The ban has passed its first reading by 3 -2: There was a huge crowd in the Council Bluffs City Council chambers Monday night that spilled out into the hallways. Most of them went home disappointed. The council, on a 3-2 vote, approved the first reading of an ordinance that would ban pit bulls from […]

Well, that’s the headline. If by tougher, they mean not based on anything useful: Pit bulls and certain breeds of dogs are now more expensive to keep in Coulee Dam and may be on the way to being banned altogether. The town council last week passed changes to the town’s pet ordinance that names “pit […]

Looks like the city council is at it again, having failed once.

Here’s a good piece on the pending pit bull ban in Canada. Sadly, it details how some people are abusing the dogs as they’re out in public: But now, Reid is more afraid for her dogs than we should be of them. Last Sunday while walking George and Fred near their Riverdale home, Darlene and […]

Andrew emails a link to a pathetic article on pit bulls entitled Pit bull apologists, wake up. I will not bother addressing the rather emotional screed and its conclusion that begins the article, but further down: Whenever there is an account of a mauling by a pit bull, there is a howl of protest from […]

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A Veterinarian claims he has never seen a pit bull or a pit bull mix come into his adoption center: Veterinarian Dr. Bill Suro, medical director at the MaxFund Animal Adoption Center, has never seen a mixed-breed pit bull arrive at his shelter, let alone a full-blooded pit bull terrier. Of course, he’s seen lots […]

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King County Journal: The city has reacted quickly to the death of Fritz, a poodle-terrier, by writing a law aimed at cracking down on pit bulls and other dangerous dogs. The proposed ordinance is being referred to as “Fritz’s Law.” Fritz was killed Jan. 10 by a pit bull that had once before attacked Fritz […]

Xrlq addresses the pit bull name change I talked about here. He also gives some history of the AKC and pit bulls vs. Am Staffs. It should be noted that to us purists (who don’t care about the AKC or registries) that Am Staffs and Pit Bulls are actually different breeds. Am Staffs tend to […]

Pretty neat bite statistics in this article that conclude that pit bull bites are common because the breed is popular: When it comes to perspective, the issue of animal bites can demonstrate just how much interpretation is required. An animal bite can be anything from an insignificant nip by a small dog to a life-threatening […]

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This past summer when the wife and I visited Toronto (a very dog friendly city), we noticed several people walking pit bulls and quite a few people walking American Bulldogs. The breeds are popular there. The Toronto Star has a piece on pit bulls at shelters and the public fear and ignorance of the breed […]

Dog saves owner: A man about to be shot by an intruder was saved when his dog jumped in and took the bullet for him, authorities said. The animal later died from its wound. The shooting occurred early Monday when the 29-year-old man, who police would not identify, heard someone knock on a rear door […]

The AP: Brad Hackenberger insists he didn’t want to shoot his neighbor’s yellow Labrador retriever when it came onto his farm 3 1/2 years ago, but the dog’s aggressive actions toward him and his own cocker spaniel Luke gave him little choice. But because Hackenberger used a “deadly weapon” _ in his case, a .22 […]

Another one. A pit bull attacks its owner and the neighbor uses his gun to scare the dog off. If your dog will attack you, you have done some poor socialization. And here’s another media misconception about pit bulls: The dog ignored Ayala’s shouts, locking its jaws on Oswald, and chewing at the right side […]

Tom emails this story: A man walking his puppy Monday in a local neighborhood was attacked by what appeared to be two pit bulls. The pit bulls injured the man and killed his puppy, a 6-week-old American bulldog, as they walked in the 1500 block of Republic Street in Over-the-Rhine, WLWT Eyewitness News 5’s Raegan […]

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Heh. For the record, there’s probably no way to get Politically Incorrect Dog to cooperate for that without eating the lipstick.

Self-Defense Myths That Just Wont Die. Seriously, one of the best defense oriented posts on the internet I’ve ever read. Despite the trolling title, I concur with it.

Les Jones on the story behind the subpoena for anonymous posters: The case involved Robert Kahre, a Las Vegas businessman who paid his contract employees in gold and silver U.S. coins. The employees then paid taxes based on the face value of the coins, rather than their much greater worth as bullion. The difference can […]

Speaking of Illinois, in order to attract Cabela’s to their area, Hoffman Estates is getting rid of an unnecessary gun law: In an unusual rollback of gun regulations to attract a national outdoors store, Hoffman Estates trustees this week voted unanimously to repeal requirements that all firearms sales be checked by local police. On Monday […]

James has pics of what is the result of a pit bull vs. porcupine match (pics are not for the squeamish). Somewhere, there is a naked porcupine. James wonders if it’s real. I thought it was possible as bully type dogs aren’t exactly known for giving up. Jay emails that Snopes says it is real. […]

More on the dumb idea known as the smart gun: Yet despite millions of federal dollars poured into developing a personalized handgun that only the owner can fire, there still is no magic bullet – and many law enforcement officials and gun experts are leery of the idea. In Congress, Rep. William Pascrell, D-N.J., is […]

I’ve said it before: A female pit bull is found near death – no food or water, too weak to walk, chained to a tree in the back yard of a James City County house that her owner had moved away from. An emaciated pit bull is found frozen to death outside a Hampton home. […]

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I just realized that Jeff is a pit bull guy. I knew Eric was as well. I thought I was the only dog blogger. Good. My dog is actually an American Bulldog, not a pit bull. But they have similar lineage. An American Pit Bull Terrier is supposedly a cross between an American Bulldog and […]