It looks like Eric’s valiant old friend isn’t the only pitbull worthy of that title (Link from the Right Coast):
Two dogs whose breed has a reputation for being mean played the roles of rescuers for a woman who was being attacked by another dog.
A red chow was on top of Angie Pecoraro, 22, in her yard on Monday when two pit bulls jumped over a fence and fought off the chow, Nebraska Humane Society spokeswoman Pam Wiese said.
Witnesses said the chow had bitten Pecoraro several times on her hands, arms and stomach, Wiese said.
An ambulance took Pecoraro to a hospital, where she was treated and released, Wiese said.
The Humane Society impounded the chow, and its owner was ticketed for not having the dog restrained and for harboring a dangerous animal. It will be quarantined to make sure it doesn’t have rabies, Wiese said.
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2 responses to “Puff the Protector?”
An important, often-overlooked point is that pit bulls are not nearly as likely to bite as many other breeds. The Chow has been the number one biter for years. Negative media coverage surrounds the pit bull, though, and encourages thugs to own them.
Pit bulls being extremely athletic and extremely loyal dogs, when they have great owners they’re great dogs. It’s when they’re in the wrong hands that these traits become liabilities — and that’s what we are forced to read about.
I thought poodles were most likely to bite.
Actually, if you want non-vicious dogs, you only have to look at the ones used in law enforcement. People think of Dobermans and Rottweilers as vicious dogs because they’re used for such purposes, but the secret is that police forces find it much easier to train a dog to bite on command than to train it to not bite.
Just like many dogs, pit bulls are much nicer than their reputation lets on. In fact, as I said, poodles (and the perennially favorite Dalmatians) are far more likely to bite.