who says pit bulls aren't vicious

http://news.malaysia.msn.com/weird-news/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3993910

Pit bull rips bumper off US police car

A pit bull is on probation after ripping the bumper off a police car and chewing the tires on three other cars flat as two other dogs barked and wagged their tails, local media reported Friday.

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The other two spectator dogs were cheering him on.

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hehehhe. hoodlums!

 

the dog wanted some bacon.

 

"...The brown and white mixed breed named Winston.."

hmm.

here is the video http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/mar/25/video-winston-dog-vs-police-car/

 

so what you're saying, deviate, is that if he is a "mixed breed" he isn't technically a pit bull?

 

I'm saying I don't know what type of dog(s) make up this 'pit bull'

 

At least around here "mixed breed" is code word for "pitbull, but we don't want to actually call it a pitbull"

 

Whoa, I just learned a lot about pit bull breeds on Wikipedia.


Whoa, that video's crazy =D
Chattanooga needs some better cruisers.

 

that can happen too, but look at the dog just to begin with. his ears are standing up.

he might be classified as a 'pit bull-type dog', but he isn't an american pit bull terrier

 

yeah cause all pitbulls do that

*sigh* .. thats like stereotyping..

i love my pitbull hes a sweet heart..

 

Condeming a whole breed of dogs because of the way some of them act (especially considering you don't know how they were raised), is as bad to doing it to people based on the color of their skin.

There are some that are vicious, yes, but looking to those who raised them is a better starting place then what breed they are.

 

exactly!!!

 

he also hasn't shown aggression to humans


http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=115986&provider=rss

People's reactions seem to go one way or another.

Bob on Facebook said, "They ought to air drop that bad boy into Afghanistan."

Brian also on Facebook said, "They better not put that dog down. You can't put a dog down for property damage if he isn't aggressive towards humans".

Brian's point brings up a few misconceptions about Winston's case and future.

"Everybody has an opinion of what should happen to Winston, what shouldn't happen to Winston or is going to happen to Winston," Walsh said. "The problem is they don't really understand Winston's case."

The pit bull mix has been deemed a potentially dangerous dog, and it seems many are afraid he will be put down. Walsh says because Winston hasn't shown aggression towards humans, that probably won't happen.

 

except perhaps cops, perhaps, and who hasn't felt that way?

i know! it was a vehicle, got it. i still think it's appropriate. i see a black and white and i get hives.

 

:rofl:

Emerling says Winston will occasionally show aggression toward lawn equipment, but has never hurt anyone.

 

he better not be put down!!

as you pointed out he didnt show aggression towards any humans.. yeah he damaged a car, so what! people vandalize cars everyday!

 

I dunno, I wanna agree with you, but then look at specific species of animals. It's undeniable that the average shark is far more vicious than the average goldfish.

From what I learned on wikipedia today, "pit bull" is a term for a wide range of breeds, and some breeds could be more violent than others.

Supporting your argument, however, the most incidences of human fatalities from pit bull types is the rottweiler - which is considered by the FCI and American Dog Kennel Club, to be of calm happy temperament.

 

a rottweiler is not included under the umbrella of 'pit bull'.

a pit bull is technically:

-an american staffordshire terrier
-an american pit bull terrier
-a staffordshire bull terrier
-a bull terrier

or any combination or mixes of these dogs. what happens, though, is that any dog who remotely resembles a pit bull, is automatically classified as one.

also, when looking at something like incidences of fatalities from a dog attack, you have to look at the prevalence of these dogs in relation to other dog breeds.

 

See here's the thing though. Looking at stats and such can be very misleading. The popular misconceptions of these breeds of dogs, both pits and rotti's, tend to attract a certain type of owner who thinks having a 'vicious' dog would be 'cool'. Building on that misconception that is how they raise them and treat them. This skews the numbers when you look at 'how vicious a breed is'.

Think of this, which have you seen or heard of more. Vicious dogs like pits and rottis, or ones like little chihuahua's?

The pits and rottis cause more damage when they go off, but raised in a manner that doesn't encourage it, they don't seem to be any more prone to it.