Emily attacked by Rob's pitt bull!

[Pixie]

Yesterday, both Emily and myself went to Robert's place (from Arachnomania) to take pictures of his tarantulas for his new website. Little did we know that we should fear another beast instead of the hundreds of tarantulas, scorpions and other creepy crawlers.

Everything seemed to be fine when poor unsuspecting Emily got "tagged" for the first time. Happened so fast that she didn't know what hit her... Needless to say we were all shocked and thankfully it wasn't that bad.

But then it happened again...

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http://www.pixiecreatures.com/damon01.jpg

http://www.pixiecreatures.com/damon02.jpg

http://www.pixiecreatures.com/damon03.jpg

http://www.pixiecreatures.com/damon04.jpg

LOL!!!

Robert's pitt bull has to be the sweetest one I've ever seen! Attack of the kisses and "play with me and pet me!"

Apparently "Damon" is 6 years old but she acts like a puppy of barely 6 months old. Too cute! I was quite impressed at how well trained she is, listening to Robert and his girlfriend Robyn very well. :)

Pixie

[Emily-Fisher]

LMAO!!!

[Alicewave]

You had me going. Great pics! Pits are pretty sweet dogs.

[jaybox_reptiles]

ME to good pix i wish i could make my pix come out that clear

[BWSmith]

LOL, I was about to post pics of the many Pit Pull scars when one tried (and almost succeeded) to take my arm off.

[LISA127]

What a cutie! I know they have a bad reputation, and many ppl have had run-ins with bad pit bulls, but every one I've met so far has been soooo sweet. How adoreable.

[lilyskip]

My roommate and I were just talking about pit bulls yesterday...they can be really sweet dogs by nature; the ones that attack people are often *trained* to be aggressive, and these violent dogs usually enforce the breed's reputation as an attack dog.

[reverendsterlin]

bad. bad pixie

[BWSmith]

I have very stong feeling against Pits. But this is not the forum for that. Glad that one is a sweetie :D

Plus, what can I actually say about them, after all, I have hots ;)

[Colonel SB]

Those pics are priceless :) I love em.

[Invictus]

I'm so sorry to hear that you got tagged, Emily! I hope you recover from the pit bull slobber soon. :)

[Linds]

Oh man had me scared for a minute there! Bah! LOL those are cute pics, specially love the look on the last pic :p No doubt a sweetie, every single one I have ever met was nothing more than a big, playful suck. Their "aggression" that is so feared, is typically towards other animals. Actually I was just watching the news the other day, segment on a child that got attacked by a pit (seriously though, if I was a dog I would've probably attacked a kid too... they are always pulling, pinching, hitting, screaming, etc...poor puppies don't know what to do and parents shouldn't leave their kids unattended), they showed a few reports from different states. ALL reports showed that the top two dogs that attacked people (and these are just the ones serious enough to be reported), were German Shepherds and Labs. Shepherds no doubt make the first, they don't think for themselves which is why they are so highly trainable and make great police dogs. Labs are considered family dogs... maybe this is another indication thats its the situation, not the dog. People feel safe with these dogs around their kids, who are most likely bugging the puppies :rolleyes: Either way, both types of dog are so accepted in society, then you have pits which seem to be shunned more often than not :(

[V.hb]

I'd like to see the statistics you got for that conclusion Linds.... If you think about it, there are probably far more labs in circulation than there are pitts, so of course theyre will be more recorded dog bites etc.. But not every bite is an attack, some people are just stupid when their dog bites them playing..

I would own a lab over a pitt any day. Rottweillers are misunderstood due to their size, pitts are small, aggressive, unpredictable...... just another story.

[rwg]

Pittbulls get a lot of bad press because of 2 reasons (IMO). One is the severity of attacks. They have incredible bite strength and tenacity. They can literally rip you to shreds if they attack. Two is crappy owners. Some macho-men think it's cool to own a big viscious dog, so they raise them that way. I love all dog breeds, but have seen a lot of dangerous individual animals (and owners). PBs and rottis dont seem any more likely to be dangerous than most large breeds, but are more dangerous when aggressive than many breeds.

That's a beautiful dog though. I wish I had room for a canine.

[JD@reptiles]

Looks like you have a boy friend now emily, CONGRATS!:thumbsup:

http://www.pixiecreatures.com/damon04.jpg

[Andy_G]

ROFL!!! JORDAN!!!

[Colonel SB]

LMFAO :D Jordan that is soo funny

[enso]

Two little cuties. She looks more like an American Bulldog though. (the dog, not Emily) Mr. Smith you should have very strong feelings against the irresponsible owners who raise these dogs to be so vicious. I've worked at boarding kennels and vet clinics and have seen very few agressive pits/amstaffs. I fear the little bubble head toy breeds more than most of these animals.

