The prejudice needs to stop. This is a wonderful breed of dog. These ignorant people that go by myths and blown up media stories need to wake up. Do some research and you will find that this breed is loving, loyal, and all around good. Yes, like with any breed there are some bad owners out there, but not bad dogs. Wake up people.
it is ridiculous that these dogs are being banned. the only reason they are vicious is because they have bad owners. all other types of dogs are the same way if they are miss-treated. it is never the animals fault, it is always the owners.
my pitbull zoey is the most gentle dog EVA she will not chase anything she has NEVA bitten anything in her life and would never. People who are responsible pitbull owners should not be punished because of a few dickheads
My pit was saved after she was thrown out of a car by three women on Colfax. She is amazing with children, and would never harm a person. Why doesn't fox tell her story.
My baby Nina is one of the best dogs in the world. She is a beautiful blue pit who has nothing but love and affection to give. People shouldn't judge these dogs but instead try to get to know them instead of running away b/c my beautiful speciman of a dog has a big cut physique that scares them. Under all their muscle they have the biggest heart for people.
The media needs to do an honest UNBIASED story on pitbulls. I've been bitten over the years by several dogs unprovoked but never a pit. They only show pitbull attacks on the news because the breed has been sensationalized as a vicious killer so they are seeking ratings. It's all about how the dog has been raised, no matter what breed it is. There was a time in this country (still is in some groups) where certain races were generalized like this...
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My dog Zion is part pitbull he is the most amazing, loving dog. There is not one mean bone in his body. He recently was attacked by a german shepard and attempted to walk away from the fight, not continue it. He was so visciously attacked he could hardly walk. He is now healed and has no problems with other dogs, he only wants to play.
Our dog has been attacked by a blue healer, a chow mix, a german shepard, and a pitbull. She is the sweetest most loving dog I have ever owned. She is a pitbull, who plays gently with children, cats, and all dogs. Dogs attack everday. Whether they bite another dog, or person. I sick of the media making a public announcment everytime that attack comes from a pit.
There is no such thing as a bad breed of dog. All dogs can bite if provoked. Responsible dog ownership is the key so you cant blame the dogs they are goofily friendly towards people--family, friends, and strangers alike so BLAME THE DEED NOT THE BREED
I could not disagree more. Pitbulls are viscious animals no matter how you raise them. My cousin raised a pitbull and never hit it or anything ever, it was the most sweetest thing ever so we thought and then it attacked m wifes 4 year old nephew for no reason and now the little boy has horrific scars on his face. Pitbulls were bread to be viscious, it is in their nature, i think they should be outlawed in any kind of residential neighborhood. Either that or be completely wiped off the face of the earth.
My neice was almost killed by 2 pitbulls and has many scars, BUT, I've also have spent time with the sweetest, most gentle pitbulls :)
It's all in HOW you raise them. As in any dog really-only because they are so strong, they get the bad rap.
my dog was viciously attacked today by a pit bull today. i scared the life out of me , he will be ok except for the large gash in the side of his neck which hopefully will heal ok. i dont know who is to blame , i just feel really sad.
Growing up my family raised AKC dogs. Seems I was always around dogs of one type or another but never Pits. What a shame as I've worked in a shelter for 7 years now and, having saved 600+ dogs of all types, I find Pits to be among the very best and certainly least understood dog we place. They routinely score well in temperament tests and are clearly a more steady and trustworthy dog than the average AKC purebred.
My girl, Lotus, is such a loving pit. Whenever I take her out with me, people express what a loving animal she is. I'm tired of all the uneducated owners who don't raise their pitbulls with love and patience. No one breed should be DISCRIMINATED. I love Lotus and I know when she continously licks my face, the feelings mutual.
My GREAT granddaughter is a pit and I LOVE her!!! Down with Denver!!!! My grandson was bitten not once but twice by a cocker spaniel, now tell me how a pit is so vicious..........
The people that are irresponsible with there pitbulls are the ones that should be held accountable, not the dog. What is next? I am not an owner of a pitbull but my daughter has one and I have never been scared of him because she has raised him with a loving hand. Should we give any one the right to come in to our home and say we cannot have a certain breed of dog.
Apparently, people can be really dumb sometimes. PIT BULLS ARE LOYAL. They act like whatsomever you want them to. If you keep them well, and want them to be nice, they'll think, "Okay, they want me to be nice so I will!" And people who want aggressive Pits... "Gee, this guy is really pushing me around hard. Just yesterday they beat me with a shovel! I'm mad now and if they want me to be mean, then that's what I'll be!"
Besides, more Toy dogs and Cockers bite every year.
There will always be bad dogs of EVERY breed, not just Pit Bulls. If you take away the Pits, then you should take away the Labs, Boxers, and German Shepherds as well.
