Pit bulls and children do not mix
Posted
May 31, 2006 at
9:33 am by
Jessica
People own pit bulls to use as a weapon and if you are part of the few that doesn’t own a pit bull for a weapon, then know you’re amongst the majority of trash that does. Nobody thinks, “Gee, a pit bull would be a GREAT family dog.” A pug is a great family dog, a pit bull is not. In fact, why not just go out and get your family a bear or a tiger? And if you’re fortunate enough to live in an area where one of your neighbors owns one of these weapons of mass destruction, then do yourself a favor and move (your property value isn’t going to soar with pit bulls running around anyway) or get your village to sign an ordinance banning these animals. Children deserve better. People deserve better.
From the website dogbitelaw.com, here are some stats on dogs that kill:
As stated above, there are two problems that have been reported as though there is only a single problem, namely there are canine homicides (i.e., dog bite related human fatalities) and the dog bite epidemic. The dogs responsible for the bulk of the homicides are pit bulls and Rottweilers:
“Studies indicate that pit bull-type dogs were involved in approximately a third of human DBRF (i.e., dog bite related fatalities) reported during the 12-year period from 1981 through1992, and Rottweilers were responsible for about half of human DBRF reported during the 4 years from 1993 through 1996….[T]he data indicate that Rottweilers and pit bull-type dogs accounted for 67% of human DBRF in the United States between 1997 and 1998. It is extremely unlikely that they accounted for anywhere near 60% of dogs in the United States during that same period and, thus, there appears to be a breed-specific problem with fatalities.” (Sacks JJ, Sinclair L, Gilchrist J, Golab GC, Lockwood R. Breeds of dogs involved in fatal human attacks in the United States between 1979 and 1998. JAVMA 2000;217:836-840.)
Other breeds were also responsible for homicides, but to a much lesser extent. A 1997 study of dog bite fatalities in the years 1979 through 1996 revealed that the following breeds had killed one or more persons: pit bulls, Rottweilers, German shepherds, huskies, Alaskan malamutes, Doberman pinschers, chows, Great Danes, St. Bernards and Akitas. (Dog Bite Related Fatalities,” Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, May 30, 1997, Vol. 46, No. 21, pp. 463 et. seq.)
Owners of such dogs should be aware that if their dogs attack a person, the attacks may be scrutinized by law enforcement. The reason is that irresponsible behavior with or toward a dog whose breed is known to bite has caused a rising and unacceptable injury and death toll, which authorities are determined to stem.
“Irresponsible behavior” is defined differently from place to place. In California, for example, it can be a felony for a person to possess a dog trained to fight, attack or kill that, because of the owner’s lack of ordinary care, bites two people or seriously injures one person. (See Felony prosecution of attack dog owners.)
In different parts of the United States at the current time, there are a number of parents who are on trial for manslaughter because their dogs have killed their children. In these cases, the prosecutors have taken the position that the parents behaved irresponsibly because they left their children in the company of dogs most likely to bite.
There is an 8 out of 10 chance that a biting dog is male. (Humane Society of the United States.)
And here is the tragic story, brought to us by WTHR-Indianapolis, that tells a true account of just one out of thousands of tragedies that involve a child mamed or killed by a vicious dog each year. As a society, we fight for safer streets, safer schools, safer immunizations, safer foods, environment, homes, cars and so on, we need to keep ban dogs that are most likely to kill a child. People cannot be trusted to keep your children safe from their dogs. If you think the kind of person that chains up a pit bull or a rottweiler in their yard is of a level of sophistication that they keep innocent people in mind, then your are sorely mistaken.
Indianapolis - A toddler’s life is on the line after a pit bull attack. The victim’s family wants the owner held accountable.
It happened Friday afternoon in the 13-hundred block of South Belmont near Lambert Street on the city’s southwest side.
Police say the animal took control of the toddler and wouldn’t let go. His young victim’s blood was still on it’s snout while teams at Riley Hospital worked to save 2-year-old Amaia Hess.“She sustained serious injury to her face and it appears she may have been bitten on other parts of her body too. One of her eyes is missing at this point. The other eye is seriously injured,” said Sgt. Mathew Mount of the Indianapolis Police Department.
