On your story about the Rally in Vancouver against the Ban on Pit Bulls. I am so tired of people thinking Pit Bulls are "The only bad dog". Last November, while walking our Chocolate Lab, Mousse (in our complex) a West Highland white terrier, a dog half the size of Mousse. Broke loose from it's owner. The dog made a mad dash for Mousse. The little dog jumped Mousse, and tore a patch of fur from the back of Mousse's neck. Mousse has NEVER done anything to provoke this attack. Even the owner of the West HIghland, does not understand why her does keeps attacking Mousse. I check with both the Oregon Humane Society and our local Animal Shelter. There was nothing they could do about it. Since it was a case of a "dog attacking another dog". I tried to report this, since this was not the first time it has happened with this one dog attacking our dog. Nothing. So, people need to take a look at banning an entire breed. A "Westie" attacking a "Chocolate Lab"...and a 102 pound Chocolate Lab! Crazy!
Mousse's injury, Nov 2010
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Pit Bulls are not the only "Bad Dogs"
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says ... on Tuesday, Jun 14 at 3:39 PM
I been besieged by a Beagle and terrorised by Terriers . ANY Animal can become aggressive When not Trained properly, or are trained to be aggressive. I wrote a nice article about Pit Bulls as nanny dogs but KATU didn't put it up.
says ... on Saturday, Jun 11 at 6:43 AM
The difference is when a westie bites, it doesn't tear your whole face off.
says ... on Friday, Jun 10 at 2:26 PM
i have a pitbull who is animal aggresive. i know this so guess what... i don't let him around other animals. learn your dogs so that situations can be prevented.
says ... on Friday, Jun 10 at 2:14 PM
The city needs to ban pit bull owners, the dogs can stay but owners need to get a life outside city limits!
says ... on Friday, Jun 10 at 1:58 PM
I had a Doberman...intimidating, territorial, but a total cream puff. My neighbors little dog attacked him once, my dog pinned him by the throat, didn't hurt him but obviously could have ripped his throat out....what a great dog, miss him dearly.
says ... on Friday, Jun 10 at 1:54 PM
to make a long story short I believe it has a lot to do with the breeders and owners then the breed itself. The only thing I can think of that might be good is licensing for the ownership of a pit. That way you have to be licensed breeder and owner
says ... on Friday, Jun 10 at 1:52 PM
Coming from someone who was attacked by a pit. I STILL dont think all pits are horrible dogs. At the age of 8 I was bit in the face by a pit. It was horrible but the owner had the dog put down without us having to fight with them over it.
says ... on Friday, Jun 10 at 1:34 PM
We had a pit bull named China. She was the most loving dog and friendly dog. There was not a mean bone in her body. I agree with the comment that not all pits are mean and vicious. But the facts are some are and the reason who can determine.
says ... on Friday, Jun 10 at 1:29 PM
yesterday 3 pits came through my neighborhood , they stopped because they heard the neighbors child make a noise they immediately circled the child , my two adult sons went towards the dogs and made noise to distract them from the child
says ... on Friday, Jun 10 at 1:13 PM
but any dog can also be the most loving creature. some of the nicest dogs I know are pit bulls. instead of banning them, require the owners to take the dog to training classes.
says ... on Friday, Jun 10 at 1:11 PM
Don't worry. you aren't the only one against the ban. I was attacked by a German Shepard when I was 4. While I do feel that some dogs have been bred to be more aggressive, it also has a lot to do with how well the dog is trained. any dog can attack
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