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After reading all the regurgitation of Media scare/fear tactics about the pitbull I decided to embark on an education project here at Defend.net
Especially since Breed specific legislation seems to be gaining momentum driven by irrational fears. First lets look at death from dog attacks.
Most dog attacks are the result of a combination of two things
BAD BREEDERS and BAD OWNERS.
to say that "its all in how you raise them" is bs, a dog with a genetic predisposition to human aggression, cannot be raised right. If you will look at the conformation requirements for temperment on the APBT (american pitbull terrier) you will see that ANY sign of human aggression is not allowed.
We can also see that overall a well bred, well socialized APBT does not have temperment issues. And possess a sound, calm mindset rivaling any breed
this is the web site of the American Temperment Test Society, take a look tell me what you see, it is by no means definitive, but does show that the majority of properly bred APBT's ARE NOT vicious mankillers
so how are Pitbulls and American/English staffordshires responsible for the majority of the attacks?
Simple after dog fighting was made Illegal the popularity of pitbulls exploded, dogs were breed for color (bluepits) physical characteristics (rednose) and a size and stature unheard of during the reign of legalized dogfighting. Most pitdogs pre 1970's were 35-50 lbs average. These puppy mills in a desire to cash in on the popularity of the dogs, breed dogs that were out of temperment conformation in order to acheive greater size and the popular style of pit at the moment. Backyard breeders exacerbated this problem, and dogs that should have been put down were allowed to breed even sought after for these traits.
I am not condoning dogfighting by anymeans, but looking at it in a historical perspective, The traditional rules for dogfighting (not your backyard ghetto match) are very similar to gamecocks and even the olde English prizefighting rules for pugilists. They were even layed out in paper by a former Lafayette police officer Gaboon Trahan in the 1950's. This was a contest not about killing but about "Gameness" or the dogs willingness to fight on until the other dog refused to cross the scratch-line or one was killed. Despite the myth, in its legalized heyday 2 dogs were never simply thrown into a pit to "fight to the death" that came later on with the "Ghettoification"of pitbull fighting
If you read these rules you will see that the dogs were handled before DURING and after the fight by several people, often times not the dogs owner. This includes being seperated while fighting so that the down or turning dog had to "scratch" or cross a line towards the dog winning the fight to prove his gameness. If the down dog did not scratch the fight was over!
Now we can see why aggression toward humans simply could not be tolerated by a breeder fighting pits in the ring.
So is the pitbull an animal which can and will snap and go beserk at anytime?
lets see some video evidence of good breeding, training and temperment.
here is something you wont see in the media,
two MALE pitbulls playing, thats right to UNNEUTERED full grown male pits playing? how is this possible they should be tearing each other to shreds according to the media hype?
This is an example of two WELL BRED, WELL SOCIALIZED, and WELL DISCIPLINED pits, and beautiful examples of the two most popular pits types rednose and bluepit which are NOT breeds if you ask someone what bloodline their pit is and they say "he is a bluepit" or "he is a rednose" this means they know **** all about these dogs and chances are they could be ill bred/socialized!!
pits are also used by law enforcement
search and rescue
these versatile dogs have even been trained for service dogs for the handicapped, they make great catch dogs for hunting wild hogs, the list goes on.
have you ever heard of another breed doing something like this?
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Two dogs whose breed has a reputation for being mean played the roles of rescuers for a woman who was being attacked by another dog. A red chow was on top of Angie Pecoraro, 22, in her yard on Monday when two pit bulls jumped over a fence and fought off the chow, Nebraska Humane Society spokeswoman Pam Wiese said.
Witnesses said the chow had bitten Pecoraro several times on her hands, arms and stomach, Wiese said.
An ambulance took Pecoraro to a hospital, where she was treated and released, Wiese said.
The Humane Society impounded the chow, and its owner was ticketed for not having the dog restrained and for harboring a dangerous animal. It will be quarantined to make sure it doesn't have rabies, Wiese said.
Tuesday April 12, 2005 6:23pm
the truth about pits is out there look around and see for yourself, yes I think its horrible and tragic that people are killed by them, but BSL (breed specific legislation) is not the way. IMO ALL dogs should be licensed and temperment tested those who cannot pass, should be SEVERLY restricted (ie kennels mandatory, not permitted outside off leash) if you are scared more of a pitbull than say a doberman pinscer, you are a victim of media hype, sorry to hear about that. Hope you get through it and can see the truth.
