Pit Bull Supporters Flood Website with Their Comments

I have 3 APBT MY grandparents had an APBT she was a red nose My dad got her for his birthday as a teenager and when he married my mother he left her with them. She never was left at home, they took her on many trips to many different states and if she couldn't stay they wouldn't either. My grandmother ran a day care when I was a child, no one was afraid to leave their children their even after they met Delilah. No one was afraid that she would maim their child because she was raised in a good home with good people and had no history of violence. A man 2 doors down from her had a Rottie dog and when I was 8 it maimed a child that lived a block over, the child was 7 and he had went in to the yard to get a ball and well he got hurt seriously. Another thing is that some kids a cruel and they will throw rocks kick or hit dogs, this boy my grandmother babysat tried to get Delilah to bite him once, he kicked her repeatedly and she just ran away from him she was a very large dog not small by any means. She died in 96 my grandfather built her a casket bought her a tomb stone and buried her in the front yard of his house. Every year on her birthday and on they day of death they lay flowers on her grave. She was very well loved. My 3 pits have never posed a threat, they are a bit high strung, but I also have a wiener dog and you know what they have not eaten him yet, they all play with him and my male sleeps with him at night, they share everything and I have never had a problem. My 2 year old plays with them, I was raised around an American pit bull terrier my child will be and her children as well. I don't care what anyone says, if you let dogs run wild in packs or alone you are asking for trouble. If the city you live in is too stupid to enforce the leash law then they shouldn't be allowed to make any of the decisions weather they pertain to animals, people, or plants. And like the guy way up there said IF YOU HAVE NEVER OWNED A PIT BULL TERRIER THEN YOU HAVE NO ROOM TO POST A COMMENT. And on another note My husbands brother got mauled by a blue tick hound dog, my grandfather got bit by our blue tick hound dog, both had a history of biting and my brother in law was 4 when this happened to him he was playing in the yard and got too close to the dogs food and he snapped and ripped his inner right leg opened all the way up to his groin.... ANY DOG CAN BE VISIOUS... my only advice to everyone is Know your dog, don’t worry about the breed know how your dog is and if you cant keep them fenced in chained up or kenneled DO NOT OWN THEM... be responsible stop making everyone else pay for your stupidity.

We All make mistakes - plus God has others plans for Michael Vick and the only way to get his attention was for him to be where he is right now - who are we to judge - Our God is a forgiving God - why can't we forgive as well - we are more concerned about animal rights than we are about human rights - people picketing on Michigan Avenue about cruelty to animals and we have so little regard and show indifference to people of various cultures-

THE GOD OF ANOTHER CHANCE
God does not disqualify us simply because we have failed. He's the God of another chance. You may have missed plan A for your life, but God has a plan B, a plan C, a plan D, and a plan E. God will always find a way to get you to your final destination - all he ask is that we trust him -

The Old Testament records how King David ordered a man murdered so he could marry his wife. But when David repented, God forgave him and still used him in a great way.

A man named Saul ated Christians; he chased them down, persecuted them, and had them thrown in jail. Yet God forgave him, chaned his name to Paul, and he ended up writing more than half the New Testament.

Rahab was a prostitute, yet God used her to help deliver the children of Israel. Nobody is too far gone, no matter what he's done. You need to know that God still loves you.

God has a great plan for Michael Vicks life - it might not be in football - but did you ever think that perhaps if Vick had remained in football he could have suffered some serious injuries which would have ended his football career -

Folks need to really search their hearts - they should be asking for forgiveness - we should be compassionate to one another - not throw stones - it just goes to show you that you can only depend on God - because friends will forsake you and turn their backs on you - But God will never leave you or forsake you - I believe God has spoken to Vick - people are blowing this whole situation out of proportion - as if he has done something personally to us - yes it is cruel to mistreat any living creature whether it be man or animal - look around - this is a cruel world we live in - look how we treat each other - look at this war where young men are killed everyday - some of them never had a chance to marry or have families - and those who would throw stones at Vick - shame on you - you need to get on your knees and ask God to forgive you for your wicked ways -

I am sure I am not alone - but I will be praying for Michael Vick and his family - everyone who is close to him is effected but this situation - but from it all he will come out of this a better man -

Vick can't do anything about his past mistakes. He will have to learn to let it go. But he can do something about right now. He's made a mistake, he has asked for forgiveness - and we should allow him to move on.

