very sad / bizarre

[audie]

mom said this lady didn't really want those dogs, but someone gave them to her so she felt obligated to take care of them.

 

[Unplugged]

where the heck have you been unplugged !

Oh, just lurking around here & there ;-)
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[Jdarg]

That is really terrible. So scary. Every Chow I've known have always been mean and hyperactive.

I talked about dog bite injuries with an ER doc friend in Louisville- what he saw coming in the ER. In his ER, pit bull and pit mixes caused the most injuries, especially since their jaw strength is so incredibly strong, but chows and chow mixes were known for going for the "kill"- biting people on the neck- literally "going for the jugular", and many times the attacks happen out of the blue- so scary.

Larger breeds, like Mastiffs, Newfs, Rotts, etc. cause very severe injuries due to the dog's mouth and body size and strength vs. their victim. Catastrophic if a 180 lb. dog gets ahold of a 45 pound child.

I see a lot of pit bulls around here on the Panhandle, and a lot of ads to either give them away or sell puppies. This is scary to me! One of my many soapboxes (sorry)- there are certain breeds of dogs that should not be owned by people who don't understand how to train and handle their inherent personality traits, which truly exist no matter what pit bull lovers tell you.

Also, dog attacks are many times concentrated in lower socio-economic areas where certain dog breeds sadly become status symbols, like cars, tennis shoes, etc. We lived in an economically stable area in Louisville, with very low unemployment and very nice housing areas. I worked in a vet clinic, and commented one day on the fact that we only had a handful of "bully" dogs- pits, chows, and rotts in particular. My boss told me that our clientele weren't into those kind of dogs- our patients were more "family" dogs like retrievers, terriers, shepherds, boxers. I will tell you that the worst injuries I ever saw on dogs came from attacks by pit bulls. Awful.

**disclaimer- to all owners of the mentioned breeds- I am just repeating the info told to me by the person treating the injuries****

 

[audie]

i just can't imagine laying there bleeding to death after being mauled by a dog - such a sad story

 

[Beach Runner]

That is so sad.

 

[Lady D]

So horribly sad. I am uncomfortable seeing pit bulls in the vets office even. I don't trust them.

 

[Allifunn]

how awful for her & the family....

 

[DuneAHH]

i just can't imagine laying there bleeding to death after being mauled by a dog - such a sad story

Audie..I thought the same thing & was afraid to say it (and by a dog the poor lady didn't even want in the first place). Why someone would give somebody else a pet? It's like: "Hey! I think you could use a kid to keep you company...I'll just stop by Walmart & pick one up for you"....

 

[Rudyjohn]

I talked about dog bite injuries with an ER doc friend in Louisville- what he saw coming in the ER. In his ER, pit bull and pit mixes caused the most injuries, especially since their jaw strength is so incredibly strong, but chows and chow mixes were known for going for the "kill"- biting people on the neck- literally "going for the jugular", and many times the attacks happen out of the blue- so scary.

Larger breeds, like Mastiffs, Newfs, Rotts, etc. cause very severe injuries due to the dog's mouth and body size and strength vs. their victim. Catastrophic if a 180 lb. dog gets ahold of a 45 pound child.

I see a lot of pit bulls around here on the Panhandle, and a lot of ads to either give them away or sell puppies. This is scary to me! One of my many soapboxes (sorry)- there are certain breeds of dogs that should not be owned by people who don't understand how to train and handle their inherent personality traits, which truly exist no matter what pit bull lovers tell you.

Also, dog attacks are many times concentrated in lower socio-economic areas where certain dog breeds sadly become status symbols, like cars, tennis shoes, etc. We lived in an economically stable area in Louisville, with very low unemployment and very nice housing areas. I worked in a vet clinic, and commented one day on the fact that we only had a handful of "bully" dogs- pits, chows, and rotts in particular. My boss told me that our clientele weren't into those kind of dogs- our patients were more "family" dogs like retrievers, terriers, shepherds, boxers. I will tell you that the worst injuries I ever saw on dogs came from attacks by pit bulls. Awful.

**disclaimer- to all owners of the mentioned breeds- I am just repeating the info told to me by the person treating the injuries****

I totally agree with your post (including your disclaimer). Our vet will come right out and say that she does not like rotts or pit bulls at all. And there are a few times when we are in the city of Chicago, walking or cutting thru on foot thru marginal neighborhoods and some apt. dwellers will have 3 - 4 pitts chained behind their fence. You can barely walk/run past them w/o breaking into a cold sweat, for fear they'll lunge thru the fence. . What a horrible life some of these poor dogs have.

 

[audie]

i had heard that my vet won't see pit bulls period. not sure if that is true but i certainly wouldn't blame her. same goes for rotts.

our homeowners premiums and umbrella policy premium would have been much higher if we had one of those kind of dogs too.