My dogs have been around my children since they where less than a year old. the only person my dogs would be agressive against is someoinf trying to hurt a family member. The only way they will get my dogs is to pry the lease from my cold dead hands.
The pitbull is getting a bad name because of the people fighting them. It is all in how you raise your dog. I have a pitbull mix and you won't find a more loving dog.
It is important that the public see the positive aspects of owning a pitbull.
Our pitbull loves everyone and just wants to give loves and kisses to them all. She shows no aggressive behavior what so ever.
I agree. Dogs will be dogs and if they are trained to be violent or seriously neglected then it doesn't matter the breed. A violent dog is only violent because of the ignorance of its owner. If it's not pitbulls then it's another breed. A well put-together, loving owner will in turn have a loving and kind dog.
It is important for the public to see how wonderful this breed really is. I think that a great way to demonstrate the bullies greatness is to earn the Canine Good Citizen Certification.
I recently adopted a loving 2yr female. Once she's adapted to her new home I hope to find a place to begin classes. We are going to have a lot of fun.
Lola will play and love on anything that shows her attention be it cat kid or dog. Not only is she not agressive she is a baby, if someone strange walks in the house and I am not there she will run out the doggie door and hide in the back yard (seriously my boss went to feed her when I was out of town and she did just that).My pit bull has been attacked by more little ankle biters and not retaliated than I care to talk about. An aggressive dog is an aggressive dog no mater the size and the OWNER should be held responsible for its deeds. Please show the good side of the feard pit bull.Lola is a lover not a fighter. Neither she nor I have done anything to be punished because of some idiot’s negligence. The new ban proposed will not solve the problem at hand just turn it over to a different breed, the bad owners are still out there.
I have a 3 year old male - Harley.
I have had many differnt kinds of dogs and he is the first breed I can TRUST. He is very loyal and lovable. He won't hurt a fly. His best friend is my little shit-zu mix 10months old - sox.
I really think Education really needs to be addressed.
Pits are my favorite breed, and they are very smart animals.
My Staffie is the most gentle lovable
creature...my 2 year old grandaughter kisses her and hugs her all the time...I cannot let her do that to my Lab...he growls...people neeed to be educated about this situtaion and there needs to be more responsible media coverage of what is actually going on out there with this breed...it is the owners not the animals that contribute to the problem...someone tell that story.
i have a 4 yrs wonderful pitbull she is sweet and a cuddle bug. All dogs that are mistreated by their owners or breeders are the problem. We just recently had a pitbull on the news that attacked a cat and the owner of the cat. Why it happened? Simple the dog was roaming free no one to control his actions because the owner didn't take responibilty. Why should all pitbulls be stero typed as killer and maulers? It's because the News and people protray them to be. You don't see very much coverage on any other dogs in the news and that's a crime. People need to wake up and take responsibilty of the animals give them heafty fines on all dog attacks. If this ban goes in to effect they can kiss my hiney I WILL NOY GIVE UP MY DOG! So far they have banned pitbulls in Colorado and 110 pitbulls were taken to shelters and of course we all know what they will do with theose animals, it's heart breaking. Animals are not for show they have feeling like the rest of us.
Isn't their real name Stafforshire Bull Terrier? I bellieve they were originall bred in England and they were babysitter for small children. Did the name Pit Bull come after they started fighting them?
I just recently brought a pit bull/boxer mix into the family and i have never seen such a sweeter dog. I know this sounds silly, but the other day I was taking him for a walk and a dog off a leash came running at him. My poor baby was so excited with his tail wagging wanting to play and this damn BASSETT HOUND ATTACKED MY DOG! I had to pick him up and carry him home because he was so shook up. Thank goodness he didn't bite him. My dog is friendly with every passerby and is in LOVE with my nephew. He even sits by him at dinner time. I have done the research and these dogs can be one of the most lovable breeds to exist. It's so true about the owners and their irresponsible attitudes towards raising dogs. Any dog can be aggressive with a stupid, or I should say ignorant owner. It takes patience and lots of love to make any dog an "acceptable" dog. I am apalled at the media for exploiting this breed in such a vicious way. I really hope that one day people can see the true side of this breed.
EVERY type of dog is capable of attacking. The pit bull is not even the most aggressive or responsible for the most attacks. They have a bad rap because of their looks and media hype. Many dogs labelled as pit bulls are not even that! They are crosses etc. It is not right to destroy a whole breed of dog because of a few attacks. We don't do it to other animals, or people for that matter.
the owner should be banned NOT the dog.i owned a pitbull an he was gentle as a lamb.give an animal lots of tlc an they will be the best animal u ever owned.i now have a german sheperd.
My partner and I recently adopted the sweetest white pitbull. He can't get enough snuggle time. Pits are very bright and eternally endearing. Raise them right, with lots of love.
