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  • in reply to: Harassment of Pit Bull #17003
    kendseycollins
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    Yeah, that’s rough.  My dog is very vocal and I feel kind of bad sometimes becuase he scares people by trying to get their attention.  All he wants is loves, but he’s kind of noisey.  When Kaos was a puppy he got very sick and we had to take him to the vet.  He wanted to be held on my lap the entire time and the vet laughed when I had to carry him into the examiation room.  Come to find out she is deaf and has a pitbull cross of her own.  She explained that she was going to give him an anit-nausea shot and that it stings a little.  Apparently, nobody informed my dog, because after she gave him the shot he took a FLYING leap off the chest high examination table, not onto the floor, but right on top of me!  The expression on his face as he was flying through the air was unmistakable as a “MMMMOOOOOOOMMMMMMYYYYY!!!!!” I caught him and he REFUSED to let me put him down the rest of the time.  The vet and the other employees thought it was very funny as I was trying to sign a check while holding him like a little kid, but I didn’t have much of a choice.  If I put him down he tried to climb up my legs till I picked him up again.  My husband was cracking up the whole time.  Kaos wasn’t too upset to turn down the 3 treats the secretaries snuck him over my shoulder though.

    in reply to: Your opinion? #16982
    kendseycollins
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    The ones that get me are people who come to a site dedicated to responsible Pit Bull ownership and make posts downing us or the breed.  I wouldn’t DREAM of going to a site dedicated to Finches and posting about how I hate birds becuase they make horrible pets!  When I created an account for this site it was because of the respect and love I have for these animals and I wanted to be AWAY from the people who are scared or uneducated.  I get that stuff enough at the dog park.  I wanted to find a place where I could rant about the antics of my 4 legged kid and people would understand rather than judge.  I understand that people have differing opinions on training and it’s good to see different points of view, especially because what works for one dog may spell disaster for another.  I just think that the people who don’t like Pits and are just here to cuase problems are low and petty and should find something that they love to talk about rather than spreading negativity.  Make love, not war.

    in reply to: some people irritate me! :( #16980
    kendseycollins
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    Lol.  Aren’t they funny?!  Every morning, without exception, at about 6:30 am, my 70 lb. “puppy” crawls into bed with me and my husband, steals atleast two pillows, all the blankets and SNORES like a flippin freight train while shoving us off the other side of the bed.  Eventually I throw in the towel and just get up for the morning.  My husband (who doesn’t have to get up till about 7) rolls over and snuggles with the dog, rather than me, and they both snore happily away till the alarm clock goes off.  Then my husband gets up.  Kaos just grunts a few times, stretches and falls back asleep till we leave the room.

    in reply to: IQ and Income of Pitbull owners #16979
    kendseycollins
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    You know, I completely agree with you.  It takes a special person to own a Pit.  We have to be smarter than the average person becuase if we aren’t our dogs will steal our seats on the couch.  We have to be kinder becuase when our dogs are in trouble they need to be comforted or they end up with broken hearts.  We have to be braver to handle the riducule our beloved pets get without deserving it.  We have to be stronger becuase our dogs will find a place in our hearts just like our kids do and at some point, when we have to say goodbye, it will be like loosing a family member.  It takes extreme loyalty to own a it becuase you can’t just decide you don’t want them and pass them down the road.  Pits aren’t for everybody.  They are for those of us who look at the world with an open heart and an open mind, just like they do.  They are for people who love as freely and EMOTIONALLY as they do.  They truly are “dogs for smart people.” 🙂

    in reply to: Venting about BSL #16958
    kendseycollins
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    I agree.  We live a hop-skip-and-jump away from Denver, Co.  I am trying to find a way to start a Pit advocacy group in my home town to try and counteract the negative propoganda that is a result of the BSL in place there.  Kaos is very well socialized, but I constantly look for any posturing or aviodance body language.  I think as responsible Pit owners we have to admit that we have a large responsibility.  Our animals are very powerful and have the capabilities of causing an extreme amount of damage and we need to be mindful of our duties becuase if any one of our beloved animals were to be involved in a fight, even if they weren’t at fault, it will have such horrible results for our breed.  What I don’t get is why poodle owners don’t feel the same need to be mindful of their dogs!!!  So what it their dog isn’t as big as my dog, I don’t want a poodle attacking me!  In fact, one of our relatives was very against us getting a Pit becuse of the kids.  Two weeks after we got Kaos, her poodle, that she’s had for 11 years, bit my daughter on the face becuase she was rolling on the ground trying to play with one of the dogs toys.  We have told our daughter not to pester Bouncer becuase he’s not like Kaos, he doesn’t like little girls playing with his toys.  She was being a kid and was just trying to play fetch with the dog, but I just have to wonder that this person (one of my kids’ grandmothers) could justify scolding my daughter for not leaving her dog alone when my kid had 4 puncture marks on her face!  My Pit tries to THROW his toys at her to get her to play.  Tell me which one should be kept away from my kids!!!!

