tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33244618.post8523916674503897806..comments2023-12-16T00:39:47.007-08:00Comments on Lassie, Get Help: NitwitLuisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04042236324318156854noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33244618.post-15573015180585183442011-03-18T02:14:50.558-07:002011-03-18T02:14:50.558-07:00Thought you might like this : http://www.peoplepet...Thought you might like this : http://www.peoplepets.com/photos/amazing/the-17-luckiest-pets-in-the-world/4Meghna Uniyalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267814065447349013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33244618.post-52855555908766622212009-08-23T14:01:34.977-07:002009-08-23T14:01:34.977-07:00Great blog, thanks for sharing.....Great blog, thanks for sharing.....Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33244618.post-72696565069590631792008-03-09T18:38:00.000-07:002008-03-09T18:38:00.000-07:00"All Wilder says is that he has a stump of a tail ..."All Wilder says is that he has a stump of a tail and his teeth show a little because he's a bulldog, and that he's brown and brindled. I do agree that one could question Jack's breed, but what makes you believe he was a pit bull?"<BR/><BR/>Laura Wilder worked closely with Garth William on the drawings in the books. The drawings of Jack (for example in the chapter "Fever 'n' Ague, in Little House on the Prairie) show a Pit Bull Terrier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33244618.post-50119382033614285112008-02-02T13:22:00.000-08:002008-02-02T13:22:00.000-08:00You know, I braced myself and decided to read Clif...You know, I braced myself and decided to read Clifton's report again. <BR/>Does this man have no shame? His stuff (because it certainly isn't a study) is beyond bad, beyond irresponsible, beyond trash, it is surreal.<BR/>How on God's green earth anyone take this stuff seriously? <BR/>Forget all the breed ID nonsense (pit bull-doberman-GSD-lab X!)and the "golden lab" and all the other errors this blog has pointed out. How about the fact that he includes bites and maulings in with people who have had NO bites from dog, but were accidently strangled or died of massive infection from a very minor bite?<BR/>Talk about apples and oranges - his "study" contains apples, oranges, peas, unicorns, rotten tomatoes and stinkweed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33244618.post-17176174928284498432008-02-02T10:59:00.000-08:002008-02-02T10:59:00.000-08:00That National Canine Research Council link deserve...That National Canine Research Council link deserves to be posted again [and again and again]:<BR/><A HREF="http://www.nationalcanineresearchcouncil.com/dogbites1.asp" REL="nofollow">Dog Bite Statistics: Science or Junk Science?</A><BR/><BR/>The <A HREF="http://www.nationalcanineresearchcouncil.com/default.asp" REL="nofollow">NCRC</A>'s site is the best: intelligent, thorough and meticulously accurate.Luisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04042236324318156854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33244618.post-53067661490681067112008-02-02T06:18:00.000-08:002008-02-02T06:18:00.000-08:00Also, for those who may need to address Clifton's ...Also, for those who may need to address Clifton's report and the ridiculous "methodology" of his "fatal dog attacks and maimings study" please go to the National Canine Research Council's page at:<BR/>http://www.nationalcanineresearchcouncil.com/dogbites1.aspAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33244618.post-76186504986540443552008-02-02T00:10:00.000-08:002008-02-02T00:10:00.000-08:00Well done. Clifton has lost so much credibility (...Well done. <BR/><BR/>Clifton has lost so much credibility (he had any?) that he's being avoided by the people he used to manipulate into passing BSL. No wonder he's getting shrill.Social Mangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14135369986061367480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33244618.post-82156956266597045652008-02-01T17:45:00.000-08:002008-02-01T17:45:00.000-08:00Thanks, guys. The updated, 11/07 version of Clift...Thanks, guys. The updated, 11/07 version of Clifton's dog bite list [pdf file] can be found <A HREF="http://goodpups.googlepages.com/dogbitelists-clifton" REL="nofollow">here</A>. Remarkably (or not, as the case may be), all the errors are intact: the mastiffs are still buff, etc.<BR/><BR/>My comments on Clifton's dog bite list are <A HREF="http://lassiegethelp.blogspot.com/2007/08/dangerous-breeds-dog-bite-statistics.html" REL="nofollow">here</A> and <A HREF="http://lassiegethelp.blogspot.com/2007/08/pit-bulls-dog-bite-statistics-and.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.Luisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04042236324318156854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33244618.post-87052169280396358722008-02-01T16:19:00.000-08:002008-02-01T16:19:00.000-08:00Oh, this is SUCH a good post. How wonderful to be ...Oh, this is SUCH a good post. How wonderful to be able to cite this, next time someone regurgitates this moron's 'statistics' in an argument about the 'vicious' Pit Bull.<BR/><BR/>Thurber is my favorite author, and let's not forget his great story "Lo, The Gentle Bloodhound" - written in answer to his generation's irrational fear of the 'vicious' Bloodhound. <BR/><BR/>Plus ca change, plus ca meme chose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33244618.post-49019256550656630922008-01-31T13:17:00.000-08:002008-01-31T13:17:00.000-08:00Awesome post. Great job of researching the real Pi...Awesome post. Great job of researching the real Pit bulls (yes, all the newspapers and people back then called them bulldogs, bull terriers or bull dogs - not Am Staffs or APBT!!) - The fact that he would enter Am Staffs or APBT in a search of old newspapers shows how unbelievably clueless this man is.