Pit bull saves woman from attack

[redsaw]

http://www.wzzm13.com/news/news_story.aspx?storyid=107779&catid=14
Probably the only good story in the news about these dogs.

 

[Tim Benzedrine]

Sounds like a case where a severe mauling would have been a good thing. But maybe that still would have caused repercussions for the dog an it's owner, so maybe not. I could see the creep winning a lawsuit if he had been bitten.

 

[pitbulllady]

http://www.wzzm13.com/news/news_story.aspx?storyid=107779&catid=14
Probably the only good story in the news about these dogs.

I just saw that video through the Pet Law group on Yahoo. It's nice, and sad to say, strange, for the media to report anything positive about this breed, even though lots of positive things DO happen. Most people don't know, for example, that several APBT's were rescue dogs in the ruins of the WTC after the attacks on 9/11, or that two APBT SAR dogs found the remains of the shuttle crew after it broke up over TX, or that many of these dogs serve as therapy dogs and assistance dogs for physically-challenged people. The news would never report on those things. I DO take issue with the reporter's claim that "Blitz" was "one hundred-something" pounds, since the blue dog in the video did not even come up to his owner's-a woman-knee, and was far smaller than even my 80-lb. Catahoula. NO true APBT will weigh 100 pounds or more unless hideously obese, though there are a lot of mixed-breed "designer" dogs that have been promoted as being "Pit Bull Terriers" for many years now by unscupulous breeders looking to cash in on the "I want a big tough dog" craze. These are nothing but mixes of various Mastiff breeds and "bull" breeds, and some of these breeders have now admitted that they're not APBT's by re-naming them "American Bully Dogs".

Blitz's behavior is typical; he recognized a threat to someone and acted against ONLY that threat, using only as much force as was needed to make the guy back off. He didn't even have to bite. This is the ONLY time a well-bred, well-socialized APBT should ever exhibit aggression towards a human, and that is in defense of another human, and even then, using only as much force as is needed in that particular circumstance. The reporter said that the woman's x-husband had a knife on him at the time he attempted to kidnap her and was beating her, so it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out just how badly this could have gone for this woman if it hadn't been for Blitz!

pitbulllady

 

[Jmugleston]

Of course even though pits are finally given some positive press, the sensationalism is still there. The story reported the dog as being 100+ lbs. The breeds (American and Staffordshire) shouldn't exceed 60 lbs.

 

[Jmugleston]

I just saw that video through the Pet Law group on Yahoo. It's nice, and sad to say, strange, for the media to report anything positive about this breed, even though lots of positive things DO happen. Most people don't know, for example, that several APBT's were rescue dogs in the ruins of the WTC after the attacks on 9/11, or that two APBT SAR dogs found the remains of the shuttle crew after it broke up over TX, or that many of these dogs serve as therapy dogs and assistance dogs for physically-challenged people. The news would never report on those things. I DO take issue with the reporter's claim that "Blitz" was "one hundred-something" pounds, since the blue dog in the video did not even come up to his owner's-a woman-knee, and was far smaller than even my 80-lb. Catahoula. NO true APBT will weigh 100 pounds or more unless hideously obese, though there are a lot of mixed-breed "designer" dogs that have been promoted as being "Pit Bull Terriers" for many years now by unscupulous breeders looking to cash in on the "I want a big tough dog" craze. These are nothing but mixes of various Mastiff breeds and "bull" breeds, and some of these breeders have now admitted that they're not APBT's by re-naming them "American Bully Dogs".

Blitz's behavior is typical; he recognized a threat to someone and acted against ONLY that threat, using only as much force as was needed to make the guy back off. He didn't even have to bite. This is the ONLY time a well-bred, well-socialized APBT should ever exhibit aggression towards a human, and that is in defense of another human, and even then, using only as much force as is needed in that particular circumstance. The reporter said that the woman's x-husband had a knife on him at the time he attempted to kidnap her and was beating her, so it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out just how badly this could have gone for this woman if it hadn't been for Blitz!

pitbulllady

I didn't see your post in time. Good to see someone else saw the weight issue.

 

[Mina]

YES!!!!!!!! Finally some good press for pit bulls!!!!!!!!!!! Way to go Blitz!!!!!!!!

 

[Herps&Inverts]

http://www.wzzm13.com/news/news_story.aspx?storyid=107779&catid=14
Probably the only good story in the news about these dogs.

My thoughts EXACTLY!

 

[pitbulllady]

CNN actually had a video today about a different "pit bull"(more on that later)who stopped a burglar who'd made the mistake of breaking into a garage where the dog was kept, while apparently wanting to lie in wait for the dog's owner, a woman, to go to her car. The video showed this dog, which also allegedly weighed "120 pounds", yet the dog was only about twice the size of the woman's other dog, a Boston Terrier, and also had a docked tail, which is NOT typical for APBT's. The dog looked more like a Boxer mix or an undersized Cane Corso(the tail was docked 3/4, like a Cane Corso's), so I've got doubts about either the weight claim(why DO people grossly exaggerate their dogs' weight, anyway?)or the purebred status of the dog, but at least it was something positive on a large news agency.

pitbulllady

 

[Jmugleston]

CNN actually had a video today about a different "pit bull"(more on that later)who stopped a burglar who'd made the mistake of breaking into a garage where the dog was kept, while apparently wanting to lie in wait for the dog's owner, a woman, to go to her car. The video showed this dog, which also allegedly weighed "120 pounds", yet the dog was only about twice the size of the woman's other dog, a Boston Terrier, and also had a docked tail, which is NOT typical for APBT's. The dog looked more like a Boxer mix or an undersized Cane Corso(the tail was docked 3/4, like a Cane Corso's), so I've got doubts about either the weight claim(why DO people grossly exaggerate their dogs' weight, anyway?)or the purebred status of the dog, but at least it was something positive on a large news agency.

pitbulllady

It is the joy of sensationalism one way or the other. If the dog is larger then the story seems to mean more. A 20lb mutt saving the day isn't that cool. A 120 pound dog that is labeled as being "vicious" saving the day is newsworthy. Just like when a snake is involved in the news. In this state a breeder was reported to keep pythons. The news report had to mention that pythons can get over 20 feet. The keeper had only ball pythons. Large "scary" animals make better news and we as "informed" viewers lap it up as if it were sweet nectar of knowledge spewed forth from the mouth of angels. I get quite irritated when animals make the news. Rarely are the reports based on facts, but instead personal opinions or perceptions rule and the story quickly takes a fictional tone.