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Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ol' Pit Bull?

by Kurt
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Here's an interesting idea. Simply, if you have a dog that may be a little agressive, you tie a yellow bow to its collar to let others know to give it a little extra space when you're out on a walk.

http://gulahund.se/
  • Profile picture of the author TLTheLiberator
    Originally Posted by Kurt View Post

    Here's an interesting idea.

    Simply, if you have a dog that may be a little aggressive, you tie a yellow bow to its collar to let others know to give it a little extra space when you're out on a walk.

    http://gulahund.se/
    Amen to that!

    When ever I come across a pit bull I always cross the street - just in case.

    All The Best!!

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    • Profile picture of the author Richard Van
      Originally Posted by TLTheLiberator View Post

      When ever I come across a pit bull I always cross the street - just in case.
      Won't the yellow ribbon make it look a bit soft?

      How about a holster with a couple of shooters slung over the hip?

      A pit bull with guns should be enough to get a wide bearth from anyone.
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        Originally Posted by Richard Van View Post

        Won't the yellow ribbon make it look a bit soft?

        How about a holster with a couple of shooters slung over the hip?

        A pit bull with guns should be enough to get a wide bearth from anyone.
        I hear where you're going with this.

        I think it's because in America the color yellow can stand for caution - as it does with our traffic lights.

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        • Profile picture of the author Kay King
          My PB has a pink scarf edged with lace and a couple of patriotic print bandanas. People always ask if they can pet Gracie - and I tell them the only problem is she can't hold her licker.
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          • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
            To some, yellow represents cowardice and so I'm not quite sure it's a color for a pit-bull to be wearing.

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          • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
            Originally Posted by Kay King View Post

            My PB has a pink scarf edged with lace and a couple of patriotic print bandanas. People always ask if they can pet Gracie - and I tell them the only problem is she can't hold her licker.
            I think you are giving your pit bull a complex. They have self esteem, you know.

            A pink scarf? Edged with lace? The signal you are putting out is "I am not a pit bull. I am a very ugly Pekingese."

            That dog is going to have a complex all through school. Then it won't be able to get a job. Your dog will end up staying at home, living off of you, when it could be a valuable member of society.

            And "Gracie"? That's a girl's name. And even though your dog is a girl, it should be named "Spike" or "Butch"....or at the very least "Butch Marie".


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    This makes me sad that someone would point out one specific breed of dog as aggressive.

    Why Pitts in particular? Shepards are more aggressive generally than Pitts, for example. Their jaws don't lock but they are more likely to bite. Those little things called ankle biters are called that because they actually have the propensity to bite ankles. Achilles tendon injuries are not fun to deal with.

    I've known a few men that were just unreasonably aggressive. Do you think we could start putting yellow ribbons around them so we'd know to walk WAY around them on the street?
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    • Profile picture of the author Kurt
      Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

      This makes me sad that someone would point out one specific breed of dog as aggressive.

      Why Pitts in particular? Shepards are more aggressive generally than Pitts, for example. Their jaws don't lock but they are more likely to bite. Those little things called ankle biters are called that because they actually have the propensity to bite ankles. Achilles tendon injuries are not fun to deal with.

      I've known a few men that were just unreasonably aggressive. Do you think we could start putting yellow ribbons around them so we'd know to walk WAY around them on the street?
      If you read the article, it isn't for pit bulls in particular. It isn't even "America-centric", as it's a German site (?) and has the article in many different languages.

      The use of "pit bull" in the title was my choice. I chose "pit bull" because theydo scare people, but mostly because I needed a dog breed with two one-syllable words so it would fill in and "flow" as a substitute for the words "oak tree", which my title is playing on. I could have used "great dane", but it was my choice.

      This is a good thing. It allows people and their pets to give agressive dogs more space, which will result in fewer bites. And dog bites get owners and dogs in a lot of trouble.

      It also lets owners that are training their dogs have a way to tell others not to mess with them right now. Just because a person is out walking their dog it shouldn't be an open invitation for everyone to try to pet it.
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    PS. Here's the chart from the site. It's a CC image.

