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Are there any places in Texas that you know of that can help . I have balance problems and we’ll an server depression and anxiety. I’m a Veteran as well .
Unfortunately we do not provide referrals for service dog adoptions or training.
VERY happy to hear from your organization as it concerns Pitbull suitability in a service pet roll. THANK YOU for educating IGNORANT paranoid people.
I have a pitbull Stafford terrier and she wins hearts all over Coos county she is smart as a whip and she does 31 commands she can open doors close doors she can bring items like phone keys money pick up change that has dropped on the ground bring you your purse if your Walker rolls downhill have no fear she’ll bring it back to you she is awesome , if you fall you can use your shoulders to brace yourself and get up she’ll stand very still and strong for you she will pull you if you ask her to pull otherwise you will walk loosely on a leash she knows to leave it command you could set a big roast in front of her and she will not touch it, she knows how to turn off and on lights in a few other things that we will not go over.she loves children and she has her own little kitten that’s her cat she loves it dearly she loves every cat even a cat that tries to swat at us she is big and black and beautiful and the heart of a gentle baby when babies scream and yell around her she kisses them she was raised in a complex with 36 kids and all of them could be hugging her at once and she is in the middle of all of them getting love from toddlers all the way up to 12 years of age. Yes I do feel that these dogs have to be socializing I don’t mean a little bit but a lot this dog has been around every kind of animal from cows chickens ducks birds kittens from a very young age did not wait for her to get older and I do not and I mean do not play any sort of tug of war game with her I know the dogs do do this but I choose not to I have chose to teach her how to play I do not like her to learn to chug and pull and thrash those are things that I feel could lead to the wrong thing because they do not realize their own strength I have friends that do and their dogs are still gentle but I just don’t want her thrashing anything of mine she is so gentle she can pick up very delicate items and bring them to you unbroken. She is a medical alert , she has a mobility dog. She is my medical equipment without her life would be 10 times harder. I sure hope people raise more pit bulls like her so that the whole thing about pitbulls being aggressive is a thing of the past PS my girl has had a lot of little dogs bark and lunch at the end of their leash at her and she ignores them and walks past them I don’t know what happened in this situation where the dog got hurt but I step in front of my dog before I ever let any little dog or big dog getting near her and bother her she is there to work for me not to protect,her yourself and not to fight she knows I have her back. We have came across I don’t know how many fake service dogs in public places for service dogs that were not trained that it’s been very frustrating for us. But I can tell you every person she has met even people that hate pitbulls with a passion and we’re terrified because they have been attacked by pit bulls have fell in love with her they say she is the exception to the rule and I agree but I raised her with gentle Loving hands. I also believe that every Pitbull should go through public Access so that way there is proof that these dogs are not aggressive, any dog that goes into a public place should have a public access test my service dog is not required to have one but I got for one anyways cuz I want it to put people’s mind at ease cuz you cannot change people’s opinions if they are not willing to have an open mind, but you can prove a point. I’m with her public Access and her extreme testing and training and all the videos approved there is nobody that can ever say that she is an aggressive dog. I’ve had people run up behind her and smack her from behind on her butt trying to play with her and scared me to death but she just licked them it made me very mad because not only is it rude but it’s inappropriate for a service dog especially when wearing a vest but back to my point if any other dog that was not trained had that happen it would attack.
I don’t think it’s fair to label others as fake service dogs. They may not be as well trained as yours but that doesn’t mean they don’t provide a legitimate service… just sayin..
Its utterly absurd you will blame all pits for the actions of a dog that wasnt trained or socialized right. Ive owned pits my entire life and i have yet to see a pitbull be born aggressive or mean. They are a product of how they are treated and trained. Ive only seen slobbery big babies. I have more reason to worry around a chihuahua.
What kind of crazy bullshit is this. Pit bulls are very aggressive, super aggressive dogs. One nearly killed my Shih-Tzu, blinding him and put him on life support for 2 weeks and he has spent 3 years recovering. Everytime I walk down the street and a pit bull is anywhere near, it rears up on it’s hind legs nearly dragging his owner with him to get to my puppy. I hate those dogs. A friend of mine now has half a bottom lip gone and punctures in his face from his own loving pit bull. Yeah, they are wonderful pets until they aren’t. These animals need to be muzzled in public, period, or shot dead where they stand.
look, larry, is it? it seems that you still hold a lot of anger over an animal that wasn’t properly trained. yes, there are many dogs, not only pitbulls, that are aggressive and not properly trained. I understand your frustration, but that doesn’t mean you should shit on a complete breed.
Whomever owned that crazy dog mistreated him and that’s the way even people are if they are mistreated. However pitbulls are like Vikings or someone that’s always picked on. Instead of whining and whimpering about it they fight back. If they are trained to be loved that’s all they know and they don’t explode on people and pets.
I the aren’t aggressive unless there owner is mistreated the dog
As someone who has owned two loving and adorable Pit Bulls, they are the sweetest nanny dogs around. Super gentle with toddlers and both have loved every single person who has come into contact with them. I’ve been snapped at by German shepherds, Rottweilers, and smaller breeds, all of whom were mistreated or not socialized. I’ve never once been snapped at by a Pit Bull and I’ve been around them for a very long time. I’m sorry for that horrible experience, but we shouldn’t blame the entire breed, that’s like saying “all people from Vermont are bad because I’ve had horrible experiences with them and they should be put down.” I understand your frustration and heartache, but your comment of “shot where they stand” is terribly inappropriate and hateful.
Wow, so every pit bull is bad because one attacked your dog? I’ve seen a golden retriever almost kill another dog.
I guess that I should hate all goldens ! You are the reason pits have such a bad reputation. Think about it? That’s my opinion of coarse, who agrees with me?
So true! We’ve had 2 Springer Spaniels and they were both jerks to anyone but us, including aggression to other dogs. One bit 3 people (one of those was a 4 year old that I was watching for my friend) and my daughter has scars on her hand from trying to break up a fight the other one started with a big old goofy lab. Plus he also bit someone. I think the only reason we weren’t forced to put them down was because they look like big stuffed animals. I know 3 Springers that have been put down for aggression, though. 2 of them attacked a kid skateboarding down the street and one attacked a member of its family. I’ve known several pit bulls, one of which is mine, and their owners have had zero problems with them.
Blame the owner not the bred!
A German Shepard could of done the same thing. Any dog can be super aggressive. Look up the recent case of the golden retriever killing a baby.