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jakoye · 12-28-2010, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by ImportConvert

Pits are nice, but around here people beat them with sticks and whatever else they do to make them mean. We got one from some thug family when the bank foreclosed on their house and they abandoned the dog when they moved out. That dog never was right, it was a threat to everyone around it, and sadly we had to have it put down. Beautiful dog. Shame it got all messed up by shitty people.

Yep. It's the people and how they treat the animal, not the animal itself. People who are scared of pit bulls know ****-all about them in reality. Perhaps they ran into one that was badly treated or raised incorrectly and that's scarred them for life. But it's the same with people: it's all in how you're raised.

With people, however, with our larger and more elastic brains, bad upbringings can be overcome. With dogs, once they're set on a certain path, there's very little chance of them changing. So I understand why your family had to put that dog down. At least that dog isn't suffering anymore.

ImportConvert · 12-29-2010, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by jakoye

Yep. It's the people and how they treat the animal, not the animal itself. People who are scared of pit bulls know ****-all about them in reality. Perhaps they ran into one that was badly treated or raised incorrectly and that's scarred them for life. But it's the same with people: it's all in how you're raised.

With people, however, with our larger and more elastic brains, bad upbringings can be overcome. With dogs, once they're set on a certain path, there's very little chance of them changing. So I understand why your family had to put that dog down. At least that dog isn't suffering anymore.

I have a friend that breeds pit bulls. All of his dogs are very friendly, great with kids, and have never behaved poorly.