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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 05:36 AM Original message |
SoCal woman mauled to death by pit bulls |
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arcos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 05:45 AM Response to Original message |
1. ... |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 05:47 AM Response to Original message |
2. The dogs should have been leashed. |
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Madam Mossfern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 06:21 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I very much hope |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 06:28 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Ultimately, it's still irrelevant. The onus of responsibility rests with the owners regardless of... |
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bitchkitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 07:06 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Awwwwwwwwww! I'm jealous...almost - |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 10:34 AM Response to Reply #8 |
45. Is your dog a mix? |
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bitchkitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 08:00 PM Response to Reply #45 |
174. Nope, pure Beagle - |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 12:21 AM Response to Reply #174 |
188. Nice dog! I have a beagle, too. A tri. |
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bitchkitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 06:20 AM Response to Reply #188 |
197. Poor little guy! |
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frankf (30 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 02:56 PM Response to Reply #8 |
274. *waves* |
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Sugar Smack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-31-07 03:38 AM Response to Reply #8 |
289. OMG!! I'm in love! |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 07:31 AM Response to Reply #3 |
11. "bred not to harm people"?????? |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 10:16 AM Response to Reply #11 |
42. I was attacked by a St. Bernard when I was a child - that's a supposedly nice breed. |
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eagler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 12:15 PM Response to Reply #42 |
61. It's not St. Bernards involved in most maulings - the record is clear |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 03:16 PM Response to Reply #61 |
113. That's my point. And nobody considers dachshunds to be a scary breed, but they often bite. |
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MnFats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 05:03 PM Response to Reply #113 |
160. the difference, as I understand it.... |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 02:58 PM Response to Reply #160 |
224. No flaming here! I love dogs, but I realize that they are all capable of inflicting damage. |
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lisby (254 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 12:35 PM Response to Reply #42 |
67. One almost took my finger off |
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NightHawk63 (447 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 01:59 PM Response to Reply #42 |
92. Still sporting a scar from a St. Bernard bite.... |
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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 02:44 PM Response to Reply #11 |
104. The problem is some people are bred to harm people. And they |
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Patchuli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 09:08 PM Response to Reply #104 |
179. What did your dogs being unleashed have to do |
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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 07:06 AM Response to Reply #179 |
201. Not a damn thing. He was just making an pathetic excuse. |
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Patchuli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 02:49 PM Response to Reply #201 |
273. Report him and the wild beast to Animal Control |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:37 PM Original message |
BS |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
184. Here Ya Go |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 03:00 AM Response to Original message |
196. Every generation another aggressive breed becomes a fad with people who want an aggressive dog |
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eowyn_of_rohan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 09:58 AM Response to Reply #196 |
205. My dog was also attacked by a pit bull, in an off-leash dog park |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
225. call whatever you like . . . here is the study |
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Maine-ah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-30-07 04:23 PM Response to Reply #11 |
283. my cousin got bit by his golden retriever |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 01:52 PM Response to Reply #3 |
91. I've only met one |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 03:03 PM Response to Reply #3 |
107. awe, what an adorable fur baby! |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 03:15 PM Response to Reply #3 |
112. They are powerful though |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 07:27 AM Response to Reply #2 |
9. leashed? these dogs should be eradicated! |
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bitchkitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 07:33 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. It's true that some dogs have the capacity to be |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 07:50 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. I agree - let's not single them out - include Rottweilers . . . |
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bitchkitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 08:28 AM Response to Reply #17 |
26. Yep, I can picture Spanky, Alfalfa and Buckwheat |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 08:50 AM Response to Reply #26 |
29. and to believe otherwise is juvenile denial |
