Pitbulls at it again

[fuji]

Pitbulls in an off-leash park attacked and killed another dog. The owner of the pitbulls says they were "provoked".

Good thing that it wasn't a child that "provoked" them.

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/...k-in-calgary-leads-to-death-tears-accusations

CALGARY—A Calgary family say three pitbulls attacked their dogs, killing one, “without warning” at an off-leash park.

Shanese Best and her brother were at the park Monday with their dogs when the pitbulls attacked.

Patrick, a Pomeranian, died of his injuries, while Best’s other dog, a Great Pyrenees named Maximus, was severely injured.

The owner of the pitbulls says he regrets what happened and is sincerely sorry, but suggested the dogs were provoked.

Stephen Jaquish says he owns one of the pitbulls and was dog-sitting the other two.

The pitbulls have been seized by Animal Services and will likely undergo behaviour testing to see whether they should be returned to the owner or euthanized.

“Catastrophic was the best way to describe it,” says Best’s father, Scott McDowell. “Imagine a chew toy. Two pitbulls were fighting over a chew toy and that chew toy was Patrick.”

Jaquish said it was horrible to watch the attack.

“My son is in tears. They lost their dog and my son is losing his dog too — a dog who would never hurt anybody. She’s being deemed dangerous, but I think she was just protecting like any other dog would do.”

So what's the problem? Pitbulls? Or off leash parks? It seems to me this sort of attack is pack behavior, and is MUCH more likely to occur where dogs are running together off leash.

 

[dirkd101]

Pitbulls were bred for one thing and one thing only. Anyone who says they make a good family pet is delusional. It doesn't take much to provoke an animal that is bred to kill and yes, thank god it wasn't a child.

 

[blackrock13]

Sorry, Pit bulls off the leash in a park, wtf.

 

[blackrock13]

I don't own a dog, so I'm no expert. I think this, combined with the fact that he wasn't the owner of two of the pitbulls... ... who takes two dogs they don't own to an off leash park and expects to have complete control of them, expects them to obey their commands? Besides the Dog Whisperer ...

Pretty much. I can't wait for MSOG's response.

I lied, I can.

 

[oil&gas]

I wonder if the Great Pyrenees dog injured is a puppy or adult. Great Pyrenees are
gentle giants but they can be protective with their pack. If not even a Pyrenees can
survive a pittbull attack I 'll never let them near my dog not even if it is a Great Dane.

 

[Aardvark154]

Then there was this incident in England http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...r-saves-12-year-old-boy-savaged-pit-bull.html

 

[Ridgeman08]

I'm sorry, I'm not a "dog person" either, but didn't the provincial government ban the pitbull breed?

 

[mrsCALoki]

I'm sorry, I'm not a "dog person" either, but didn't the provincial government ban the pitbull breed?

Is Calgary in Ontario?

 

[diehard]

I'm sorry, I'm not a "dog person" either, but didn't the provincial government ban the pitbull breed?

The dude who killed the cyclist is the same who banned pitbulls....

 

[Ironhead]

Pitbulls in an off-leash park attacked and killed another dog. The owner of the pitbulls says they were "provoked".

Good thing that it wasn't a child that "provoked" them.

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/...k-in-calgary-leads-to-death-tears-accusations



So what's the problem? Pitbulls? Or off leash parks? It seems to me this sort of attack is pack behavior, and is MUCH more likely to occur where dogs are running together off leash.

The problem is owners or dog walkers who do not have a clue what they are doing.
Pitbulls are not a problem, stupid people/owners are.

Pitbulls were bred for one thing and one thing only. Anyone who says they make a good family pet is delusional. It doesn't take much to provoke an animal that is bred to kill and yes, thank god it wasn't a child.

They make a great family pet ... but for not idiots.
Dirk maybe this is where you get tripped up.






My dog got into a fight for his life with a pitbull, years before the ban, and he ended up almost killing the pitbull. He had the dog at his mercy.
At the time my dog was in the prime of his life and a very lean 75lbs.

 

[thumper18474]

This looks more like a case of an unfamiliar location.coupled with a human not familiar with the dogs he was looking after....Staffordshire terriers ARE more apt to use a pack mentality if 1 dog is aggressive..let alone 2....
This whole banning of ''pitbulls' because of aggressive behaviour ..to me is bullshit.....they were trained to be aggressive..period or abused

I've said it before and I'll say it again....

there is no such thing as a bad dog....

Just bad owners

 

[Ridgeman08]

The dude who killed the cyclist is the same who banned pitbulls....

So he hates pitbulls and cyclists... Is there anything he does like?

 

[canada-man]

but keep you pit bull away from me, my gf and people i know

 

[youwontknow]

So how was the Pitt bull provoked? stupid owners these people needs to be ban from owning any dogs.

 

[thumper18474]

So how was the Pitt bull provoked? stupid owners these people needs to be ban from owning any dogs.

Now There's an idea!!!how about testing potential dog owners for the STUPID gene.!!!!

 

[thumper18474]

but keep you pit bull away from me, my gf and people i know

Well..if you're worried about agressive dogs around you and yours......then include rotties..german sheperds..collies...chows..sharpeis..poodles..cocker spaniels..great danes...bloodhounds...Any Terrier group dog....St.Barneys....pyrenees..irish wolf hounds...and the list goes on and on and on......
any dog......A.N.Y DOG..can be trained to be aggressive.!!!!

 

[oil&gas]

My dog got into a fight for his life with a pitbull, years before the ban, and he ended up almost killing the pitbull. He had the dog at his mercy.
At the time my dog was in the prime of his life and a very lean 75lbs.

What breed is your dog?

I wish my dog can protect me from a pitbull attack. The only mid-size
breed to beat a pitbull I can think of would be a bull terrier based on what
I read about them. I was told not-withstanding a warm temperament they
are pound-for-pound the most powerful dog.

 

[canada-man]

Well..if you're worried about agressive dogs around you and yours......then include rotties..german sheperds..collies...chows..sharpeis..poodles..cocker spaniels..great danes...bloodhounds...Any Terrier group dog....St.Barneys....pyrenees..irish wolf hounds...and the list goes on and on and on......
any dog......A.N.Y DOG..can be trained to be aggressive.!!!!

 

[thumper18474]

Investigate each incident see what type of environment each one of those dogs was subjected to.....graphs like that are just an appeasement to the general public...it doesnt mean crap
Ever wonder who police forces use German sheperds..rotties..or collies?...because they can be TRAINED to be as vicious as any other type of dog....hmmmmm..Lassie as an attack dog...go figure

 

[canada-man]

Investigate each incident see what type of environment each one of those dogs was subjected to.....graphs like that are just an appeasement to the general public...it doesnt mean crap
Ever wonder who police forces use German sheperds..rotties..or collies?...because they can be TRAINED to be as vicious as any other type of dog....hmmmmm..Lassie as an attack dog...go figure

German Sheppards and other police dogs where NOT BRED as fighting dogs. there is no comparison. police dogs a are not provoked by children riding bikes on the street off thier owners property