    in reply to: some people irritate me! :( #16957
    kendseycollins
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    We do the same thing with ours.  We always make him sit and stay when we go to the pet store.  It is a great opportunity to do some desensitization.  We have gotten several compliments from the employees saying what a good and pretty boy he is.  He’s recieved MORE than his fare share of free treats from employees and kids.  I was so embarrassed though, he is also not neutered and he peed on a rack when we were looking at toys.  I was beside myself and, apparently he was too because he tucked his tail and looked mortified till we got back into the car.  The employee I got to help clean it up just laughed.  Kaos was very sorry and hasn’t tried to claim any more objects that are inside since.

    in reply to: some people irritate me! :( #16956
    kendseycollins
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    That’s so funny!  The kids accidentally let my dog out of the house and I went after him.  A block away from our house I saw a guy outside with his 3 kids and his little minpin type dog.  He yelled at his kids to go in the house after he saw Kaos, but I was too far away to tell him the dog was friendly.  At any rate, the guys little dog came flying down the drive way barking at Kaos (little dog syndrome!) I could see the guys face turn white and he started SCREAMING at his dog to come back.  I’m pretty sure he thought his poor little pooch was about to become a snack.  Kaos looked up, saw the little dog coming for him, turned around and came FLYING back towards me with a terrified expression on his face.  The guy stopped, mid-scream, the dog chased Kaos for a second, then decided he’d done his job and went back home.  I just stopped and shook my head at the increadible bravery displayed by my 70 lb. Pit Bull.

    in reply to: 10 Reasons to not trust a Pit Bull #16955
    kendseycollins
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    This is SOOOO true!  Nothing compares to a Pit guilt trip! Lol.  Mine doesn’t hide If he gets in trouble. He PLASTERS himself to my knees and I can’t walk without tripping over him.  I have to tell him he’s a good boy and love on him to get anything done.  Kaos doesn’t hide treats, but that’s becuase he’s a piggy.  Somebody should add that they will eat you out of house and home, then look at you like you haven’t fed them in decades!  My favorite thing about them is their facial expressions!  The grin is fantastic, how can you not be in a better mood looking at the face with the smile and the sloppy tounge lolling all over the place?!  Also, Kaos has a “sleepy face”  we can always tell when he’s been sleeping becuase he gets wrinkles all over his face, squints his eyes and licks his lips a bunch.  My question is, do all Pits snort?  Kaos sounds like a little piggy ALL THE TIME!  And he snores like a flippin rhinocerous!!!!

    in reply to: Need some advice!!! #16951
    kendseycollins
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    I wish we had gotten two!  Kaos suffers from separation anxiety bad.  He is VERY attached to us and I think a play mate would have given him somebody to bond with that doesn’t have to work during the day.  Now I’m just so glad to be nearing the end of the puppy stage it will probably be a little while before we get another one, though hopefully not too too long as we would take 101 more Pits.  My advice would be to make sure you socialize them well, otherwise there is the possibility of them developing a “pack mentality” and not being as open to strange dogs.  Then again, that goes for any dog.  However, I couldn’t immaging that it would pose any type of set back or issue, provided that you are willing to put in the work for both of them.  Buy LOTS of chew toys!! 🙂

    in reply to: Harassment of Pit Bull #16948
    kendseycollins
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    Wow!  We take our dog EVERYWHERE with us.  People are often skeptical and we get some sideways looks, but Kaos is so endearing that we either ignore them or make friends with them.  I was so proud of him at the 4th of July parade last year!  We took him with us and found a spot on a curb for us, the dog and the kids.  There were two elderly women sitting next to us and they cast a sideways look at first.  By half way through the parade these two women were marveling at how well behaved he was and laughing when he tried to drink the water that floats were spraying as they went by.  They also thought it was very funny when they realized he was sitting so quietly behind me becuase his favorite candy is the pinwheel pepermints and he had quite a pile of wrappers going (don’t know how he learned to unwrap the candy!)  Them and several others around us were singing Kaos’ praise.  Till he went poo on the sidewalk behind us.  But even then, they just thought that it was funny.  There’s also a park we visit when we go see family becuase there are hundreds of geese who roost there and the kids like to feed them.  Kaos loves to watch them, but has never disturbed the birds.  One day we ran into another older woman who said she came to the park every evening to feed the geese.  She stayed her distance at first, but after a while she approached us and, from a little bit off, started asking us questions about Kaos.  Before too long she moved a little closer and finally asked if she could pet him.  Always one for attention, Kaos lolled against her legs and panted up at her with that happy Pit Bull grin.  She laughed and said that she guessed all the talk was just talk because he sure didn’t seem horrible.  We’ve had only one major issue.  We were getting out of the car to go inside our house and Kaos, who is just one of the kids, jumped out of the car with them and came up into the garage, like always.  He’s very friendly and outgoing.  There was a man walking his dog across the street.  Kaos saw and barked once, wagging his tail, but didn’t even leave the garage.  I saw that his bark had startled the man and waved with a smile, saying that I was sorry.  The man looked at me and said, “You should be!”  I was shocked that he would be so rude, then my husband reminded me that Kaos is a Pit and that not everybody loves them as much as we do.  I forgive him for being rude.  After all, it’s not his fault he’s stupid. 🙂 Not to mention he’s the one missing out.

