February 14, 20179 yr Question for you: ...so Travis the chimpanzee. He was adopted at 3 days old by Sandra and Jerome Herold. He was treated like their own child. He lived in their home, where they fed him, cleaned him, played with him, slept in the same room as him. Then one day he decided to attack Sandra's best friend when she picked up a toy he liked. Tore her face, tore off one of her hands at the wrist, and tore off all the fingers on her other hand. Why do you think the chimpanzee did that @Footballforever74 ? Your comparing a wild animal with a dog.
February 14, 20179 yr Your comparing a wild animal with a dog. Yes...a dog that was selectively bred over the course of generations to show as much aggression, territorialism, voracity, and physical strength as possible. Dogs were once wild animals and were domesticated over centuries. Some ill-advised breeders decided to do what they could to breed the wild back into pit bulls, and then when they attack folks, they act all surprised.
February 15, 20179 yr Question for you: ...so Travis the chimpanzee. He was adopted at 3 days old by Sandra and Jerome Herold. He was treated like their own child. He lived in their home, where they fed him, cleaned him, played with him, slept in the same room as him. Then one day he decided to attack Sandra's best friend when she picked up a toy he liked. Tore her face, tore off one of her hands at the wrist, and tore off all the fingers on her other hand. Why do you think the chimpanzee did that @Footballforever74 ? Because they are protective and territorial, just like any other animal.
February 15, 20179 yr 15yo daughter volunteers twice a week at the local shelter. One of her favorite dogs is a deaf Pit, named Smiley. As stated many times, all breeds can be dangerous and all breeds can make great pets. It is wrong to broad brush any breed.
February 15, 20179 yr In the US, the "large retriever" population - comprised mostly of the Labrador, Golden, and Chesapeake Bay breeds - is estimated around 5.5 million. The "bully breeds" - including the Cane Corso, Dogo Argentinos, Rottweiler, Rhodesian Ridgeback, American Staffordshire, and mixed-pit breed - account for a dog population of about 3.6 million in the US. There are an estimated 69.9 million dogs in the US, so that puts retriever breeds at about 7.9% of the total dog population in the US, and the bully breeds at about 5.6% of the dog population in the US. There ARE hundreds of thousands, and likely millions of pit bulls that are incredibly gentle and wonderful dogs all of their lives, and never would hurt a fly. That doesn't change the fact that they in the most recent study (2014), bully breeds still accounted for 75% of all fatal dog attacks in the US. Additionally, 48% of the dogs involved in those attacks were identified as family pets. Why aren't we hearing about all of the fatal attacks by large retrievers if there are almost 2 million more of them in the country?
February 15, 20179 yr In the US, the "large retriever" population - comprised mostly of the Labrador, Golden, and Chesapeake Bay breeds - is estimated around 5.5 million. The "bully breeds" - including the Cane Corso, Dogo Argentinos, Rottweiler, Rhodesian Ridgeback, American Staffordshire, and mixed-pit breed - account for a dog population of about 3.6 million in the US. There are an estimated 69.9 million dogs in the US, so that puts retriever breeds at about 7.9% of the total dog population in the US, and the bully breeds at about 5.6% of the dog population in the US. There ARE hundreds of thousands, and likely millions of pit bulls that are incredibly gentle and wonderful dogs all of their lives, and never would hurt a fly. That doesn't change the fact that they in the most recent study (2014), bully breeds still accounted for 75% of all fatal dog attacks in the US. Additionally, 48% of the dogs involved in those attacks were identified as family pets. Why aren't we hearing about all of the fatal attacks by large retrievers if there are almost 2 million more of them in the country? Interesting that you mention large retrievers. I have a golden mix that I do not trust around kids. She has never bitten anyone but I can tell by her body language that she is way too focused on kids. They make her very nervous. As such, I will not put her in a situation where she has the opportunity to harm a child. If she bit someone, she might not do as much damage as a pit bull, simply due to a less powerful jaw.
February 15, 20179 yr Interesting that you mention large retrievers. I have a golden mix that I do not trust around kids. She has never bitten anyone but I can tell by her body language that she is way too focused on kids. They make her very nervous. As such, I will not put her in a situation where she has the opportunity to harm a child. If she bit someone, she might not do as much damage as a pit bull, simply due to a less powerful jaw. What is the mix?
February 15, 20179 yr I bet more people get killed by farm animals than dogs in a year. How many people feed farm animals in their kitchen? Or let their farm animals curl up next to them on the couch...or in bed?
February 15, 20179 yr How many people feed farm animals in their kitchen? Or let their farm animals curl up next to them on the couch...or in bed? So now death by animal has restrictions? How many deer kill people in a year?
February 15, 20179 yr So now death by animal has restrictions? How many deer kill people in a year? No...my point was that farm animals are not generally present inside of people's homes or interacting with individuals and their family and friends the way family pets are. And there are roundabout 200 people killed by deer per year. Pretty much all of those are due to motor vehicle collision.
February 15, 20179 yr No...my point was that farm animals are not generally present inside of people's homes or interacting with individuals and their family and friends the way family pets are. And there are roundabout 200 people killed by deer per year. Pretty much all of those are due to motor vehicle collision. So then you would agree that we should get rid of cars then. Deer lives matter.
February 15, 20179 yr No...my point was that farm animals are not generally present inside of people's homes or interacting with individuals and their family and friends the way family pets are. And there are roundabout 200 people killed by deer per year. Pretty much all of those are due to motor vehicle collision. Id argue that those on/working a farm are around the farm animals more than a person and their dog. As a whole anyways, not on specific animal.
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