tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524655808844578153.post7192044025938527453..comments2023-08-04T01:37:48.433-07:00Comments on 17 Barks: The story of RhettJakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00482549578598366599noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524655808844578153.post-18792483898137732482018-04-11T19:58:49.295-07:002018-04-11T19:58:49.295-07:00The pitbull breed needs to be completely eliminate...The pitbull breed needs to be completely eliminated. There's NO PURPOSE for it. Poor Rhett & the tens of thousands of other people and pets mauled by these monsters each year. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17495560434595014942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524655808844578153.post-83805911360434296202016-12-04T10:01:10.407-08:002016-12-04T10:01:10.407-08:00thank you, Sandra, because I also rescued pits, an...thank you, Sandra, because I also rescued pits, and liked them, and in my own ignorance I am lucky neither me or my children or pets suffered a mangling, THAT didn't happen until last year, and it changed my life. AND I did my research, and found out about how much damage this breed causes. I have been unfriended by ma ny ''real world" friends, and attacked by many who do not know me, but have attacked my educated belief of pit bulls, as I now KNOW "it isn't how you raise them" but it IS the genetics. I don't hate the dog, either, but I also don't think many who advocate for them care about them, when so many are bred as disposable dogs, 3000 a DAY are euthanized. The pro-pit people are the worst. They attack the victims, blame the owners, and put tutu's on a killer and parade them around as if they were more valuable then the people and pets they kill, on a daily basis. Thank you for saying what I believe, most people who DO own them? Shouldn't. Lisa L8onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09129748428905492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524655808844578153.post-66023301400036756912016-12-04T09:49:12.014-08:002016-12-04T09:49:12.014-08:00tell that to the 100,000 to 250,000 pets and farm ...tell that to the 100,000 to 250,000 pets and farm animals and wild animals that fall prey to pit bulls every year, THEY have a right to exist. Over 200 PEOPLE killed by pits, THEY have a right to live, also. Pits should be spayed/ neutered out of existence. I agree with the first Anonymous. Lisa L8onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09129748428905492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524655808844578153.post-47535872455024226232016-12-04T09:46:20.889-08:002016-12-04T09:46:20.889-08:00the breed should cease to exist. It is like bringi...the breed should cease to exist. It is like bringing a tiger in your home and calling it a tabby. By their very nature they are unpredictable, do not respond to submissive gestures, do not warn of an impending attack, and if they were spayed and neutered into oblivion, I would feel vindicated.Lisa L8onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09129748428905492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524655808844578153.post-70343414346680976672016-05-16T13:00:43.322-07:002016-05-16T13:00:43.322-07:00Let's hope soon.Let's hope soon.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05401036396461192365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524655808844578153.post-80154424676242321992016-05-16T12:58:11.913-07:002016-05-16T12:58:11.913-07:00They are not safe dogs. Period. You never having a...They are not safe dogs. Period. You never having a problem means nothing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05401036396461192365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524655808844578153.post-74021860374711289352016-05-16T12:57:03.102-07:002016-05-16T12:57:03.102-07:00Just owning one is irresponsible so, that's th...Just owning one is irresponsible so, that's that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05401036396461192365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524655808844578153.post-11836546824501881312013-06-26T23:56:16.483-07:002013-06-26T23:56:16.483-07:00I would like to start by expressing my deep sympat...I would like to start by expressing my deep sympathy for what happened to your Rhett. This was beautifully written and brought me to tears. <br /><br />I am a Pit Bull owner and can say myself that even my sweet girl has her issues. The difference is that I am aware and continually exercise, socialize and train my Pit to prevent the horrible occurances like Rhett's. <br /><br />Being a responsible Pit owner is as full time a job as being a parent. I have worked very hard and so has my family to ensure that we have a mentally stable and docile pet. <br /><br />I will be the first to say that she does not like cats. Although she has been around many other dogs, I do not trust her around small dogs because of her breed. She has done fantastically with my family and other large dogs. (She is 65 lbs) and even my mother who is very against pit bulls has been won over by my Cinnamon. <br /><br />Before my current Pit, I adopted a Pit we named Zorro. Within a year it was apparent that he was mistrustful of everyone outside our house. By his second year, I chose to have him euthanized. He had bonded strongly to me and started protecting me from my husband by growling and putting himself between us.He waas my companion and got me through after my first child was stillborn <br /><br />The difference here is responsibility. Although I was heartbroken to put Zorro down, I could not ignore the