The little girl was in the stroller with her mother. A man opened his door and the dog, named Ozzie, ran out straight for the little girl.
“I seen the baby in the dogs mouth and the dog shaking the baby like a rag doll, just shaking, shaking, shaking,” said a witness.
Amay’s great uncle calls her a sweet loving child facing a long struggle.
“One eye was completely tore out but the pupils were good so they can do some reconstruction on that,” said the uncle. “The doctors said that there’s many many surgeries there to do.”
It’s the second pit bull biting at the house in a year.
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151. michael said:
August 2, 2007 @ 1:37 pm
I don’t think your a jerk at all, you make some great points. Dogs do usually bite kids because children don’t know how to interact with dogs properly. Most were never taught. Statisticly where on the body are most kids bit ? The face.
They get face to face with a dog to give it a kiss or a hug around the neck not knowing in dog lingo these are challenges and dominance moves.
With a strange dog this leads to a bite. If a family dog bites a child because of the above then it’s usually a nip and not a full blown attack. Any family dog that would attack like that should never be a pet in the first place and it’s the owners fault for having it.
Pits are strong dogs no doubt but their jaw strength is just the same as other breeds of comparable size. The fact that they have a background as fighters to me doesn’t translate to them being more dangerous to children. Not to say that I would ever own a fighting dog but just because 3 or 4 generations back my dogs great grandfather was a fighter doesn’t matter to me at all. It’s all in the animal. A dominant dog will show you he’s dominant and if you can’t spot these signals and bring it into your home and you have kids and they get bit whos to blame?
To answer your question and sorry this is long but my pit was given to me by my best man after I got married and bought my first house. My last dog died of old age and I wanted another, I knew nothing about pit bulls and was naturally hesitant to accept it but like I said he turned out to be the best dog ive ever had.
I knew nothing of his bloodline just that he was a good dog. Checking his papers one day I found out his lineage and he was from old fighting stock. I had a son and two nephews that were his constant companions and he was the most gentle dog ive ever had. I never allowed unsupervised play with Junior because like you said dogs are pack animals. When I said he was from old fighting lines I was trying to say that just because of his background it didnt mean he was any more dangerous than the average dog.
Actually I used to just say he was a show dog because he was so striking. He was never a fighter and I would never introduce him as such.
Dog fighting is wrong in my opinion but did it shape the way the breed turned out? yes it did.
I guess the point im trying to make is bad Pit bulls are the exception not the rule. The breed as group are happy, energetic ,loyal and
great companions. Its just a shame that the few bad dogs out there get all the press.
152. Jessica said:
August 17, 2007 @ 8:14 am
http://www.kare11.com/news/ts_article.aspx?storyid=262338
“A seven-year-old Minneapolis boy was killed Wednesday afternoon by a pit bulldog his father kept chained up in the basement of the family home. Zachary King died after being bitten on the throat.
“I saw blood all the way down his neck, all the way down to his feet,” said Lincoln Freeman, a neighbor. “It was just horrible.
When the boy’s father ran to help his son, he too was severely bitten, on the arm. The father, also named Zachary King, then shot and killed the dog with his gun.”
Don’t these dogs just warm the cockles of your heart? I mean really, every family with small children should have one. It’s the next wave in after-birth control.
153. Michael said:
August 20, 2007 @ 11:40 am
Sad story all around. Two things kind of stick out in that article, three if you count the guy having 6 dogs. Who needs 6 dogs in the city and
has them chained in the basement? A dog fighter
thats who. Do you really think after reading the article that this guys dogs were well socialized
house pets or were they just money makers ?
First and probably foremost is ” CHAINED IN THE
BASEMENT ” Second is that the dog had a history of biting people in the past. Any responsible
owner would have put down the dog after the first incident or after it displayed agression to strangers or to the owners itself. But no lets chain him up in the basement and everything will be cool. That kid was lucky to live as long as he did having a knucklehead like that for a father. That could have been any breed of dog
in a house like that. If he didn’t have a dog
than the headline would have read ” youngster
shoots self with fathers pistol”.
Everyone naturally feels bad for the father so he will never be called on his irresposible behavior that led to his sons death. Why do you let dogs that have clearly
displayed their agression to humans live with your family? Whos to blame here ?
