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twicethefun
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Re: WARNING-N. Merrick Residents-pitbull seen in area
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It really annoys me that this whole issue of "provoke" was even brought up. What does it matter? This woman is in a COMA-she will most likely lose a limb all because she was walking a track, this happened in my neighborhood-next to a school that my neighbor sends her kids to DAYCARE. Unless this woman was beating this dog and the dog needed to defend itself-if it was a NORMAL dog it should not have mauled her. My dog has gotten loose before, when we are at my mom's he roams free with about 6 other dogs in her neighborhood (in the country)-never in 25 years has there ever been a mauling. So I don't buy the whole don't blame the breed-it IS a dangerous breed. Where are the headlines about the vicous lab, bassett, retriever, spaniel attacks? Are all these owners just very special-highly trained people? Sorry-no one will ever convince me that these dogs are not dangerous. Even the dog whisperer-who owns pitbulls has said they can get into a red zone and there is no getting them out of it.
Unfortunately the wrong type of people buy these dogs for protection and do not train them properly, so we have to live in fear b/c of some idiot. I have to stay in my house/backyard with my kids & not walk my dog until they find this other animal.
ITA!!!!
Me too.
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Re: WARNING-N. Merrick Residents-pitbull seen in area
Posted by twicethefun
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She is 62 so I don't think she was running. The dogs were probably someones pets who were let go because they became dangerous. She was walking on a track near a senior complex when she was mauled. I would have freaked out too. She had no where to go and they shouldn't have been roaming the treets. It could have been any breed of dog that attacked. A lot of pit bulls are known to be mean. It is all how they are cared for at home...Raise them right, they can be ok..
Actually pitbulls are very loyal loving dogs. They are not in the least bit "mean". I seriously doubt they became dangerous on their own. I can bet they were abused or trained to fight.
It saddens me when I hear stories like this. The breed is so loving and loyal. Unfortunately there are aholes out there that abuse them and train them to attack.
There is nothing this poor woman could have done to change the outcome. She most certainly did not provoke the attack. I hope the owners of these dogs are prosecuted.
ITA, have had them all my life. have one now and wouldnt think of getting any other kind of dog. i wish we could "put down" the bad people not the "bad" dogs. they are only making their owners happy when they do what they are trained to do. its really sad. I hope that lady is ok and that guy also.
This is exactly what I'm thinking.
And yet ANOTHER news story putting them in a bad light.
Wouldn't it be nice to see the media report on the GOOD stories about pit bulls? 
This is not just another news story putting them in a bad light...I live in North Merrick and my kids had to play indoors these last two days....to keep them safe. This story needed to be told. Those two dogs are vicious.
I never said it didn't need to be told. I agree these dogs (well, the one still alive) were/are dangerous, clearly.
HOWEVER, say what you want, but this IS just another story that puts the breed in a bad light.
You hardly ever see a story on the news about the GOOD that these dogs can and HAVE done.
Did you know there was a time where the pit bull was considered a NANNY DOG??
They were purposefully kept around children to protect them...
Pit Bull Nanny Dog - Source
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Re: WARNING-N. Merrick Residents-pitbull seen in area
Posted by danielle3203
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Again, I feel horribly that these dogs were obviously raised incorrectly and that she had to suffer these injuries but will NEVER agree with blaming the whole breed.
And once again for those who keep speaking about the "lock jaw", it doesn't exist. Read this:
http://www.realpitbull.com/myths.html
thank you for posting this, gunna foward in on to some other people.
Maybe they don't actually lock their jaw, but they are capable of a bite that can easily crush the bones of an adult. I have seen people bit in the arm by pits who have literally crushed the bone in their forearm. If this was a child who was bitten, the arm probably wouldn't be there anymore.
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Re: WARNING-N. Merrick Residents-pitbull seen in area
The problem isn't the breed, it's the demographic buying/breeding the dog to be vicious that is the problem. A few bad apples and all that.
I see a loose pitbull and I get a knot in my stomach. Not because the breed in and of itself is dangerous, but the ones that get out more often than not are not the nicely trained companions, they're the ones with the irresponsible owners who think it's "fun" to train them to be vicious.
That all said? Most vicious and ill tempered dog I ever came across was my grandparent's toy poodle. He bit my grandfather all the time. He was originally my aunt's dog but she also had 2 dobermans. The poodle kept attacking the dobies. The male dobie was the sweetest dog I've ever met.. we used to ride on him like a horse and we joked that if there were an intruder he'd lick them to death.
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Re: WARNING-N. Merrick Residents-pitbull seen in area
I dont care what BREED the dog was - the woman was clearly not at fault. These were dogs that were loose and attacked this poor woman. So what if she ran? Now its her fault?