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bahrbearian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 09:53 AM Response to Reply #26 |
39. Actually The Victrola dog is a Rat Terrier |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 11:31 AM Response to Reply #26 |
52. "all large animals have the potential for harm"?????? |
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lisby (254 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 12:39 PM Response to Reply #17 |
72. So do you also advocate a Final Solution |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 12:56 PM Response to Reply #72 |
81. I did not say to kill them . . . man |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 12:43 PM Response to Reply #17 |
75. Let's not include Rottweilers. I own a Rottie |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 05:18 PM Response to Reply #75 |
161. Rotts are the breed most likely to attack people, though... |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 08:19 AM Response to Reply #161 |
259. From the SMH today: Family rottweiler kills newborn in her cot |
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toopers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 08:00 AM Response to Reply #17 |
203. Name something that doesn't have the "potential for harm". |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 07:00 PM Response to Reply #203 |
239. if you do not see a distinction between pit bulls and |
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DWilliamsamh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 08:51 AM Response to Reply #14 |
30. I've got news for you.... |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 08:00 AM Response to Reply #9 |
18. At this point, I'm only concerned as far as enforcement of existing law here. If they... |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 08:04 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. just another example of how skewed some of the laws and subsequent punishements are |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 08:15 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. At this point, I believe the owners are in for far more than a fine. This is likely to be... |
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demigoddess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 09:19 PM Response to Reply #23 |
180. the heirs of the person killed should sue and recover damages. I think if there is to |
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Bigmack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 10:20 AM Response to Reply #18 |
43. "Vicious Golden Retriever"... |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 10:53 AM Response to Reply #43 |
48. Goldens can get mean and aggressive too |
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Bigmack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 12:04 PM Response to Reply #48 |
58. Perhaps the reason why... |
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JackintheGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 01:29 PM Response to Reply #48 |
88. I can't make a living off dogs myself |
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Greylyn58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 12:35 AM Response to Reply #43 |
249. Neither can I. My boy Sheridan would never hurt a fly |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 12:38 PM Response to Reply #18 |
69. When I was growing up in Iowa any dog that bit someone was put |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:36 PM Response to Reply #69 |
141. I think you have to allow for the circumstances though |
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conservdem (880 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 12:10 PM Response to Reply #9 |
215. I generally agree with you regarding pit bulls. |
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boilinmad (243 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 06:24 AM Response to Reply #9 |
255. I totally agree..... |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 06:29 AM Response to Original message |
5. it's maul madness in California |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 06:45 AM Response to Original message |
6. Pit Bulls are one of the sweetest dog breeds; unfortunately some of their owners......... |
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Quakerfriend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 07:32 AM Response to Reply #6 |
12. They can be very sweet, and they CAN BE very dangerous. |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 08:03 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. The same can be said for almost any breed of Dog |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-30-07 12:34 AM Response to Reply #19 |
277. Yeah, watch out for my Attack Pug. |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 09:21 AM Response to Reply #12 |
33. Thanks for your opinion and story; any dog attack is horrific. |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 10:11 AM Response to Reply #12 |
41. I'm a total dog lover. The pit bull is my least favorite breed. |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 12:17 PM Response to Reply #12 |
62. Your opinion is pretty much the same as mine. I have met some |
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judaspriestess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 02:09 PM Response to Reply #62 |
94. it is a genetic inclination in them now, I have to agree |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 03:34 PM Response to Reply #12 |
117. Not likely. |
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judaspriestess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 06:11 PM Response to Reply #117 |
168. sorry don't buy it if alcoholism is genetic |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 09:03 PM Response to Reply #168 |
178. It can be genetic but it isn't with pitbulls. |
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eowyn_of_rohan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 10:51 AM Response to Reply #178 |
209. Pit bulls are genetically predisposed to attacking other dogs |
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bitchkitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 06:57 AM Response to Reply #117 |
199. Great article - bookmarking! |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 07:32 AM Response to Reply #6 |