154. Jessica said:
August 20, 2007 @ 12:29 pm
Everyone naturally feels bad for the father so he will never be called on his irresposible behavior that led to his sons death.[/quote]
I’m not so sure about that.
[quote comment="104895"]Why do you let dogs that have clearly
displayed their agression to humans live with your family? Whos to blame here ?[/quote]
Well, that’s like saying, “Guns don’t kill people, people kill people”, when in actuality, *guns* do kill people.
155. Michael said:
August 20, 2007 @ 5:04 pm
Come on Jessica…You don’t think the father has any responsibility in this matter ? I know the dog killed the boy but why was it there in the first place. Why would you have it in the house with your kid if it already bit another human ?
Why wouldnt you put the dog down if it’s agressive with people ? And why oh frigging why
do you have 6 dogs in the same house if theyre not people safe? These are all decisions that were made by a human being…a human being is supposed to be smarter than a dog.
I served in the Army for 8 years so I know that guns kill people….anything can kill people, drinking too much alcohol can kill a person. But humans are supposed to think about cause and effect, too many times the real result is ignored. How can irresponsible owner + human agressive dog + child = dead child and the result be to ban an entire breed of dog ?
Oh man a dog that I kept like a prisoner in the basement and already bit some people finally killed my kid, those rotten pit bulls you just can’t trust em ! This is anything but a story of a boy and his dog. Please tell me you can see the differance.
156. Jessica said:
August 20, 2007 @ 5:59 pm
Of course I do! I think the father should get 25 to life. He’s definitely responsible. I hold him accountable for his sons death. I think the pit bulls are responsible for his death.
[quote comment="104929"]I served in the Army for 8 years so I know that guns kill people….[/quote]
Thank you for your service.
157. Michael said:
August 21, 2007 @ 1:05 pm
But are the pit bulls that commited this terrible
act family companions raised with love and affection that have never bitten anyone in the past or are they bad dogs with a history of attacks on humans that he had living in his home?
These are the types of owners that should never have a dog of any breed. Even if the guy
had a basement full of Labs this would have happened.
The pit bull bashers like youself might hold this story over your head and shout
” see…Pit Bulls kill again ! ” But when you look at the facts of the story what the hell
do you expect? Was there any other outcome to this story you expected to read ?
158. Jessica said:
August 21, 2007 @ 3:16 pm
had a basement full of Labs this would have happened.[/quote]
It would be less likely though. Pit Bulls as a breed are aggressive, and it takes more work to domesticate them and make them sociable, and even if you don’t agree with that, they have the predisposition and capabilities to harm moreso than companion dogs.
If that was a basement full of pugs, they might have gone after the boy and he may have been hurt, but it’s highly unlikely they would have killed the child.
IOW, it doesn’t take much to make a pit bull turn deadly and aggressive and yes, chaining them up in a basement makes the threat immanent, but that speaks moreso to the type of people that own pit bulls and they own them because of their ability to fight and be aggressive.
159. Michael said:
August 21, 2007 @ 5:22 pm
Please let’s forget about pugs, mini poodles and the rest of the toy breeds. Im talking about dogs here, medium to large sized dogs being safe with children. Pit Bulls in particular.
Your right on two points and I don’t think any Pit bull owner will dispute this. Pit bulls are more prone to agression and it does take more work to socialize them. But Jessica this higher than normal agression and need for socialization is needed for getting pits safe around other dogs not humans. The two are not the same. Pit bulls have some of the lowest numbers going when it comes to human agression when being temperment tested. Even lower than the lovable lab. It does take alot to turn a pit deadly against humans…against dogs… no but people yes it does. The breed is the victim of overpopulation and popularity with low lifes and thugs. They glamorize the dogs as somthing theyre not and were never meant to be, people killers. There are idiots out there breeding Pits that have no idea what the breed standard is or care about it. This guy with 6 in his basement is exactly the type of guy IM talking about. Punish the irresponsible not the people who care about the breed and respect it.
Trust me jessica there are so many pits in most urban areas that if they were more prone to violence against humans there would be multiple daily fatalities. The fact that they have such low human agressive tendancies is the only thing thats saving them at all. I look forward to the day that these idiots turn their facination to the next breed and leave the pit bull alone.
