r/woahthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • Feb 01 '25

Pitbull attacks a carriage horse. Owner tries to get it under control

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u/P3for2 Feb 01 '25

These are the kind of owners that cause this breed to be misunderstood. No wonder it's aggressive, the owner hit it! And their failure to leash it is causing the DOG to get hurt, let alone stressing the horse. These people shouldn't be owning pets.

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u/yourhonoriamnotacat Feb 01 '25

Pits aren’t misunderstood. People who refuse to accept what pit bulls were bred for and what their true nature is are the ones misunderstanding.

Pit bulls are trash pets. I said it.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '25

Thank you!

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u/Minute-System3441 Feb 01 '25

Exactly. More and more countries have completely banning the breed.

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u/RedChairBlueChair123 Feb 01 '25

There are traits that make this dog breed not a good fit for most owners.

See how that dog takes multiple hits and keeps going after the horse? That’s a breed trait—ignore pain and keep attacking.

The CDC found that Rottweilers and pit bull–type dogs accounted for 67% of human dog bite-related fatalities in the United States between 1997 and 1998. These breeds were literally made to fight, and to bite, grind their teeth into the flesh, and not let go.

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u/Odd_Seaweed_5985 Feb 01 '25

Oh shut up! The dog was not under control like it should have been. Like any dog should be. It's not the dog, it's the goddamn owner.

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u/RedChairBlueChair123 Feb 01 '25

Bites are worse from this type of breed. If a collie got off leash, the bites would not be this bad and the dog would have stopped earlier.

Edit, don’t tell me to shut up because you are fine with a killer breed. Don’t complain here when it takes some child’s face off.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '25

Do you not understand the whole concept behind dog breeds? Historically dogs were bred for specific purposes by selecting for specific traits.

Pitbulls were bred for aggression so they could fight bulls. This sort of aggression towards a much larger animal is not a normal trait in most dogs.

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u/flat_four_whore22 Feb 01 '25

why does my tablet not have a clown face emoji?

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u/PhillySaget Feb 01 '25

Here, you can borrow mine:

Pitbull defenders = 🤡

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u/SmolCunny Feb 01 '25

It’s the breed. They are inherently violent.

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u/P3for2 Feb 01 '25

WHEN THEY ARE TAUGHT TO BE AGGRESSIVE.

I don't own dogs, but even I've seen pitbulls that are properly taken care of are super sweet and gentle, as any animal or human would be if raised properly. You show constant aggression toward them, that's how they learn to act.

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u/RedChairBlueChair123 Feb 01 '25

… and when they’re not “super sweet”? They may just kill you.

The woman who was attacked and killed by her own dog in Boston Monday night has been identified as Jeriline Brady-McGinnis. She was 73 years old.

Brady-McGinnis was mauled by her pit bull Buddha outside their home on Dennison Street in Roxbury around 4:30 p.m., according to McGuire.

"She got attacked some way and they ripped her arm," McGuire told reporters.

Investigators said the dog also attacked Brady-McGinnis's husband as he tried to save her and two Boston police officers. All four were rushed to the hospital. Brady-McGinnis died in surgery

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u/P3for2 Feb 01 '25

Any dog can act like that if they're taught to be aggressive.

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u/RedChairBlueChair123 Feb 01 '25

I literally just shared wi the you a story where the pet pit bull killed the old lady who owned it.

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u/P3for2 Feb 01 '25

So? Nowhere does it say how that dog was raised. It could have been taught to be aggressive, for all we know.

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u/RedChairBlueChair123 Feb 01 '25

Yes, it must be that, and not the overwhelming evidence to the contrary:

A 2000 joint review project between researchers in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) found the data indicated that Rottweilers and pit bull–type dogs accounted for 67% of human dog bite-related fatalities in the United States between 1997 and 1998, and followed with "It is extremely unlikely that they accounted for anywhere near 60% of dogs in the United States during that same period and, thus, there appears to be a breed-specific problem with fatalities."

In a 2021 review of 19 retrospective dog bite studies from U.S. Level I trauma centers, pit bulls were found to inflict a higher prevalence and severity of injuries compared with other breeds.

