Have you ever been around a mastiff? When the dog got out was probably the most it has moved in it's entire life. They are too lazy to be mean. Because dogs have been bred for different jobs, there are of course some breeds which have tendancies to bad behaviors. For instance, Rhodesian Ridgebacks were bred to attack Lions. Any tendancies towards animals which are afraid of larger animals have most likely been bred out, while sheep hounds that attack the animals they are shepherding probably didn't make it too far. The problem is when people help foster the traits that don't enable a dog to function within the bounds of normal behavior.
Another one to watch out for is a blue or red heeler. That's the type of crap dog that bit my daughter last Sept (coming up on the anniversary in 5 days). The dog least likely to bite-with-intent-to-harm is a Golden Retriever, with a Lab in close second. We have a Golden/Lab mix. Excellent dog.
I use to own one for 5 years, it loved me and was friendly as long as you were adultish size, anything small it had a natural hatetred for...When it started to get aggressive at my daughter (being born), I had to put it the dog out of commission. 1 shot in the head behind the ear as it wagged it's tail...
That is the most horrible thing I have ever heard. You could have at least sent the poor beast to the SPCA where he might have had a chance. Did it bother you at all to kill your obediant companion who simply was unable to adjust to a change that you made? I can understand that killing animals is necessary and generally common, but to to so simply because it became trobulesome to keep it any longer... My mother has a neighbor who killed his dog because he was going on vacation and couldn't be bothered to find someone to take care of it. BTW, if you 'outlawed' pitbulls, the people who buy them to make them mean would just move on to something else like dobermans.
I used a 9mm 124 grain +P+ hydrashok. Quite messy... At least it confirms the temporary cavity destruction I predicted.
There's a guy in my building who owns a pitbull. This chap is the nicest, friendliest bloke you will ever meet. He loves dogs and is a very respectable owner. Anyway, the other day I was walking out behind him and the dog. They exited the building and suddenly the dog lurches off to the side and bounds underneath a nearby concrete bench. There was a lot of scuffling and a big commotion and finally the owner yanks the dog back. A moment later, an obviously injured pigeon flies out of there, wobbling around in the air. What if it wasn't a pigeon under that bench but a cat instead? Or a smaller dog? What if a baby had crawled in there? The point is that some breeds of dogs, no matter how well-trained, just have a natural mean streak and will revert to that when they see something they can attack. One funny thing about this -- there was a big Jamaican woman sitting on the bench during all this, and the dog scared the crap out of her! You should have seen her face. If there was a picture of 'WTF' in the dictionary, it would have been her face.
Hello? He's a hero for protecting his child. Child > dog. Who is dumb enough to allow an animal starting to show anger at children the opportunity to destroy someone else's joy by sending the beast to an animal shelter where some unsuspecting grandpa brings it home and it kills his grandson? Bullet x 1 = problem solved.
Who is dumb enough not to understand that dogs very often are aggressive to young children (because they are hierarchal pack animals and view newborns as new pack members) and not exercise a little forethought? This is like building your home in a bear's cave and then killing the bear when he came back to hibernate in the winter because he could have hurt your family... Are you a hero for causing a problem and not finding a solution that doesn't involve killing an animal? I can accept that sort of behavior from moronic backwoods inbreds who lack critical thinking skills but I expect more from an apparently inteligent person like ROXRAN. The dog was just acting like millions of other dogs throughout recorded history have acted. To not understand that and then to kill the dog because you were too lazy to think it through is horrific. Based on the way ROXRAN is describing it, it sounds like he was happy to have an excuse to kill something.
It was your fault the dog behaved that way towards your daughter though. But it's awesome you thought that SHOTING IT IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WHILE IT WAGGED ITS TAIL was the only way to go.
Thats pretty intense. You are the Patrick Bateman of dog killers. I don't think I could ever harm my dog, even when it bites me. I hope my dog dies a natural death.
One of the scariest things I ever saw was on David Letterman's "Stupid Pet Tricks". A landscaper brought in his pit bull and a medium-sized tree. On command, the pit bull jumped up and started grabbing and tearing the limbs off the tree
I guarantee you he has never 1. owned a pit bull, or 2. shot it in the back of the head. He's just yanking your chain.
So either cavemen are not heroes, or you're calling me a moronic backwoods inbred for defending his decision. I'd do it too. Question then... If your dog is dying from a car hitting it... do you make it suffer another hour and get it to the vet, wait in the waiting area, wait to see the doctor for a euthanization? Or do you go grab the pistol and do Ol' Yeller in? I'll bet you make the dog suffer longer, in order to be more "humane." To each his own. And I'd not delay or fret over a dog and it's "rights" when it comes to my child. Please.
A coworker of my wife had a pit bull. They trained it well, took care of it, it was good with the kids. They loved it. One day it got out of the back yard and attacked a kid. Police shot it. Never did a mean thing in its life until one random day. They said they would never own a pit bull again. Too unpredictable. Could be the most loving family dog ever until it decides to chomp down on a kid one day. Pit bulls probably get a bad wrap sometimes, but why even risk it?
Hopefully you don't preach at your church this way. If the dog was aggressive towards his daughter i'm all for him getting rid of it, that was wise. But shooting it in the head while its tail was wagging? Are you kidding me? It didn't even harm his daughter, just showed aggresstion, probably was jealous because the dog was neglected. Take the dog to the spca or put an ad in the paper free to good home and probalby someone WHO DOESN'T HAVE KIDS could give the dog a loving home. You don't shoot your pet in the head, I can't believe you defending this and acting as tho we are crazy for saying how inhumane that is. So tell me Mr Preacher. Instead of pinning Jesus to the cross, what if they sent pit bulls to attack him and chew him up? Do you think he would shoot them in the head? Or would he be forgiving? Practice what you preach. I'm disgusted right now.
