Should I be worried about my family’s pitbull?
My family has had a Pitbull in the family since he was born back in 2015 he is 5 years old. My sister had her baby back in 2016 and he has always been very kind with her. He is also kind with other kids that visit the family. I just had my baby boy he is 4 months old and I get so nervous every time I go visit my mom I’ve only gone twice. Both times they put him away in my parents room. Am I paranoid? Or should I be worried? I‘ve read so many stories of pitbulls mauling children out of the nowhere.
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Just take a karate lesson or two and you'll be okay when he strikes
Any dog breed and of any size can do harm to a human of any size.
It's just that, proven over and over again, that pits are like a ticking time bomb or loaded gun.
You just don't know how long the timer was set for... or if the gun is hair-triggered or not.
Let us all do the math. He was born in 2015 and he's 5 years old. Thanks for explaining that part.
I don't know if you're paranoid. I don't know THIS PARTICULAR DOG. I don't trust my toddlers with ANY dog, and I supervise them around the family dogs.
Why would you worry if the dog is put in your parents' room when you visit - unless he can maneuver the doorknob and suddenly appear.
And it's pit bull, two words.
You SHOULD be worried. Pit bulls are ILLEGAL where I live although people mix them with other breeds and try and pass them off as Staffies. Keep your baby away from the dog, if you don't want him to end up mauled. When you visit your mum ask that she puts the dog in a different room for your baby's safety.
If they are putting the dog up when young children are around, then it shows they are taking extra precautions to prevent an incident. I wouldnt be worried.
The fact that they are illegal in other areas is IRRELEVENT.
Pitts have been banned where I live for 3 decades, so a great majority of people have never seen them, never had any interaction with any, but saying that the majority of people remember or have read/been told about the many attacks/injuries/kills before they were banned...........
I have been involved in the past with the after assessments of siezures (as well as handling dogs siezed at an organised fight about 10 yrs ago as the police dog handlers wouldn't handle them)
Just like any other dog they can be very sweet natured and in an instant that nature can disappear, but they have the tools to cause really bad damage or death especially to a frail person or child/baby...... so my advice would be you are being a sensible careful parent and should continue to be a sensible careful parent
There are good pits & there are bad pits. Sounds like your family has a good pit. But as a pit it is possible for it to snap & suddenly turn aggressive. This dog has been trusted by all but you. You are just being protective & defencive about your baby & that is only right. An incident can happen in a split second & even being right there with the baby & the dog, the dog would react so fast, in a split second. If this dog has shown no aggression towards other dogs or children, I'd say you are dealing with a safe pit.
Damn, I think they should be illegal, but people don't care how many instances of them mauling people there are, they go "Not my puppy wuppy!" till it mauls someone.
Paranoid, by definition, is irrational.
Yes, I think it's your responsibility to take reasonable precautions to protect your child. It's up to you as parent to determine what those "reasonable precautions" are.
These dogs can be wonderful or horrible, they can be unpredictable. Most of the time when a family member is attacked, they all say the dog has been great for 5 years and this was so unexpected, Be wary of any dog with your child, do not leave them with your family and ask that the dog be crated while you are here, not just in a room that the door could accidentally be opened