James Harrison's Dog attacks Harrison's Son

[Hammer67]

Originally Posted by atlsteelers

not sure but i bet you there are many, many more labs out there then pit bulls.

Your right...there are a TON more labs out there as pets then there are pit bulls, so it's hard to compare. But, one thing people forget is that PB's have been bread to fight. Regardless of how they are raised, instinctually, they have a rougher demeanor then labs (for an example). Another example for comparison is that labs aren't great guard dogs, but germen shepherds are. How dogs are raised does indeed play an important part, but instincts do as well. With breeds like Pit Bulls, you are already behind the eight ball. I have never heard of a normally well mannered lab jumping a fence to attack a child, but, I have heard that about Pit Bulls many times.

Why people keep Pit Bulls as pets, anyway, is beyond me. They are mean and ugly.

[Hammer67]

Originally Posted by Fordy

Whats the point of owning a pet if you need to or choose to lock it up in a cage most of the time?

Actually, most dogs are crate trained and many end up looking at their crates as their "dens" as they are den animals by nature. I no longer use my crate (since our lab was about 1 1/2). But many do.

This is a statement by someone who doesn't understand dogs. No offense intended.