Any Pit bull owners in here?

I have 3 dogs, one of which is a pit bull. I love them all, but out of the three, when we have people over, the pit bull (Luke) is always the one they are threatening to steal. He's just a giant lap dog, he wants nothing more then to snuggle with you. Almost pathologically so. He absolutely can't be 'not touching' you. Sorry grammar is rough on that. If you are sitting on the couch, some piece of him has to be touching you. He was excellent with the orphaned kitten we brought home. He managed to get off his leash a couple times, and would go sit at the 7-11 where the police would feed him beef jerky till someone came and got him.

He is the mellowest, laziest, most loving dog ever. All you have to say is 'kisses' and he will wash your face for you.

He's completely non agressive towards people. Even with food. He's a total fat, but if I want to take something from him? I take it and he doesn't say boo about it. He's a little up in your face when you are eating, which makes us a little crazy, but he will back off when firmly ordered to.

I've only seen him be aggressive once, when my fiance was taking the dogs out to potty and the neighbors husky was off his chain. He came over to our yard, our dogs got excited and Josh got tangled in the leashes and fell. Luke and Leia (our boxer, yes we are Star Wars nerds) both lit into the husky like there was no tomorrow. They had to protect their human!

Oh and farts. I feed lamb and rice, either from Costco, or Nutro. My dogs rarely fart.

Pit Bulls are banned where I live and have been for years

I have an English Bulldog.

Edited for spelling.

Same. In the UK they are banned. You can own one, but they have to be registered, muzzled when outdoors and I think castrated too. If you don't follow this, they can be PTS.

Funny thing is, I have never heard any bad stories about them. I watched a programme about them, their owners, the law etc... The Police would turn up with 20 mates to check owners have their dog on a register which is ridiculous. They (along with a few other breeds) seem to be demonised and it seems unfair. Everyone I've ever spoken to who owns/has owned them has nothing but high praise.

HOUMA, La. -- A four-year-old girl was mauled to death by a pit bull, that officers categorized as "a monster," in an apartment complex in Houma Tuesday night.

The child, identified as Mia DeRouen, suffered facial and head injuries following the attack by the 130 pound dog, who was staying at the home.

The attack happened inside the family home around 7 p.m., according to police. Mia and her mother, were watching television when the dog struck the little girl.

The child's mother, 27-year-old Megan Touchet, called for help and locked herself and her daughter in a room, handing the child out of the window to officers.

"The mother was able to barricade herself inside this bedroom," said Houma Police Chief Todd Duplantis. "Medical personnel arrived also, and the mother was able to hand the four year old child through the bedroom window."

Duplantis described the scene as "horrific" and said counseling was being offered to the officers who were on the scene.

Touchet was injured and taken to a hospital with moderate injuries but has since been released.

The dog, named Niko, was shot three times by officers, who then attempted to enter the apartment, according to Duplantis. "The dog was shot initially inside the residence," he said. "When the officers entered the residence to survey the situation, the dog attacked the officers."

Duplantis said that when officers tried to get inside, the dog charged them and was shot an additional 10 times, before he died.

Since the pit bull "was running loose inside the apartment acting in a very vicious manner," Duplantis said, officers used lethal force by shooting the dog to eliminate the threat of additional injuries.

But little Mia was severely bitten on the head and torso, and died at the hospital.

"It's traumatic event," said Terrebonne Parish President Michel Claudet in an appearance on the Eyewitness Morning News the day after the attack.

Claudet said the dog was one of two family pets. "They had two pit bulls, and one was over 100 pounds." The larger dog was the one that attacked four-year-old Derouen. A second pit bull found in the apartment, an uninjured six month old female that apparently was not part of the situation, is now at the animal shelter.

"Unfortunately, that's what happened and it's such a horrific event," Claudet said.

Mia would have celebrated her fifth birthday next week.

Now Houma police say their investigation into her death continues. "There are some questions and rumors about the dog possibly being trained to fight, and what have you," said Duplantis. "The detectives have been investigating this. However, I am here to report there have been no signs of abuse."

But Chief Duplantis says police and the Terrebonne District Attorney have a number of questions that still need to be answered.

I have 3 and they are the best!

What was your point of posting that?????

She's old and grumpy.


& apparently ignorant.

My dog Rocky is part pit/part boxer.

I got him from a lady that was giving him away 6 years ago. He spent his whole 2 years alive tied to a tree.

Now, he's the best dog I could ever own.

When I was apartment hunting a few weeks ago, it really bothered me how many people turned me away because of my dog. There is so much ignorance when it comes to pitts it sad.

I did finally find a place, but it's not ideal...but I'm not going anywhere without Rocky.

I had a pit mix and god her gas was absolutely horrible. She was the sweetest puppy in the world and I absolutely loved her. Unfortunately she somehow got out of the gate and ran into the nearby highway... Well, you can guess what happened. She was an amazing dog that we had from a puppy. When we first found her she had lost hair but she was such a sweet animal. We miss her bunches.

My family dog growing up, Maddie, was a pit, and she was the best dog you could hope for. Kind, gentle, snuggly, and very very protective of her kids (me and my sister.) She had a habit of "herding" any kids that would come over, not letting them get too far out of her sight, or near the street.

She saved my mom from an attacker in our own backyard. Who knows what would have happened if my big lover of a dog didn't chase the assailant out of our yard. **Edit to add that my sweet girl took a brick to the face and kept pursuing until the guy had fled. We had never seen her show her teeth or growl before that. She guarded my mom day and night for the rest of her days after that. Most loyal dog ever.

She also scared away a bunch of my sister's douche canoe boyfriends, by standing awkwardly close to their crotch and licking her chops.

I could go on forever about how these dogs are grossly misrepresented, innocent victims of fear mongering, but I'll end it by saying, yes you should adopt Just be aware that people will be nervous around your dog because of the rampant ignorance and prejudice.