Too bad, a properly raised Pit Bull or American Staffordshire Terrier
is a very amicable beast. In fact
my Cocker Spaniel Puppy regularly terrorizes one that belongs to a
neighbor. They have a bad reputation
in cities in the US because of bad owners training them to fight.
Fred Widall wrote:
Erwitt)
- Original Message -
From: Fred Widall
Subject: Re: White Pitbull (an hommage to Elliott Erwitt)
Pitbulls are about to become an endangered species in Ontario.
Our provincial goverment is about to introduce a total ban on
them.
Eventually, they will have to ban all dogs
Which answers the question, who would keep a Hyena as a pet, if anyone
had bothered to ask it.
Caveman wrote:
Bah. Try this:
http://rotfl.pl/img.php?nigerians2.jpg
Bob W wrote:
Indeed. Even scarier for me was one day walking through a village in
Maramures County to find myself being stalked at
On 5/11/04, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed:
1) Don't approach a dog you don't know unless it's handler is present
and both seem amenable to being approached.
2) Don't ever run from a dog.
3) If a dog is tied out on a chain, there is a good enough chance
that it will be dangerous to
Bob W:
5) Don't disturb a dog at it's mealtime.
6) In Romania, carry a big stick.
There sure are some scary dogs roaming the streets of Bucarest. And
we didn't exactly got less scared of our guide's reassuring words
that only quite few of them has rabies...
anders
-
Hi,
5) Don't disturb a dog at it's mealtime.
6) In Romania, carry a big stick.
There sure are some scary dogs roaming the streets of Bucarest. And
we didn't exactly got less scared of our guide's reassuring words
that only quite few of them has rabies...
Indeed. Even scarier for me was
On 5/11/04, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed:
6) In Romania, carry a big stick.
Sharpened at one end as well?
Don't forget the crucifix.
Cheers,
Cotty
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Hi,
John Francis wrote:
Oddly enough, there are parts of the world that seem to manage to have
an effective, efficient animal control system (rounding up strays, a
shelter where abandoned animals may be turned in, etc.), enforcement
of laws against animals defecating, all paid for by annual
- Original Message -
From: Bob W
Subject: Re: White Pitbull (an hommage to Elliott Erwitt)
Indeed. Even scarier for me was one day walking through a village
in
Maramures County to find myself being stalked at the centre of a
triangle of 3 dogs, all snarling and baring their gums
Bah. Try this:
http://rotfl.pl/img.php?nigerians2.jpg
Bob W wrote:
Indeed. Even scarier for me was one day walking through a village in
Maramures County to find myself being stalked at the centre of a
triangle of 3 dogs, all snarling and baring their gums in a very
alarming way. I was not carrying
Hi,
Saturday, November 6, 2004, 4:45:39 PM, Caveman wrote:
Bah. Try this:
http://rotfl.pl/img.php?nigerians2.jpg
Been there, done that. Great photo though.
Well, almost. A couple of my friends were stalked by hyenas in Addis
Ababa one night, and had to take refuge in the house of a complete
Hi,
A friend of mine lived in Resolute Bay for a couple of years.
One day he was out on the ice hunting Tarmagon when he had the
distinct feeling that he was being watched.
He looked over his shoulder to see a Polar Bear stalking him.
Wasn't carrying toothpaste was he? I heard polar bears
- Original Message -
From: Bob W
Subject: Re: White Pitbull (an hommage to Elliott Erwitt)
Hi,
A friend of mine lived in Resolute Bay for a couple of years.
One day he was out on the ice hunting Tarmagon when he had the
distinct feeling that he was being watched.
He looked over his
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
- Original Message -
From: frank theriault
They (the dogs, that
is) were docile as little kitty cats.
This has been my experience with the breed as well.
Number one in the UK biters (number of bite incidents, severity not counted)league
At 22:15 2004.11.04 -0500, you wrote:
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 20:56:47 -0600
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
- Original Message -
From: Fred Widall
Subject: Re: White Pitbull (an hommage to Elliott Erwitt)
Pitbulls are about to become an endangered species in Ontario.
Our provincial
From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2004/11/05 Fri PM 02:42:45 GMT
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: White Pitbull (an hommage to Elliott Erwitt)
Yes, if it's not per capita of the dog population, then it's exactly
what one would expect, since Golden Labs are very common
On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 9:27:01 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Number one in the UK biters (number of bite incidents, severity not
counted) league Golden Labrador.
Alsatian, Dobermann, Pit bull, Rottweiler - none of them in the top ten.
Just curious if that ranking is in total number
From: Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2004/11/05 Fri PM 02:03:39 GMT
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Re: White Pitbull (an hommage to Elliott Erwitt)
On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 9:27:01 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Number one in the UK biters (number of bite
Yes, if it's not per capita of the dog population, then it's exactly
what one would expect, since Golden Labs are very common in most
countries.
On Nov 5, 2004, at 9:03 AM, Doug Franklin wrote:
On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 9:27:01 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Number one in the UK biters (number of
- Original Message -
From: Doug Franklin
Subject: Re: Re: White Pitbull (an hommage to Elliott Erwitt)
On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 9:27:01 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Number one in the UK biters (number of bite incidents, severity
not
counted) league Golden Labrador.
