I'm a fan of the Bull Terrier, but this is scary.

[truth]

A pair of marauding pit bulls emerged from the edge of the bayou beyond New Orleans as the floods receded. Bred as fighting animals, their bloodlust had been sharpened by starvation. The dogs, which were wearing collars, had survived for more than two weeks but food was scarce.

The two pit bulls take turns attacking the bull They stalked towards their prey, a lone bull: a massive beast more than 10 times their combined weight. Like a wrestling tag team, the bitch and the dog attacked with awesome ferocity, leaping at the bull's head and latching on to its muzzle.

The stricken bull repeatedly shook the dogs off, flinging them up to 15 feet in the air. But they took turns to keep up the attack, exhausting the bull which was by now smeared with blood. Even after the bull trampled the bitch, leaving it dazed, the dog stepped up its attack.

The terrifying assault highlighted the US military's concern that pit bulls would form packs and could attack or even kill soldiers.

It was too dangerous for an unarmed witness to intervene but The Sunday Telegraph flagged down a National Guard truck. Seeing what was happening, a soldier shot the bitch in the head.

The dog paused before resuming the attack. It took two bullets to stop it dead.

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This is disturbing on many levels.

[72Twenty]

Seeing what was happening, a soldier shot the bitch in the head.

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[Meathelmet]

Truth, please, get the terminology right:

American Pit Bull :




Bull terrier:






They are completely different dogs, so please, get your facts and correct your headline.

Bullterrier owners get enough shit even without all these misunderstandings.


thanks.

[Tippster]

Bitch had it coming! Fucking bitches....

[natty dread]

Holy crap.

[Bandogge]

The APBT, along with many other breeds (Including the AB, Dogo Argentino, and many more) were historically bred to "head" cattle, rather than heel them... Meaning it is instinctual for the dogs to seek an ear or jowel hold, by which the animal may be restrained in order to be killed, tied, inoculated... by the handler.

The dogs are doing what came naturally to them... Furthermore, while I can definetely see why a layman could mistake such as tatamount to human aggresion... And whish to dispatch the animals, it is fact that amoungst working stock and hunting dogs (Not saying they actually were) human aggresion is almost nill.

Meathelmet,

The breed you reffered to as "Bull Terrier" is actually, in proper terms, the English Bull Terrier.

[Shepherd Wong]

Was Spuds MacKenzie an English Bull Terrier?

[Black Market]

[truth]

Truth, please, get the terminology right:

American Pit Bull :
They are completely different dogs, so please, get your facts and correct your headline.

Bullterrier owners get enough shit even without all these misunderstandings.


thanks.

Slurp my ass bitch.

[bad_roo]

That's what happens to vegetarians.

[Meathelmet]

Slurp my ass bitch.

Ok.No problem.But still get the facts even remotely right?
Cunt.

[Free Range Lobster]

Meaning it is instinctual for the dogs to seek an ear or jowel hold, by which the animal may be restrained in order to be killed, tied, inoculated... by the handler.

The dogs are doing what came naturally to them...

Her ear torn off, both wrists broken, a Dresden letter carrier yesterday recalled the "terrifying" seconds she endured in a pit-bull attack. "It just grabbed my ear and tore it off," Darlene Wagner said of one of the two pit bulls that attacked her Wednesday on her deliveries in Chatham.

and

In the last 18 months, 12 of the 18 confirmed dog-related fatalities in the U.S. -- or 67% -- have been caused by the pit bull terrier, a breed that accounts for only 1% of the U.S. dog population. And the maimings are far more numerous. Often it is small children who are the victims of unprovoked attacks.

doot dee doo

[cj001f]

That's what happens to vegetarians.

Eating meat is a symbol of the patriarchy

[Tippster]

People
Eating
Tasty
Animals.

Yep, I support PETA.

[Clack]

Those dogs are only good for dog fights.

[truth]

Those dogs are only good for dog fights.

It would seem they are useful in bull fights as well.

[Clack]

You're right. I guess I've been too quick to judge this breed. What would win? A lion, 40 midgets, 8 American Pitt Bull Terriers, or 5 Tongans. I'd like to see a round robin tourney. Midgets get one stick of not longer than 40". Any whittling must be done with their teeth.

[EPSkis]

I didn't know it until just NOW, but there's something about an airborne pitbull that makes me giggle.

[Free Range Lobster]

It would seem they are useful in bull fights as well.

Until they piss off the bull.

[edg]

I didn't know it until just NOW, but there's something about an airborne pitbull that makes me giggle.

Hehe, I know exactly what you mean. Being an imbecile, I of course looked at the pics before reading the story, and chuckled at the floating, apparently paralyzed, dog

edg

[aspenskibum]

all right, thats not scary, thats fuking GANGSTER a golden retriever if starved enough will bite anything it thinks it can take down, also you said the dogs were BRED AND TRAINED AS FIGHTING DOGS this does not reflect anything wrong with the breed, just with what people do with them, these dogs did nothing any other dog would not have, they just did a better job at it. Mad props to my crazy as pitbull homies. Shit. What happened to the other dog?

[truth]

all right, thats not scary, thats fuking GANGSTER a golden retriever if starved enough will bite anything it thinks it can take down, also you said the dogs were BRED AND TRAINED AS FIGHTING DOGS this does not reflect anything wrong with the breed, just with what people do with them, these dogs did nothing any other dog would not have, they just did a better job at it. Mad props to my crazy as pitbull homies. Shit. What happened to the other dog?

Did you reply to the wrong post?

[ill-advised strategy]

I had a pitbull get aggro with my coyote while out walking in NM. It was pretty far from help. My defense was to, repeatedly, grab this dog and chuck her as far as I could then regroup for the next assault. If you like seeing flying pitbulls you'd have been stoked. This went on for at least 5 minutes...really resilient dog. Or, "really resilient bitch" to use the parlance of the thread...

[Powdurr]

Bull Terriers are the ugliest mother fuckin pieces of shit I've ever seen in my life. Shit. Who the hell would get such an ugly dog. It's obviously some sort of mutatation. haha damn they ugly

[Samwich]

I had a pitbull get aggro with my coyote while out walking in NM. It was pretty far from help. My defense was to, repeatedly, grab this dog and chuck her as far as I could then regroup for the next assault. If you like seeing flying pitbulls you'd have been stoked. This went on for at least 5 minutes...really resilient dog. Or, "really resilient bitch" to use the parlance of the thread...

Damn. I would never put myself between a pitbull and a coyote in a fight. You're either more of a man than I am, or you've got a warped survival mechanism.