Robin Elgie finally home after devastating dog attack

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The usual suspects.




Friendliest dogs ever - until they're not.

Makes you wonder why they were called 'Nanny Dogs' because of their lack of concern with strangers but fierce protection of children.

Oh, that's right!

http://www.pickthepit.com/



Most people can't actually identify what a 'pit bull' is, so they end up being blamed for things they didn't do.

http://whatapittie.org/misidentified-mi ... understood

Who identified this dog as a putbull? The daughter, not the SPCA.

Another tragedy, and with the usual suspects . . or not.



http://www.680news.com/2016/03/15/five- ... d-mauling/

I posted a pic of the dog in the first post. What breed does it look like to you? Cocker Spaniel?

I posted a pic of the dog in the first post. What breed does it look like to you? Cocker Spaniel?

Nothing in the article indicates the dog in the photo is related to the story. It might just be a stock photo. And that's why I posted the 'misidentification' guide. The dog in the girl's lap is also a 'Pit Bull'. Why do they look so different?

The dog in the picture could be a Staffordshire Terrier, American Pitbull, Thai Ridgeback, an Argentino, or just a mutt. That's why 'Pitbull' isn't a registered breed - because there is no consistent physical attributes for them. That's also why many dog attacks are labelled as being from 'Pitbulls' when they likely aren't.

Have a look at all the physical characteristics of the 'American Pitbull': http://americanpitbullfoundation.com/



http://stopbsl.org/fortherecord/scientific-studies/

Go ahead, clutch at straws.

Straws? Like the fact that breeds are often misidentified by professionals?

Straws like the American Veterinary Association report on dog bites?



http://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/abs/10 ... 43.12.1726

Poor Betty White, she never stood a chance.



I think you have confused 'straws' with 'facts'.

Like that it's not a pic of one of the dogs that attacked. Maybe that's not a pic of the victim besides the dog either.

Like that lame guide to pit bull identification. Just shows how desperate the pro-pitbull side really is.

We don't have pictures of the dogs that attacked this man.

What we do have is innuendo and one person's say so. And I'm not pro-pit bull, like always, I'm pro-fact. And the facts are than most dog attacks attributed to 'pit bulls' are not carried out by pit bulls.

That one in Ontario carried out by Cane Corsos should have been the clue there. (and who the fuck would have 4 Cane Corsos? Are they fucking nuts?)

Having four big dogs is dangerous no matter what type they are. Corsos are generally mellow as individuals, as far as guard dogs go, but anything can happen when they form a pack.

Toronto SUN had a picture yesterday of them wrangling a dog involved in a biting. Not a pittie. Looked more like a Labrador/sheepdog mix. Not a good combo of breeds to have in an animal.

That's why I was wondering. At the dog park, you could get 5 dogs together and they'd form a 'pack'. But very loosely. A Wolfhound, Lab and Weimaraner won't form a hunting pack, but 3 Wolfhounds somehow changed the dynamic. Like the difference between airplanes taking off from an airport and the Snowbirds flying in formation.

I can't imaging one person trying to handle 4 Cane Corsos' once they decided to form a pack.

Yeah, the Corsos are one of the most physically powerful breeds out there. I can't imagine being able to contain one of them if it got uppity, much less corralling four of them. I haven't encountered more than a couple of pitbulls in my life but they seemed OK even though I was hesitant to get too close to them. That was mostly because I knew their owners were lowlife assholes so I didn't want to risk it in case the dogs had turned out the same. The most scared I ever got was by an Akita. They're dangerous and they've got an untrustworthy personality, which isn't surprising because they were bred originally as an attack dog by the Japanese. I can't stand sheepdogs either, the medium-sized black/white ones that are always skulking. The closest I ever got to being bitten was by one of those things. It started circling me, trying to herd me, and it started getting nasty when I didn't co-operate. I even tossed my drink mug at it to get it to fuck off but it wouldn't bugger off until one if it's owners ran up to get it. I figured that there was no way that some little kid wouldn't eventually get bit by that evil fucker. I've hated them ever since.