[snakelover111]

lol omg thats too funny :D

[RachelS.]

ahhh hahaha cute pics... at first I thought it said "Emily attacked Rob's pitt bull!" I was like OMG NO WAY!!! lol

[Linds]

As mentioned in my original post, I got those stats from the news. I don't watch the news regularily, it jsut happened to be on when I was cleaning, so I cannot tell you what station it was :confused: They also had some dog "expert" or whatever it was on advocating pits, and although they were bred in the past to be fighters, they were never bred to be agressive towards people, only other animsl, which makes perfect sense. They are great fighters, and often the ones that do attack are the ones that have been trained to do so.

I also mentioned those were only the reported attacks. Though their may be more labs and shepherds in circulation, you can bet most of the bites and attacks probably don't get reported because they are not severe....when a pit attacks its pretty well always full blow, hence almost all attacks are reported. To this day I've seen a lot of dogs, I've never seen a pit display any agression towards another person, I have seen one lab bite without warning, two labs growl, but not bite (though the one probably wouldve if it wasnt tied up to a friends back post, he said that it bit people before so they had to keep it tied :( ), and two of my grandmothers, one of my grandfathers, my dad, and my cousin have all been attacked my German Shepherds.... all seperate occassions by different dogs.

[Emily-Fisher]

LMAO Jordan!!! And Damen, the pitt bull, is a she just to let ya know!! That still might not be a good thing though :\ I Like Rob's cat a lot though... the way that she walks is just so hip!!

[enso]

A major insurance company in our area has 5 breeds listed as most reported bites. Chow Chow, Rottweiler, Akita, Labrador, and dum da-da dum... the Golden Retriever. You can't get certain home insurance if you own one of these breeds or a mix of them.

[Reckless]

I've owned many types of dogs including a Pit X and I have known many people who have owned pure bred Pits, never have I seen one act aggressive towards a person. Pits were bred to fight other dogs but they were also bred to love their owners. A friend of mine who is a police officer and a Pit owner has told me that the police can't use pits as police dogs because of their reluctance to attack or bite people. Pits are also never used as personal protection dogs for the same reason, they would rather lick a thief to death than actually attack them.

These dogs that are shown on news reports for attacking people are almost always mistreated and improperly kept. Any dog regardless of breed is a risk to attack if they are kept chained 24 hours a day, abused and in many cases starved. I agree that pits can be very dangerous dogs if they fall into the above situation because of their power and bite strength, but I also believe that in most cases it is the irresponsible owners who should be punished not the dogs.

[Reckless]

And great pics, what a big baby!!!

[marisa]

You guys want a dog that bites and is a natural killer? Don't run from Pitts, run from Jack Russells!!! I am sure Linds knows what I mean.

Lots of small breeds are larger attackers than pitts for sure. I know of a lot of Jacks, poodle, and especially cocker spaniel bites WAY more than Pitts. My dog herself has "attacked' a couple people, they see a small dog and think no danger. Same with kids, small dog they want to pet it but don't realize my dog is not a "family dog" but a born hunter, killer and a breed that doesn't put up with any funny stuff or abuse (i.e. kids petting too hard or tugging her ears) and when I try to tell parents their "precious" child can't pet my dog, *I* get dirty looks! lol *shrug*

Nice pics, cute Pitt. :D

Marisa

[SnowSnake]

Marisa: I own a toy poodle and she has never bitten anyone (except my brother when they were playing) in 10 years.But what you say is true, smaller breeds have to resort to bitting more often because they can't impress you with their size like bigger breeds. But I like to say: a puppy is like a blank piece of paper,
what you teach it and show it will make it what it is. I dont think there is a bad dog out there, only irresponsable owners.

later,
SnowSnake

P.S. I'm not talking about accidental bites :P

[damzookeeper]

Bah ha! I loved that last one!

[Lisa]

I've never had a problem with a pit bull though i haven't gone out of my way to find them, i have had run ins with terriers though, and once a german shepherd but i think the shepherd was playing.

[arachnomania]

Thanks for posting the pictures Pixie. I like hearing opinions of what people think of Pit Bulls. For those of you intrested, I was the founder of the American Pit Bull Terrier Club of Montreal a few years ago. I would have to say that I know more about Pit Bulls than tarantulas as I have well over 40 books of this great dog and I've met and talked to Stratton & Colby on many occasions and i've comunicated through e-mail for a few years with Bob Stevens which are the 3 most recognized people in the Pit Bull world. Here is the link to my old web site even though the club isn't fonctionning anymore. http://www.total.net/~robyne
For other that are intereted, there is now a Pit Bull club out in Quebec city. Just type in Union Pit Bull Quebec in your search engine and you will find it.
"There are no bad Pit Bulls, just bad owners."

[BoidKeeper]

Oh man Pixie you had both Christina and i really scared for a second there. Considering we just met her for the first time that day we were a bit freaked until we read the whole thing.
Great pics!
Cheers,
Trevor