Am i the only one who gets angry about this

sweetadeline - the dog whisperer became a celebrity because of the work he has done with dogs. its not the other way around. i think you are one of few people. klondikesam, moonbow and Mayfair. it has already been proved that klondikesam is moonbow so its only a matter of time before another mistake is made.

My other friend has a pit who is very active, likes to run around but is also really loveable. She also wears a necklace. Yes the owner put a necklace on the dog. Lol! But the dog sleeps on the couch all curled up with the two cats. She even whimpers if the cat doesn't go outside with her when it is bathroom time. This dog even has a lifejacket to go swimming in the river. She is not aggressive at all.

My other buddy has a doberman male. This dog is lean and quiet. He is a nervous little guy. He is really shy. My friend found a little yorkie dog in a parking lot that was a stray and took it home. The damn Doberman shys away from the yorkie because the yorkie attacks it! The yorkie has bit me more times than I care for and the Doberman just sits there in quiet solitude.

I am not sure where you all are from, but I guess I amjust not seeing these animal stereotypes that have been mentioned above. I think, like people, you cannot force everything into a predetermined mould. Also, I am a cat person. I don't really likw dogs, so I have no incentive for posting this. I am just sharing my experiences as an objective point of view.

NorthernStar - dog poo getting washed down drains and sewers is whose fault? who allows their dog to crap in the street - humans. who doesnt take responsibility for their dog crapping in the street - humans. who gets a dog even though they are an irresponsible owner - humans. why are you all in denial and blaming a SPECIES that cannot control what HUMANS should be responsible for. who breeds dogs to fight - humans. who allows their dog to roam the streets - humans. dogs ONLY DO WHAT IS NATURAL and INSTINCTIVE. they dont intentionally start fights with other dogs to win a bet. it is ANIMAL INSTINCT TO BE TERRITORIAL and with ANY ANIMAL, if you put two alpha males together, they are going to fight for TERRITORY. so HUMANS hate for animals is their OWN FAULT for NOT BEING RESPONSIBLE. if you dont understand this then all is lost with you and i feel sorry for you.

Why do you always answer KlondikeSams questions that others have posted to him? Dont you think he can answer for himself?

were you attacked as a child by a pitbull klondikesam? because if you werent then there is no reason why you should hate them. if you were attacked then the dog didnt do its job properly because you are still here.

Sweetadeline - dogs have different breeds but they are considered a species. you are too stupid to realise this so maybe you should do some research before making yourself look like an idiot.

staffies are a different breed to pitbulls etc. if people want these certain breeds to try to "look cool" then you should hate those people, not the animal.

dogs were bred from wolves by humans. so your hatred towards dogs should be focused on the fact that your high and mighty human beings are at fault.

i dont see the point in trying to argue the point to these haters because they are too stupid / ignorant / arrogant / closed minded to even listen or read to reason and they wouldnt even try to understand.

i read on a different post that a couple of people on here wrote that 30% of polution in the water is from dog poo. well who put it there? dogs certainly dont run up to the waters edge and take a dump, HUMANS dump it in the ocean. why cant any of your morons see and understand this?

you can not blame animals for how humans treat them and have bred them to do. they live by instinct which was drilled into them over a long period of time, like dogs for example. they were bred from wolves and humans used to train wolves to clean up after them eg. eat their poo and left over scraps. so you talking about how dogs eat human crap is only because humans trained them to do it and in doing so over a long period of time, it becomes an instinct.

you will never understand anything that happens in the world if you dont get off your high horse and realise that you are not smart like you think you are which is okay, we understand that your parents didnt bring you up properly.

This bothers me every single day. It bothers me about people being narrow minded, about people who fight them, about control, laws, other breeds, sex offenders in my neighborhood. I can go on forever it's a major concern and issue that goes against our rights.

That is very sad that that happened to your dog. But, it just goes to show, that just like humans, animals can also have many of the same moods and personality changes with pain conversion disorder. Many people, when dealing with a chronic physical illness or injury, will experience personality and mood disorders. I think this is likely what occurred with your dog.

Yes! I still Actually like Chows. If I had a dog, it would be a Chow. When people say that they are aggressive I just don't see it. The black Chow we had when I was young that bit my brother, his name was Bear. Really the only reason I think Bear bit my brother was because he was on edge. We lived on an Island and we constantly had alligators coming up to our house. There were several occasions where there was an alligator trying to eat Bear and Bear had to run around very quickly to get away for fear of being eaten. I am not making excuses but that is a very real threat and the day my brother got bitten was when he was trying to put Bear back outside after a near alligator attack.

I grew up with Chow Chows. We had three of them. One of them was really a lighthearted animal and was not aggressive in any way, it kind of reminded me of a freespirited hippie. Haha. We had her since she was a puppy until she grew old and passed. The other two were males. One was laid back and tolerable. Good around kids. We had him until he passed from old age as well. The other was always a bit aggressive, but he had been a stray. He ended up biting my brother on the wrist, tearing it down to the bone. The vet recommended he be put down so my parents agreed.

My old roommate had three pits. One was a bit anxious for lack of attention. He was not violent and I never feared the dog. He was just full of excess energy. I would always walk him because the roommate didnt pay him much attention. One day he jumped the fence and a neighbor called the police because he was being rowdy and jumping on her fence. She told her husband she was scared he would try to bite her and the husband shot the dog. Now I am not a dog person, I prefer cats, but in the times I spent with the dog he was not violent. He was just damn hyper. It really bothered me that because it was a pit bull they just shot it. Its like, if I see a suspicious person walking down my street, I don't just shoot them because they look suspicious. They better like say something or physically threaten me or else I would go to jail for murder.

