Pits have a bad reputation and most people do not trust them. How many dogs and people have they attacked, maimed or killed??????? And broken out of of pens and killed children????? I never will trust a pit . Ann
Sent from my iPad On Nov 3, 2011, at 2:51 PM, "sheila" <[email protected]> wrote: > I don’t think it is simplistic at all. Apparently if it is a neighbor, she > sees her all the time. That is different than strangers on a strange street. > Never said anything about not calling animal control. Most people would feel > that way simply because the dog is a “pit”. which is what I got from the post > and that IMO is a unfair. > > From: Pam Dean > Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 9:08 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Need help please > > > > That is a touch simplistic. There are laws, for good reason, in some areas, > that regulate whether or not you are allowed to have your animal off leash. > If you do not know the owner, or the dog, you can not trust that that > particular animal is "under control". It is your right to call the > authorities. And being human, some of us, myself included, have a problem > with aggressive dog breeds..pit included. To see one unrestrained and be > subjected to a fear for yourself or your family..sorry I would call the > authorities too. > > Pam M > > From: sheila <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, November 3, 2011 5:23 AM > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Need help please > > Is the dog under control? That should be all that matters, not the breed. > > From: Joan Croft > Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 11:51 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Need help please > > There is a lady down the cul-de-sac who has a pit bull…when her and her 2 yo > daughter go for the mail, the pit comes too…without a leash. > The next time that I see that, from inside my house, I will call animal > control. > > Joan, Dolly Dee & Desi Lou > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Pam Dean > Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 4:36 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Need help please > > Yep..unfortunately I don't want to be involved with them when it does. And > don't even get me started when they don't leash their dogs. We have a lady > with a young Pit next door, and she will let him run sometimes. Now don't > want to start a flame but personally not the breed for me..ever..and he comes > running all over my property. I have tried to politely tell her "keep ur > darn Pit on ur property" but of course she ignores that. > > From: Rebecca Bate <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 2, 2011 5:18 AM > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Need help please > > > I think people like that are just a disaster waiting to happen! My 6 year > old can walk our danes! I took Daisy trick or treating with my daughter and > I, if at any point I had to help my daughter all I had to say to Daisy was > "down" (1 time) and she would go into a down and then I have my hands free to > help my daughter. I think having a large untrained dog is very > irresponsible! > > Rebecca > > From: Joan Croft <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, November 2, 2011 12:46 AM > Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Need help please > > > Dolly & Desi start to make a scene and then that stresses the big dog and the > closer the big dog gets, the more viscious looking and sounding Dolly & Desi > get. There is this one lady in the neighborhood…maybe weighs 100 if even > that much, and she walks two Akitas. She literally looks like she is being > dragged. I often wondered what would happen if those dogs got excited about > something or someone….I can picture her being dragged down the sidewalk like > the Alaskan huskies drag the sleighs. > > Joan, Dolly Dee & Desi Lou > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Pam Dean > Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 7:24 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Need help please > > > I have to say Rebecca you brought up one of my pet peeves. People who have > large dogs, who do either not take the time or have no clue on training them. > I don't know how many times I have been out with my little ones and here is > some out of control tank dragging their owner and terrorizing me and my dogs. > Mine are freaking out, and I am trying to pick up both of them..it is so > stressful and unnecessary..Grrrrr..ok rant over..lol > > From: Rebecca <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 8:04 PM > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Need help please > > Ok I may get in trouble for posting an unpopular opinion. Let me first say I > have two advanced train great Danes. > > Correct both of them for fighting. You are the boss. Correct firmly! Correct > every time. I am afraid altering is not always the cure-all everyone hopes. > > I had a food aggressive, dominant bitch, pushy, female Dane. She was AWFUL. > with firm training she is an amazing girl!!! She is stable around anyone! > Rebecca > > Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 1, 2011, at 3:12 PM, "flopo" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Excuse me, but I am not procrastinating. Our vets are very good with cows > and horses, not dogs, and not little dogs. It's not a matter of money > or procrastination, I love my dogs very much and they are very well cared > for. One who procrastinates, replaces high-priority acts with those of low > priority, and this is not the case. > > Pam Briar > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Joan Croft > Date: 01/11/2011 11:26:30 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Need help please > > When I was a kid we had two males – each part Chihuahua – one part Fox > Terrier and one part Beagle. They would have the same kind of spats as Dolly > & Desi do, but never violent towards each other. > > Joan, Dolly Dee & Desi Lou > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Judy Moon > Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 5:58 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Need help please > > Get them neutered or you will always have this problem. Neutering is very > cheap and any vet can do it. Quite procrastinating. Sooner or later > one dog will kill or injure the other badly enough to cost you lots more than > neutering would have. > > Judy Moon, a prayer warrior in Christ's army > "May grace and spiritual peace be yours from God our Father and from the Lord > Jesus Christ." > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of flopo > Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 9:29 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Need help please > > No they are not neutered, for a variety of reasons, but mostly because I > don't really trust any of the vets within about a hundred miles and Bruiser > has a heart problem. We live in a very rural area in western Canada. The > problem is, I don't know which one to punish. Bruiser is very dominating and > I can understand why Monster just gets sick of it. They start growling at > each other when there is any excitement around them, I intervene at that > point, if I don't within a few seconds they are on each other. I don't think > much happens when I'm not around, because they don't excited. > > Thank you, > Pam > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Pam Dean > Date: 31/10/2011 8:41:08 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Need help please > > My first question would be are they both neutered?? If not, they seriously > need to be. If it is not hormonal, but domination, then I will share a > shortened version of my story when I met my husband. He had a very psycho > Jack russell who did not play well with others and I had my two Chihuahus. > All three were males..but his is a large 23 pounds and mine 3 and 6 > pounds..no contest. His Jack would just attack for no reason and I could > never leave them alone together fearing injury to mine. He had never > neutered Jack whi ch was adding to the problem so we had him neutered. That > helped some..but basically what I had to make Jack understand was I was alpha > in the pecking order. If he attacked the Chis, it had consequences..Not only > was Mommy seriously unhappy but he was chastized and separated in another > part of the house. He is not fed first, given treats first, or treated as > Alpha in the pecking order. If any of the three starts trouble, they are > equally chastized. I still don't trust Jack enough to leave them together > when I leave the house..my Chis are in the bedroom, but under > my watchful eye, he behaves.. > > Pam M > > From: flopo <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 11:18 PM > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Need help please > > > Hi, > I've been around for a while but don't post very often, mostly lurk, but now > I need help. I have two chis, both girls, I have Bruiser and the "other" > Monster. We rescued them both off the road near our house about three years > ago. They were dumped in March in very bad weather in an area heavy with > coyotes, (an unfortunate but common practice here). > > Anyway, Monster was a juvenile at the time, Bruiser, a young adult. Bruiser > was the Alpha of the two, well as time goes by, Monster is now bigger and > struggling to take over the Alpha spot. > > Poor Bruiser doesn't want to give it up, and as a result has lost two front > teeth and has an assortment of other minor cuts and abrasions. I have tried > EVERYTHING I know to stop them from fighting. > > PLEASE! If anyone can suggest anything I would appreciate it! > > Thanks, > Pam > > No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: > 2012.0.1834 / Virus Database: 2092/4588 - Release Date: 10/31/11 > > Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic > Messages in this topic (12) > RECENT ACTIVITY: >
