[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by skinsWill

This is a topic that i think i can shed some serious light on from all sides. I love dogs,I have two and 1 is a pitt (hes a 90 pound teddybear until someone hits somebody; my gf. found that out when she tried to punch me for something i said and her caught her arm and stared her down) But how many of you have seen a REAL dog fight (not 2 dogs fighting) but there a rules and a point system to "dogfights" much like boxing. I have seen many and to be totally honest, it is one hell of a sport! yes i said SPORT bc. when done right the dogs are training like athletes daily running and weights and the whole 9 yard all the way down to nutrition. It hard at first to watch bc. you think these dogs are getting hurt, which sometimes they do, but i have seen a dog after a fight which it lost bleeding from quite a few places wagging its tail and smiling (if you know pitts you know what im talking about) happy as hell. But if you know the orgiin of the breed know now as "pittbulls" they were used to bait bulls, fight bears and their tolerance for pain i astronomical. They are also one of the few dogs breeds (all of which are closely related) that are not pack oriented by nature, that must be trained to be a part of a pack. To them fighting IS FUN. Now when not done properly (like it is more often then not) they starv the dogs and beat them to make them even more angry, and will let their dog fight to the death (or even worse kill them afterwards themselves) but in REAL "dog fighting" very rarely do dogs get severly injured or die. Most of the time the owners love their dogs just like any of us and will throw in the towel if their dog is in trouble, which happens frequently if a dog is outmatched. I personally feel that dog fighting is one of the greatest sports ever, but too many people dont do it right and like in the case with michael vicks "cousin" or whatever that cruelty and neglect to dogs deserve the same as a punishment to the owner.

You must be kidding? This is one of the dumbest things I've ever heard. I second the motion for dumbest post this year, probably ever. If you have the desire to see two animals kill/mutilate each other for enjoyment your are an idiot. First off let's explain Bull-baiting or Bear-baiting, it's basically a bull or bear chained down (usually by the neck) and then dogs are sent to attack it. It was outlawed in 1835 in the last remaining places in Europe. It was replaced in many places with dog-fighting, (obviously by the same sick morons). Secondly I've never seen a boxing match (outside of Tyson/Holyfield) where the boxers bite and scratch each others face and neck and the loser usually dies or is "put down". The only reason people fight dogs is they are just plain out sadists, too cowardly or soft to get into UFC or bare-knuckle fights themselves, or for money. I would die before I would let my dog be put into anything remotely resembling this type of barbarism. I'll get off the soap box now, sorry this post just ticked me off.