13. dog poop |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 09:25 AM Response to Reply #13 |
35. Get to really know the breed; YOU might change your mind. |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 12:36 PM Response to Reply #35 |
68. I've gotten to know the breed quite well |
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Jacobin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 08:15 AM Response to Reply #6 |
24. retrievers are bred to retrieve and do so naturally |
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eagler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 12:18 PM Response to Reply #6 |
63. Yes. these were very sweet dogs. their sweetness has been showing quite often. |
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tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 02:57 AM Response to Reply #63 |
254. Nobody has been mauled to death by a pack of poodles... |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 02:13 PM Response to Reply #6 |
97. Which "breed" |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 03:59 PM Response to Reply #97 |
123. Such malarkey. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:39 PM Response to Reply #123 |
144. If you want to go on a crusade to limit the use of the term "pit bull" to those breeds, go for it |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:41 PM Response to Reply #144 |
147. "Pit bull" has an actual meaning. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:47 PM Response to Reply #147 |
150. No |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:52 PM Original message |
Good god. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
155. If the media were using "doberman" to describe a wider variety of dogs, yes |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:55 PM Response to Reply #155 |
158. But media ignorance |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 05:27 PM Response to Reply #158 |
163. I brought up "assault weapons" originally because I think the analogy stands |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:45 PM Response to Reply #123 |
149. "Pit bull" is not a recognized breed |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:50 PM Response to Reply #149 |
152. Huh? |
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StarryNite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 09:07 PM Response to Reply #6 |
244. It's in the breeding |
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boobooday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 06:52 AM Response to Original message |
7. That is so tragic |
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hollowdweller (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 07:27 AM Response to Original message |
10. Shame the lady wasn't carrying a gun. |
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Annces (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 07:39 AM Response to Original message |
15. I don't know how mailmen make it on their routes |
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Quakerfriend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 07:47 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. So, true about the leashes. And, I can't tell you how many |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 08:12 AM Response to Reply #16 |
22. If a dog is walking out ahead of it's owner, you already know |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 08:09 AM Response to Original message |
21. People are too stupid to leash their dogs. |
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FarrenH (485 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 08:25 AM Response to Original message |
25. I don't know why some need to diss all pit bull owners |
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bitchkitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 08:44 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Not all bred to fight - |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 11:22 AM Response to Reply #27 |
50. They are called bulldogs because they were used for bullbaiting |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 12:29 AM Response to Reply #27 |
189. Bulldog means they were used to bait bulls, to |
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bitchkitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 06:24 AM Response to Reply #189 |
198. I thought it came from exactly that - |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 12:38 PM Response to Reply #25 |
70. There is very much a need to terminate |
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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 03:10 PM Response to Reply #25 |
110. Scizophrenia? Now that scares me. And makes me sad. |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
28. Every Pit Bull in the country should be shot on sight |
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Stuckinthebush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 09:04 AM Response to Reply #28 |
31. I have |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 09:17 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Look how cute! |
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Stuckinthebush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 09:22 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Now that is just silly |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 09:34 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. I hope you got the point all the same. |
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bitchkitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 09:25 AM Response to Reply #31 |
36. That's the key - the training. |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 09:39 AM Response to Reply #28 |
38. No, they should not be bred any longer. |
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Dervill Crow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 08:39 PM Response to Reply #38 |
276. That's exactly my feeling. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 09:56 AM Response to Reply #28 |
40. Then you haven't seen many dogs at all, have you? |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 10:45 AM Response to Reply #40 |
47. I have a 115 lb. German Shepherd |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:06 PM Response to Reply #47 |
127. Then like I said, you haven't been around many dogs, |