    in reply to: IQ and Income of Pitbull owners #16944
    kendseycollins
    Participant

    My question, what is your IQ?  Correct me if I’m wrong but the following quote is not proper grammar- “higher income/iq etc are generally indicate smarter people.”  If it is your purpose to come to a Pit Bull enthusiast web page and argue that Pit Bull owners are not as intelligent as “the general population” you have failed.  As to your Google remark, Google “Car Wreck.”  How many millions of people are injured and killed by cars every year?  Yet you do not question the IQ of people who own cars.  According to your paradigm, cars are more capable of injuring people than bicycles, therefore intelligent people don’t own cars?  Really?  Honestly, the defense of ignorance by ignorant people will never cease to amaze me.

    in reply to: IQ and Income of Pitbull owners #16943
    kendseycollins
    Participant

    I can’t speak for all Pit Bull owners, but I can speak for me and my family. First, I am by no means a doctor or lawyer and I do not make over $100,000 a year, but I am an elementary school teacher and my husband is an electrician. If I thought that intelligence was based on what my yearly gross income was, I would not have poured my heart and soul into educating children. My husband and I have two kids and we own a beautiful American Pit Bull Terrier named Kaos. We did not purchase Kaos out of ignorance. We made an informed decision to bring a Pit Bull into our home after doing an extensive amount of research and after having interacted with several Pit Bulls in our community. We chose this breed for their loyalty, energy, playfulness, beauty and for their hardiness. We are fully aware that these dogs are extremely powerful and, if they wished, could impose a great amount of danger on a person or another dog. As far as the statistics go, I went to the American Temperament Test Society’s web page. The following are pass/fail percentages for several breeds I looked up- American Pit Bull Terrier, 86%, Beagle, 80.3%, Border Collie, 81.1%, Cardigan Welch Corgi, 78.6%, Collie, 79.9%, Golden Retriever, 84.6%, Miniature Poodle 77.9%, Toy Poodle, 82.4%, Papillon, 80%. Now, the American Pit Bull Terrier did not rank the highest, however, in response to your question, they did rank higher than the Golden Retriever. I have also included some of my own favorite breeds on this list.  We ruled them out when making our decision to purchase a family pet. Now, as a responsible Pit Bull owner, I look at these statistics with an understanding that, if my Pit Bull were to attack somebody, or something, he could inflict much more damage than most of these other breeds. Because of this, I made sure that my dog was well socialized. We frequently visit our local off leash dog park, though we no longer let him run free (not because he is a Pit Bull, but because he is an un-cut male and now capable of mating.) We take him to family functions, parks, parades and camping. He wins hearts everywhere we go. As for the emotional aspect, I am a member of this web site because I love this breed. I have a very strong emotional relationship with my dog, as I’m sure many Golden Retriever and Papillon and Poodle owners do with theirs. To me, the loyalty and love that this breed is capable of invoking is yet another one of their best qualities. Also, to suggest that somebody who makes an argument from the heart can not also use good sense is irrational. Additionally, I guess that I am one of the 10% that understand your insinuations and, regardless of your intent, I was offended. I wouldn’t dream of going to a web site dedicated to another dog breed and questioning those enthusiasts on their IQ or income. Just my emotional, non-millionaire opinion.

    Merry, I also would like to extend my sympathies for the loss of your pet. If you would like my advice, treat this dog the way you would have a pure bred lab attacking and killing your cat. I’m sorry if that sounds insensitive. It is not meant to, it just doesn’t make sense to me that you would treat the situation any differently than if a Poodle had attacked and killed your cat. It would have been just as much of a tragedy and it would have broken your heart just as badly. The fact that the dog was half Pit Bull does not warrant any more action than it would have otherwise. From personal experience, my husband and I have both owned labs, both have killed NUMEROUS cats and one had to be put to sleep because she because aggressive towards children! I’m not accusing all labs of being aggressive, only saying that it may be possible that the fact that this particular dog was part Pit may not be the reason it attacked your pet.

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