signs. <br /><br />Cinnamon is 4 years old now and other than chasing cats she is friendly and sweet with everyone. Being a responsible pit owner, no matter how much I love her, I would not hesitate in putting her down if she showed signs of aggression. I feel strongly that if a person wants to own such a powerful breed, they need to be prepared to put in the time and effort necessary to ensure safety, and make the difficult decisions when necessary.KarefulKrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16306137981005647473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524655808844578153.post-77409005407492676582012-06-09T23:27:54.460-07:002012-06-09T23:27:54.460-07:00I'm very sorry about your loss. My dog was alm...I'm very sorry about your loss. My dog was almost taken from me by a pit attack. The cavalier attitude people, such as the pit's owner in your account, have with the lives of other people's innocent and docile pets is very angering. This attitude is reflected in the insistence by pit nutters that pit bulls are only aggressive toward other dogs, as if that is a calming salve.DubVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367764785422714196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524655808844578153.post-27750914566243227402012-06-09T23:26:18.806-07:002012-06-09T23:26:18.806-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.DubVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367764785422714196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524655808844578153.post-50910858833470982942012-05-21T05:05:48.348-07:002012-05-21T05:05:48.348-07:00What a heartbreaking story. RIP beautiful Rhett.What a heartbreaking story. RIP beautiful Rhett.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524655808844578153.post-22044911882311885492012-03-28T11:04:49.418-07:002012-03-28T11:04:49.418-07:00This still makes me cry. I'm so sorry.This still makes me cry. I'm so sorry.Jewel Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00325345847095287345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524655808844578153.post-47525366489818842952012-03-24T21:55:55.802-07:002012-03-24T21:55:55.802-07:00I am so sorry about poor Rhett...what a lovely fri...I am so sorry about poor Rhett...what a lovely friend you had...as you know I lost my Jackson to a Pit Bull attack initiated by two out of control, ill trained poodles who had been attacking Jackson for a year....I am so sorry you and your family had to endure a tragedy made only worse by an irresponsible and callous owner. With much support and understanding, KimKim Thorehttp://www.jacksons-law.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524655808844578153.post-19594736951136471882012-03-03T13:11:10.905-08:002012-03-03T13:11:10.905-08:00I'm so sorry for your loss and harassment. Bu...I'm so sorry for your loss and harassment. Bully people own bully dogs.Meals on Wheelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01057744351180201708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524655808844578153.post-22030021875708717532012-02-21T06:51:34.667-08:002012-02-21T06:51:34.667-08:00what i am so sorry about your dog 3 pit bull's...what i am so sorry about your dog 3 pit bull's killed my miniture pinscher yea i am on i hate pit bulls group and someone reported me cause i won't let them start drama with me i have a disability they either leave me alone or i will contact here in Indiana the APS office that's the adult protection services and i health problems also so they need to stop there bologne.Dog's can bit and i hate to tell them alot dog's are tameable so they better go check there self with pit bull's especially the law's in Indiana for that moron who say's he work's for the Human Society if he work's for them why is he hating on chichuhua's and minture pinscher's then i don't believe he work's there either like my husband said and he left them all messages to leave me and cussed everyone of them out. If they like i can bring a lady off of myyearbook who will collect there information online they posted it she can get it and copy and paste to that group lol!!! she is that vindictive is she but chow's are mean so are Rott's and doberman's also and pit bull's i heard even dalmantions where mean i find that hard to believe but they are i know someone who got bit by one of those. My 12 year old son watch these mean dog's kill are mini pin i will miss Rocky and he took it so hard and all the owner could say was there sorry well those owner's end off getting citation's and moved up out of the neighborhood i went down there and thank goodness i didn't go to jail but i loved my dog and he was a part of are family and didn't want to see this happen. These dog's wasn't even leashed just running through the front yard not even chained not restraint at all and just went through a locked gate and attacked my dog he was on a leash mine was my son got away from them dog's these people are the same people who's other dog that died attacked and bit my 9 year old daughter race isn't issue there is a dog dead here. I don't see what i said on there even consued as being racisted at all my friend's on there even said that also those owner's this makes the second time one of there dog's has attacked they need to be sued and arrested and all i heard was a sorry, sorry won't bring back my dog and that jerk on there saying i lied about my dog no i did not got proof of that written on paper for the jerk to see. My son wasn't even on these people's property either with are dog he was in the road to keep him away from those vicous dog's those people in that group need to educate