    As you can see, it isn't breed specific and it sure doesn't use a pit bull as an example. And, the yellow ribbon isn't just for agressive dogs, but rather a sign to "please leave us alone".

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    Ah - okay. As a Rottie owner, I get sensitive over Rotts and Pitts being named as aggressive, but you are very right - Pitt Bull fit the cadence very well

    I lived in Germany for around 18 months and they consider Americans complete morons, and even criminals to an extent, when it comes to pet owners. I have to say, for the most part I agree.

    I got my Blitz from a German woman - and you would not have believed the test she had set up for me that I had to pass before I was allowed to have one of her dogs. She had 6 rotties all trained to act differently upon meeting - and stood behind a two way mirror as each of them came into the room (she didn't tell me the mirror was 2 way. If she didn't like the way you handled ANY of the dogs, you didn't get one. I think this woman had it right and that should be the way ALL dogs are awarded to their owners. That would be awesome.
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    Sal,

    You forget I am also a (former) rottie owner and still think it's the best breed ever. I would have a hard time owning any other breed.

    One thing to note is that German breed rotties have zero aggression problems. Aggression in rotties is strictly a US problem, due to poor breeding, but not the breed itself.

    A good example is how the two countries have different protection dog training methods, although many Americans are now learning from the Germans. In America, we would torment a dog until it either "broke" or fought back. Our protection dogs were angry.

    In Germany, with shutzhund training, it's a game. The dog is playing a game and is happy, with its tail wagging. And because it's a game and the dog is happy, it is under control, unlike angry American dogs.

    In the US, pit bulls are the most abused breed, followed by rotties, IMO. A rotty doesn't have to be mean to be protective. Bonding with, and protecting their "pack" is in their DNA.
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    • Profile picture of the author Kay King
      Your dog will end up staying at home, living off of you,
      It's a curse - all my dogs seem to end up doing that.

      Gracie is a girl - and proud of it. At about 8 weeks old she was near death when I rescued her - thus "saving Gracie".

      By the way - I no longer own a pit bull. Gracie is officially a boxer-lab mix. My new homeowners insurance company asked (after 30 minutes of forms) if I had a dog and what kind - and I learned there's a long list of dogs - pits, dobermans, rotties, german shepherds and on and on - that will cost homeowners hundreds more in insurance due to "liability".

      At that moment, Gracie started a new life as a boxer-lab. My vet loved the story so changed her files at his office to reflect her "updated species".
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      Originally Posted by Kurt View Post

      Sal,

      You forget I am also a (former) rottie owner and still think it's the best breed ever. I would have a hard time owning any other breed.

      One thing to note is that German breed rotties have zero aggression problems. Aggression in rotties is strictly a US problem, due to poor breeding, but not the breed itself.

      A good example is how the two countries have different protection dog training methods, although many Americans are now learning from the Germans. In America, we would torment a dog until it either "broke" or fought back. Our protection dogs were angry.

      In Germany, with shutzhund training, it's a game. The dog is playing a game and is happy, with its tail wagging. And because it's a game and the dog is happy, it is under control, unlike angry American dogs.

      In the US, pit bulls are the most abused breed, followed by rotties, IMO. A rotty doesn't have to be mean to be protective. Bonding with, and protecting their "pack" is in their DNA.
      I so completely agree. I learned to love these dogs over there, and it just shocks me what Americans do -- and not only to that breed. I don't think I ever saw a dog in Germany that was kept outside at night - or in the cold.

      The yellow ribbon thing might be a good thing. I have no problems telling people to leave my dog alone, though. I'm sure some people are warmer than I am and do have problems telling people to back off. Ricky likes attention, though - and Munch just scared the hell out of people so they stayed away just because he was one vicious looking guy. LOL.
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      • Profile picture of the author Kay King
        I don't think I ever saw a dog in Germany that was kept outside at night - or in the cold.
        ...or left to live on a short, heavy chain?
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