LUCKY TO BE ALIVE Boy, 6, savaged by ‘loveable’ pet dog who ripped his face apart before being saved by his grandma

It's all in the body language, and that is difficult to translate without practice. Much like understanding the different "tones" in barks and growls.

Little dogs are not often killers of humans - small animals such as cats, perhaps extremely rarely with a small child, but they are responsible for a large number of scarring bites, particularly to the face region. Fox Terrier, Dachshund and other hunting dogs being more frequently responsible... Tho personally I don't trust chihuahuas. Very rare to meet a properly socialised one as far as I've come across.

Typically the dog will freak, then the owner will freak, pick up and cradle the animal - which not only reinforces the dogs fear (pack leader is scared and holding me, so I must be scared, aggressive and defend them) but also excites the other dogs as they attempt to jump or grab the dog (which is it's own seperate topic on breaking those habits), but you'll particularly see it in younger dogs who pick up on all the vibes thrown around - call it chemical scents or energy - and also start getting more worked up

Edit - rarely do I bother fixing minor auto errors, but sometimes they're glaring enough it annoys me

Last Edited by Sol-tari on 08/08/2020 06:14 PM

Pittards

I get the tail up, tail down, wagging, body language of a dog. However that bit about fitting a profile, PTSD, and irrational response due to fear..


My dog has a personal kill count.

He has hunted and killed several rats and 2 possums on his own accord right here in our small fenced backyard..

Dachshunds were bred to hunt/kill badgers. They are hunters first and foremost, and I respect that of his breed.

His teeth are vicious and are absolutely capable of inflicting grievous harm.

What he can't do..is ever overpower me.

Last Edited by Seer777 on 08/08/2020 06:23 PM

I've never owned a Pitt. Never hope to. I defend any person wanting to own one, as I hope they would defend me and my dog, if my chosen breed were threatened.

Never hurts to be cautions. Certainly been caught off guard more then once by other dogs. Even the tail can be deceptive - an overly raised rapid tail wag can be a warning sign, as can a tucked rapid tail. I tried to find a decent link, but one I was reading said to give your dog a treat if they're showing signs of aggression toward you to gain "trust". Just...wtf...anywho.

It's what they do - hence the absolute love of squeek Toys, and their attempts to "kill it" with the biting and shaking for the hunting breeds. There's a big difference between getting pests and uncontrollable aggression towards anything that moves.

Yeah rule one is you can never be afraid of your dog, or as a friend experienced with Shepards told me when I got mine
"Own her, or she will own you".
As soon as that fear comes in... The dog pushes, because if you back down, are not in charge, confident (etc) then they need to be, because likely they'll lead the pack in the future (in the wild). They look to you for guidance and direction, because like a child, they don't know anything apart from base instincts.

It's how you see people who can't go anywhere near their pup while eating, let alone strolling over and taking a bone off them mid chew.

I've been asked, and helped, numerous people who requested it - from simple training to rehabilitating an extremely dog aggressive Shepard that was raised constantly being attacked by two other dogs (and been told I should charge). So this topic can always have me going off

Humans are the only species who will leave their babies with a predictor.


I love dogs have had them all my life my new dog is 200lbs. Pits scare me.

Future face eaters. Meet George and Grace.

Last Edited by Railhead on 08/08/2020 09:23 PM

Awww! Cayooot! Though they look bored out of their minds, Railhead.

A pit owner in Dayton, Oh let his two pit mixes (big ones) run around the neighborhood, would threaten neighbors with them, and a lady that had run ins with them many times was finally torn to shreds trying to go to work in her own driveway. She was found naked, the dogs had mauled every inch of her.
Lawsuits flew, the owners (two morons) were arrested, even the local dog warden got sued.
This link is about that lawsuit.
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ahahahahaha of course you did mate


what a load of shit

Jesus I loathe these monster dogs. I will never be around one or in the same room as one. They are a loaded gun pointed in your face.

Pit bulls might not do the most bitting, but when they do attack, they do horrid damage--horrid dogs!
However, nobody--no parent in the world can watch a kid at all times. The dog needs to go. Kids need to play without someone watching every single move.

How in the world would any person be able to never leave the kid playing in the living room while they cooked a meal or took a shower? the dangerous pit bull needs to go.

I had a female golden retriever and she was amazing with kids. I remember once my two year old pulled her ear. She gently growled and got up and went to the other side of the room. Of course, I chastised my son--but I was also impressed that the golden retriever was so precious.

I hope you know that you logic is very tainted. There are too many differences in causation and situation and numbers to even make such a comparison.

I second this. ^^^^


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This thread really surprised me because I've actually never met anybody who didn't like pit bulls before. I thought it was a pretty common opinion that all the blanket hate against all pitbulls is ridiculous. Maybe it's an Oregon thing but I have had a TON of conversations with people about them and I can't recall any conversation where somebody was inherently afraid of them or hated the breed.

I assume everybody's goal is to work past the fears they have (like I would assume that they would want to heal from their PTSD if they can). One show I really enjoyed a long time ago was Pitbulls and Parolees. That would probably be a good way to start to heal from past traumas.

Last Edited by I_am_who_I_am on 08/09/2020 03:24 AM

This!!!

George has grown bored with this thread.

It is not the dogs fault, they were bred to kill. Nothing else. Not guard, not protect, not herd, not retrieve, not to work in any manner other than to kill.

The breed has no purpose, I have seen countless videos were they will turn on their owners, and when they do they do not stop. Nothing much stops their kill switch.

The breed should be phased out. They are not even good guard dogs/attack dogs for Police/Military, if they were they would be used.

You are wrong. They are the best most loyal, loving dog ever. I’ve had three. I do agree, they’re not for the average lowlife like yourself. Deluge. But you are the expert. Oh look he’s about to eat my face I better be careful.

They are also the ugliest creatures on four legs. Pigs masquerading as dogs.
Feed it drano.

Ever wonder why pit-bulls are the number 1 most popular dog with gang members , criminals , black hoodlums , ghetto thugs , white trash , drug addicts , mexican gang members and other low-lifes ?

:rap:

So your argument is to be against the existence of something that when used in the wrong hands can be dangerous? That same thing that gives tremendous Joy to 99% of those that have them without any issues.

Since you are forming your opinions so based out of a fear mindset I am surprised that you even enjoy a website like this.

Replace your statement with the favorite gun used amongst those gangs. And know that if you took away that model of gun they would find a new favorite just like they would find a new favorite type of dog to abuse until it became a weapon.

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And by the way if you're going to spend time trying to reinforce the bad name that pit bulls get in this thread then you can't backpedal and say that you were only trying to say that the owners should be responsible if their dog hurts somebody. When there is a ridiculous wave of thinking in a thread that involves an illogical hate towards something and you feed that with more supporting evidence then you are making a strong statement.