there self on what a tameable dog is instead of having a vicous dog they think there so great to have one day they will find out those may turn on the owner and it can happen. So they need to start listening to someone who is trying to tell them something if not there mouth is going to land them in legal trouble's that's for sure you don't get on a social network cussing people out and when i said what i said i done already seen what 3 to 4 people wrote before i said that so they are stirring up the trouble there if it is titled i hate pit bulls why are they in there for since they love those breed's so much sound's like to me they love the drama and have a miserable life and just want to keep bring other's down with them. One day though they will learn next person they cuss out it may end off being a law enforcement officer and they sure can track them down regardless of what info they do have on there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524655808844578153.post-6164331456130195492011-11-23T11:40:24.741-08:002011-11-23T11:40:24.741-08:00On September 5, 2009, our miniature poodle, Fabian...On September 5, 2009, our miniature poodle, Fabian, was attacked and killed while on a leash in our driveway. On July 20, 2011, Fabian's Law went into effect in our State, Arizona. Fabian's Law holds the "Irresponsible Dog Owner" of an "Aggressive Dog" accountable if it attacks another domestic animal or person while of their property. Fabian's Law is not breed specific. It goes after who is truly responsible, the "Irresponsible Dog Owner". We want to see Fabian's Law in other State's that have weak leash laws and do not protect "Responsible Dog Owner's". To learn more www.fabianslaw.com.Fabian's Lawhttp://www.fabianslaw.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524655808844578153.post-55746828563721296092011-10-29T15:03:58.847-07:002011-10-29T15:03:58.847-07:00great comment meals on wheels.great comment meals on wheels.scurrilous amateur bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575387156203723911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524655808844578153.post-19187706358329073522011-10-28T00:20:11.721-07:002011-10-28T00:20:11.721-07:00It’s refreshing to see some advocates for pit bull...It’s refreshing to see some advocates for pit bulls who can admit the truth about these dogs, that they carry inner demons. It's not their fault, they are dangerous dogs, not a breed for families with children, as was Rhett, a Chow mix, another unpredictable breed. Let us do what we can to promote vigilance and responsibility, and where it is needed, such as in my town, some temporary breed specific policies such as mandatory spaying and neutering, micro chips, and possibly, policies about keeping these dogs out of criminal and negligent hands, and mandating ways that owners will be held liable for any blood shed from their dogs. The outrage is there are too many times when no restitutions are made, seldom an “I’m sorry”. There needs to be a better advocacy for these dogs, one that can extend the compassion they have for these dogs to people, many of us have very horrible memories, and now survive each day mourning a loved one, or a life that will never be the same. It’s time to stop blaming victims, the “biased” media, the vulgarities, and advocate for responsible owners, which requires a mindset that can admit that these are indeed dogs that carry a demon, be able to admit it. Not all dogs are created equal, some are simply more dangerous, riskier, unpredictable...a proper mindset respects and has empathy for this kind of dog. In the end, this mindset saves a life, and that of the dog itself.Meals on Wheelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524655808844578153.post-15969497120371879182011-10-25T16:14:06.654-07:002011-10-25T16:14:06.654-07:00Pit bull advocacy has caused a lot of problems and...Pit bull advocacy has caused a lot of problems and has a lot of blood on its hands. With the overwhelming amount of pro-pit education web sites and rescues, there is no reason why any pit bull owner should still be saying "its the owner" or bringing a pit bull to a dog park. Pit bull advocacy is responsible for the death of Rhett and so many like him, and will ultimately cause pit bulls to be banned.Turkeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524655808844578153.post-18125546608049827872011-10-25T15:12:46.608-07:002011-10-25T15:12:46.608-07:00A friend of mine owns a pit bull. He's discrim...A friend of mine owns a pit bull. He's discriminated by other pit bull owners because he educates people on the fact that pit bulls do better in a house with older children and that pit bulls are not a dog for everyone. Especially people with little dog experience. <br /><br />Good to see the pit bull advocacy group shooting down the few responsible educators out there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524655808844578153.post-20893788399678232462011-10-23T20:36:44.127-07:002011-10-23T20:36:44.127-07:00I would also like to add that I truly feel for Rhe...I would also like to add that I truly feel for Rhett. His death was an unnecessary tragedy... <br /><br />As a dog lover in general, I do not want to see any animal unnecessarily hurt by someone who's ignorant on the breed they own. <br /><br />As I've explained to JS, "raising a pit bull right" is not going to remove the high prey drive of a pit bull. Or any future aggression it may develop once it's hormones and testosterone kicks in. Pit bulls that do respond well to intense training often do so because of less aggressive demeanor that's generally obtained through