If it was a chihuahua, I'd still say the same thing. I have nothing against pittbulls or any breed of dog. I own a rottie mix myself.
The dogs are to blame and they are obviously vicious since they attacked someone the day before.
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Re: WARNING-N. Merrick Residents-pitbull seen in area
Posted by Michelle1123
I dont care what BREED the dog was - the woman was clearly not at fault. These were dogs that were loose and attacked this poor woman. So what if she ran? Now its her fault?
If it was a chihuahua, I'd still say the same thing. I have nothing against pittbulls or any breed of dog. I own a rottie mix myself.
The dogs are to blame and they are obviously vicious since they attacked someone the day before.
I agree. I think it is extremely admirable that there are such compassionate people out there involved in everything from pit bull rescue to just raising well a dog like this of their own.
However, I do feel that it's in extremely poor taste to focus SO MUCH on the animals here.
It is a bad situation all around, but at the end of the day, a WOMAN, someone who could be any one of us or our family members was seriously harmed by this attack.
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Re: WARNING-N. Merrick Residents-pitbull seen in area
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Does anyone know if the dog was caught yet?
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| Posted 10/3/11 9:03 AM |
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Re: WARNING-N. Merrick Residents-pitbull seen in area
Posted by WildRover07
i have a bad feeling that the woman did something to provoke the dogs. they said she was frightened by dogs so maybe her body language alone gave those dogs more fuel on top of them probably having terrible owners (why were they loose??) it's a recipe for disaster. it's unfortunate because it gives other pitbulls a terrible rap.
I hope you don't mean she intentionally provoked the dogs.
Scared of dogs or not, if I saw 2 pitbulls charging I'd be pissing my pants and running for my life.
It was a tragic ACCIDENT. I don't think anyone is to blame here except for the owners of these dogs who TRAINED them to be violent.
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Re: WARNING-N. Merrick Residents-pitbull seen in area
Posted by Jennie0898
Did you know there was a time where the pit bull was considered a NANNY DOG??
They were purposefully kept around children to protect them...
Pit Bull Nanny Dog - Source
I really don't even want to get started on the prejudice against APBTs lately. Don't get me wrong, there are some @holes out there that make bad dogs. People don't realize though that these dogs really are sweet and loyal. You only hear about a "Dog Attack" in the news OR a "Pit Bull Attack". Someone in my neighborhood growing up had her bottom lip almost ripped off by a Dalmatian but that wouldn't make the papers because they're a "Disney Dog".
People forget that APBT's used to be America's Dog.
Petey from the Little Rascals was a APBT:
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And used to be used for Ads for America and the armed forces:
I know this is just my  and I think its HORRIBLE what happened to that poor woman but this is just a generalization of the breed. My APBT is around children ALL THE TIME and she's an absolute doll. She just wants to be loved.
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Re: WARNING-N. Merrick Residents-pitbull seen in area
Does anyone know where these dogs are originally from? It sounds like these were fighting dogs at one time or involved with some sort of dog fighting.
ETA: This is also the second story in a couple of months of roaming dogs being very aggressive and attacking. Makes me think that there is some fighting activity.
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Re: WARNING-N. Merrick Residents-pitbull seen in area
Posted by TuttsyLow
Does anyone know if the dog was caught yet?
I don't think so, because I got notice that there will be no outdoor recess or gym classes until it has been found.
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Re: WARNING-N. Merrick Residents-pitbull seen in area
Posted by mzsocialworker1
Posted by Michelle1123
I dont care what BREED the dog was - the woman was clearly not at fault. These were dogs that were loose and attacked this poor woman. So what if she ran? Now its her fault?
If it was a chihuahua, I'd still say the same thing. I have nothing against pittbulls or any breed of dog. I own a rottie mix myself.
The dogs are to blame and they are obviously vicious since they attacked someone the day before.
I agree. I think it is extremely admirable that there are such compassionate people out there involved in everything from pit bull rescue to just raising well a dog like this of their own.
However, I do feel that it's in extremely poor taste to focus SO MUCH on the animals here.
It is a bad situation all around, but at the end of the day, a WOMAN, someone who could be any one of us or our family members was seriously harmed by this attack.
I agree.
IDK why this has to turn into a pitbull debate.
The fact is... 2 people were severely attacked and 1 aggressive dog is still at large.
I feel bad for those who were attacked and for the people in hiding right now knowing there is an aggressive dog on the loose in their area.
The breed of the dog really doesn't matter much. I don't want ANY aggressive dog roaming my streets attacking my neighbors and possibly my family or myself.
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