The idea of shooting a dog breaks my heart...

June 10, 2026, 11:56 AM

Not going to change some of your minds but the pitbull stigma is, in my opinion, the same as the black rifle in the media.

The media will hype these attacks way more than any other ones. You will never hear about an Akita...or a doberman, or even a German Shepherd dog attack. We know it happens but it isn't in the news. Because it isn't sensational.

There are many pitbull type... but like black rifle, they are all AR15. There are memes that media even describe Glock as AR15.

https://love-a-bull.org/resour...dogs%20(these%20dogs

The Turning Point While there is no defining moment in which to point to and say “here is where it all went wrong”, many trace the turning point to 1987 in which a Time Magazine cover story was titled “The Pit Bull Friend and Killer”. Thanks in large part to the media, the All American Dog began to be exploited at new lows and stereotypical images like what was seen on the infamous Sports Illustrated issue, “Beware this Dog”, seemed only to confirm for the public that these dogs were to be feared and should not live in homes. The Pit Bull, seen by criminals as items to be discarded and now being seen by the public as a danger, began to fill shelters at an alarming rate. The media portrayal and demonization of the Pit Bull paved a perfect path for the onset of breed-specific legislation. (The first recorded city to pass BSL was Hollywood, FL in 1980). BSL began to crop up in select places as the dogs began to be used as a political platform by opportunistic politicians. Learn more about BSL here. Though media outlets successfully created an air of terror around Pit Bulls, there was a spectacular turn of events, though brought about by one of the most horrible atrocities. In 2007, Michael Vick’s Bad Newz Kennels were raided and for the very first time, Pit Bulls had the opportunity to be seen as individuals. Previously deemed as unable to be rehabilitated, pit bulls that were seized were typically euthanized. However, several groups like Best Friends Animal Society and Bad Rap took a chance on these dogs and found that almost all of them (48 out of 51) were able to be placed in foster care or re-homed. The media couldn’t help but take a new look at Pit Bull type dogs when the Vicktory Dogs emerged as successful loving members of society, and the public happily embraced their stories of recovery. And if these fighting dogs could be rehabilitated, what about all the other ones who just got dealt a bad hand or ended up in shelters.

Breed specific legislation...what does that sound like? Assault rifle ban? Huh...

We have a pitbull that we got from a rescue as a puppy. He is 95% pitbull terrier. Frankly, he looks like Scooby Doo. His mom was shot in the field by a shotgun while pregnant. You are only in danger if you are a Tootsie Roll pop because he will want to lick you until he gets to the center.

https://imgur.com/a/z4pOpUa

I don't expect you to adopt a pit bull. But have an open mind and see past the media bullcrap that are out there.

I get that there are tragedies such as this mauling..but to blanket every one of the dog sounds like who?

June 10, 2026, 01:10 PM

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I’ve stressed repeatedly in this thread that not all pit bulls are bad; in fact, the overwhelming majority are amazing, loyal, friendly dogs.

The underlying issue is that they were bred. To fight. In pits. 99% of them may be incredible, wonderful, amazing and loyal dogs, but a larger percentage than other dogs is aggressive. When a chihuahua is aggressive, you get some nasty bites; when a pit is aggressive, you die.

Animals are living, breathing creatures with autonomy; you are not allowed to own certain species, because of the harm they pose to you and others, without outside interference.

Every one of those attacks that killed children has the same quote “so sweet, wouldn’t hurt anyone etc etc”

June 10, 2026, 01:32 PM

Beanhead

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Every one of those attacks that killed children has the same quote “so sweet, wouldn’t hurt anyone etc etc”

I call BS on that. That is just like the case of Michael Brown. The claim he was very gentle is a textbook case of misdirection or flat out lies. A lot of these dog cases have a history of bad behavior and were not addressed correctly. How many mass shooters were also described this way until we peel away the layers of BS.

While you are correct somewhat that they were bred to fight...other animals. They were bred for bull and bear baiting and then ratting. However, biting inhibition toward human was greatly encourage. Dog exhibiting this was usually culled.

Despite their tenacity and determination in battle, commoners actually bred pit bull terriers with some of the same qualities and traits that we still love about them to this day. Through selective breeding and culling, bite inhibition towards humans was greatly encouraged. Gamblers had to be sure that they could enter a pit and handle their dogs in close proximity without the danger of being bit themselves. If a dog bit a human, it was usually culled.

June 15, 2026, 08:13 AM

Loaded Round

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Heartbreaking. It's not just the "dangerous breeds".

Neighbor with a 60lb mixed breed that went for my Wife and her dog last night on our back porch. I was coming out the back door and got between them and hands on the dog. It ran.

Neighbor ran into my yard cussing at me. "It's a good dog wouldn't hurt anyone." Typical bullshit. Called law enforcement. It's going to be a fucking mess.

I've never understood that attitude. When my dog was younger he'd occasionally take the opportunity to bolt through an open door whenever her got that chance, which would result in a 20 minute, very annoying and somewhat dangerous game of chase around the neighborhood. If he ran up to someone, my first instinct would always be to apologize profusely, not get upset at them for being defensive. It's my dog that's loose...I'm the one at fault here. And if he'd gotten run over by a car that would have been on me, too.

Our old dog (shepherd mix) got out one time and got into a snarling match with the neighbor's dog. No biting, but lots of growling and snapping before he kicked her away and I tackled her and got her dragged away. She loved everybody, but never did like other animals. My neighbor was super cool about it, but I was mortified and apologized a bunch and took him a bag of dog treats for his dog the next day and apologized again. And I also fixed the fence that day and made sure she never got loose again.

Our other neighbor had some kind of border collie mix that charged my kids in our yard one time and I yelled at it and scared it off. It had been out in our yard multiple times, had already bit my older son's shoe a few days before while he was riding his bike in our driveway, and I wasn't having it maul my little kids in our own yard. I went over and talked to the neighbor (hillbilly renter, not one of our long-term permanent neighbors) about it and told him that his dog was getting out and coming after my kids on an almost daily basis and he needed to keep it in his own yard. He got shitty with me and told me his dog was friendly and would never bite anybody. In the interest of not starting an argument with a retard I let it go, and they thankfully moved out shortly after that, but if it had come after my kids again I'd have called the sheriff's dept at the very least, and shot it if necessary. I'm glad it didn't come to that.

You don't understand the attitude because you are a responsible adult.

This whole thing is typical for the neighbor in question. When I called the Sheriff's Office I found out they already had 6 complaints on the same dog. In one case it had attacked and injured another dog. It's been coming into our yard and harassing my wife and her dog for several weeks. Not sure what it will take to bring this to a resolution.

I don't want to hurt anyone's pet. During our confrontation, he kept yelling he loves his dogs. I told him "Hell, I love your dogs too. As long as they're in your fucking yard"