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Heywood J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 11:38 AM Response to Reply #40 |
55. "Better yet, why don't you go down to the local animal shelter and adapt a pit puppy" |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 02:32 PM Response to Reply #55 |
100. Define "pit bull", for the purposes of your ban |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:16 PM Response to Reply #100 |
128. The American Pit Bull Terrier |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:28 PM Response to Reply #128 |
134. So then not any of the following |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:34 PM Response to Reply #134 |
139. I've never heard of. . . |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 02:33 PM Response to Reply #55 |
101. The dogs in San Francisco were Pressa Canarios. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:16 PM Response to Reply #55 |
129. Another one who buys into the bullshit and media hype |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:36 PM Response to Reply #55 |
142. The san fran mauling was NOT pit bulls |
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Madam Mossfern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 05:37 PM Response to Reply #142 |
164. Thanks |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:54 PM Response to Reply #55 |
157. FYI, the woman in San Francisco was NOT killed by pit bulls, but by presa canarios |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 10:32 AM Response to Reply #28 |
44. Brilliant. |
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B3Nut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 11:05 AM Response to Reply #44 |
49. Some people are simply impervious to reason and logic. |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 11:32 AM Response to Reply #44 |
53. I wouldn't take him seriously. |
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ramapo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 10:38 AM Response to Reply #28 |
46. Don't be an idiot |
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Plucketeer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 12:33 PM Response to Reply #46 |
66. Laugh-worthy |
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lisby (254 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 12:45 PM Response to Reply #28 |
77. What else should we kill while we're at it? |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 02:05 PM Response to Reply #77 |
93. Fuzzy little rabbits would be a good start! |
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newburgh (225 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
51. My experience with pit bulls has all been bad... |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 11:33 AM Response to Reply #51 |
54. You shouldn't be letting your cats out anyway, especially in an "urban area." n/t |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 12:42 PM Response to Reply #51 |
217. Well, I've known a couple of sweet pit bulls. |
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eowyn_of_rohan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 12:53 PM Response to Reply #217 |
218. Some people don't appreciate other people's pets running loose, either |
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entanglement (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
56. Poor woman - Is there any hope that the negligent owners will face punishment? |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
57. There ought to be a law- owners to be held criminally liable for their dogs actions. |
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Xeolyte (6 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
59. Wake Up Pit People |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 12:22 PM Response to Reply #59 |
64. Okay, here's your first problem |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 12:44 PM Response to Reply #64 |
76. Perhaps YOU and your "lovable sweetie pie" attitude are PART OF THE PROBLEM...... |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 12:52 PM Response to Reply #76 |
78. yeah. clearly I don't know the first thing about pit bulls. |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 01:00 PM Response to Reply #78 |
83. One doesn't even need to be a "white belt" in google fu to know you are WRONG. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 01:02 PM Response to Reply #83 |
84. okay. I'm sure flvegan will be along momentarily to tell you you're wrong. |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 01:09 PM Response to Reply #84 |
85. While we are waiting..... |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 01:23 PM Response to Reply #85 |
86. In my neck of the woods |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 01:43 PM Response to Reply #86 |
89. Well, the topic exists.... and not just in fighting circles. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 01:48 PM Response to Reply #89 |
90. I attacked nobody's character. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 12:40 PM Response to Reply #59 |
73. Sigh. Replace "pit bull" in your rules area with "dog" |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 03:52 PM Response to Reply #59 |
120. facts |
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Mark D. (420 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
60. Passing Blame |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
65. Cue the "Probably wasn't pit bulls, b/c pit bulls are always misidentified" posts. |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 12:54 PM Response to Reply #65 |
80. LOL.... they're like a couple criminal defense lawyers I know...... |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 02:17 PM Response to Reply #65 |
98. The problem is you're acting like "pit bull" is a breed |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:18 PM Response to Reply #98 |
130. Pit bulls are a breed, sir. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:34 PM Response to Reply #130 |
138. If you are willing to limit the use of the term to AST's and APBT's fine |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:37 PM Response to Reply #138 |
143. ASTs, APBTs, and Staffordshire Bull Terriers |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:52 PM Response to Reply #143 |
