About pitbulls..Sorta off topic, but I must say they can be incredibaly unpredictable and dangerous dogs. My buddy has a brendal pit named Malico. Lean, and cut @75lbs.
Well anyway, Malico had these mut puppies. Pitbull jaws, but longer snouts, and taller and lanky. My buddy kept Malico and one of her mut puppies named Gracy, who is black and weighs about 45lbs.
To make a long story short, Gracy and Malico (daughter and mother) are jealous of Bill, and they can't be around each other at the same time. Other day I was up there and Malico was chained out back. When we went outside, Gracy got out of the house and ran around back where Malico was chained up. Didnt even hesitate for a second...This little 45lb mut pitbull ran straight up to her purebred mother and lunged right at her. They started getting into it pretty good. Eventually, Malico got the the best of her daughter, and chomped down on Gracy's jowls on the side of her face.
We had 3 grown men try to pull these dogs apart. Bill's dad, who is benches 350, cut as hell, pulling on Malico the 75lb pit, and Bill and I (who weigh about 200lbs each) pulling on 40lb Gracy.
After almost 5 minutes we still couldnt break Malico's grip. Finally, Bill's ripped dad starts wailing on Malico's head with his fists in desperation. Despite about a dozen close fisted blows to the forehead that would probably knock a MF human out cold, Malico still had a solid grip and remained unfazed. Finally, I took my foot and pinned both their faces to the ground. We literally had to "rip" them apart.
We took Gracy upstairs and washed off her mouth and jaws and threw some antibacterial oitment on her. She wasnt as bad as we had thought. JUst had her jowls stretched and punctured in a few places. She was shaky and dispondant for about an hour. Malico the pit (god love her), just tucked her tail between her legs and retreated to her doghouse.
The incident had all 3 of us shaken up for a few hours. 3 grown men (650LBS) could not tear apart a 40 and 70lb dog. Scares the hell out of me to think about a pit like Malico latching onto my arm, or worse yet, getting ahold of a little kid..
After what I have seen, I figure I'd be pretty shit out of luck if she ever latched onto me while I was by myself. Figure I'd have to try to choke her out or somthing. Else i'd be toast.
Generally speaking, Malico is a sweetheart, but in certain cercumstances I have noticed that a certain "Pit ferocity" will come out, that seperates her from the many other breeds of dog I've had experiences with throughout my life. For example, I would not trust a full grown pit bull around an infant or toddler. Just would not do it. No matter how well trained you have them, I do belive there are certain behavioral traits that differentiate them from other breeds. Pitts and Chows in my experience are the worst with this.
