Another child killed by the family Dachshund

McLovin · 05-28-2010, 01:13 PM

Another child killed by the family Dachshund today.

Oh, wait, that wasn't a Dachshund.

2-year-old boy killed by family pit bull in SoCal

widgeon13 · 05-28-2010, 01:17 PM

Very sad and from my perspective, completely unnecessary.

m21sniper · 01:22 PM

Someone around here just got killed by a pitbull recently as well.

I don't trust them at all, and would shoot one that was unleashed without hesitation if it so much as growled at me.

GH85Carrera · GH85Carrera's Garage

It is not the dog breed, it is the owner.

mossguy · 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

It is not the dog breed, it is the owner.

Shoot the owner as well

Best,
Tom

sammyg2 · 05-28-2010, 01:32 PM

Cant figure out why some guys think having a tough dog is more important than having a child that is alive.
Maybe it's a cultural thing?

McLovin · 05-28-2010, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

It is not the dog breed, it is the owner.

I'm with ya on that one. Breed is irrelevant as to whether a dog is going to kill you.

That's why there are so many deaths by Chihuaha and mini-Dachshund attacks each year.

sammyg2 · 05-28-2010, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

It is not the dog breed, it is the owner.

Bull crap. I'm tired of hearing this. Isn't it about time we started telling the truth?
Some breeds of dogs are more likely to kill people than others and pit bulls are at the top of that list.

GH85Carrera · GH85Carrera's Garage

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Bull crap. I'm tired of hearing this. Isn't it about time we started telling the truth?
Some breeds of dogs are more likely to kill people than others and pit bulls are at the top of that list.

In recent years, the dogs responsible for the bulk of the homicides are pit bulls and Rottweilers. Powerful breeds have the ability to kill. A little eight pound dog is not much of a deadly threat even if it is mean.

It is 100% up to the owner to teach a dog that all humans are the pack leader.

This was the first hit from Google about killer dogs.

DOG BITE LAW - Statistics about dog bites in the USA and elsewhere

JavaBrewer · JavaBrewer's Garage

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Cant figure out why some guys think having a tough dog is more important than having a child that is alive.
Maybe it's a cultural thing?

+1

Our first family dog was Ryker. Handsome as all get out and very loyal - to a fault. Could not be trusted with people and animals. After 16 months of trying I could no longer bear the risk.

Family dog numero dos - say hello to Scout

By a large margin guess which dog likes to bite more (in puppy stage still). No worries at 5 lbs he's not gonna kill anyone but the kids know better than to get their faces to close while he's in play mode.

m21sniper · 05-28-2010, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

It is not the dog breed, it is the owner.

It's both.

aap1966 · aap1966's Garage

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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

It is not the dog breed, it is the owner.

That's right. Also.....

Greyhounds don't run fast, it's the owner.
Golden Retrievers don't swim well, it's the owner.
St. Bernard's don't handle the cold well, it's the owner,
Sheepdogs don't round things up, it's the owner.
Miramars aren't protective, it's the owners.

Pitbulls, a dog specifically bred to fight to the death. Turns out inclined to be a bit nippy around kids. Hell, who would have thought???????

aap1966 · aap1966's Garage

From the article:

"Nathan was attacked by only one dog but both were taken by city animal control officers and will be quarantined for 10 days before a decision is made on what to do with them, Robertson said"

What to do? What to do?!?!?!?!.........

I know, we can place it with a better owner, then it'll all be fine.

m21sniper · 02:10 PM

An actual case where it would be proper for arriving cops to actually shoot a dog on sight, and they don't.

I guess they should have had SWAT pick the dogs up on a "no knock" warrant, the pitbulls would have been executed on the spot.

Tobra · Tobra's Garage

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It's both.

This

Billy, the voice of reason, who would have thought?

There was a time when they were not called "Pit Bulls," they were referred to as "American Pit Bull Terriers" and they were FAR and away the most popular dogs kept as pets in this country(ever see "Our Gang?") They were, and still are, very loyal and protective. They were, and still are excellent family pets.

Over time, they were bred for aggressiveness and, in certain groups, used for fighting, kept as status symbols, abused, neglected. You know what the number one breed in animal shelters is? Pit bull and pit bull mix.

Problems that occur with any dog are 100% the fault of the owner in every single instance. To think otherwise is akin to blaming kool aid for that Jim Jones mass suicide in Guyana. I know literally hundreds of people with pits and do not know of a single one who had a problem, ever. I happen to know a lot of responsible dog owners.

Jeff Higgins · 05-28-2010, 02:06 PM

Time for this to stop. To all of the clueless defenders of pit bulls and other such breeds: the blood is on your hands. This just doesn't make sense to the rest of us anymore.

nostatic · nostatic's Garage

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To think otherwise is akin to blaming kool aid for that Jim Jones mass suicide in Guyana.

I dunno...this guy seems like trouble to me

Tobra · Tobra's Garage

Already killed two of those hippies

For crying out loud Jeff, they are dogs, people are supposed to be intelligent, dogs are animals. I challenge anyone to show me an instance of a dog attack that cannot be attributed to an irresponsible person.

Oh Haha · 05-28-2010, 02:12 PM

Stupid ****** people doing stupid things.

I feel for the parents as they have lost a child but thier role in having the dog played a part in this.

My son keeps asking for a pet rattlesnake or an anaconda. We would of course keep it in a cage so that it couldn't hurt anyone but once we trained it we could probably let it out to "explore" I suppose.

Would this be a good idea? He's really been pretty good this year.

McLovin · 05-28-2010, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Tobra

I challenge anyone to show me an instance of a dog attack that cannot be attributed to an irresponsible person.

Why not start with the link in the original post above. What did they do that was so horribly wrong and irresponsible? Did they do anything that isn't done by millions of parents and dog owners every day?