Originally Posted by brucelee

Yeah, anything to do with animals being harmed/tortured/killed makes my blood boil. It bothers me more then when a human is killed for some reason (well, exclude kids and handicapped folks) I can look at pictures of a lot of f'ed up stuff, even videos, but if it has a dog or other animal similar I have to look away/turn off whatever I was looking at, then It'll mess with me for the rest of the day.

On of my sisters dogs is an American Bulldog, big white with brown brindle male, he's the friendliest dog out of all of our dogs, a big attention *****, loves to lick and cuddle, kick it, and knows how to obey and do tricks...

The way she got him was really f'ed up. She got a phone call from some other dog/cat rescue people (we have a network of people who foster cats and dogs so they aren't put down until we can find them a home) who said that the house next door had been raided by police and uncovered a HUGE dog fighting/training facility where they train dogs, inject them with steroids, cut off their ears (with scissors!), then they fight them and make a lot of money through bets... Anyway, one of the dogs who was about 2 months old snuck under a fence because he was scared of all the noise the cops made with their flashbangs and stuff... The rescue people grabbed him and called around to see if anyone wanted him... My sister immediately scrammed over and scooped him up...

He was too young to fight or train in that way and was pretty small and very friendly... A few days prior to that day the bastards from that house cut his ears off with f'ing scissors with no pain meds or anything... This is extremely painful for the dogs... But that fact alone made me sooooo mad that I wanted to hunt those bastards down and make them fight to the death! Arrrrg!!!

Chopper (Her dog, named because of his ears) would have been put down instantly because of his background and they dont take risks... He now has the best life he could possibly have... He's spoiled to death and is now 5 years old. People are always afraid of him because of his size and ears, all thanks to the POS media who brands any dog that looks anything like a pit bull to be super dangerous and deadly which isn't friggin true AT ALL... You can train any dog to fight and to be vicious, it just so happens that pit bulls are very abundant, cheap, and pretty strong which is why they fight those dogs and use them as attack dogs... Those fighters would love to use Doberman Pinschers, or any dog in that class because a full size doberman would TEAR up a pit bull, but Dobermans aren't cheap, they are very expensive and very hard to get, otherwise they would be using dogs like that.

Dobermans used to be the pit bull of the 70s and 80s before pit bulls were brought into the picture by those rapper morons who think its sooo cool... I dont know who I hate more, the media or the dog fighters! Both need to die in a fire.

Because of the media people are misinformed and when they go to the pound to get a dog they tend to avoid anything that looks like a pit bull all because of the false image that the media branded them with.

What people don't understand is that ANY dog can be trained to attack or be mean, and believe it or not, small lap dogs tend to be more vicious then Pit Bulls, but no one reports getting bit by small lap dogs because they are so small... But a pit bull on the other hand, not only are they sort of large (normal size is around 50lbs but it can range greatly depending on the breed), "and they have the media reputation that they are killers, etc... It just sucks... I'd way rather get attacked by a pit bull then something like a Doberman, a Presacanara (sp?) and the loads of other dogs that would make a Pit Bull into it's beatch.

You'd be amazed at how many people hate pit bulls just because of that... Even some of my friends are ignorant enough to buy into that crap... Of course I have to educate them to think otherwise and now they love the dogs.

So here's a nice big f' you to the media and to all the ignorant people that actually believe in any of that crap.

Sorry for the long and drawn out post guys, just venting... This is a very sensitive subject for me.

Oh, and before anyone says anything about P.E.T.A, PETA can go die in a fire, seriously... They aren't any better then terrorists... They ARE terrorists. There are much better animal activist groups out there that don't resemble PETA in any way, shape, or form.

Here's a picture of Chopper taken semi-recently:

You can see his ears here. (They cut off their ears so they don't get in the way during a fight)




That second pic made it into a magazine btw. The brown dog there is half pit bull and half whippet, she's a model for some organic dog food which I thought was funny as hell... She's also a rescue.






Cliff notes: The media has spread fear and false information around the nation regarding pit bulls that has made it so that people are very afraid of pit bulls, which in fact are one of the most loyal dogs on the planet and are very friendly if trained properly. Now when folks go to the pound a pit bull isn't even an option for them because of the media propaganda, which means that A LOT of very wonderful dogs are going to die thanks to them. Breaks my friggin heart.

Originally Posted by 03_Impreza_Al

KILO!!!!!!

Originally Posted by brucelee

Thats pretty much a wives tale.

Originally Posted by rvenosa

They can be great dogs but they require a very responsible owner and sadly, some pit owners help give the dog a bad reputation.

Originally Posted by 03_Impreza_Al

Tell me about it.

I was driving home and this white yukon pulls up next to me. Told me I had a nice "pit" and he wanted to use Kilo for breeding. I told him it'll be difficult since he was neutered and he said "why'd you do that?!?!". Then he just took off.

Originally Posted by SnoHumper

I think of pit bulls as some of the most cuddly, affectionate dogs. I love them. The people that don't like them are usually racist towards humans and are also ****ed in the head on numerous other subjects.

Originally Posted by 04Impreza

A little dramatic huh? Ha ha I could see his side to a point. I wouldn't react the way he did just be somewhat disappointed just because your Kilo and a equally nice female Pitbull would have some really good looking pups. Other people can get really into the money making side of breeding. My gf knows someone who's pedigree goes back 8 generations and she's able to sell her pups for $4k each. My pup is the 4th generation of her pedigree and her pups will go in the $1500 range. Of course that only goes for Pitbulls with papers, pedigrees and bloodlines.

Originally Posted by OneManArmy

WTF are you talking about? USUALLY RACIST TOWARDS HUMANS? Seriously? That's your conclusion?

Originally Posted by 03_Impreza_Al

yah backyard breeders can burn in hell.

any pics of your pitties?


Here are some old videos of kilo and jade.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxmmkPaXQ-0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMmQvD_XqXU