[wdawson]

Originally Posted by bmerc

Unfortunately Pit Bulls were bred to fight to the death, a dispicable fact which says a lot about humans. It is in their genes, an instinct.The best fighters with the strongest instincts were the ones often bred. Many Pits cannot resist the instinct...not all...but some. That's why I'm in agreement with muzzling in public, and responsible Pit Bull ownership...not breed-bans. I've heard way too many stories of Pits attacking smaller animals on the street, to the horror of the victims owners, and the courts do judge the attacker a threat to the community and they are euthanized. They can turn quickly on other animals, even if they were previously fine, I agree that the Jack Russell should be separated when unsupervised. I would much rather err on the side of caution then regret being too trusting. And now that there is a pattern of behaviour involving cats.....never let your dog get near another. As Dr. Phil says the best predictor of future behaviour is past behaviour.

how would being muzzled in public have prevented this....these where family pets killed on there own home turf. As far as responsible pit bull ownership...i think you really mean't to say dog ownership right?.....cause any dog can kill not just pits..i see why your not in favour of breed bans cause your breed could be next,just wait till pits are not the poster child of evil and they try to ban goldens......and as far as reading too many stories about pits attacking animals in public....well we all know that a yorkie that attacks a pit is not to attractive as a headline.......i also think we are not being told the whole story here....someone forgot to tell the original poster that pits don't make good guard dogs...they are people orientated......and if this person gave the dog away once then this dog must not be high up in the family.