Just now, edogthong said:

That's a horrible idea. You've obviously never gained the trust of a pitbull.  They can be the most loyal and trustworthy dogs in the world.

Yes, to the person that owns them , most loyal and trustworthy , but for the other 7 Billion people on the planet, they are potential killers 

4 minutes ago, edogthong said:

That's a horrible idea. You've obviously never gained the trust of a pitbull.  They can be the most loyal and trustworthy dogs in the world.

Why are they banned in so many countries then ?

A typical dog would bite the stray dog, not the owner.

Or bark at owner with high pitch (not aggressive) barking.

You must be stupid to own this kind of dog!

14 minutes ago, edogthong said:

That's a horrible idea. You've obviously never gained the trust of a pitbull.  They can be the most loyal and trustworthy dogs in the world.

Well said mate. Throughout my life I've had many dog breeds. I always thought the Boxer to be the number one breed until I got a Pit Bull. Wish I'd overcome my fears long ago.

3 hours ago, Fairynuff said:

Interesting that there’s more aggression in this thread than any pit bull

I must have missed it.....  Where did this thread rip a child's face off ????? 

This has been an on going debate for a long time and will continue on in the future.

 

Pit bull fans always say the same thing, they are great loving animals when trained right. But when one attacks a person they also claim its the owners fault for not training them right.

 Like they have a clue of what training was or was not given.

 

The truth is somewhere in between and unfortunately the in between happens to be the fact the were bred for ages as a fighting dog and had those aggressive traits continually bred into them to enhance those fighting qualities.  They are furious when attacking and those in-bred traits instill the kill instinct and they carry out that function with horrifying results. 

6 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 Where did this thread rip a child's face off

First person ever to receive a full face transplant was a French woman. The breed of dog that caused her injuries was a Labrador. Her pet dog. No Pit Bulls in sight.  

Edited September 20, 20223 yr by IvorBiggun2

An off topic post has been removed.

26 minutes ago, edogthong said:

I'll start feeding twice as many now.

Which will achieve what, exactly? Even more dogs to feed and more dogs to feed and increase the soi dog population even more.

 

What a brilliant plan. Why don't you feed ALL the soi dogs so that they will breed more and then there will be even more to feed and breed, which is the problem now.

1 hour ago, billd766 said:

You must always be the Alpha dog, the pack leader. If you can manage that, then you can control the dogs.

So if your child is new to the area our house and not the ‘Alpha dog’ he/she’s at risk...  that about right ?

 

20 minutes ago, edogthong said:

That's a horrible idea. You've obviously never gained the trust of a pitbull.  They can be the most loyal and trustworthy dogs in the world.

Are you suggesting that every ‘other PitBull’ that you haven’t trained is a threat because you won’t have gained its trust ??

 

 

People should not be permitted to have PitBulls (and other dogs on various dangerous Dogs lists around the world) without a licence.

 

People need to prove they can take care of and train these animals properly so that they are not a thread. The people who ‘do’ own and train them need to recognise they can be a threat and take ALL measures necessary to ensure everyone else is protected. 

i.e. this means - they can’t escape the house, they are tied up when guests arrived etc until they have been familiarised with the guest, they can’t attack the postman, that children can’t get in the yard to retrieve a ball etc...  

 

Ultimately ANY owner of any of these animals should be in a position of ultimately responsibility so that everyone else is protected.  

 

 

How many people would keep dogs like these if there was a fully enforceable US$10,000 fine IF their dog bites someone ???

 

7 minutes ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

First person ever to receive a full face transplant was a French woman. The breed of dog that caused her injuries was a Labrador. Her pet dog. No Pit Bulls in sight.  

which is why she is still alive. Pit Bull would have likely killed her

2 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

People should not be permitted to have PitBulls (and other dogs on various dangerous Dogs lists around the world) without a licence.

Absolutely, in fact, they should be made instinct, no reason at all for them.