Especially since Breed specific legislation seems to be gaining momentum driven by irrational fears. First lets look at death from dog attacks.
Most dog attacks are the result of a combination of two things
BAD BREEDERS and BAD OWNERS.
to say that "its all in how you raise them" is bs, a dog with a genetic predisposition to human aggression, cannot be raised right. If you will look at the conformation requirements for temperment on the APBT (american pitbull terrier) you will see that ANY sign of human aggression is not allowed.
We can also see that overall a well bred, well socialized APBT does not have temperment issues. And possess a sound, calm mindset rivaling any breed
this is the web site of the American Temperment Test Society, take a look tell me what you see, it is by no means definitive, but does show that the majority of properly bred APBT's ARE NOT vicious mankillers
so how are Pitbulls and American/English staffordshires responsible for the majority of the attacks?
Simple after dog fighting was made Illegal the popularity of pitbulls exploded, dogs were breed for color (bluepits) physical characteristics (rednose) and a size and stature unheard of during the reign of legalized dogfighting. Most pitdogs pre 1970's were 35-50 lbs average. These puppy mills in a desire to cash in on the popularity of the dogs, breed dogs that were out of temperment conformation in order to acheive greater size and the popular style of pit at the moment. Backyard breeders exacerbated this problem, and dogs that should have been put down were allowed to breed even sought after for these traits.
I am not condoning dogfighting by anymeans, but looking at it in a historical perspective, The traditional rules for dogfighting (not your backyard ghetto match) are very similar to gamecocks and even the olde English prizefighting rules for pugilists. They were even layed out in paper by a former Lafayette police officer Gaboon Trahan in the 1950's. This was a contest not about killing but about "Gameness" or the dogs willingness to fight on until the other dog refused to cross the scratch-line or one was killed. Despite the myth, in its legalized heyday 2 dogs were never simply thrown into a pit to "fight to the death" that came later on with the "Ghettoification"of pitbull fighting
If you read these rules you will see that the dogs were handled before DURING and after the fight by several people, often times not the dogs owner. This includes being seperated while fighting so that the down or turning dog had to "scratch" or cross a line towards the dog winning the fight to prove his gameness. If the down dog did not scratch the fight was over!
Now we can see why aggression toward humans simply could not be tolerated by a breeder fighting pits in the ring.
So is the pitbull an animal which can and will snap and go beserk at anytime?
lets see some video evidence of good breeding, training and temperment.
here is something you wont see in the media,
two MALE pitbulls playing, thats right to UNNEUTERED full grown male pits playing? how is this possible they should be tearing each other to shreds according to the media hype?
This is an example of two WELL BRED, WELL SOCIALIZED, and WELL DISCIPLINED pits, and beautiful examples of the two most popular pits types rednose and bluepit which are NOT breeds if you ask someone what bloodline their pit is and they say "he is a bluepit" or "he is a rednose" this means they know **** all about these dogs and chances are they could be ill bred/socialized!!
pits are also used by law enforcement
search and rescue
these versatile dogs have even been trained for service dogs for the handicapped, they make great catch dogs for hunting wild hogs, the list goes on.
have you ever heard of another breed doing something like this?
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Two dogs whose breed has a reputation for being mean played the roles of rescuers for a woman who was being attacked by another dog. A red chow was on top of Angie Pecoraro, 22, in her yard on Monday when two pit bulls jumped over a fence and fought off the chow, Nebraska Humane Society spokeswoman Pam Wiese said.
Witnesses said the chow had bitten Pecoraro several times on her hands, arms and stomach, Wiese said.
An ambulance took Pecoraro to a hospital, where she was treated and released, Wiese said.
The Humane Society impounded the chow, and its owner was ticketed for not having the dog restrained and for harboring a dangerous animal. It will be quarantined to make sure it doesn't have rabies, Wiese said.
Tuesday April 12, 2005 6:23pm
the truth about pits is out there look around and see for yourself, yes I think its horrible and tragic that people are killed by them, but BSL (breed specific legislation) is not the way. IMO ALL dogs should be licensed and temperment tested those who cannot pass, should be SEVERLY restricted (ie kennels mandatory, not permitted outside off leash) if you are scared more of a pitbull than say a doberman pinscer, you are a victim of media hype, sorry to hear about that. Hope you get through it and can see the truth.
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