Alsatian
- Original Message -
From: Paul Stenquist
Subject: Re: White Pitbull (an hommage to Elliott Erwitt)
Yes, if it's not per capita of the dog population, then it's
exactly what one would expect, since Golden Labs are very common in
most countries.
Just to be pendantic
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Re: White Pitbull (an hommage to Elliott Erwitt)
Pit bulls were bred from bull terriers as fighting dogs (hence
pit) and are, as a breed, not one I would contemplate as a pet.
But they are not, by nature, agressive towards
William Robb wrote on 11/5/2004, 10:01 AM:
Just to be pendantic, there is no recognized breed Golden Lab.
Golden Retriever.
Yellow Lab.
William Robb
Once again, Bill you beat me to the punch!
--
Christian
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
William Robb wrote on 11/5/2004, 10:10 AM:
Pit bulls were bred from bull terriers as fighting dogs (hence
pit) and are, as a breed, not one I would contemplate as a pet.
But they are not, by nature, agressive towards people.
No, they were bred to be aggressive towards other dogs.
If people would take a half day and learn about what makes dogs tick,
there would be fewer problems.
William Robb
AMEN !
Bill
Many people have the same opinion of Rotties, Dobermans and German
Shepherds. All of these dogs I've ever met, have basically been big
babies.
Bill
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Re: White Pitbull (an hommage to Elliott Erwitt)
Pit bulls were bred from bull terriers as fighting dogs (hence
pit) and are, as a breed, not one I would contemplate as a pet
From: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2004/11/05 Fri PM 03:28:49 GMT
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Re: White Pitbull (an hommage to Elliott Erwitt)
I'm dogless now, losing both my German Shorthaired Pointer and White
German Shepherd to disease, but it still pisses me off when I
Hi,
Sorry to hear that. Agreed about training. Worst thing to
happen here was revoking the law requiring dog licences.
too bloody right. They should have put the price up enough to pay for
the dogshit to be cleaned up and DNA-tested to identify the dog and its
owner, who could then be
Bob W wrote on 11/5/2004, 11:45 AM:
Hi,
Sorry to hear that. Agreed about training. Worst thing to
happen here was revoking the law requiring dog licences.
too bloody right. They should have put the price up enough to pay for
the dogshit to be cleaned up and DNA-tested to
I suggest living room, and using a Cat bulldozer to push it there.
Christian wrote:
Ever since then if I find dog
crap in my yard I put it on the owner's doorstep.
Maybe next time I'll put it in
their mailbox.
Greetings All,
To add my 2 cents to the discussion:
And to further illustrate how far pittbull hysteria can go--
My oldest daughter has 3 pitt bulls. All of them are big (very big, in
fact) cuddly lapdogs. She somehow got involved in the pitt bull rescue
organization here in Lake Charles. I
Bob W wrote:
Hi,
Sorry to hear that. Agreed about training. Worst thing to
happen here was revoking the law requiring dog licences.
too bloody right. They should have put the price up enough to pay for
the dogshit to be cleaned up and DNA-tested to identify the dog and its
owner, who could
Sid Barras describes how to become a multi-millionaire by breeding pitt
bulls:
Here's the rub: when my in-laws found out we had gotten a
dog, they were happy-- until Grandma found out it was a pitt
bull. Immediately, she told us we had to get rid of the dog.
Or else she would never come
mike wilson mused:
Bob W wrote:
Hi,
Sorry to hear that. Agreed about training. Worst thing to
happen here was revoking the law requiring dog licences.
too bloody right. They should have put the price up enough to pay for
the dogshit to be cleaned up and DNA-tested to
Hi,
And to further illustrate how far pittbull hysteria can go--
[...]
when she was a little girl, she saw a playmate mauled by a pitt bull.
[...]
An illustration over how far people can take hysteria over a breed of
dog. I never had anything for or against these dogs, but now I am
Yes, nicely Erwittish... Not sure this dog will always enjoy being a
pitbull...
Andre
is that these people get pretty indignant when they're
told Killer will have to be put down because he mauled a 4-year-old to
death.
- Original Message -
From: Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: Re: White Pitbull (an hommage
- Original Message -
From: Bob W
Subject: Re: White Pitbull (an hommage to Elliott Erwitt)
I wonder exactly who is being hysterical - the person with the
horrific past experience, or the person who puts an animal before
their family.
So if a person has a car accident and absolutely
- Original Message -
From: Bill Owens
Subject: Re: Re: White Pitbull (an hommage to Elliott Erwitt)
Many people have the same opinion of Rotties, Dobermans and German
Shepherds. All of these dogs I've ever met, have basically been
big babies.
In my obedience classes, I have been
On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 09:42:45 -0500, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Yes, if it's not per capita of the dog population [...]
Per canita? :-)
TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 10:56:19 -0500, Bill Owens wrote:
If people would take a half day and learn about what makes dogs tick,
there would be fewer problems.
AMEN !
