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[Adrenaline_6]

A real Dobie or a minpin?

I was thinking minpin at first comparing the size of the armadillo and the dogs in the pictures but now you got me wondering...

Really, really big 'Texas Size' Armadillo?

Real Dobie. He's a solid 95 -100 lbs and pretty tall (28" at the shoulders). As big as that armadillo looks, the first one he got awhile back was bigger than that. When he had it by the base of the tail, prancing around the yard with his prize and head held high, the head of the thing was almost touching the ground.

Here he is for reference.




The Am. Bulldog for reference:

[SteyrAUG]

They are dog/pets and should be treated as such, not humans.

So I treat my dogs better than most humans. In fairness my dogs are better than many humans. My dogs are often more human than many humans.

I also think Pit's get a bad rep because POS humans are drawn to their capability for ferocity. Pits, like some other breeds, excel in this area. That doesn't make them good or bad. Dogs have a personal nature that can be better or worse than other dogs, how they are trained and how they are treated can improve or degrade their personal nature accordingly.

It's hard for me to fathom that people who understand "blanket statements about guns being good or bad are inherently flawed" fall for the exact same propaganda when it comes to dogs or anything else.

I've seen Beagles that have been so abused they will attack anyone. I've seen Pits that love the four year old daughter of their family more than anything else and the only way you are gonna see some teeth is if you are stupid enough to threaten that little girl that the dog loves so much.

For people that think dogs are nothing more than pets. I've seen dogs who have stopped eating and starved themselves to death because their owner passed away. Anyone who has worked with military dogs has probably seen at least one knowingly put itself in harms way to protect a human that it loves. Not a human it was trained to protect, but one that it values above it's own life and if you don't understand that is love then you don't understand anything.

Now not all dogs will do this and some dogs are terrible. Feral dogs are capable of horrible things and usually only think of their survival. Some dogs are completely devoid of any kind of redeemable characteristics...but that is true of a lot of humans as well.

[AndyLate]

My sister had a pitbul (Wilbur) for years and the only scary thing about him was his wanting to crawl on your lap while you were driving. He was a very gentle, friendly dog.

Andy

[DG23]

Real Dobie. He's a solid 95 -100 lbs and pretty tall (28" at the shoulders). As big as that armadillo looks, the first one he got awhile back was bigger than that. When he had it by the base of the tail, prancing around the yard with his prize and head held high, the head of the thing was almost touching the ground.

Here he is for reference...

Good god.



I honestly thought that was a couple of 15 to 20lb dogs based on the few roadkill armadillows I have seen here.

I have Dober girls in that weight range and I am looking at that picture again shaking my head thinking about that.

You got some BIG damn bugs in your yard bro.

[utahjeepr]

So I treat my dogs better than most humans. In fairness my dogs are better than many humans. My dogs are often more human than many humans.

I also think Pit's get a bad rep because POS humans are drawn to their capability for ferocity. Pits, like some other breeds, excel in this area. That doesn't make them good or bad. Dogs have a personal nature that can be better or worse than other dogs, how they are trained and how they are treated can improve or degrade their personal nature accordingly.

It's hard for me to fathom that people who understand "blanket statements about guns being good or bad are inherently flawed" fall for the exact same propaganda when it comes to dogs or anything else.

I've seen Beagles that have been so abused they will attack anyone. I've seen Pits that love the four year old daughter of their family more than anything else and the only way you are gonna see some teeth is if you are stupid enough to threaten that little girl that the dog loves so much.

For people that think dogs are nothing more than pets. I've seen dogs who have stopped eating and starved themselves to death because their owner passed away. Anyone who has worked with military dogs has probably seen at least one knowingly put itself in harms way to protect a human that it loves. Not a human it was trained to protect, but one that it values above it's own life and if you don't understand that is love then you don't understand anything.

Now not all dogs will do this and some dogs are terrible. Feral dogs are capable of horrible things and usually only think of their survival. Some dogs are completely devoid of any kind of redeemable characteristics...but that is true of a lot of humans as well.

^^^This! Pitties are the canine equivalent of "assault weapons". Whole lot of media and political hype over very little, and when something terrible does happen there's usually a human to blame.

[Adrenaline_6]

Good god.

I honestly thought that was a couple of 15 to 20lb dogs based on the few roadkill armadillows I have seen here.

I have Dober girls in that weight range and I am looking at that picture again shaking my head thinking about that.

You got some BIG damn bugs in your yard bro.

Yup. Those bastards root the crap out of my yard. Healthy f*ckers for sure. Even the possums here are good sized. My previous red female Dobie used to mess them up. She was hesitant at first, but once she got a hold of one and dispatched it, the rest were toast. No blood...no guts...no mess. Just a quick grab on the top of the back and she would look at me all happy and crush it's insides without ripping it apart. She was a surgeon for sure. Miss that girl. She was a good one.

[utahjeepr]

Ya just gotta love the south. Weird critters like possums and armadillos. Then ya got cottonmouths, copperheads, snapping turtles, alligators and crocs, ...

It's like America's own little corner of Australia. Whatever don't kill ya swallows you live.

[Ron3]

^^^This! Pitties are the canine equivalent of "assault weapons". Whole lot of media and political hype over very little, and when something terrible does happen there's usually a human to blame.

The difference is dogs have a mind of their own. Guns dont.

Some of you are saying neutering a dog does not reduce aggression?

[Ron3]

...The pit bull fell out of style for about forty years. Then the war on drugs happened and gangbangers started getting Dobermans and Rottweilers and training them to be attack dogs. They started biting people, so they cities started banning them. So the gangbangers went out and got pit bulls instead. And that's when they jumped up in the statistics...

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It will take alot of breeding by good people to decrease the aggression in many lines of Pit.

Or at least simply discourage breeding them.

I had a close family member that was attacked by an escaped pit / boxer mix. She ended up suing the owner for thousands in medical bills and about the same for pain and suffering. (Months of infection) Eventually the court got the money from the owner and his home owners insurance.

Aggressive dogs of any breed are risky to own.

[SteyrAUG]

It will take alot of breeding by good people to decrease the aggression in many lines of Pit.

Or at least simply discourage breeding them.

I had a close family member that was attacked by an escaped pit / boxer mix. She ended up suing the owner for thousands in medical bills and about the same for pain and suffering. (Months of infection) Eventually the court got the money from the owner and his home owners insurance.

Aggressive dogs of any breed are risky to own.

As with most things, ownership requires responsibility. Without responsible ownership, terrible things could happen.

Your family member was right to sue, owner sounds like a jackass for not making sure his dog doesn't run loose and hurt people. Sorry she had to even go through that experience.

And yes, aggressive dogs of any breed require additional responsibility. I have probably spent 30 years training work / security dogs and never once has one of mine hurt somebody by accident. If I can do that, anyone can do that because I'm not a extra special dog trainer, just a responsible one.