[jewlz]

haha yeah i've been here for long enough..... why do you think that was the first pic

btw he's at around 8-9 months in those pics

[Antwerp]

I'm curious how this "ban" would be carried out exactly?

Are people advocating "banning" pits suggesting that we search and destroy all pits?
Systematically eradicate them from existance?
Make them extinct?
Show up to people's homes and say sorry, but your breed of dog sucks, so we're euthanizing it and there's nothing you can do about it.

[tenfifteen]

Originally Posted by Antwerp

I'm curious how this "ban" would be carried out exactly?

Are people advocating "banning" pits mean that we search and destroy all pits?
Make them extinct?
Systematically eradicate them from existing?
Show up to people's homes and say sorry, but your breed of dog sucks, so we're euthanizing it and there's nothing you can do about it.

No, what they do in England (iirc) is that all existing dogs (that they know about, obviously) are simply required to be sterilized, so the breed dies off via attrition.

I think responsible Pit owners should get behind some sensible regulation before it comes to that though, or they could end up in the same boat. It's the same thing with guns... you keep the "no waiting periods/no background checks" hardline mentality for very long and tragedies mount, which gets public opinion on the side of outright bans.

[Antwerp]

Well then I'm already in compliance.

Both my dogs were spayed when they were puppies.

[jewlz]

i came across this recently-

why not to spay/neuer your dogs

http://www.naiaonline.org/pdfs/LongT...uterInDogs.pdf

[Antwerp]

Originally Posted by zerotosixty

Again with this!

So you mean to tell me that every single pit pull attack has a completely irresponsible owner behind it? Please!

I'm sure there's some otherwise normal pits that may have bit someone.
But, I'd wager all lethal attacks were due to how the dog was raised/treated though it's life.

[zerotosixty]

Originally Posted by tenfifteen

No, what they do in England (iirc) is that all existing dogs (that they know about, obviously) are simply required to be sterilized, so the breed dies off via attrition.

I think responsible Pit owners should get behind some sensible regulation before it comes to that though, or they could end up in the same boat. It's the same thing with guns... you keep the "no waiting periods/no background checks" hardline mentality for very long and tragedies mount, which gets public opinion on the side of outright bans.

I agree. There needs to be a program in place that puts these kinds of dogs into the hands of responsible owners. How you decide who is responsible or not is based on the amount of training/education/handling experience the owner can prove that they have had. Like I said before, an outright ban isn't very logical and don't believe it very likely to occur on a wide-spread scale due to it being controversial. But special regulation must be done for these breeds due to their nature and this kind of program may be more receptive to the dog-loving public.

[Antwerp]

Originally Posted by jewlz

i came across this recently-

why not to spay/neuter your dogs

http://www.naiaonline.org/pdfs/LongT...uterInDogs.pdf

The traditional spay/neuter age of six months as well as the modern practice of pediatric spay/neuter appear
to predispose dogs to health risks that could otherwise be avoided by waiting until the dog is physically
mature, or perhaps in the case of many male dogs, foregoing it altogether unless medically necessary.

I might have to make sure our dogs are +1 from now on.

[Dewstain]

Wow, looks as though I'm a bit late to this party, but Pit Bulls are NOT aggressive dogs. They are loyal dogs, but not aggressive in any manner. Their downfall is all hype and sensationalism, as I can see a number of you have succumb to.

Chows/Chihuahuas are the most aggressive dogs, and the most likely to go crazy on you. It's just that Pits get all the attention from being bigger and stronger. I've met a number of pits in my life and they are some of the sweetest and best tempered dogs I've ever seen.

As for legislation, I agree that there needs to be something in place, but same for guns, etc. I'm a gun advocate, but I don't see the need for anyone to have a gun without proper legislation in place to make sure you are going to use it appropriately and responsibly. I'm all for the same thing with animals. I lived in the South for 4 years and southerners treatment of animals in general is absolutely appalling.

But don't blame the dog for the owners negligence. A dog will only do what it's trained to do, and that's regardless of breed.

[jewlz]

ant, my dog is unaltered as of right now. i was planning on getting him spayed but now i'm kinda on the fence after reading that article