154. It's more a lack of figures altogether |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 03:50 PM Response to Reply #65 |
119. the problem with believing pitbulls are the killer dog is |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
71. pitbulls acting like pitbulls -- no more "shocking" than a tiger acting like a tiger... |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 12:42 PM Response to Reply #71 |
74. That is a load of crap |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:31 PM Response to Reply #74 |
137. you don't like it, but that doesn't make it false... |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 06:00 PM Response to Reply #137 |
166. Even fighting dogs are bred for dog agression, not human agression |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 11:04 AM Response to Reply #166 |
213. you don't think there's any crossover between human agression and dog aggression? |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 11:18 AM Response to Reply #213 |
214. No, there's a pretty good connection between abuse and neglect of dogs and attacks on humans. |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
79. Based on empirical evidence, it's a bad breed. In any other time, it would be eradicated. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 01:24 PM Response to Reply #79 |
87. Oh, brother. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 02:12 PM Response to Reply #79 |
96. Really, "pit bull" is a breed now? |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:04 PM Response to Reply #96 |
125. It's always been a breed. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:25 PM Response to Reply #125 |
133. So you will assert "pit bull" laws only affect American Staffordshire terriers? |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:39 PM Response to Reply #133 |
145. In my case |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:48 PM Response to Reply #145 |
151. what about close mixes? |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:54 PM Response to Reply #151 |
156. Depends. |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
82. Whoever owned the Dog's should be punished that's the only way to stop this culture of breeding |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
95. "Pit bull" is like "assault weapon": a phrase made up to frighten soccer moms |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 02:40 PM Response to Reply #95 |
103. Good point. |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:19 PM Response to Reply #103 |
131. I responded. |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 03:02 PM Response to Reply #95 |
106. HUH? |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:02 PM Response to Reply #95 |
124. You don't know what you're talking about. |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
99. I don't know much about this site or the reliability of the info, |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 02:37 PM Response to Reply #99 |
102. The pit bull apologists will be along shortly to say it was written by *GASP* an attorney. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 03:09 PM Response to Reply #99 |
109. Merritt Clifton's "study" is a train wreck of mass proportions. |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 03:21 PM Response to Reply #109 |
115. Are there any studies from sources YOU deem credible. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 03:26 PM Response to Reply #115 |
116. Did you read the study? |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 03:42 PM Response to Reply #109 |
118. What about this study from the Center for Disease Control about |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 03:52 PM Response to Reply #118 |
121. It is also skewed. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 03:56 PM Response to Reply #121 |
122. Germany tried for a few years. |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:05 PM Response to Reply #121 |
126. I'm afraid I would have to consider any "facts" from that website |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:29 PM Response to Reply #126 |
136. I can understand that. |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 10:07 PM Response to Reply #121 |
183. Christ, you guys are like global warming deniers.... |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 02:11 AM Response to Reply #183 |
253. Hey, let me know why they stopped taking data. |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:59 PM Response to Reply #99 |
159. That site was created and is maintained |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 05:23 PM Response to Reply #159 |
162. If you have a link to any reliable statistics, I would be interested |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 07:21 PM Response to Reply #162 |
171. There is no one place to find that |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 09:56 PM Response to Reply #171 |
182. Your links certainly don't help your case. |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 11:03 PM Response to Reply #182 |
185. Are you serious? You need a math tutor! |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 11:47 PM Response to Reply #185 |
187. Hold the phone a second..... |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 12:47 AM Response to Reply #187 |
190. I did my own maths! |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 01:12 AM Response to Reply #190 |
192. Yeah, well you have me at a disadvantage........ |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 10:10 AM Response to Reply #192 |
206. The list is an example of UKC registrations |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 12:40 PM Response to Reply #206 |
216. That's a funky list....... |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 01:09 PM Response to Reply #216 |
219. The UKC |
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DemGa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
105. I had a Pit Bull that "turned" |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 03:04 PM Response to Reply #105 |
108. I had a friend that had a sweet and very lovable Pit - until it took part of her arm's flesh off. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 03:14 PM Response to Reply #108 |
111. My kid wanted me to adopt a pit bull after my Buddy died. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:44 PM Response to Reply #111 |
