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Originally Posted by Cmwells90
The difference between snakes and dogs is soo different. Dogs have a social hierarchy and will assign themselves to the pack, if there isn't any leadership, they can get out of control. Snakes don't have this at all, if there's a leadership role in their lives it would only stress them out because they aren't social. so to compare snakes to dogs is a LOT different and wildly inaccurate.
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^ This. Pitbulls are amazing dogs. Loving canines, loyal to the end. They will do anything to please their owners, and in the right hands, that makes them one of the best companion dogs, however, they ARE NOT for everyone, and that is one of the biggest mistakes people make.
They are a dog that 100% needs a social structure with you at the top, otherwise things can and probably will get ugly, I've seen it happen before, and have seen the mauled victims as a result of a pitbull who decided she was the leader.
I had a pitbull. I do now, but not the same one. This pitbull, Zoey, was my best friend. I had her for years before it was time to move out. We lived happily, shared many good and bad memories. The only place that accepted most of my pets was an apartment that, however, was strictly not pitbull friendly. Being that I loved her, I kept her at my mom's, who lived about 5 minutes away. That way I could still visit her, take her to the dog park, etc.
It was a horrible mistake I made, and I still do not forgive myself. I should have taken her and just hid her, maybe things would of ended for the better... Keep in mind she had lived in this house for years with the victims, and was even around as they were raised from baby to adult.
So, a few months later my mother came home to a mauled cat. Milly, a kitten we rescued and my mother kept in memory of her Himalayan that passed from a tumor and being too old to safely operate. No dogs had blood or fur on them or around their mouths. We didn't want to automatically assume it was the pitbull.
Another month, another cat. This time it was Sable, a cat I raised and she later took to my mother, soon becoming her most beloved cat and the only animal she permitted to stay for hours in her bedroom. Same thing, no indicators of who did it.
Now, for a while we suspicioned it was one of her 3 pugs, at the time, as she was in the laundry room when she heard a commotion down the hall. The door to the laundry room had blocked Zoey from being a part of the commotion, meanwhile Princess initiated an attack against one of her cats and cornered him, and the others followed suit. She was then closely watched and confined when not supervised to see if it changed anything.
Well, one night they were letting everyone out to the back yard to have their final potty break for the night. My stepfather went to let everyone back in when he heard a squalling. He thought maybe Queenie(the eldest pug, leader of the other pugs, and 'second child' to my mother) was stuck under the porch. He pulled out the light on his cell phone to find Zoey with Queenie in her mouth, by the stomach, thrashing her side to side like a ragdoll. He tried to beat Zoey off, but she wouldn't let go. She finally let go when his bulldog rammed her and chased her down the yard. Queenie's blood pressure wouldn't stabilize at the emergency vet, and she later passed that night. Zoey was taken back to the humane society, after many years, and we were promised she would find an animal free home.
It was a mistake I still regret. I wish I had done things differently.. Since I was not a regular, constant part of her day, as leader, she assumed the leader role, as my mother is not the leader of her dogs. She does not place leadership on them, she's not that kind of person. I still miss her, despite what happened... and hope she had a second chance.
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