August 3rd, 2010
After writing my last post I wanted to follow up on it with a common argument that anti-pit bull supporters toss at us Pit Bull lovers. They say they are not biased. They are going by the facts. They are not emotional but they are rational and they argue that the “facts” speak for themselves.
There have been two recent fatal dog attacks. One, was a 2 year old child in Contra County California who was killed by the families Pit Bull Terrier. Over 300 agencies picked up the story and ran with it. Reading the stories it is easy to see the dogs breed mentioned. They usually mention it within the first two lines or the headline.
Even a site called, “Personal Medicine” picked the story up.
The other fatal attack happened in a Military housing complex. The boy was killed by his family dog and you are hard pressed to find the breed or type of dog mentioned. One story states that the dog is a 1.5 year old Shepherd Mix.
But notice how you have to read the entire article to find that out. Bias? Of course it is biased.
Pit Bull Attacks 2 year old will always out pull German Shepherd Attacks Toddler. It is the nature of our society. The media will stoop to super lows in order to get you to read their information or visit their site or tune it at 6 and 11.
Sensational headlines sell. They get your eye balls on the information. They get you to pick that paper up at the news stand. Its human nature.
The fact is, the media is biased when it comes to reporting dog bites or attacks that involve a Pit Bull or Pit bull type dog. They will go out of their way to tell you it was a “pit bull” but when it is a Golden Retriever, you don’t hear about it. It’s on the back page, posted on some obscure blog.
Oh, and while 300 agencies picked up the Pit Bull attack, 50 picked up the Shepherd mix attack. That in of itself tells you something.
Until Next Time,
Jason Mann
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August 3rd, 2010
People who support the idea that American Pit Bull Terriers are more dangerous than other breeds are fooling themselves by twisting the so-called, “statistics” to their agenda.
I was reading a study called, “The Clifton Study” recently and even this so called study started out with a contradiction.
The study stated:
“Compiled by the editor of ANIMAL PEOPLE from press accounts
since 1982, this table covers only attacks by dogs of clearly identified
breed type or ancestry, as designated by animal control officers or others
with evident expertise, who have been kept as pets.”
The study was compiled from press accounts. Rarely are all the details given in a press report. A lot of the times they get it wrong, as in the now infamous Diane Whipple case. For months they referred to the two purebred Presa Canerio’s as “pit bulls” until finally someone said, “Hey, short bus, they are Presa’s.”
The study is not scientific. It is not based on unbiased research. It is based on newspaper articles. That my friend is a 6 year old’s school report, not a real study.
The study goes on to claim that Pit Bull Terriers account for “1110″ attacks causing bodily harm, resulting in 104 deaths. The second breed is the Rottweiler.
Clifton goes on to make a some comments about breed specific legislation and how Pit Bull Terriers and Rottweilers should be part of those laws. He also makes a few comments on how the insurance industry is basically doing their own form of breed specific legislation making it hard for shelters who take in Pit Bull Terriers and Rottweilers to get insurance, thus causing them to have to put down all the dogs they take in regardless of why they were turned in.
Sad.
Let me put something in perspective for those of you that believe that Pit Bull Terriers are more dangerous than any other breed.
In 2007 and 2008 the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association (APPMA) 2007-2008 National Pet Owners Survey showed that there were 74.8 million dogs in the United States.
The Clifton Study covered the years from September 1982 to November 13, 2006. That is 24 years.
1110 total bites and 104 fatal attacks over a 24 year period of time. Let’s be conservative here and say that out of those 74.8 million dogs only 300,000 are Pit Bull Terriers. 104 fatal attacks out of 300,000 dogs would be an incredible 0.00047% of bites resulting in fatalities.
If it were not for media sensation people would not be up in arms about “deadly Pit Bulls” running their streets.
Epidemic? Problem? I think not. Do not be fooled and think BSL is designed to target dangerous dogs. BSL is designed to target owners. After all, according to the Humane Society of the United States, “Pit Bulls are the dog of choice for drug dealers, gang members, and those seeking a status symbol.”
Until Next Time,
Jason Mann
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August 2nd, 2010
Here we are again, potty training. I’m writing this article because this one of the most popular emails I receive in regards to Pit Bull puppies and handling them.
Specifically the question is, “I take my Pit Bull puppy out to go to the bathroom. He doesn’t go but as soon as I bring him inside he poops in the floor! What is up with that!”
Puppies do not understand the concept of going to the bathroom completely. First and foremost take the puppy outside, go out there with them, stand there until they go. If that takes an hour, it takes an hour.
Even after they go I encourage you to stay outside for a few minutes longer just to make sure they have completely finished going to the bathroom.
Secondly, when your puppy goes out and doesn’t go to the bathroom and comes in and does go to the bathroom what do you think they have learned? Yes! Good. They have learned that going inside is where they should go.
Finally if your puppy goes inside just once you have to start over with the potty training. You can never let your puppy poop or pee inside the house. Period. This includes using pee pads or that fake grass. You are teaching your dog to go inside the house when you use those items. If you want your dog to go outside to use the bathroom, toss the pads and fake grass and take them outside every single time.
It is either inside, or outside. You should make that decision now. Why anyone would say inside is beyond me but that’s not important, what is important is that you decide where you want your dog to go to the bathroom and make sure they go there every time.
Good Luck.
Jason Mann
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August 2nd, 2010
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