Vet P.O.V. Of “Guns, Germs and Steel”…and pit bull terriers

October 22nd, 2007  

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AMEN. I like to say I would rather see pit bulls than cocker spaniels. I have to muzzle far more cockers!

DrSteggy October 22nd, 2007 08:41:00 AM

If there is any grace at all, the next "macho dog" will be a Golden Retriever or perhaps Labradors. Wipe those smug grins right off some people's faces :p

SunRaven01 October 22nd, 2007 10:35:00 AM

I couldn't agree with you more, Dr. K! Thank you for always looking out for our four-legged friends!

Indulge me if you will, as I memorialize my beloved cat, Pia, who passed away this morning from complications of renal failure. Pia was twenty (yes, 20) years old and enjoyed life to the fullest until about two weeks ago. "Farewell to the best cat ever!"

mb

mb October 22nd, 2007 12:36:00 PM

MB, my condolences on Pia. My Push also made it to 1 week past 20, before hitting renal failure. And enjoyed life to the last, even if her enjoyment stemmed more in later years from lying in the sun instead of torturing the neighbours dogs!

jcat October 22nd, 2007 12:54:00 PM

Poor Pia...but how wonderful she lived it to the fullest! My condolences.

Dr. Patty Khuly October 22nd, 2007 02:29:00 PM

Thanks so much for your kind words, Dr. Khuly and jcat -- they are a comfort to me during this sad time.

Blessings to you both, mb

mb October 22nd, 2007 03:36:00 PM

Dr. Patty, my pit bull mix thanks you for this post. So does my Collie/St. Bernard mix because he would be pretty sad if his sister got taken away from him!

Carissa October 23rd, 2007 11:24:00 AM

"Because more aggressive handlers tend to fall into pretty clear demographic groups of dubious distinction..." Well yes, bad guys keep attack dogs, but it is more than that. Coming from Oakland, California, I have been in training classes with young black men and their pits; the men love their dogs as much as the blue-haired lady loves her toy poodle (and both young men and blue-hairs picked their dogs at least in part as a fashion statement), but the reaction of most white people to the combo of young black man and pitbull is pretty extreme. I do think there is an undercurrent of racism in the endless demands to eliminate the pitbull (AmStaff, whatever.)

coolside October 26th, 2007 11:44:00 AM

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