Proof That There Is No Such Thing as a Violent Breed of Dog

20-Jun-08 at 5:37 PM
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One of the many dogs rescued from NFL player Michael Vick's illegal dogfighting ring is now working with cancer patients.

His name is Leo, and he is a Pitt Bull.

This particular story fans my flames of righteous indignation, because I've heard many times that Pitt Bull's are dangerous dogs that are bread for violence and have no place in civilized society. My own hometown proposed legislation to ban Pitt Bulls from being walked downtown because they were a "violent breed".

To those people I say dog shit and here's my proof. If a so called violent breed of dog can be pulled from a fighting ring and go on to spend time with cancer victims enriching their lives then the argument hold's no more ground. And hound lovers like me can rejoice, vindicated in the fact that breed profiling, just like racial, religious or sexual profiling is not valid.

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My Dad has a pitt bull and he's the least violent dog on the planet. Granted I fucking hate the dog because he's 50 lbs but thinks he belongs in your lap, but violent he isn't.

Pitties are awesome, but they do need the right kind of love and guidance, as do those little ittie bittie ankle biters, yorkies.

I'm pleased to see some positive regarding Michael Vick's dogs.

I am also glad to see that something positive came out of that horrible situation with Vick's dogs. I have owned a few pit bulls and none of them had violent tendencies. I believe its like raising children, they are who you raise them to be..

YAY! I love pitbulls and I know in a lot of the off-leash areas, there are rules against them.

Though if I was Leo and they made me wear that weird looking collar, I might bite them.

haha so it's not just americans you attack, but humans as well. :)

Hey, my last post attacked Canadians. No Americans in it. :P

Hey my last post attacked Canadians too :P

Toe-Knee replied to lostdwarf’s comment:
Jun 20, 2008
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Huh... stupid double posting. Bizarre. Apparently it's a clown collar, and you point out more proof, he's a violent breed trained to fight in a humiliating clown collar, and not attacking people. Crazy.

I'd read that pittbulls are not dangerous, except when off a leash, they will run after other dogs and attack them, because that is in their nature. What's your opinion on that, Toe-Knee? Is there any truth to that?

Toe-Knee replied to Patricia Volonakis Davis’ comment:
Jun 22, 2008
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Well from what I've learned from the dog whisperer, fighting dogs or "gladiators" as he refers to them as, have a few factors to consider. One is that they don't feel pain when enraged. All dogs have what he refers to as a "red zone" where they're unbalanced and freaking out. The treatment of that dog and their environment determines how often or easily a dog goes to that zone. Some dogs are more timid and frightened and some are not. By their nature fighting dogs will react to stress more aggressively than another breed, but aggressive tendencies don't necessarily equate to violence. Chasing another dog can and often is a method of greeting.

Also I think training has a lot to do with it. One of my friends would train his dogs to be disturbingly violent *only* when on a leash. I didn't agree with it but he wanted guard dogs that behaved a certain way when on a leash so he treated them differently when they were chained up so they associated the leash with a certain type of behavior. When he took them off the leash they were calm and docile and like completely different dogs. The stuff I've learned on the Dog whisperer is that all dogs need leadership, if a dog doesn't have that then behavior becomes unpredictable and potentially dangerous. That's where people say a certain type of dog becomes more dangerous when off the leash. The leash is a way of asserting boundaries, those same boundaries can be asserted without the leash through good training and handling, but not all people know how to train their dog in this way.

So, would you say that some breeds are more prone to get into the 'red zone' than others?

Toe-Knee replied to Patricia Volonakis Davis’ comment:
Jun 24, 2008
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No, I don't think I would.

Patricia Volonakis Davis replied to Toe-Knee’s comment:
Jun 24, 2008
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All of this is very good to know...

i was so glad that Best Friends Animal Sanctuary among others took many of the dogs - it would have been a crime to have them put down - i agree with you 100%

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