I think it would be great to do a positive story on pit bulls. It saddens me that all these people all over the world want to start putting bans on this breed. It is not the dogs fault that irresponsible owners train and raise these dogs to be aggressive. People only hear the negitive sides of irresponsible owner bites, they listen to the media and don't do any research themselves to know that pit bulls are indeed very loving and stive on human bonds any pit bull that attacks is only doing what there owner has taught them to do, in order to please there owner. These pit bulls are going to be extinct one day because of bans.This ban is not going to stop pit bull maulings, because it is the scumbag owners that fight them illegally any ways. putting a ban on the breed will only effect the good owners and the good dogs. the horrible people who own them to look tough fought them illegally, they will breed and own them illegally. I am very adament about saving the breed from all this media hype that just is NOT TRUE!!!! I have a pit bull in our family, and i also have a 4 year old son, they love each other he would never hurt him, my sister also owns a pit bull and he is also very sweet. we both say we would never own any other breed now, they are just the best. bar none, no comparison to the loyality, loving, goofy personality. I hate poser gangsters and even real ones because they think it looks tough to own this dog. but a coward, wimp who needs a gun and a dog to feel superoir is still a coward with both in hand. Sorry for going on and on. Please give this dog the positive respect it deserves
I have owned my Pit Bull for over 10 years and she is so sweet and loving to everyone. I can understand why people who do not have Pit Bulls, would be scared of the breed. 99% of the time you only hear negative stories about the Pit Bulls breed.
I Think this is really stupid they should not band pitbulls. it is not the dogs fault it is the way people treat and raise them it is not the dogs fault and why should the dog get piunished if it is not there fault right?
All dogs can be dangerous or sweet depending on supervision. Thats just common sense. If you put a ridicuous ban onpitbulls is it ok to ban "yucky people" too? I hope so.
Pit bulls are loving dogs as long as you don't train them to be attack dogs.Pit bulls get labeled because of what the people see on the news but if you had one you would think different because they are great dogs to have.
I have a 7 month American Pit Bull Terrier named Rosco and he is absolutely wonderful and part of our family. He is a like a big baby. He loves people, dogs, cats, my list can go on and on. He is more afraid of you than you are of him. I 100 % agree that it is the not the dogs fault if aggressive. It is his/her people for teaching the dog. Pit Bull's are natural pleasure of their people. If taught to be aggressive towards "others" than the dog will aim to please and not know any difference. I love my Rosco puppy with all of his slober kisses, fast wagging tail, wimpering in place of happy cries, hyperactive, loving, affectionate, loyal, pit bull puppy!
Pit bulls are a wonderful breed, people need to get over this. I have fostered many pits and all of them have been wonderful! The more people that speak up about this the better!
We have just gotten a new addition to our family named Flash. She is a pit bull mix and the most loving animal in the world.
I fully agree that it is not the breed of the dog but how they are raised.
We have a 5 yr old pit bull name Balou. She is sweet, hyper, fun and thinks she is still a toddler. One thing she is not is vicious. She has been around my children, in fact she was born 2 mos before my little guy so they have grown up together. I want the media to see the gentelness of these dogs. They are wonderful pets and they have always been wonderful pets. If you look back in history many famous people owned pit bulls. Fred Astaire, President Roosevelt, Thomas Edison, President Woodrow Wilson, and the list goes on and on. Pit Bulls were the American mascot of World War 1 and were even on posters during war time. These are amazing dogs and it is time that the truth be told about them. The media has portrayed them out to be monsters. They are not the monsters it is the human's that are raising them to be mean and mistreating them that are the true monsters
I have an American Staffordshire Terrier named Dexter who is a rescue dog and an amazing animal. He dispells all notions of aggressiveness towards other dogs. Any animal can be aggressive if the owner raises them that way. This breed and "bully" breeds alike get this attention since they are so powerful for their size. The law needs to be against any agressive animal not just a particular breed. I absolutely love ignorance.
My daughter has a pitbull, Kindred, and sent me the info on this petition. My daughter and her dog lived with us for the first year she had her dog, and I have always found her sweet and, while entirely too active, she has never been the least agressive. In fact, my small, elderly terrier bosses her around unmercifully, and she is completely ready to let him be the top dog. I would trust her further around other dogs than I would trust my little dog. She is a wonderful, intelligent dog.
I have a 7 year old pitbull named Kindred (shortened from "kindred spirit") that I have had since she was 6 weeks old. She is my life and my best friend. Kindred has never been violent towards me in any way and she loves her people just as any other breed of doggy. This constant slander against her breed is rediculous and ignorant, perhaps even as much so as sexism and racism among human "breeds". When are they going to show the good side of these wonderful companions? Hopefully soon, before I have to move away from everything I have worked for (job, school etc.) in order to keep my favorite little girl by my side.
