Adopting a rescue dog

When you adopt a rescue dog, you are also adopting a dog with a past. Adopters rely on the rescue group to disclose the dogs behavior and other pertinent information. However with Pitbulls, due to the high amount of dogs up for adoption that have had aggression issues in the past, you can't be guaranteed that the dogs past will openly be disclosed. Again expect the unexpected. I think that's why I've always been a pessimist...I'm never disappointed then.
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120401/METRO/204010323/1409/metro/Rescued-pit-bull-mauled-six-year-old-Rochester-Hills-girl-police-say

Now here is a comment from that article:
Ive raised pitbull terriers for 31 years and rehabilitate dozen of dogs that had been used by dog fighters not one time over those 31 years has a pitbull bit me but i have been bit twice over that span by two different German shepherds so your uneducated opinion is way off Don as for you other pit haters in the 70s it was dobermans in the 80s it was German shepherds in the 90s it was rottweilers now its pitbulls when are you animal ignorant people going to blame the humans who fail to train and control their animals?
"Never ban breeds. Accidents happen. Who knows what that dog went through before being adopted and who knows what the kid did. Maybe she provoked it."
"Pit bulls...lovely pets with a much better temperament around kids and adults then lets say...a Yorkie."
There's the usual pitbull words, "ignorant" and "uneducated" besides of course blaming the owner. The usual "accidents happen' which implies acceptance of attacks and the usual comparison of a Pitbull to a small dog. Remember, you are responsible and will be blamed if something happens.

Good with children?

Airlines ban certain breeds

http://www.stripes.com/news/united-airlines-policy-bans-transport-of-certain-dog-breeds-1.172353

Now I have a hard time believing that military pet owners are wanting to fly with these dogs when they are on active duty due to the dog ban of certain breeds on military bases. However this is typical of the Pitbull mass...try to find an angle to gain sympathy from the public. And why is it such a big deal for regular dog owners? There are other airlines that have no breed restrictions. Pick one!

Why is so much of the taxpayer’s money being wasted....

"Why is so much of the taxpayer’s money being wasted on something as insignificant as a pit bull? The only person responsible for this shooting is the dog’s owner who failed to control and contain it. As for the wagging tail, I witnessed two pit bulls attack a carriage horse and all the time they were biting, ripping and tearing the horse apart, they were wagging their tails and they were still “wagging” when they turned and charged a man who ran out of his house with a gun and shot one of them. The officer did the right thing because now there is one less 4-legged shark to terrorize the neighborhood. Officers do not need a “course” in how to deal with dogs, pit bull owners need a “course” in how to control and contain their monsters."
This is a posting from a person on a pitbull killed article. Now because pitbull people press their right to own the dog of their choice...my feeling is then taxpayer money should not be wasted when any dog that is capable of inflicting serious injury and death is losse and causing injru/death to people and other animals. Because people have the right to bear arms and protect themselves, they should not have to bother calling 911/AC...they should just shoot the dog. Now before some peoople get their panties in a bunch for me saying that, keep in mind I say that ALSO being an owner of two dogs that are capable of causing injury/death. *Disclaimer-the attached pic of the Dogue is not my Dogue.

Good reads from Terrierman

http://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com/search?q=pit+bull

http://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com/2009/10/pit-bull-rights-verus-pit-bull.html

http://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com/2009/08/another-international-conspiracy.html

http://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com/2010/03/between-two-lies-lost-opportunity-for.html

http://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com/2009/12/pit-bulls-as-cash-cows-and-cause.html

http://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com/2009/10/pit-bull-community-fails-pit-bull.html

http://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com/2006/05/what-hell-is-american-staffordshire.html

Huh???

If you have a home security system, why do you have a guard dog outside?:
http://glendora.patch.com/articles/officer-shoots-kills-dog-in-self-defense-shooting-police

Pitbull Owners

There appears to be a metamorphosis that happens when a person obtains a Pitbull. They lose the ability to have any independent thought or action. They are like a puppet or robot mimicking the same words and phrases as other Pitbull owners. They no longer have the ability to engage in critical thinking and are now acting is the same manner as the German's who followed Hitler. Their sole focus is centered on the Pitbull. The become enraged when someone does not agree with their feelings about Pitbulls. They en mass try to intimidate others to either follow their logic regarding Pitbulls or to withhold speaking their thoughts or feelings about Pitbulls. When they are given sound logic by others that counters what they say regarding Pitbulls either they respond with words like "Ignorant" "Uneducated" or remain silent because, since they have lost their ability to form a independent thought, they need to get from the Pitbull group the words they should say to respond. They will put the lives of others in jeopardy due to the blindness they have regarding Pitbulls. When a Pitbull kills it's owner, who has treated it well, they will come up with the most illogic reasons for why it happened. In their mind, the dog is not responsible for anything. The lives of other people and their pets are not important...only the Pitbull.
There are thousands of website that are geared to convince people what wonderful dogs Pitbulls are. This does not happen with any other type of dog. This is where you need to use sound judgement. Why does a dog that comprises a small percentage of the total dog population, need to have all these websites promoting it? While they say the sites are to educate, in reality they are to convince you to follow their thinking and adopt a Pitbull. They are not concerned if you may not be the appropriate owner for a Pitbull. Because then, if you turn out not to be, they will just blame you anyway.
Also because media reports of dog attacks, in particular the Pitbull, counters what they are trying to say(that the Pitbull is a wonderful dog, please adopt one) they will again show up en mass to try to intimidate media outlets to not report attacks. Again, this is where you need to use sound judgement. Why would they not want people to be informed? Let's say a heart device, that the company who made it states it is safe, has issues with it...would you want to be informed? Would you want the company to try to squash any reports of problems since it will affect their sales? Something to think about.
Finally, in their effort to promote the pitbull, you will see pictures of tiny babies posed next to a pitbull. Again the safety of others, even their own child, is not as important as the pitbull. Use sound judgement and not follow the mass. I actually know a family who broke away from the mass! The group was furious! They had two pitbulls, that they loved, but then found out they were having a baby. They decided the safety of the child was more important then the risks. They dropped the dogs off at a shelter. They decided they couldn't be a good dog owner with the responsibility of a child. That should be an ok decision but of course they were lam blasted by the mass for, what was felt, a betrayal. Bottom line you need to do what is right for you and your family, even if it goes against the mass. Because remember, if something happens, you are at fault anyway. It's a lose lose situation.