The roommates' other two pits were females. One is just a big chunk of butter. She was chubby and just wanted to lay on you and get petted. It was a sweet laid back dog. An old soul if you will. The younger female was a bit exciteable and hyper. She would run around with her taik up in the air, jump on people who came over, bark when the doorbell rings. But I never took her as aggressive either.

moonbow - stop pretending that you are not klindiksam. we know you are. we arent as stupid and you think we are. get help.

Geeze guys,...why do you start insulting people you don't know. Can't you have a discussion as mature, adult human beings? So disagree--about everything from where you got your facts (a legitimate area of discussion) to calling people hot button names for typos. Is this how you behave in your daily interactions with other human beings.
OK,...on topic: I have a 100 pound plus Akita. He has a wonderful temperament & I have very carefully & responsibly trained him. But Akitas' in general have 'iffy' reputations. Large Akitas can look scary to people. I know this, accept this & can talk about it without losing my mind or mindlessly insulting people I don't even know. In an anonymous forum like this I know people can act out, whether playing games or with having real serious anger issues.
Some of you sound like borderline psychotics. Are you?

BSL has always irritated me, I have been around more then dozens of Pit-Bulls, Rottweilers, German Shepherds, Dobermans and other "dangerous" breeds and never once been bitten by them.And there really are more Pit-bulls and Pit-bull mixes in this city then probably any other breed of dog if it were the case that every Pit-bull was a man eater my city should be in the news every second.

And I'm not convinced that there are breeds that are inherently more dangerous then others, if that is the case then explain to me how the Dog Whisperer owns literally 50+ dogs at his dog center of all different breeds,including Pits and Rotties, and has NO problems with them AT ALL.

I believe every living thing human,dog,cat, or whatever walk of life are all born individuals and so we all act individually so not every person or dog or any other animal within whatever group they're thrown into will act the way that society says that group is "supposed" to act. In other words not every invidual dog of a deemed "dangerous breed" will actually act like a deemed "dangerous breed".

ya, but what pisses me off even more is that these racist organization are ahead of more peacefull groups like peta and wwf an spca. even though they've been trying so hard for years you know.

In the news last weekend, a 9-year-old pit bull killed an 85-year-old woman and she had raised the dog from a puppy and family members said that she had never had a problem with it. I think that's the problem with pit bulls, at least from what I've read, that they don't show any signs before they attack.

I have been afraid of pit bulls ever since one almost killed a neighbor's kid. They had raised the dog from a puppy, she was spayed and she wasn't even aggressive toward other dogs and she even slept on the bed with the child that she almost killed.

Dogs come in as many temperaments as humans and, when all is said and done, it is MUCH more about the owner who trains (or doesn't train) than it is about the dog. Sure, many breeds are more aggressive than others, but they were bred to be that way and they require an owner who knows how to take care of them. Therein lies the problem. So many people get a pup because that pup is o-so-cute or they had a breed like that growing up who was "the perfect dog". They're not buying a breed that meshes well with their lifestyle, personality, and training habits...and that is a big mistake. The one to suffer in this situation is typically the dog.

I grew up with dobes - beautiful dogs. It's up to the owner to train and care for their dog correctly... That is where the difference lies, not in just blaming the breed as vicious.

McMinn County woman killed in pit bull attack
September 4, 2010

ETOWAH, Tenn. – An 85-year-old woman was mauled to death by her pet pit bull Saturday at her home officials said. Mattie Daugherty was outside with some family members who were helping her renovate her home on County Road 492 when she went inside to check on her dog, said Sheriff Joe Guy. When she went inside, the dog attacked her head and neck, Guy said. “It couldn’t have taken long because the family said they didn’t hear anything,” Guy said.

Her daughter found her shortly after the attack and called a neighbor to come help. The neighbor attempted to kill the dog, but was unsuccessful. Officers responded around 11:45 a.m., Guy said.

“Although every effort had been made to rescue the victim, it was apparent that she had already died due to her severe wounds,” he said in a news release. A K-9 officer, Deputy Randy Gabrel attempted to shoot the dog but failed to kill it. He finally hauled the dog off Daugherty before Deputy Tim Davis was finally able to shoot and kill it, Guy said.

Daugherty had owned the dog for nine years and family members told Guy it had never caused a problem before.

Whatever I like dogs more than most blacks and Jews I know

So far this year in the US, 22 people have been killed by dogs. Pit bulls were responsible for 13 (60% of those deaths) even though pit bulls make up less than 5% of the dog population in the US. The fact is, there are many more negligent/abusive owners of golden retrievers, Labradors, German shepherds, etc. than there are pit bull owners, but of those breeds, only one (a German shepherd) is responsible for one of the 22 deaths by dog in the US this year.

In Worcester, Mass., where a pit bull ban is being considered, it was discovered that while pit bulls make up less than 2% of the dog population in that city, they are responsible for more than 25% of dog bites.

Wake up and realize the truth, People! IT IS THE BREED and pit bulls should be banned!

I hate them too. Singiling out a breed of animal for what individuals have done is completely unfair. My family and my grandparents on the fathers side have pitballs. They are the kindest most protective animals we have ever owned. The one we own I've had since I was born, I love him to bits. He's saved my life twice now, once from a snake, the other from a stray. They cannot be aloud to ban breeds, WTF are they smoking.

BSL sucks. All dogs are trainable, and BSL is so misguided. The highest bite rates are in small dogs, like Chihuahuas

One, it is weird that you singled out black people in your "argument." And two, it wouldn't be racism amongst the dogs; it would be speciesism.

I agree with the OP. I dislike them. Certain breeds just need more training than others. And not all dogs meet breed standards.

Animals are AWESOME! but shouldn't you be more annoyed that some countries still let people hunt rare species?