11 hours ago, webfact said:

This time it was the owner of the dog who was attacked because the media said that it was envious of strays getting food.

So the dog read about it in the news and flew into a rage?

6 hours ago, animalmagic said:

I can understand why the faces of humans are obscured in news reporting; but I cannot understand why the dog has its eyes obscured for the picture?  But this is Thailand.

Glad you mentioned this. I think it's utterly bizarre to obscure a dog's eyes in the news. Next we'll be seeing a re enactment with the dog in motorcycle helmet with visor down.

14 minutes ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

First person ever to receive a full face transplant was a French woman. The breed of dog that caused her injuries was a Labrador. Her pet dog. No Pit Bulls in sight.  

Yes.  She took an overdose and the dog clawed her face trying to wake her.  But what does this have to do with the OP?

Unpredictable garbage.

 

They should be banned. 

1 hour ago, edogthong said:

That's a horrible idea. You've obviously never gained the trust of a pitbull.  They can be the most loyal and trustworthy dogs in the world.

Good for the owner and HORRIBLE for everyone else. Dog owners. Selfish beyond belief. 

1 hour ago, edogthong said:

I'll start feeding twice as many now.

I'll watch twice as many starve to death (there's logic to this, you provide food, they get more offspring, you doubling the food is not enough to go around since the dog population just quadrupled) 

1 hour ago, edogthong said:

I'll start feeding twice as many now.

You're a good boy.

So what actually is the origin of these dogs which are so potentially deadly. Just I did a little search and found this:

 

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The history of the Pit Bull can be traced back to the early 1800's in the United Kingdom. Pit Bulls were originally bred from Old English Bulldogs (these dogs are similar in appearance to today's American Bulldog) who gained their popularity on the British Isles in a cruel blood sport known as “bull baiting”.

Interesting, bred for a "cruel blood sport" they say? Well that explains a lot. 

1 hour ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

Well said mate. Throughout my life I've had many dog breeds. I always thought the Boxer to be the number one breed until I got a Pit Bull. Wish I'd overcome my fears long ago.

Were you a skinhead when younger?

 

 

Nice doggy.

This is what these types of dogs can do to children.

Only a retard would try and defend owning one.

 

 

 

13 hours ago, webfact said:

"Nazi",he said, was a strong and powerful dog, that had got upset through envy after his wife went to share some of his food with a stray dog called Whitey. 

I'm no Nazi sympathiser, but it does sound like this dog wasn't a Whitey supremacist. 

The dog needs a bullet.

Should be a restricted or banned breed 

9 minutes ago, lamyai3 said:

I'm no Nazi sympathiser, but it does sound like this dog wasn't a Whitey supremacist. 

Dogs don't see color?

Maybe it's possible to responsibly own that breed but naming him Nazi wasn't a good sign.

Serious question - why are its eyes "blacked out"?

 

 

Serious reply..... 

 

The eyes are blacked out because the dog must have a beer logo or beer brand name on its head. ????

Edited September 20, 20223 yr by SAFETY FIRST

19 hours ago, webfact said:

This time it was the owner of the dog who was attacked because the media said that it was envious of strays getting food

Seems it was a ticking time-bomb waiting to go off....

showed previous signs of envy over food, yet did nothing to train it out of the dog.

Glad it wasn't an innocent person injured.

Any sizable dog will inflict severe injuries if it wishes, even a much loved Labrador etc... 

you get out what you put in.

No training equals no obedience.

Do the pit bull owners on this thread live in Thailand and have homeowner's insurance which covers the dog? I don't care how great a relationship the owner has with his pit bull, I doubt you can ever be 100% certain how it will behave around other people. I'd never own this breed, especially in Thailand, simply because of the potential legal liabilities. Even if you have insurance or can afford to pay a large out-of-pocket settlement, there'd still be lasting resentment and anger towards you about what your dog had done. Why anyone would want to take this risk is beyond me.