Michael Vick - hang in there - God still has a great future for you - great things in store for you - Your trust in God will allow you to shake off disappointment, guilt or condemnation - live today in an attitude of faith - Remember, "if we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to clense us from all unrighteousness" 1 John 1:9

I agree that it starts with the owner.

It was about the summer of 1993, I was 7 years old and my little brother Chip was 4 years old. Every day my brother and I would walk up the sidewalk with our dog Shelly, which was a Sheltie (smaller version of Lassie) to see Mr. Rose. Who was an old man that lived about a block away. Whenever the three of us would visit him, he would give Chip and I a cookie and a hot dog for Shelly. I was out of town one day over at my Aunt's house in Virginia leaving Chip with no one to go with. My mother told him to stay home, that Mr. Rose wasn't home today. However he giggled and continued to run out the back yard by himself. Carolyn my mother knowing that Chip would be only disappointed to find no one home, ran upstairs to find her shoes. Truth was that Mr. Rose was at the hospital that day sitting next to his wife "Mrs. Rose" who was dying from lung cancer. Carolyn was sitting on the edge of the bed tying her shoe laces when she heard the back screen door open, she went to the bathroom window to see Shelly running down the block after Chip.

As she ran downstairs out the same screen door and began her way to Chip. She heard my little brother screaming. Not sure what to think, she ran down the side walk and found him lying on the side walk crying covered in blood, pointing towards the back yard of the house in front of them. My mother having no clue what to think picked Chip up and ran him back to the house. Halfway down the side walk she could only focus on the fence to the backyard until she encountered what seemed to be a pit bull. My brother screamed and my mother froze, she describe the animal having scars all down it's back and the neck being bare from an old collar. Carolyn stood frozen and watched the dog run toward her and her son, in the corner of her eye she saw Shelly running at full speed from behind one of the houses towards the pit bull. Causing the animal to change course and attack her instead. My mother ran holding my brother towards the house, once inside she called 911 for help. My brother had been bleeding badly and she was sure that the pit bull would turn on someone else.

My father was home not long after and the cops were there just as quickly. With their guns drawn they went to find the pit bull. Behind the back yard by the creek they found the pit biting and tearing apart Shelly, who had been dead for some time now. The pit bull spotted the officers and once again began to charge after them as well. One of the officers fired a shot at the animal, but didn't seem to help. From what I understand from my father is that it took about three shots from the cops, for my father take over and shoot it down with his own shot gun. He wanted to take care of the animal from the beginning but law enforcement asked him to step down. When the pit bull finally passed he locked his jaw on a tree root in the ground. Animal control had to saw the root out of the ground to remove the animal. They had mentioned that this had to have been one of the worst cases they had seen in our area involving pit bulls.

I had to come home early from my aunt's house; I was taken to my grandmothers first. My grandmother sat me down and told me what happened. All I could do is cry; Shelly was my birthday present from my father. She was always with me, even when I went to bed at night. When I got home all I could see was blue and red lights and people from the news stations. Whenever I was asked anything, all I could do is cry. All I wanted to do is say goodbye to her and I couldn't. No one would let me near her. I loved her so much that I wanted to die with her. My father said something to me that I remember to this day, "I hope they understand what Shelly did from them when they are older, if it wasn't for her-it would have been my son."

Today do I blame everything on pit bulls? No. I blame about 75% of this on the owners. The owners only lived about 5 or 6 houses down. From what I understand is that the dog was chained down to a dog house. The owners were out of town and left the dog in the back yard. The dog for whatever reason broke the chain and found my little brother walking down the sidewalk and attacked, that is until Shelly came up the side walk from our house.

I do believe that these dogs are potentially dangerous and should only be kept by people that are qualified. That the animal control board should register these owners and do yearly inspections. Not every pit bull is like this, I strongly agree. But they do have the ability to become very dangerous.

Further information:
Article published based on attack,
http://www.petpublishing.com/dogken/breeds/sheltie.shtml

google for "pitbull kills" Not all pitbulls are bad. Nor are guns, but you have to have a background check, and keep control of them at all times. If anybody thinks that you can control any living creature at all times (even when your not around and extra-exciting factors occur) you are wrong. (Nice as I can put it)

I have owned this breed for 10 years, they are the most awesome dogs on the planet. I would never own another breed. If the media would report all dog attacks instead of only pit bull attacks we wouldn't even be debating this issue, as everyone would see that pit bulls are not the #1 biters. But since the media is only here for ratings, I guess we'll never see accurate reporting.