148. It probably was your projection |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 05:52 PM Response to Reply #148 |
165. My Lab puppy ate my iPod, a new camera, the bathroom door |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 10:54 AM Response to Reply #148 |
210. If it was a pit up for adoption there could well have been some underlying issues |
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eowyn_of_rohan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 11:00 AM Response to Reply #148 |
211. Of All the wonderful breeds out there WHY should people choose the pit bull... |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 04:17 PM Response to Reply #211 |
226. Because many sensible people, such as myself, realize that pits and pit mixes are wonderful dogs |
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eowyn_of_rohan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 05:13 PM Response to Reply #226 |
228. The wonderful breeds I am thinking of aren't among those you listed |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 05:33 PM Response to Reply #228 |
233. Then I suppose we'll have to agree to disagree on this |
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eowyn_of_rohan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 05:54 PM Response to Reply #233 |
235. News reports of people being mauled by pit bulls are not "sensationalism" |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 07:47 AM Response to Reply #235 |
256. It is sensationalism when the reports are exclusively about pits, and don't mention other breeds |
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eowyn_of_rohan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 08:56 AM Response to Reply #256 |
261. Then stop stereotyping me |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 07:48 PM Response to Reply #261 |
275. Ah, even worse |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 11:25 AM Response to Reply #233 |
269. So you agree with the CDC? |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 08:05 PM Response to Reply #211 |
242. I chose mine as a rescue to protect her from people like you. |
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eowyn_of_rohan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 11:13 PM Response to Reply #242 |
245. What an asinine thing to say |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 12:17 AM Response to Reply #245 |
248. It's your question that was devoid of intelligence, not my answer. |
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eowyn_of_rohan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 07:56 AM Response to Reply #248 |
257. My, aren't you a tad hostile? |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 01:43 PM Response to Reply #257 |
270. Why I chose a pit |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:20 PM Response to Reply #108 |
132. I carry a scar on my face to this day from my grandmother's pug |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:34 PM Response to Reply #132 |
140. and if the pug had been a pitbull... |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:40 PM Response to Reply #140 |
146. No shit sherlock |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:52 PM Response to Reply #146 |
153. well, what point were you making? |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 06:59 AM Response to Reply #153 |
200. The point |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 11:01 AM Response to Reply #200 |
212. look, it's just not true that all dogs are equally unlikely to back off... |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 04:52 PM Response to Reply #212 |
227. You're the one who is trying to do them a huge disservice by spreading sensationalist bullshit |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
114. it's not pitbulls, it's people - please read |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 04:28 PM Response to Reply #114 |
135. Yes. Which is why the owners ought to be treated as if they |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 06:03 PM Response to Reply #114 |
167. I'm always on the dogs' side BUT |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 07:32 PM Response to Reply #167 |
173. A lab is as likely to go nuts if it's taught to. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 08:01 PM Response to Reply #173 |
175. No, a Lab is not as likely to attack. |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 09:01 PM Response to Reply #175 |
177. I see you still haven't read the article. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 09:36 PM Response to Reply #177 |
181. Yes, I have. And I've been raising Labs for nearly 20 years. n/t |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 02:16 PM Response to Reply #181 |
220. Then I guess you just missed the point of the article. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 11:21 PM Response to Reply #220 |
246. That's a pretty gross misrepresentation. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 08:45 AM Response to Reply #114 |
260. Sounds like the old saw: guns don't kill people.... |
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DesertRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
169. Unleashed dogs are my biggest fear when walking |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 07:12 PM Response to Reply #169 |
170. Do I do something that makes unleashed dogs not angry at me? |
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DesertRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 08:36 PM Response to Reply #170 |
176. I usually walk with my cocker spaniel |
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Thickasabrick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
172. It's dog fighting for sport that needs to be eradicated - then |
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ingac70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-27-07 11:31 PM Response to Original message |
186. My mother in law's neighbors had a Staffordshire Terrier... |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 12:49 AM Response to Original message |
191. Oooh! Pit bull fight! Pit bull fight! |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 01:18 AM Response to Reply #191 |
193. Problem: Everything in your post is untrue. |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 01:24 AM Response to Reply #193 |