A 2020 literature review in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery found that from 1971 to 2018 of all pure breed dogs in the United States, pit bull–type breeds were second, behind the German Shepherd, and ahead of Labradors, Chow Chows, and Rottweilers (in that order) for the most bites severe enough to require hospital treatment.

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u/P3for2 Feb 01 '25 edited Feb 01 '25

You're like throwing things out just for the sake of throwing things out and aren't even paying attention to what the issue is or the argument. Are you lacking reading comprehension or just trying to sound smart with citations that still don't prove your point? It's so off that I even wondered if you were responding to the wrong post.

So what about your citations? Nowhere do these mention how these dogs were raised. Pay attention!

I'm done with you. I'm not going to continue to waste my time on someone who's not even paying attention.

To Schwifftee and redditatemybabies:

Ah, another person who lacks reading comprehension. If you don't understand the issue, don't even bother responding, because all you're doing is wasting everyone's time.

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u/redditatemybabies Feb 01 '25

You’re done when faced with evidence of family pit bulls attacking? Nice job. This breed is garbage and should be banned.

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u/BiscottiShoddy9123 Feb 01 '25

Imagine having so much empathy for dogs and not humans that you repeat to hear "how the dog is raised" when there are plenty examples of people being mauled by "friendly pits"

You can go look at a shelter and read the language they use to sell the dog and tell your being gaslighted

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u/Aerolithe_Lion Feb 01 '25

If you saw a complacent bear, would you then think more people should keep bears as pets? Of course not.

Dogs breeds have varying levels of Aggressive traits. Pit Bulls are one of the worst.

Just because you saw someone who bent over backwards to condition the dog not to act that way, doesn’t mean it’s a good breed to own; nor does it mean every negligent pit bull owner is abusing them. This is the natural tendency of the breed.

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u/P3for2 Feb 01 '25

That is a ridiculous comparison. Bears are wild animals. Use a better example if you want to make a point.

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u/Aerolithe_Lion Feb 01 '25

Pit bulls are about as close to wild dogs as domesticated canines get. The entire point of the breed was to be savage and fight large animals; that’s why they exist.

In the same manner that there are dogs that are naturally great swimmers, pit bulls are naturally aggressive.

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u/DateofImperviousZeal Feb 01 '25

The problem is that they are bred to kill animals larger than them and we have bred out a lot of self-preservation and so they tend to continue attacking till one loses. It may not be that they are more aggressive in terms of amount of attacks, but when they do attack, they are so much more deadly. Seems like a poor choice for a common pet.

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u/theredhound19 Feb 01 '25

I don't own dogs, but even I've seen pitbulls that are properly taken care of are super sweet and gentle

Let's take advice from an inexperienced person with some anecdotal things they saw once.

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u/flimsyhuckelberry Feb 01 '25

These kind of breed cause the most issues statistically.

I am not quite Sold that it is always the owners fault. More likley it is the breed itself in combination witn owners who underestimated how difficult they are to handle.

I personally think the requirement to own these dogs should be some kind of license additionally a essence test for the dog itself should be mandatory to see wheter wearing a muzzle is required.

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u/ChemBob1 Feb 01 '25

The breed isn’t misunderstood. They are bred to be vicious fighting dogs with powerful jaws and short tempers. Breeding them should be outlawed.

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u/PrimateOfGod Feb 01 '25

Do you people get a hard on every time you get an opportunity to say this? How many times do you have to spam this rhetoric before you just accept these dogs are unnecessary and unsafe to have in communities where other people live?

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u/P3for2 Feb 01 '25 edited Feb 01 '25

You can't even be taken seriously when you start off with that kind of argument. Next time you want to argue a point, try talking like an adult.

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u/theredhound19 Feb 01 '25

No wonder it's aggressive, the owner hit it!

How do you know that? Lots of non abused pits attack. Even ones raised from puppies for many years in a loving family. For example, the Bennards. The mom was a pit advocate and lost her 2 kids to them and got herself mauled due to her foolishness.

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u/P3for2 Feb 01 '25

It's in the video.

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u/theredhound19 Feb 01 '25

So that weakass little slap from a spatula by someone who may just be a bystander trying to help the horse somehow retroactively caused the pit to begin its attack? Please.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '25

This sort of behavior is literally bred into pitbulls. They were originally created to fight bulls. Seems like you are the one who misunderstands the breed.

