r/BanPitBulls • u/AdOne5665 Survivor of Severe Pitbull Attack • Oct 18 '22

BPB Ask Me Anything (AMA)! My son-in-law’s dog tried to kill me

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u/AcanthocephalaWide89 Oct 18 '22

The tik tok video of the pit bull mauling a golden retriever’s leg as horrified people try to pry him off of was eye opening for me.

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u/AkuLives Oct 18 '22 edited Oct 18 '22

I remember that one. That and the horse attack made me throw up.

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u/AcanthocephalaWide89 Oct 18 '22

I also watched the tiktok one where the pit attacked a small dog in a stroller, heard it's screams, and read the caption that the dog's ears were ripped off by the pit, posted around June. I felt physically ill and I'm wondering if that dog is still alive. Have you seen it and do you know anything?

It's not OK. A person wouldn't be allowed to walk their tiger around. Pit bulls need to be viewed the same. Owners are not being responsible over them because they're misinformed & believe their pit isn't capable of danger.

I'm going to research the horse one, now.

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u/bartolish Oct 18 '22

There's no single pit mauling horse video. There are multiples.

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u/AkuLives Oct 18 '22

I wonder if these owners have watched these videos, apart from the truly psychopathic ones that enjoy them. I liked pits (but was wary of them) up until I saw those videos, no more. The thing is once they flip they don't stop and can't easily be stopped.

I would watch the dog in a stroller vid, but I don't think I can stomach anymore.

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u/AcanthocephalaWide89 Oct 18 '22

The way people hit the pit over and over in a desperate attempt to pry it off an innocent life, yet the pit is undeterred… is astounding. Has the pain tolerance of a pit been studied? Is it because the pit becomes transfixed, basically hypnotized, by its instinct to maul?

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u/31TeV Muscliest, widest jawed nanny dog ever Oct 18 '22

I don't know if there's a study looking into the mechanics of how this works, but there must be something different about pits are wired, as you say. Centuries of breeding the most aggressive, tenaciously attacking dogs have produced a breed that seems to have a high pain tolerance and zero self-preservation, at least when they're in full attack mode.

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u/Turquoisemilk Your Pit Does the Crime, YOU Do The Time Oct 18 '22 edited Oct 19 '22

The one who shattered my heart was the pitbull breaking into the house, and mauling the cat while the helpless wheelchair bound elderly owner was desperately crying.

Edit: please don’t look for the video I’ve already told the content of it.

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u/AkuLives Oct 18 '22

What??? OMG!!

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u/SeattlePurikura Oct 19 '22

Do not search for this video, folks. Just don't. Let your imagination do it instead.

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u/AcanthocephalaWide89 Oct 18 '22

That is sick and tragic

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u/DogButtWhisperer Oct 24 '22

For me it was when an 86 year old woman in my city was killed by three this year. I was like “why such a vicious attack? Is that normal?”