Hell, it's even easier than that. They typically just need to exercise
what used to be called common sense. Typically meaning
On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 11:56:33 -0500, Christian wrote:
Another neighbor's little dogs crap in my front yard all the time.
Recently I stepped in it and was livid. Ever since then if I find dog
crap in my yard I put it on the owner's doorstep.
One of my favorite stories about my dad:
When I
- Original Message -
From: Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 6:10 PM
Subject: Re: Re: White Pitbull (an hommage to Elliott Erwitt)
Hell, it's even easier than that. They typically just need to
exercise
what used to be called common
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2004 2:18 AM
Subject: Re: Re: White Pitbull (an hommage to Elliott Erwitt)
From: Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 6:10 PM
Subject: Re: Re: White Pitbull
Hi,
1) Don't approach a dog you don't know unless it's handler is present
and both seem amenable to being approached.
2) Don't ever run from a dog.
3) If a dog is tied out on a chain, there is a good enough chance
that it will be dangerous to not approach it, even if it's people are
close
Hi,
I wonder exactly who is being hysterical - the person with the
horrific past experience, or the person who puts an animal before
their family.
So if a person has a car accident and absolutely refuses to allow
anyone in their family to ever get into a car again would be, in your
mind,
The true corollary would be if a person has a car accident then refuses
to allow any of his relatives who drive cars to visit him.
Paul
On Nov 5, 2004, at 6:55 PM, William Robb wrote:
- Original Message - From: Bob W
Subject: Re: White Pitbull (an hommage to Elliott Erwitt)
I wonder
and can easily
knock a full grown man to the ground.
On Nov 5, 2004, at 7:18 PM, William Robb wrote:
- Original Message - From: Doug Franklin
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 6:10 PM
Subject: Re: Re: White Pitbull (an hommage to Elliott Erwitt)
Hell
on
a leash - she loves everyone then.
- Original Message -
From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 7:21 PM
Subject: Re: White Pitbull (an hommage to Elliott Erwitt)
I would also add: Don't let a dog get between you and its owner when
, 2004 7:21 PM
Subject: Re: White Pitbull (an hommage to Elliott Erwitt)
I would also add: Don't let a dog get between you and its owner when
entering a home. I have to be very careful when we have guests at the
house not to let my Springer Spaniel get between me and the front door
when i let
Never works. Land mines do.
Doug Franklin wrote:
My dad talked to her politely
- Original Message -
From: Bob W
Subject: Re: White Pitbull (an hommage to Elliott Erwitt)
6) In Romania, carry a big stick.
Sharpened at one end as well?
William Robb
- Original Message -
From: Paul Stenquist
Subject: Re: White Pitbull (an hommage to Elliott Erwitt)
If someone walks through the door without knocking my dog will
attack them.
My wife had a Springer that launched himself at a meter readers face.
The guy came in without knocking
On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 22:39:09 -0600, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sharpened at one end as well?
Pointed stick? Oh, oh, oh. We want to learn how to defend ourselves
against pointed sticks, do we? Getting all high and mighty, eh? Fresh
fruit not good enough for you eh?
Well, I think he's a cute little fella.
Is there a muzzle law for them where you are?
William Robb
Pitbulls are about to become an endangered species in Ontario.
Our provincial goverment is about to introduce a total ban on
them.
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2004/10/26/686117-cp.html
Nice shot, Frank, could become a collector's item real soon G
On Thu, 4 Nov 2004 19:41:49 -0500 (EST), Fred Widall
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Pitbulls are about to become an endangered species in Ontario.
Our provincial goverment is about to introduce a total ban on
them.
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2004/10/26/686117-cp.html
Nice shot, Frank,
On Thu, 4 Nov 2004 18:25:23 -0600, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well, I think he's a cute little fella.
Is there a muzzle law for them where you are?
No, not AFAIK. I think some owners want to appear responsible, since
there's so much hysteria these days about a couple of attacks.
- Original Message -
From: frank theriault
Subject: Re: White Pitbull (an hommage to Elliott Erwitt)
They (the dogs, that
is) were docile as little kitty cats.
This has been my experience with the breed as well.
William Robb
- Original Message -
From: Fred Widall
Subject: Re: White Pitbull (an hommage to Elliott Erwitt)
Pitbulls are about to become an endangered species in Ontario.
Our provincial goverment is about to introduce a total ban on
them.
Eventually, they will have to ban all dogs.
The mentality
Headline: Vicious Chihuahua Destroys Toronto - Hundreds Dead, Thousands
Homeless
Shel
[Original Message]
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 11/4/2004 7:00:31 PM
Subject: Re: White Pitbull (an hommage to Elliott Erwitt)
- Original Message -
From
- Original Message -
From: Shel Belinkoff
Subject: Re: White Pitbull (an hommage to Elliott Erwitt)
Headline: Vicious Chihuahua Destroys Toronto - Hundreds Dead,
Thousands
Homeless
Don't laugh too hard. I saw a short documentary about a fellow (I
think in Texas) that guard trains
Frank,
I would probably have cropped this a bit tighter as I don't feel the rest
of what is shown in the image really adds.
If a dog can look sad that one surely does.
Kenneth Waller
- Original Message -
From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: PDML [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday,
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