<BR/>Merritt-less Clifton is probably the worst "researcher and/or statistician" I have ever witnessed at "work." (and I use those terms VERY loosely).<BR/>The fact that Kenneth Phillips (Dog Bite Law) uses his stuff on his website shows just how "bright" the average person really is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33244618.post-82491722672414690412008-01-31T08:42:00.000-08:002008-01-31T08:42:00.000-08:00Sorry for hogging comments but I followed the link...Sorry for hogging comments but I followed the link, read Clifton's garbled list (alphabetical order would have helped). I note no mention of Bloodhounds, the 'pit bulls' of their day. Strange.<BR/><BR/>I guess ol' Clifton has never seen this:<BR/>http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/pictures/wwiposter.jpg<BR/><BR/>Or this:<BR/><BR/>http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/pictures/ww1.jpg<BR/><BR/>Looks as though the American Bull terrier (the Yankee terrier) represented the US in WWI.<BR/><BR/>I guess Clifton isn't privy to the work of Dr L Brisbin either. His research fellow debunked the Mechanical Advantage/Locking Jaw fable in 1988, published in the Proceedings of the S. Carolina Academy of Sciences in '89 using rigorous and reproducible scientific methods. The findings are unchallenged and unrefuted to this day. Also, Dr Brisbin, who has an interest in rare and endangered species of wild swine, uses the APBT exclusively to catch his research subjects - because they use a bite and hold grip which leaves the swine unharmed.<BR/><BR/>But there I go again, picking on a caricature of a self-styled 'expert'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33244618.post-57144916975425020372008-01-31T08:18:00.000-08:002008-01-31T08:18:00.000-08:00Great post!Maybe it`s just time to ignore you know...Great post!<BR/><BR/>Maybe it`s just time to ignore you know who.<BR/><BR/>I notice the only people that quote him are the "feeding frenzy" posters that jump in after an incident.<BR/><BR/>These are the same people that attack those that are looking at ALL the circumstances surrounding a bite or a<BR/>fatality.<BR/> They have no interest in finding solutions,they are only interested in blame.<BR/> Why would anyone with a brain cell blame a dog?<BR/><BR/> Maybe Hector,the media darling(abused by M. PR$#K )<BR/>could interview MC and get some answers!<BR/> I`d pay to see that interview.No BSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08607153892643755436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33244618.post-15949041005397675112008-01-31T08:11:00.000-08:002008-01-31T08:11:00.000-08:00People like Clifton (a handful come to mind althou...People like Clifton (a handful come to mind although he's the champ) are unfortunate and if they weren't so dangerous it might almost be cruel to mock them. <BR/><BR/>They have some kind of irrational fear and rather than trying to address and work through it through exposure and learning more, they support it with what amounts to gossip and a rather perverted form of creativity - they make stuff up and call it fact. Their lack of intelligence and analytical ability handicaps them further.<BR/><BR/>Of course, those in the media who are too lazy to read actual reports, court documents or scientific papers (they're boring) or consult with real experts (they use big words which aren't appropriate for the readership)just love people like Clifton.<BR/><BR/>Fortunately, while there are a few of these bozos out there, they are vastly outnumbered by honest experts and researchers on the subject.<BR/><BR/>My friend, who has bred AmStaffs for decades (I'd love to have one of her dogs but the Ontario govt insists on 'protecting' me from myself because I'm apparently not a grownup yet) told me that the bull dogs came to N. America with settlers from the UK. They were all-round utility dogs, watchdogs, hunting dogs and companions for the family.<BR/><BR/>They are still one of the best all-round utility dogs out there, especially as they are rather generalized in shape - nothing extreme, few health problems, minimal grooming, medium size, thrifty to keep.<BR/><BR/>I must fish out and scan my picture of 'Uncle Joe' (not sure who he is, maybe my maternal grandma's brother) sitting on the steps in Montreal with his bull dog in the early 30s.<BR/><BR/>Great post. Keep it up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33244618.post-37992911833043350182008-01-31T04:20:00.000-08:002008-01-31T04:20:00.000-08:00My grandmother was funny when she found out I got ...My grandmother was funny when she found out I got my first pit bull. She was so upset, scared, angry that I'd be so stupid. Until she met her and found out that the dogs now called "pit bulls" are pretty much the same as the "bulldog" her uncle had when my grandmother was a little girl (she's 89 years old now). Suddenly she wasn't scared anymore. She knows these dogs- they were commonplace family pets when she was a girl.<BR/><BR/>Somewhere there exists a picture of her sitting on the front porch with the dog, and I really wish that I could find it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33244618.post-77451070643127638912008-01-31T00:32:00.000-08:002008-01-31T00:32:00.000-08:00"When Laura Ingalls Wilder writes about the family..."When Laura Ingalls Wilder writes about the family bulldog, Jack, she's writing about a dog we would recognize as a pit bull."<BR/><BR/>All Wilder says is that he has a stump of a tail and his teeth show a little because he's a bulldog, and that he's brown and brindled. I do agree that one could question Jack's breed, but what makes you believe he was a pit bull?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com