breeding either intentionally or unintentionally. <br /><br />I would also like to say that because many pit bull breeders run backyard operations, you cannot be reassured that you're purchasing a pup from someone who's truly breeding for a certain temperament. Even websites that run small and humane breeding operations often overlook temperament to achieve a certain phenotype such as a color or head size. <br /><br />The problem with pit bulls is two fold. Get a puppy and you have to wait for its real personality to develop. And even then they have a higher rate of striking their owners and other people they've known for years out of the blue despite being raised right. Look at the <a href="http://cravendesires.blogspot.com/2011/09/september-2011-pit-nutter-round-up.html" rel="nofollow">Pruett and Forney pit bulls</a> that attacked people. What about pit bull <a href="http://cravendesires.blogspot.com/2011/09/so-many-nutters-so-little-time.html" rel="nofollow">Kappa and the Taglirine pit bulls</a>? There are more stories similar to these out there. Adopt an adult pit bull and you run into the problem of the dog having an ambiguous, cloudy, or fallacious past written by the humane societies. This can be seen with the <a href="http://cravendesires.blogspot.com/2011/10/animal-people-more-adoptions-will-not.html" rel="nofollow">pit bulls who ended up being cat killers</a>. And a pit bull who was recently removed from pet finder for attacking a herding type dog. <br /><br />- SandraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524655808844578153.post-46331039397353875012011-10-23T20:25:50.268-07:002011-10-23T20:25:50.268-07:00JS Johnson...
Please, just please stop with the ...JS Johnson... <br /><br />Please, just please stop with the nonsense.<br /><br />I have never had a pit bull as a pet but I have had them around me since I was a child. So before anyone here claims that I'm being biased; remember that first comment. <br /><br />All the pit bulls I've personally known have been professional escape artists and have been known to easily invade secure yards. An intact male that was a good dog to me got loose from a 6 foot fence and was hit by a car. A female pit bull who was sweet as can be got loose from her secure yard, invaded another yard, and killed the neighbors cat. Both of these pit bulls were owned by responsible owners, neither of these dogs were provoked into escaping their yards and causing damage to something else or themselves. <br /><br />I have been viciously perused by two pit bulls and both of them were owned by fluent people within my well to do neighborhood.<br /><br />I do not hate pit bulls, I cannot hate pit bulls, because they've been in my life and I see the inbred demons they hold; I cannot fully blame them for responding to what it is they were bred to do. <br /><br />But I CAN promote that more people take responsibility and bred these dogs to have better temperaments; and to do severe screening of potential owners. I am a pit bull advocate; just like you are. But I am different in that I acknowledge that the problem isn't only the owner, but the purposefully bred nature of the dog. <br /><br />You may be able to repress the dog's nature for a while, and if you're lucky - its entire life. But there are too many reports that shot even this is a failed attempt on most occasions. <br /><br />Prevent the deed, regulate the breed! And this is coming from a pit bull lover! <br /><br />If you really love the breed as I do; you would do ANYTHING required that truly prevents these dogs from being in the wrong hands, and prevent people and their beloved pets from suffering due to your ignorance on the pit bull problem. <br /><br />- SandraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524655808844578153.post-43548448338606547792011-10-23T15:51:35.998-07:002011-10-23T15:51:35.998-07:00JS Johnson, Responsible behavior from pit bull own...JS Johnson, Responsible behavior from pit bull owners is extremely rare. A truly responsible pit bull owner would not even consider a dog park for his/her pit bull.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524655808844578153.post-20579160805385478662011-10-23T10:19:51.478-07:002011-10-23T10:19:51.478-07:00JS JOHNSON, don't kid yourself. YOU are the pr...JS JOHNSON, don't kid yourself. YOU are the problem! you need to spend time on pitbullchat and gamedog forum and educate yourself about the breed! STOP reading the kook who write the happy pit bull blog and all the rest of those kumbaya nutters who think socializing pibble at a an early age and giving them tutus and hugs and kisses is all that you need to have a well behaved gripping dog.scurrilous amateur bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575387156203723911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524655808844578153.post-24754768831585243542011-10-23T10:06:45.615-07:002011-10-23T10:06:45.615-07:00Thank you for sharing this story Jake,
I do beli...Thank you for sharing this story Jake, <br /> I do believe pit bull owners should not act in the way that the ones above did, they shouldn't condone that sort of behavor, I think in my opinion the owners should have had more responsibility. I do think that if you have a pit bull it should be raised and be around tons of dogs as a puppy and get a long perfect with every dog it meets before even considering a dog park at all. Sense pit bull were bred with terriers that kill rats, then i can see why one would kill a chihuahau, i'm not an expert this is just an opinionJS JOHNSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14029707531232344332noreply@blogger.com