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Old 10-21-2009, 11:22 AM   #1
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Well if you compare the number of pet bulls kept as pets compared to the number of black bears as pets the math isn't that hard to figure out...

As far as the moron that had a black bear as a PET and got mauled by it, the bear did not belong as a pet in the first place. I hate to say she got what she deserved, but sometimes you shouldn't mess with nature.
I don't believe pet vs. pet is a reasonable comparsion in this situation. I believe the number of Pit Bulls vs. Bears in general is more like it. There are plenty of Bears out there in and around people daily. Bears will not attack seemingly just for the hell of it, Pit Bulls will. I'm sure they have their reasons but in most cases its where another dog wouldn't even think of it.
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Old 10-21-2009, 04:09 PM   #2
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Bears will not attack seemingly just for the hell of it, Pit Bulls will. I'm sure they have their reasons but in most cases its where another dog wouldn't even think of it.
Pit Bulls, and other "bully breeds," are frequently trained to be aggressive because of their physical composition, which makes them extremely powerful. But properly trained, they make excellent pets. Just ask Cesar Milan (aka the Dog Whisperer) who uses a Pit Bull named Daddy to influence other dogs to be calm-submissive, and the folks at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, who are retraining 22 of Michael Vick's dogs (they call them the Vicktory dogs).

http://www.cesarmillaninc.com/packpr.../dpc_daddy.php

http://www.bestfriends.org/nomorehom.../pit_bulls.cfm
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Old 10-21-2009, 08:13 PM   #3
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Unfortunately most people can't afford Cesar Milan's training, and most Pit Bull owners don't train the aggressiveness out of their Pit Bulls. I love dogs, but I am afraid of pit bulls and don't treat them with the openness I do with most breeds.
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Old 10-22-2009, 01:23 PM   #4
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I guess bears don't like winter sports.....

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,569101,00.html
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Old 10-23-2009, 06:02 AM   #5
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Pit Bulls, and other "bully breeds," are frequently trained to be aggressive because of their physical composition, which makes them extremely powerful. But properly trained, they make excellent pets. Just ask Cesar Milan (aka the Dog Whisperer) who uses a Pit Bull named Daddy to influence other dogs to be calm-submissive, and the folks at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, who are retraining 22 of Michael Vick's dogs (they call them the Vicktory dogs).

http://www.cesarmillaninc.com/packpr.../dpc_daddy.php

http://www.bestfriends.org/nomorehom.../pit_bulls.cfm
Rose: Would YOU adpot one of Vicks dogs? Not to say whether you like the breed or are even looking to adpot. Just the fact that it's a Pit Bull and was once in the fighting ring.
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Rose: Would YOU adpot one of Vicks dogs? Not to say whether you like the breed or are even looking to adpot. Just the fact that it's a Pit Bull and was once in the fighting ring.
If it were possible, I would have liked to adopt Cherry. But I'm glad he's found a good, and hopefully forever, home.

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