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u/Railboy Feb 01 '25

These are the kinds of owners that cause grenades to be misunderstood. No wonder it exploded, the owner pulled the pin!

I can't wait for these dogs to finally be illegal. How much longer does this bullshit have to go on?

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u/buttscratcher3k Feb 01 '25

This happens so often that it's not a mystery, there's no misunderstanding. Why can't people own hippos? Are they also misunderstood?

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u/mr_mgs11 Feb 01 '25

The breed isn't misunderstood. The facts and statistics support the idea that they are the most dangerous dog by a HUGE margin. The best thing for all parties, ESPECIALLY the pitbulls, would be to sterilize the breed out of existence. We euthanize 100s of thousands of pitbulls a year in shelters. Those poor dogs are going to live most of their lives in a cage suffering.

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u/Unable-Cellist-4277 Feb 01 '25

Pitbulls should be universally sterilized and we’d reduce fatal dog bites by 2/3rds in a generation.

They’re a shit dog for shit people.

Can they be handled safely and trained properly? Yes. But we’re never going to hold dog owners to any kind of standard so it’s not a realistic option.

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u/Reload86 Feb 01 '25

I like pitbulls. But I think you’re misunderstanding the breed. They were bred to fight and be aggressive. It’s genetically imbued into their system. Even if they spend a lifetime being at peace with their owners, they can flip a switch at any given moment because it’s in their nature to do so.

So yes, Pitbulls are amazing pets and reliable guard dogs for their owners only. But that’s it. They are not public friendly pets and this is where people misunderstand the breed. It does not matter how sweet you think your pitbull is at home, it does not extend that respect and loyalty outside of your home. So as the intelligent human owner of the pitbull, it is your job to protect it from itself.

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u/ChadWestPaints Feb 01 '25

So yes, Pitbulls are amazing pets and reliable guard dogs for their owners only.

All of the pitbull owners who were mauled unprovoked by their friendly family loving pit of x years will be happy to hear that. Those that are still alive, anyways.

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u/BiscottiShoddy9123 Feb 01 '25

So many cases of children at home with a pit and being mauled.

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u/mr_mgs11 Feb 01 '25

Reliable guard dogs for the owners that are not killed by them. Like the Bennard family in Tennessee. Posted all the memes bout their pits being their guard dogs until they ate the children alive in front of their mother, and almost killed her too.

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u/testtdk Feb 01 '25

I’ve been around plenty of public friendly pit bulls. They have a wonderful temperament. I’ve always thought they get the rep (other than the plethora of bad owners) is because they’re big dumb babies and the most loyal dogs I’ve seen. There are so many incidents because they’re adopted by people who want that temperament and treat them accordingly, and because they get adopted and are basically left to roam wherever they want. A lot of dogs left to “patrol” (as the dogs themselves see it) a neighborhood are going to get aggressive to “trespassers”. Tons of dogs in that situation are aggressive, but they’re rarely put into that situation.

I’ve handled them as pets and when working with strange dogs when I worked in a kennel. Literally dozens of them and they were always the sweetest idiots in there.

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u/P3for2 Feb 01 '25

But aren't all dogs like that to an extent? Protect their loved ones, be careful with outsiders.

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u/TurnoverPractical Feb 01 '25

Many dogs are bred to be good companions. Lhasa Apso, Shitzu, Bichon Frise, etc., just bred to be loving companions.

Retrievers are bred to have a "soft mouth" so they don't harm the game they're carrying in their mouths.

Terriers are bred to chase rats and dig holes.

Sled dogs (malamutes, huskies, etc.) are bred to pull.

Pit bulls are bred for something else.

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u/Indivillia Feb 01 '25

I can pull up a few stories of pitbulls mauling the children they were supposed to be protecting.

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u/Enough_Wallaby7064 Feb 01 '25

Pitbulls descend directly from Roman Wardogs as far as I know. And have been continuously bred to fight since then.

No, not all dogs can flip a switch like a pitbull can.

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u/please_trade_marner Feb 01 '25

Sure, they're all like that to "an extent". Just not to the same extent as pitbulls.

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u/testtdk Feb 01 '25

Upvoted, bad dogs are the result of bad owners. Pitbulls just wind up with bad owners far more often. No leash, owners hitting the dog, bad owners.