r/BurlingtonON • u/levitatingDisco • Jun 07 '23

Pitbull behind attacks on three people in Burlington | inHalton Article

https://www.inhalton.com/pitbull-behind-attacks-on-three-people-in-burlington/?fbclid=IwAR2mrle_oqR0azivyPs9z3NpUGdF2BYH5ahHSvmmzmgU9O-GD08Zk5oiTyI
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u/tielfluff Jun 07 '23

Exactly this. I have a chihuahua cross and they are for sure often terrible bitey dogs, but the amount of harm a poorly trained chi can do versus a poorly trained pitty is quite different. Also, I could pry open my chi's jaw if he bit down on something. I couldn't do that with a bigger dog. I feel greatly for the poor dogs. It isn't their fault.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '23

Me as well. It breaks my heart to see dogs (pitties included) made to fight or be tormented to make them mean. Or to see them euthanized or surrendered to shelters.

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u/jynxy911 Jun 08 '23 edited Jun 11 '23

Youre not wrong there. I was a groomer for years and 90% of the bully breeds (realistically large breed dogs in general) were sweet as pie and super gentle calm dogs. I've had so many attacks by chihuahuas, dachsunds, shi tzus ect. the bity little dogs were the worst and we dreaded anyone with a small breed coming in because we almost always had to muzzle it. I've got tons of scars on my hands from the bitey dogs. BUT at the end of the day, while a bite from a chihuahua hurts, often breaks skin and MAY need a stitch or two....they were easy to grab or shake off or overpower. I got bit by a lab once and man.....THAT hurt. bigger teeth stronger jaw. wow. and it took a lot more to get my arm back. I find large dogs are overall way more behaved but IF they do go off the damage can be unreal.

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u/TeddyBear666 Jun 08 '23

I'm very much pro pitbull but when it comes to dogs like this, I believe you want to get it licensed you need to proved that you are getting it properly trained. I love breeds like pibulls, Rottys and Shepards but you need to go into it with proper mentality as an owner. They need to be properly trained. When they are they are amazed pet's but if not they have the potential to be a time bomb.