Comments on: Still wrong but better

By: SayUncle

SayUncle — Sun, 18 Jul 2004 21:59:07 +0000

Pits are good cattle dogs and hog dogs too. They will catch and hold either. People use them to hunt feral pigs.

I like them because they’re just darn friendly.

By: markm

markm — Sun, 18 Jul 2004 16:25:12 +0000

Yes, it’s the owners, not the dog. In the case of pit bulls, it seems like the average owner is a criminal and/or idiot who wants a “dangerous” dog, but isn’t likely to put in the time and effort required to properly train a guard dog – because if they were, they’d have done a little research and realized that a number of other breeds are far better suited for most guard dog duties. (Starting with the physique – the pitty’s special adaptations to dog fighting are no advantage at all against a biped. Now, if you want to guard your sausage shop against stray dogs, a well trained pitty might be just the thing.)

Or is there some other reason someone would want a pit bull? This is a serious question; I’ve no experience with them.

By: damnum absque injuria

damnum absque injuria — Fri, 16 Jul 2004 19:50:57 +0000

More P.B.S. from C.W.N.
I was going to blog about this idiot (‘Hat tip: Uncleequally ignorant screed went unread.

I don’t believe your 6% figure for a minute, and judging by your own characterization of that number as “if anything, conservative” (i.e., low) appare…

By: Xrlq

Xrlq — Fri, 16 Jul 2004 17:51:08 +0000

1. Note how comparing anyone to gun advocates is supposed to automatically make them wrong. Frisco’s bad in that way, and the media is worse, so I guess it figures that the Frisco media is as bad as it gets.

2. Last week, pit bulls accounted for “every other” dog in the East Bay shelter. Now they’re down to 6% of the canine population. And we’re supposed to respect that figure because it’s a “conservative” (i.e., probably too low) estimate. Huh?

3. My favorite part was this idiot’s claim that pit bulls have a “low tolerance for pain.” Pits are known, of course, for their high tolerance of pain, which is why two of them go on fighting in the pit long after one of them should have conceded the fight.