194. I must continue the disagreement! |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 01:38 AM Response to Reply #194 |
195. Here's the problem with that: without info about how breeds were identified and about their relative |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 07:28 AM Response to Reply #195 |
202. That's a crock of shit. The CDC study is broken down by breed...... |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 10:22 AM Response to Reply #202 |
207. You have once again had your hair parted by the point as it whizzed by. |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 05:14 PM Response to Reply #207 |
229. And once again you attempt to spew that "misidentification" bullshit |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 05:20 PM Response to Reply #229 |
230. with unknown dogs, misidentification is common |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 05:23 PM Response to Reply #230 |
231. We're talking about fucking homicide investigations..... |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 05:24 PM Response to Reply #231 |
232. Where does the dog identification part of police training come in? |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 05:45 PM Response to Reply #232 |
234. There is a CDC study quoted up and down this thread that pertains to Pit related deaths... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 06:03 PM Response to Reply #234 |
236. Deleted message |
Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 06:49 PM Response to Reply #236 |
238. Are you the bona fide Pit expert that never heard of "gameness"? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 02:09 AM Response to Reply #238 |
252. Deleted message |
Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 09:15 AM Response to Reply #252 |
262. LOL |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 10:29 AM Response to Reply #236 |
266. Welcome |
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hollowdweller (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 08:06 AM Response to Reply #194 |
204. My wife says it feels like putting your arm in a vise. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 10:30 AM Response to Reply #204 |
208. Chained dogs of any breed are much more likely to bite. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 11:30 PM Response to Reply #208 |
247. It should be illegal to keep dogs chained. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-30-07 01:18 AM Response to Reply #247 |
279. It is in California. Since January 1 of this year. |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 02:21 PM Response to Reply #194 |
221. There's a bigger "reality" |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
222. Only adopt dogs that look like snoopy, if you want to be safe. |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
223. pick your favorite attack dog from the news - |
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renegade000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
237. oh dear...with all the |
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FarrenH (485 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
240. Dobermans and Rotweillers |
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FarrenH (485 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 08:01 PM Response to Reply #240 |
241. Ah, found it. Here is the list of breeds banned in Germany |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 02:04 AM Response to Reply #240 |
250. "Sensible" Germany? Rotties, pits? |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-28-07 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
243. This thread is laughable and sad simultaneously. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 02:07 AM Response to Reply #243 |
251. Please don't bring logic, biology and fact into this fray. |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 08:11 AM Response to Original message |
258. At least once a year, some DU'ers go through this orgy of flames about pit bulls, pro or con. |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 09:24 AM Response to Reply #258 |
263. check some of the links above . . . they fully support positions of the posters |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 09:39 AM Response to Reply #263 |
264. You missed my point. |
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eowyn_of_rohan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 09:57 AM Response to Reply #264 |
265. Most of us can be, and are, passionate about more than one issue |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 10:33 AM Response to Reply #263 |
267. What's worse is......... |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-30-07 01:02 AM Response to Reply #267 |
278. Claim? Are you questioning the veracity of those "claims"? |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
268. Wow!! And the average American pit bull owners can't understand why they |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 02:02 PM Response to Reply #268 |
271. What? |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-30-07 12:02 PM Response to Reply #271 |
281. I'm talking about people that are ignorant and try to protect the killer dog. |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-30-07 02:53 PM Response to Reply #281 |
282. Nope |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-30-07 04:52 PM Response to Reply #282 |
284. You are about as dense, dumb and insipid and those stupid looking |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-30-07 05:11 PM Response to Reply #284 |
285. Ooooooo |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-29-07 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
272. I'm trying to visualize a pack of, say, poodles, attacking and killing |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-30-07 02:03 AM Response to Original message |
280. Had she been taunting them? |
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lisainmilo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-30-07 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
286. What a horrible death! |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-30-07 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
287. die thread, die! |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-31-07 03:36 AM Response to Reply #287 |
288. Huh? |
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