her kids." Too bad they hadn't read this thread.

Also, "It was not immediately known what provoked the mauling." As if provocation was necessary.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ng/8219201001/

Did you guys know it's pit bull awareness month? The pit lobby must be flustered right now.

On top of that beautiful family being destroyed, let's not forget about the 10 year old boy killed in south africa, or the 65 year old breeder in Liverpool that was killed by her own dogs. Or the countless other maulings/maimings/pet killings that go unreported.

https://www.animals24-7.org/2022/10/...-in-nine-days/

I still don't think anything will change in terms of public perception of these hell hounds until a famous persons family/children goes down and the graphic pictures of the attack get spread publicly.

Imagine the scenes in that house in Memphis. That's the kind of awareness people need about pitbulls.

Nanny dogs lol...

Very sad for the family. It seems likely that they were victims of pitbull nutter propaganda such as the "nanny dog" myth. I'm sure they were great dogs for 9 years but it only takes one time. You should never have small children around powerful dogs, and frankly even bigger children shouldn't be around pit bulls. They are just far too dangerous.

Really adults shouldn't even be around pit bulls, but they are allowed to make stupid choices. These parents should be charged with a crime for putting their children in harm's way. With what do they charge parents who leave their babies in a hot car until they die? Do that here as well, set a precedent.

I went to the Twitter thread from that USA today link and of course half the people are posting about their dogs and how they are just the sweetest thing and would never harm a fly. **** you idiots.

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/80-...ardino-county/

Feel like those Tennessee kids getting killed is gaining news traction

Just FYI, Dogo Argentinos are not generally considered pit bulls. There is no technical definition for what constitutes a "pit bull" breed, but generally we think of it as breeds closely related to American Pit Bull Terriers (ie descended from bulldogs and terriers). Both bulldogs and bull terriers were used in the creation of the Dogo Argentino breed, but so were 7 other breeds (including Great Danes, English Pointers, Dogue De Bordeauxs).

They do look very similar to pit bulls but are much larger and more powerful than your average pit bull.

I'm just thankful the dogs' owner has remained cooperative, the deputies say. A very stand-up owner of killing machines. Warms my heart.

At 3am last night the fire alarm in my building went off. We, ~50, slowly piled out (it's nothing 99% of the time) into the little car park. One guy brought his pitbull on a lead.

God, the thing was a menace! It wasn't vicious but kept jumping up at people, not fun in a small space. Didn't help a tiny old mutt was also out yapping at it. Guess it helped keep us moving around to keep warm, as it was 3C/37.4F and most people were just in bed gear.

They simply aren't pets... they are fighting dogs.

When I said this to someone they immediately asked me if I thought Rottweilers should also be phased out...

Of course not, those are drovers, those are guard dogs. Those aren't a menace to society.

Pitbulls are an entirely different beast.

We adopted our family dog from a shelter about 6 months ago. He's about 45 lbs, 1 year old, with fairly muscular shoulders and jaw. I can see some pitbull in him but there's other breeds as well. I assume most of these horror story dogs are larger and stronger dogs with a high % of pitbull?

This thread got me thinking about our seemingly gentle dog and the risks. Our kids are in middle school so they are quite a bit bigger than the dog. The kids don't have any problems moving the dog on the leash, keeping him under control, etc.

I'm thinking my situation doesn't represent greater than typical risks associated with owning a dog? Should I get a DNA test? How much pitbull is too much?

Honestly, I don't know why anyone would get a dog over 20 pounds or so for a pet. I don't want a pet that can kill or seriously injure anyone even if it suddenly goes crazy.
A small dog is just as good a companion as a large one, plus it's cheaper to feed and easier to clean up after. This is especially true for families with children.

I wrote about the fire in my building a few posts ago. I was speaking to one of my neighbours while outside, and he was really worrying as he has two dogs.

He had to leave them in the building as he just couldn't move them. They are like horses.
Not him, but the two dogs are exactly the same:

Often for the same reason they need a truck that weighs over 2 tons, or a gun that holds over 6 rounds, or....

There are many dogs over 20 pounds who are perfectly fine, and I sorta prefer smallish dogs.

As far as if that guys dog is safe, you'll have to make your own judgements.

Those aren't pit bulls at all. Those are Cane Corsos, a breed that predates pit bulls by hundreds of years. They were not brought to the US until the 1980s and were recognized by the AKC in the last 15 years. They have become very popular in recent years.

They are not closely related to pit bulls whatsoever, and I wouldn't expect their general nature or their manner of attack to be similar to a pit bull. Like the Dogo Argentino (mentioned above) these dogs are far larger and more powerful than pit bulls. The only pit bulls which would look similar are bandogs which are a mixed breed (pit bull mixed with mastiff-type breed).

So that you don't have to worry about a pit bull killing it.

I rather appreciate that if someone tried to attack me, my dog could rip his arm off.

I mean if you haven't been attacked while walking your dog yet it must be working.

I wasn't talking about pits, or dangerous dogs at all...I was replying to the poster talking about owning big, heavy dogs, in that I thought it was a bit mad to have dogs so big you can't them out of a potentially burning building.