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Would you bring your child to a house that you know has a pitbull? Even if the pitbull has never had any violent outbursts? TIA
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Re: Pitbulls
There is NOTHING wrong with pitbills. A few jerks have trained a few pitbulls to be bad dogs. The bread themselves are not inherently evil.
So yes. Yes I would. unless i knew the person was a jerk who purposefully turned nice dogs into fighters. So, i won't be taking DD to Vick's house.
Pitbulls that eat cake are the devil.
Scary to even think about.
What about pitbulls with guns?
I would actually be more concerned by a chihuahua....
Chihuahuas that eat cake would be even worse. They are already jittery pre sugar over load.
No, I would not. I do understand that there are great pitbulls who have been raised in great homes, but genetically they can snap. I have worked in a dog-related occupation, and even though I've seen some okay pits, they always tended to be the most trouble makers.
As a PP stated, yes chihuahuas can be vicious, too. HOWEVER chihuahuas do not have the jaw strength as a pitbull, and little dogs are more likely to bite and release, where as with a pitbull, they are more likely to clamp on and hold on.
I will NOT let my child around a pitbull.
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You make a good point. *shudders*
you sound like my H.
IMO, its up to the parents to be safe. We do not have pets, but we take LO to places where animals are. We simply do not put her in unsafe positions. Its not hard to do. If you have to hold her, you have to hold her.
Imagine... a whole army of dogs on cake, applying for welfare benefits.
We will need to break out the sugar testing.
OMG I seriously just laughed out loud.
And this is why we belong in a two-woman-clique of badassery.
If the owner was responsible, had good control over the dog, and it was trained and socialized properly then of course I would.
One of our dogs is half Pitbull, half Basenji and he is a sweetie. Our friends have brought their children to our house several times without incident. Louie is trained and very well socialized. He knows that DH and I are in charge and listens to us very well. If he ever gets too playful we just remove him from the room and lock him behind the baby gate. No biggie.
Here is Liam cuddling with him on a sick day at home.
hopefully they don't use their welfare money to buy expensive dog collars for themselves and then buy cheap leashes for their puppies.
Too far, hor.
eh, cats aren't safe either. I wasn't fast enough and DD pulled on my mom's cat's fur. She bit her.
It was my fault for not being close enough, and she was fine. I guess i'm just saying I don't get the breed hate. Hate on all animals if you want (H and I aren't animal people) but I think the breed hate is unfair.
Tee hee.
too funny, you mean?
Same thing.
True story.
One of my sisters was scratched by a feral cat when we were kids and it took over 30 stitches to her head to close the wounds.
Yes. I would take my child to any house that has a well trained dog.
FWIW, Ferrets are the devil. Those are the bastards you need to worry about.
Bwahaha. Rodents are the true demons of the world.
I don't know of chis doing terrible damage, except to my nerves because they never shut the hell up. That's enough for me. I wouldn't want that thing yipping in lo's face. edit
I love your siggy pic! That is one happy DD and a happy pup!
I had a hamster that would turn it's head a full 360 degrees. I mean, he watched the Exorcist with me a few dozen times, but still. He was the devil reincarnated. I was happy when he died....even though his red beady little eyes stayed open.
I hate rodents. Hate them. Make me vomit. Yuck. Ew...
Thank you! They're best friends.
I think it depends on the dog and the family it was raised in. If it was one of my friends dogs that I know are all well behaved then I have no problem taking DD there no matter the breed. If the dog becomes a nuisance almost every friend I have would remove the dog from the room without me even having to acknowledge it. That being said the only dog I will NEVER trust to be in the same room as my daughter is my SIL's Siberian husky. He's bitten her, my BIL, my husband, my MIL, and I all on numerous occasions. I haven't even given him the chance to be around DD to snap at her.
I hate that breeds come with baggage. My dog Roufus is a chow/husky mix and I hear every day that I need to get rid of him because the chow in him is going to rip DD's arm off one day. Granted any dog could snap he's like a giant teddy bear. He's never growled at anyone ever and the only damage he could do would be licking someone to death.
I would not own a pitbull and I would not let my DD around one.
There are certain types of alpha-male type people that can handle them/train them, but we're not those people.
I have a dog that requires a lot of excercise otherwise she's too hyper and that's enough of a struggle for our family.
And personally, I wouldn't want to constantly be reassuring everyone that the dog is OK to be around and OK with children and not vicious... etc. Sounds like more unnecessary work... and dogs are a lot of work (particularly big ones).
Are you thinking of adopting one?
I wouldn't take Olivia to a house that has a dog or cats. Her daddy is extremely allergic to dogs and cats. So if we go to a house that has cat/dog hair its just not pretty.
Which pisses his youngest sister off as she rolls her eyes everytime her husband mentions how we don't come over. We don't come over cause you have animals your BIL is allergic too- duh...