Patron, the pit bull that mauled James Harrison's son, has gotten a last-minute reprieve.After the dog bit Harrison's son, sending him to the hospital with serious injuries, Harrison decided to put the dog down -- which makes sense since it's not like you can keep a dog that is a threat to maul your kids. But he had a change of heart and instead decided to see if he could find a new home for the dog that would allow it to live, but keep it away from kids in the future.
In the end Harrison ended up talking to Best Friends, a dog sanctuary in Utah that made headlines when it helped rehabilitate some of Michael Vick's dogs and found them new owners. They recommended a woman who works on training pit bulls. She will either keep the dog herself or place it with new owners after working on ensuring that Patron's aggressiveness is blunted.
She'll have some work to do, as Patron injured two other people as well.
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5-30-2009 @ 7:45AM
rugbymom said...
I own an English Mastiff, who at a year old is 165 lbs and people are scared to death of him because of his shear size and deep bark but the truth of the matter he is a gentle giant and probably drown you in slobber before he would even think of biting you. He is more menacing looking than a pit bull with none of the bite. Pitt bulls should be banned from being bred and athletes who want a tough dog, should consider a mastiff.
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5-31-2009 @ 2:47PM
Alfie said...
Don't be so ignorant and quick to judge....the reason why there have been so many pit bull attacks is because of the owners. If your truly a dog owner/lover, then you should be aware of how dogs emulate their owners & pick up on their behavior. Most pit owners tend to be aggressive around the house with their family, friends, and of course...the pets. Just like children, this sticks with them and molds their personality/behavior in a negative way. The other obvious one is the reason several people breed and/or purchase a pit bull....to train & support aggressiveness so they can be intimidating & good guard dogs.
In this case, I wouldn't be surprised if Harrisons pit was neglected during the football season and even during the off-season. When this happens, dogs tend to develop on their own, become aggressive, and have serious personality/mood issues. Remember how they said he was ALWAYS good with the kid and then out of nowhere just snapped? All it takes is one little light switch to go off & bad things can happen...
5-30-2009 @ 9:34AM
toddsworld05 said...
If i am going to have a dog, its going to be a hunting dog, I love my 2 german shorthaired pointers Noonie and Dixie : )
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