160. jock said:
August 29, 2007 @ 8:04 am
omg i cant beleive ive just become dumber reading jesicas article, wow theres still people out there that think like this, im sure she thinks the earth is square too.
im sure jessica couldnt tell the diffrence between an Amstaff an APBT and a scott bred bulldog
161. Kristina said:
August 29, 2007 @ 12:02 pm
Ignorance has nothing to do with any of this. Statistics are enough for me. Just in the last two years I have witnessed 3 pit bull attacks on smaller dogs. Only one where the owner was not around and guess what happened to that dog. Just last week my fiance and I went to a friends house where they have two pit bulls. They have always said, “they are good with children and would never attack”. So why when my two old daughter said “hi puppy” did she growl, bark and go towards her. Had the owner not been standing right there, who knows what would have heppened. Why would any parent even take a chance? I won’t again. They might not ever attack, but they might. That’s enough for me.
162. Dallas-Shae Johann Dummerauf said:
September 2, 2007 @ 9:15 pm
Punish the deed not the breed. I have lived with Pitt bulls all my life never has one hurt me or my family. If the person does not have the ability to train an animal they should not own one. Even a smaller breed of dog can kill. My nephew has his own pit bull at the age of 5, and Zeus has never growled at him or anything. Pit bulls are one of the smartest breeds, and are very loving to children. My red nosed pit bull jasmine(aka jazzy) is like a mother to me she always checks up on our family even during night. The only harmful breed of animal you people have to worry about is your selfs. We cause more harm to dogs then they ever could to us. Punish the deed not the breed!
163. Jessica said:
September 3, 2007 @ 9:14 am
Oh, sure, because this little boy (see below link) will be so much better off if we just say, “Bad doggie.”
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20564045/
164. Lex said:
September 6, 2007 @ 1:31 pm
This is a b.s. article. What a jerk who wrote this! I have 2 pit bulls a male and a female and a 2 year old niece who lives with us. And what do the two pits do to the 2 year old? They guard her like she was their child. They kiss her and they protect her. Don’t talk about something like it is fact, when in reality you know nothing of what you are speaking on. PITBULLS WERE KNOWN IN THE 1800’s as “NANNY DOGS” because people felt safe leaving their kids with them.
165. Anna said:
September 8, 2007 @ 8:39 pm
“PITBULLS WERE KNOWN IN THE 1800’s as “NANNY DOGS” because people felt safe leaving their kids with them”
AMEN TO THAT!!!
Media, bad owners, and bad breeding has made the Pitbull something to fear in society. And it’s ppl like you, Jessica, that makes it worse.
I know why don’t we ban human beings too, because lord knows we have a ton of psycho ppl within our “breed” WAY more than the pitbull does!!! Lets judge every living thing based on those few bad ones!!! Lets all be idiotic!!! Come on get a life, actually be intelligent on what your saying here and really THINK about it PLEASE!!!
I have had many pitbulls around my kids and NEVER have I had any issues, but oh my lab mixes have bitten children!! So who’s the bad family pet here?????
I do understand that a large breed dog can do way more damage than a ankle biter, but whos the meaner of the two?? I dunno seems 90% of them itty bitty are nasty little buggers So WHY aren’t we banning them too??? Just because they only leave small bites??? Come on, you compare a pit to a tiger? well a chi is a damn wolverine or a tazmanian devil!!! And before any one goes off on that I know not all itty bittys are that way, there are 5 next door that are nice, but I’m playing her game here. If we are gonna ban a breed for a specific reason, lets ban ALL breeds that are can be vicious, no matter the size!! Fairs fair after all! Mights well just wipe the canine right out, cuz they can ALL bite at any givin time, they are DOGS after all!
166. Ryan c said:
September 11, 2007 @ 11:26 am
Think about how many women men and kids die at the hand of other people. If you would open your eyes and see that PEOPLE are the 90% the reason for this behavior. Our kind! You have never seen the devotion,love that this breed (american pit bull) will show you and your own young. I know i get it everyday.How many kids die in auto accidents,home fires,drown ex……… Your point of view is one sided has no base If you had this point of view with people as the subject and you had power you would probably be responsible for a holocaust.