Quite simply if you haven't owned one, you are in no position to comment. Anyone who has owned one will almost certainly confirm what damn fine animals they are.

I have been a proud owner of American Pitbull Terriers for about 6 years now. When I first was introduced to the breed I was scared because of things I had heard in the media. It only took me about 5 minutes to fall completely in love. Since that first meeting I have been around hundreds of pitbulls, from family pets, to show dogs, to weight pull dogs. I have not once in this time encountered a single one that I had any concern about being around. They are the most loving breed I have ever known. My husband and I have 6 daughters and I am completely comfortable with them playing with our dogs and feeding them.I do not worry for their safety for a single second. The media is just on their "cause" for the moment. Before long it will die down and they will move on to their next cause. But in the mean time innocent people and their loved pets are being made to suffer for the stupidity of uneducated people. Untill you have spent time with one of these wonderful animals do not be to quick to judge. I gaurantee that an afternoon spent with an american pitbull terrier in a loving home will show you the abundent love that these animals have for people. www.crazy8kennel.com

how does a ban against stray dogs turn inot a ban against pit bulls talk about one sided , these dogs are great animals dont take a good thing away from americas best friend these dogs have been in this country as long as the countrys been a country and you only hear negative stuff from the 80s to todays date what about the other 180 plus yrs the dogs have been hearyou dont hear nothing on them they were mascots for our wars for our kids shows wich would be petey from the little rascals , rca dog , buster browns dog tige ,theres a web site called lawdogs usa thats training pitbulls for detection work and giveing the dogs to law enforcement agences, there was even a real war hero dog wich was named sgt stubby to this day he is the highest decorated war dog in the world he would alert the troops of chemical attacks , caught a french spy trying to steal maps ,its even said these dogs are bad watch dog cause there nature is to be so freindly , if you come across a mean american pit bull terrier take an extra step to look at the back round of the dog were was it raised , how was it raised who ownes it is being feed right and cared for right etc... if a certain type of car kills so many people a year are we gonna ban that car no your gonna make tuffer laws that the car company has to follow , it is un american to ban a certain type of dog it is our god given right to own them , you people are trying to ban a domesticated breed dog but i can go get permits to own tigers bears lions or any other thing i wanna buy if i got the cash ,its people who shouldnt even have the dogs that are messing it up for the ones who should , its nothing more but a stero type and its bull,just like guns you gota take test and file for permits and etc.. if any thing screen the people who want to own these dogs and make shore they have a good back round etc...... i can go on and on about this and shore hope that you would like to hear more on this from me id give you a story for shore id say the worst dogs are those little dogs aka ankle bitters people think its ok for there dogs to be mean cause there small but there mean as hell lol and its true president roservelt owned a pit bull , helean keller owned one , and many many other famouse people owned them and do own them point blank you gota have an opened mind on this , its like saying all italians are mobsters all people of color are gang bangers , or irish people are drunks i can go on and on once again lol but im done for know

I met my husband 6 years ago and he had a pitbull. I was terified of him because of all the stories you here. The first time I went to pet him I fell in love with them. They are such unique animals. They are so fun to watch. We now have 6 pitbulls. We breed them and raise our own. I have 2 stepchildren ages 9 and 11. My 9 year old has been feeding all our dogs since he was about 6. We have never had any trouble from our dogs. Most of the time the attacks I have seen or heard about have been mixed breed dogs, they are not even fullblooded pitbulls. People have started this stereotype with these animals and it's sad. I feel the people that are wanting to ban them are the ones that just don't want to get to know them or about them. If they would take the time to learn about the history of the animal they would be amazed. But, it's just like with different races of people, until you get to know someone from another race or learn about their history we will always be fighting!! Hixson,TN

I myself had wondered if it was true about what they say about pitt bulls.Some of our friends and family had them as pets and never seem to have had a problem.So we decided to adopt one a lil over a year ago.We named her Sadey and love her dearly.She has def. been a joy.In fact we love her so much we decided to get her a buddy to play with so we adopted another.Named her Stormy.I now believe that it is the way the owner treats the dog and how much time and love you give the dog.They are like any other dog.They want to please their owners.But I hope they dont plan on banning pitt bulls in hamilton county.We love are baby girls.