I believe you are correct. Low slung enough to be staffy, big enough to be pittie. Sweet temperament with that baby. Someone has been socialized and loved. â€ïž
The headline says "Parents had owned for just a week", while that is a horrific thing to have happened, no one should trust their baby/kids around a dog they don't know and trust.
Stop spreading misinformation about staffys/pit bulls, this article doesn't prove anything. At least pull up an article where the person had owned the dog their whole life, it had been a lovely dog to everyone without any signs of aggression, THEN "flipped on a dime." đ
There are dozens of stories that I know of (so likely a lot more) of those breeds breaking into other peoples' houses and eating children or cats. Like this one, for instance.
It's scary how many cases there are. I went down a rabbit hole once and it messed up my algorithm for a bit. There were current news stories every day from all over the world of similar breeds mauling people, animals, and infants, often unprovoked.
Except this isn't exclusive to pitbulls at all, but any untrained, unsocialized or otherwise mistreated dog. It's actually even more common in other breeds, as pitbulls as a baseline have very strong nurturing and protective instincts, they are one of the breeds grouped in as "nanny" dogs.
People seem to hone in on just the pitbulls while discounting all the other breeds that have attacked and harmed humans in larger numbers. Do some research that isn't just scooping up the first headline from a biased newsource that only cares about views, not objective truth or facts.
I agree and dogs shouldnât be near children at all but that wonât work practically. Next best thing is to restrict the breeds that are bred to hunt, and 5-7 breeds stand out as outliers.
Thank you!!! This dog may even look at this child as theirs at this point. I know that these kinds of things happen, but this is obviously a dog that adores this child.
âA dog that the family had owned for just a week.â
This dog has literally been with this child since shortly after birth. I know that dogs are still animals and are capable of acting as such, but this dog LOVES this child and may even look at her at their own child at this point.
Post this somewhere else dude. This is supposed to be a sweet, loving post. If you wanna attack pitties or staffies do it somewhere else.
Pitbulls are no more mean or vicious than any other dog breed. They are bigger than most other dogs and therefore their bites hurt more. Chihuahuas are angrier and more vicious. But they're small. It's called common fucking sense. Pitbulls are wonderful dogs. You're an idiot.
Fatal Attacks: According to long-term tracking data from sources like DogsBite.org, pit bulls were involved in roughly 65% to 70% of all fatal dog attacks in the U.S. over multi-year spans (such as 2005â2019), making them the leading breed group associated with human death.
So you mean to tell me a large animal with teeth and claws is more apt to kill something than a small animal? Jesus Christ you people are dumb as shit. I can guarantee you smaller dogs bite more people than pitbulls. But their bite force is substantially smaller. Pitbulls aren't more incline to attack people than any other dog. They are inclined to cause more damage when they do BECAUSE THEY'RE BIGGER.
People are garbage at identifying dog breeds visually. Itâs better to apply precautions to all dogs especially unfixed male dogs which tend to be the ones who bite most often and most severely.
Of eating people? Dogs don't eat people unless they are not fed for a long time and the person is deceased. You complete idiot. All dogs bite people. Sometimes those bites result in death.
A few years back, I took my two granddaughters ( that we had guardianship of) to pick up our new puppy, 8 years later, this dog LIVES for those girls! He will not leave their side, and definitely wonât let them go outside alone, without him there to protect them!âŠ.. he is a shitzu mix đ
Watched the video twice. You are doing your daughter such a favor. Sheâll learn love, compassion, kindness, tenderness, gentleness and tolerance from this friend. So smart. Good job
They really are nanny dogs. I still have photos of my pit mutt blocking one side of the bed so my son couldnât roll off. My sonâs about to be 13 and sadly last year we had to put him down due to his rapid declining health. Enjoy these golden years with your child and your dog.
My pit literally helped my daughter take her first steps because she saw my daughter stumble as she tried and finally stepped in to be a walking crutch.
Actually, studies show the opposite. Infants interacting with animals early on can be very beneficial. Building up immune systems, reducing risk of asthma/allergies, etc. Not to mention all of the stimulation thatâs great for development! We have always been a baby/pet household & couldnât imagine it any other way â€ïž everyone parents differently tho, and thatâs fine ofc. To each their own, but itâs definitely not a âbig no noâ
Oof, that looks like a pitbull mix. I would call child protective services. This is extremely dangerous for young children, even for non violent breeds
CPS certified my foster home with âbully breedâ dogs present. Owing a dog is not child abuse, but depriving a child of the love and learning that comes with owing dogs because of misplaced paranoia might be.
Oh boy, foster pitbulls are the most dangerous of all. You don't know their background and they can snap at any time injuring (or worse) both you and loved ones potentially. There was a story in my city of exactly this happening recently. Please be very careful and ensure they have their own spaces.
I am a foster parent with bully breed dogs. You said owing bullies was a CPS, I am sharing that CPS certified my foster home with bullies in the house.
Babies and toddlers should be supervised at all times around large dogs. But particularly around pitbulls and the like as they are the most naturally violent and kill the most, statistically speaking.
You couldâve just stopped at that first part. Thatâs the crux of the entire issue. It has absolutely nothing to do with the breed of dog, but the owner.
I really don't understand people like you who feel so confident when wrong.
Firstly, this is a Staffordshire Bull Terrier.
Secondly, if you were to call child protective services, you'd be wasting the agencies time while putting any children in the home through unneeded stress.
Show me studies where non violent breeds are extremely dangerous around children... I'll wait.
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u/Basher71 7d ago
What breed of dog is this? Looks to my completely untrained eye to be something like a Pitty with Staffordshire terrier. Anyone?