167. Ryan c said:
September 11, 2007 @ 11:48 am
speaks for its self please look
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBus4GGsyb4
168. Ryan c said:
September 11, 2007 @ 12:52 pm
check this one out very good
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bUfsfz8R34&mode=related&search=
169. Crackachu said:
September 13, 2007 @ 8:37 pm
WOW interesting….You know my parents where always proud owners of there two dogs. From the time I was little I remember them..One was a female rot named Roxy, and other a female pit named Lexi. My parents had these two dogs before I was born. I have two older sisters one, 6 years older then me, the other 5 years older, I also have a older brother who is two years older then me….Ok so lets look at that… In one house hold there was a new born, a 2 year old, a 6 year old, and a 7 year old and 2 cats and your so called “harmful” pit and rot..Odd how neither one of these dogs ever hurt any kids in a house hold full of them. In fact when someone broke into our house when we where all gone the dogs didn’t even attack the intruder, Each dog took its place, One stood at the back door, the other at the front. They waited there until my parents got home, barked and growled, to let them know there was something wrong. My parents called the police, told the dog at the front door to let them pace. The police walked in arrested the intruder, and my parents walked the police and the intruder back out… These where two loyal well behaved dogs, who where trained not to attack, but to block the doors. Any dog with good training can be a great asset to family. I’v trained Rots, and pits both. Although right now I am the owner of two Rat Terriers who have snipped and growled at me, and my g/f. I found it easier to train rots and pits, and I found that once trained they seem to listen better then smaller dogs too…Thats just me though… To each there own, but until you own a rot a pit, don’t comment on them. Don’t go on the net and find some stupid fact about how bad of a dogs they are. Heres some for you
170. Ryan c said:
September 18, 2007 @ 1:50 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtQJdhpsTCU
171. Crystal said:
October 9, 2007 @ 3:27 pm
You have very narrowminded views, probably learned from your “owners”. I guess you better stick to cats. Oh wait they might scratch you!! You should keep you retarded views out of sight. What you are saying is as dumb as saying that guns kill people. Guns dont kill people, people kill people! Get a grip may be we should ban you from the public.
172. now said:
October 15, 2007 @ 10:47 pm
I am an animal activist who works with numerous animal right organizations one of which is the wwf. So let’s clear up some misunderstandings. “Originally bred from bull-and-terrier crosses brought to America from England and Irealand in the 1800s, they were dog created for the sport of bull-bating. As that became illegal, owners moved onto dogfighting, which was much easier to organize and conceal than bullbaiting. When that was also outlawed, some breeders began turning the APBTs into pets, retaining most of their working dog qualities and gaining a new spot in the world. When bred for fighting, the breeder would look for strength, and gameness: from its bulldog and terrier ancestors it inherited the instincts to never give up and to bite down and never let go. A breeder also knew that a dog like this could be dangerous to people and difficult to control if it were a man-biter, so he would look for the crucial trait of nonaggression towards humans. Any fighting dog that showed aggression towards its owner or handler would be culled immediately. This created a line of strong dogs that, while being dog aggressive, would not turn on their owners.” Taken from wikipedia. Thus any one who stated that pitt bulls have been bread to be aggressive to humans, are are miss informed .
This breed is also often the most common target of dog abuse in urban areas, and many sites state you are more likely to be bitten by a labrador then a pitt. I had a labrador which is also very strong and energetic, and he like to nipp at my four children, so does the neighbors golden but that says nothing about these breeds. Some sites state that the pitt is one of only three breeds acredited to do well with children. In fact human genes were chosen and passed on by survival of the fittest, for thousands of years the better warrior or hunter would pass on there genes. Would that not make us the aggressive animals. Just look at what we have done to other humans the earth and animals like the pitt. We are far more violent then they are, and the way jessica is attacking animals those sensitive the pitt bull breed is just a demonstration. Save Alaskas wolve population and sign a petition another misunderstood breed
173. Sal said:
October 24, 2007 @ 5:00 pm
How can anyone think pit bulls are dangerous around children. I own rattle snakes and allow my children to play with them all the time.
Give me a break !!!! Pits and kids? why take a chance for disaster.
174. jill bryant said:
October 27, 2007 @ 3:41 am
[quote comment="896"]Yes, beware of those killer pugs!