The media really has the general public worked up into a frenzy about Pit Bulls and they have instilled fear through unbalanced media coverage. Pit Bulls, like any other dogs, have the potential to bite if they are raised irresponsibly and/or abused by their owners. Who hasn't been bit by a dog at one point in their life? I was bit by a neighbors dog as a child (I have the scars to prove it), but do you think that made the evening news?! No way! Now, every time a Pit Bull is involved in any sort of altercation, it is the top story. They need to represent the other side of the story - like the comments listed on this page, for their reporting to be at all balanced.
I was also fearful of this breed. But when Porter came into our lives he changed all of us for the better. Porter came to us from kids on the street. He had mange and was very skinny. I had my doubts that we would keep him because I thought he would be a fighter and hurt our other dog and cat.That was NOT the case. After many skin treatments and doctor visits he had taken to all of our hearts. Porter loves us so much and is so grateful. He is gentle and the biggest wussy you will ever meet. He loves all animals, people and kids. He watches butterflies and airplanes and loves the animal channel. What an amazing dog. I get so teared up when I see these dogs on the street and being portrayed as vicious dogs. I challenge the media to get real and find positive information about these wonderful dogs. It's all about the reflection of the owners. So please stop the madness and do the right thing. This family is getting tired of all the negativity in the world.
Thank you Porter for joing our family!
I think the news media has given Pitt Bulls a bad reputation. There are many dog attacks that are not necessarily involving Pitt Bull, they just seem to make the news more than other breeds. My daughter recently brought a Pitt Bull home that was staying at her boyfriends house. He is a very sweet and loving dog and gets along with my German Shepherd and my Boston terrior. I plan to have him neutered do to the advice of the veternarian but he is a sweet dog.
I was once fearful of this breed. This was mostly due to unfair media coverage. In fact, when given the chance to own one I almost shouted NO!! After seeing my sweet boy I took him home straight away. Since then, I have become friends with several other Pits, never have I met a more lovable, gentle breed. In fact, my family is looking to adopt another dog and we will settle for nothing but another Pit. We also have 2 small children, who since getting Arlo 2 years ago, have become activists on Pits as well. Please use your media influence to educate others about this breed. Irresponsible, inhumane PEOPLE are the cause for these horrific stories of aggression and attack. Maybe you should do a story about the horrifc cruelty this breed seems to attract( only because they are so eager to please) Unfortunately, they are the victims and will never get a chance until you report it that way
My husband grew up with Pit Bulls, I grew up thinking they were dangerous. About 6 years ago we got a beautiful brindle from the pound, she was a year old. I love this dog more than I can even explain. She is the best dog I have ever had the privelege of owning. If the news is looking for a good pit bull to report on, I would gladly bring our dog down to the station.
I have two American Pitbull Terriers, and they are the sweetest dogs you will ever meet. They are really gentle and good around kids. The problem isn't the dog, it's the owner. If you train your dog the correct way then they are just as good as black lab. They are exstreamly smart and very affectionate! Pitbull bulls are truly a great dog.
My friend has a pitbull named monty.She got him from a biker.He is the most clumsy,lovable,affectiona te doggy you could ever come across.Yes;he has injured me and my children too,but only due to the fact that he reckons he's a lap dog;he tends to tread on ones'goolies everytime.It's all in the breeding and raising...couple that with responsible dog ownership etc,and they are a fine breed.Men made this breed violent-men can breed it back out......
My husband & I have had a pitbull in our lives for the last 17 years. They are wonderful, smart dogs. The media needs to do more research regarding this breed before they air these biased stories. I'm tired of all the negative press these great dogs are getting. Try looking at the owners instead of the animal.
i have my beautiful pit and i totally agree with everyone else i'm 14 and my pit is a great addition to our familly and yeah they can be stuborn but she's never hurt anyone she plays with my 2 year old nephew so let you dicide are they bad no it's bad owners
I can attest to the sweetness of the pit! My sister's Pitbull is the most loving dog I have ever met (besides my own little Terrier of course). This "terror" would lick me for hours if I let him!
I have loved and lived with an American Staffordshire Terrior for the past 8 years. He is a loving and happy outgoing dog who loves nothing more than to lick all the visitors to my home. I worked as a volunteer for a Pit Bull rescue for 6 years - I know this breed. It is time that people knew the true nature of these dogs - that they are loving, intelligent and eager to please dogs that need to be loving members of families. The cruelty this breed experiences by being used as fighting dogs and bait dogs needs to be stopped and the people who cause this pain need to be prosecuted and punished. The media needs to stop portraying these dogs as monsters just to get ratings. Funny how, the media never portrays the people who hurt these dogs as monsters.
The ignorance & prejudice against this breed needs to be stopped.
