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Why do people keep rottweiler and pitbulls?
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"when reared wrong" is the only thing in your post I'd agree with. Thats the reason for 99% of ALLdog attacks not just those involving RBs.Bodhisopha wrote: »Well, we know they are more lethal when reared wrong, or go mad or whatever. I'm sure a case of a Lab or Saint Bernard killing a child would get a lot of attention in the news just like the case with the foxes in England a few weeks ago.
Yes dogs can have mental illnesses but these are rare and can affect any breed and not a reason to say RB's are more dangerous.
And it's been noted here on boards thousands of times that the media doesn't report on dog attacks unless it's by a RB because the "devil dogs" sell papers. The basis of your arguement is media coverage which, without insulting you, is pure ignorance.
The reason the fox attack got so much publicity was because it was a freak accident. Dog attacks aren't. I could go on and tell you about how the top 10 list of dog breeds with the most attacks include dalmations, labs, collies etc that aren't on the RB list. But I won't
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"when reared wrong" is the only thing in your post I'd agree with. Thats the reason for 99% of ALLdog attacks not just those involving RBs.
Yes dogs can have mental illnesses but these are rare and can affect any breed and not a reason to say RB's are more dangerous.
And it's been noted here on boards thousands of times that the media doesn't report on dog attacks unless it's by a RB because the "devil dogs" sell papers. The basis of your arguement is media coverage which, without insulting you, is pure ignorance.
The reason the fox attack got so much publicity was because it was a freak accident. Dog attacks aren't. I could go on and tell you about how the top 10 list of dog breeds with the most attacks include dalmations, labs, collies etc that aren't on the RB list. But I won't
That's all well and good but i never claimed other dogs are not prone to attack, my point is that when a pitbull, for example, attacks the consequences tend to be far more serious.
That's interesting what you say about the media though. I can't believe the media refuse to report the cases in which collies and dalmatians have killed children. Strange that because to me that is sensational and the media loves the sensational, it sells.0 -
Bodhisopha wrote: »That's all well and good but i never claimed other dogs are not prone to attack, my point is that when a pitbull, for example, attacks the consequences tend to be far more serious.
That's interesting what you say about the media though. I can't believe the media refuse to report the cases in which collies and dalmatians have killed children. Strange that because to me that is sensational and the media loves the sensational, it sells.
How do you know the consequences are more serious? How often do you see the aftermath of Lab , Collie, Great Dane etc.? Not often because it is rarely reported in papers.
EGAR who posts here will often tell how when she were attacked by a Lab the media were ready to report the story because they thought she'd been attacked by one of her Bullies, as soon as they found out it was a Lab they weren't interested (sorry for stealing your story EGAR
). If that isn't propaganda of the highest order I don't know what is?!!!!! 0 -
How do you know the consequences are more serious? How often do you see the aftermath of Lab , Collie, Great Dane etc.? Not often because it is rarely reported in papers.
EGAR who posts here will often tell how when she were attacked by a Lab the media were ready to report the story because they thought she'd been attacked by one of her Bullies, as soon as they found out it was a Lab they weren't interested (sorry for stealing your story EGAR). If that isn't propaganda of the highest order I don't know what is?!!!!!
Well, i've not heard of any cases where these dogs have killed anyone. But as has been pointed out to me a collie killing a child is such a common occurance that we as a society are numbed to such things to the point that the media doesn't bother reporting on it any more. Sort of like events in Iraq and Darfur.0 -
I don't specifically mean "killed", just dog attacks in general, sorry if that came across wrong. The harsh reality is that it's not sensational at all because it's so common. the media doesn'nt report it because it's boring. a restricted breed attack, however, can be milked and sensationalised because a lot of people believe the BS about these breeds. EGAR might be on later to to tell her story like Irush said. If I remember correctly she had reporters outside her hospital room until they found out it was a lab but my memory is hazyBodhisopha wrote: »That's interesting what you say about the media though. I can't believe the media refuse to report the cases in which collies and dalmatians have killed children. Strange that because to me that is sensational and the media loves the sensational, it sells.
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9 people died in Germany in Great Dane attacks. A little girl in France was killed not too long ago in seconds by the family's Great Dane. These are just a few examples, I remember off hand without looking up my files. One owner in Germany got killed by his Dachshund x Spitz cross, go figure. Oh and several people in Germany have been killed by gundogs.
When I was a child one of my neighbours got mauled by one his St. Bernards, he died later in hospital. The dog was six years old and never shown any aggression beforehand.
Not too far from here a litte girl had her face ripped off by her family's pet, a border collie. Had the father not grabbed the dog, it would have killed her.
The Labrador who attacked me meant business and I escaped by the skin of my teeth. A less dog savvy person or a child would not have stood a chance. And yes, it is true, I got phone calls and visits from reporters in hospital. That interest soon vaned once they found out who the culprit was.
The press has NO interest in dog attacks other than bull breeds.
And other breeds biting and killing: there you go: http://www.understand-a-bull.com/Articles/OtherBreedBites/AllDogsBite.htm
I am SICK and tired of people making statements without actually having ever met much less lived with a Pit Bull or a Rotti.
I had a reporter interviewing me a few years back about my rescue. She sat on my couch with a dog on her lap and wrote everything down I said. After she was finished she said she would like to meet one of my Pit Bulls and I told her that she had had one sitting on her lap for the duration of her stay.
Her jaw dropped - God only knows what she expected. Blood dripping jaws maybe. 0 -
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I am aware of Merrit Clifton's study (one of several, he also wrote about feral cats and swine flu - a jack-of-all-trades). He has failed to take demographics into consideration which clearly support the "bad owner - bad dog" statistics.
Also, Mr Clifton is a former PETA employee and we all know what PETA thinks about dogs as pets and Pit Bulls in particular
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