See, the difference between a pug getting snippy with years and years of companionship breeding is that a pug can have a bad day and at the very worst, you’ll have a bunch of mosquito-like bites on your ankle (although I have never even heard of this happening, but I suppose in theory it can). A pit bull (or rott) has a bad moment and children are tortured and killed, regardless of the intent.[/quote]
And I suppose you could say that about a German Shepherd, a Doberman, an Akita, a Chow, a Lab (check with the French woman who had her face torn off), my neighbor had some hyper Goldens who tore the Fed Ex guy’s leg down to the bone….and yet —- I don’t hear your complaints.
All people know is what they hear in the media and no one reports any kind of dog story EXCEPT pit bulls. What kind of dogs killed the woman in SF? What kind of dogs attacked the 14 year old girl in Canada making them change their law (against pits of course - but, clue - the dogs were not pits). What kind of dog killed a baby when left alone by a babysitting uncle. It isn’t a dog story unless it is a pit.
Owners that aren’t trash? Well, there’s me, my neighbors who got their pit Toby One Konobi because the breed is so good with children and they have three beautiful ones, there’s Rachael Ray, Jon Stewart, Ira Glass — how about Helen Keller - that trashy blind deaf woman. There are the search and rescue and therapy dogs.
Try reading the ASPCA’s site, Cesar Millan’s or other informed sites instead of sensationalized sites. (You do know that dog bite law is run by a lawyer who makes all his money from dog bites - I assure you - he doesn’t see the thousands of dogs that aren’t a problem - what interest would he have?) And, does it say on his site what dog bites the most? I assure it is not a pit.
175. J said:
October 28, 2007 @ 8:09 pm
Okay your all stupid, not all tigers attack their owners, and can make good pets.
Why even argue? there are either pitbulllover.com members here or pitbullhater.com members
should we legalize drugs, should we legalize drugs??
why put yourslef in a bad situation
176. jill bryant said:
October 28, 2007 @ 9:43 pm
[quote comment="117425"]Okay your all stupid, not all tigers attack their owners, and can make good pets.
Why even argue? there are either pitbulllover.com members here or pitbullhater.com members
should we legalize drugs, should we legalize drugs??
why put yourslef in a bad situation[/quote]
I’m not even sure what this means but pits are not tigers, they are not drugs. They are just dogs: Tail-wagging, treat-loving, bed-hogging dogs.
177. rachel said:
October 30, 2007 @ 11:17 am
I worked as a Vet Tech for 2/years, have been doing rescue work for 5, and had dogs in my home WITH MY CHILDREN for years. Its really sad when someone is so damn ignorant. Its what started racism with other humans when back & what keeps it alive today.
BLAME THE DEED, NOT THE BREED.
Did you know that statistically, Cocker Spaniels have bitten & injured more humans than Pit Bulls OR Rottweilers in the USA?
178. Jim said:
October 30, 2007 @ 3:24 pm
Jessica you are a dumb!!! My family knows pits are a great family pet. I also cant wait to start a family, and get a pit and have a child. So you need to shove you head in the ground, like all the other people who think pits are evil, and just deal with the fact that you are wrong.
179. Jessica said:
October 30, 2007 @ 4:30 pm
Well, you should be happy then, more pit bulls to go around for your future children!
Woo hoo!
180. Danny Lawrence said:
November 19, 2007 @ 1:33 am
Jessica, I would just like to inform you of a couple of facts, since you think pit bulls and children dont mix! I have grown up with pit bulls and for starters i never had 20 cars in my driveway from people flopping at my house; or a broke down piece of crap car in my yard! Pit Bull dogs are not the the monsters people like you think they are. The monsters are the waste of life people that train not only pit bulls but any dog for that matter to hurt or kill anything. Its sad that uneducated dateline NBC watching people like you try to label my baies killers when in fact if you spent one day with my familys in house pit bull you would see that not only is she harmless to my children but you as well. my whole family loves this breed of dog and not one of us has ever been hurt by one of these fun loving family animals. truth of the matter is if you brought a bay pit pup home to your house and raised it with your kids. you would see that they are harmless like any other breed of dogs. Did you know that the most reported dog bites are form St. Bernards? I bet you thought it was a pit bull right well its not! Anyways i hope this is helpfull to you and please try learning first hand about something before you criticize it….