There's a visual. True, but quite the visual.

Shittiest little village

I’ve definitely done this. Also not scraped off the corner of the windshield with an expired inspection.

That is a massively inflated price. I have kids and have lived in more expensive areas than here. It's not always easy, but it is in no way needing over double the average US household income to have kids in Maine.

Where did you find that? I couldn’t find it. You don’t see them used by cops because German shepherds are used by cops because they can be trained to attack and also stop on command.

Pediatricians even ask this shit! As soon as we said we had a Lab they were like “ok great not a bully breed”. Like I get it, some pits are sweet and gentle, but they can turn aggressive quickly and the result can be catastrophic.

You did good, grasshopper.

You realistically need a $150,000 household income to have kids in Southern Maine unless you have retired parents that can assist and/or bought a house before housing prices more than doubled over the last decade.

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I’ve been bit by a golden (and a labradoodle) before. They bite but they release. They don’t go for the kill like bully breeds.

You’re actually delusional it’s hilarious. If a golden retriever bites me, I can probably take it. A pit bull? No fuckin way they are aggressive and will continue attacking. That’s just nature. Not the dogs fault, but no one should own them. Or if they do, they should never be allowed off leash or to be in the presence of strangers. You just never know.

Just for pits? Or is there a harsh punishment for you in mind, for having small children around the type of dog that killed 111 people last year? I agree with punishments for owners who keep a bad dog, it’s their responsibility. That, however, is regardless of breed.

I’ve never been much of a dog person because I find their fur and dander disgusting. Now that I have a child, I basically assume every large dog is trying to kill or maul him. The obsession with pit bulls is extremely troubling.

Most Pre-K is only ~3 hours a day. 8:30 - 11:20 or 12:30 - 3:15.

Check out your closest Habitat ReStore.

I think you have the “Chronicle” tv show in part, to blame for that. Not only did they profile it on the show, but they put out a coffee table book and Red’s got a big spread in it. But apart from the aggravation, do people think the food is overrated…or lousy? I went once in the mid nineties and remember enjoying it, my girlfriend was less impressed.

The pond I live on is still 18 inches in the middle, while the lake 10 minutes away is like 10 inches. Every body of water is different

My kid’s friend has a non pit who bites every kid who goes to that kid’s house so now the friend only comes to our house and we stay off their property.

My stance isn’t against ownership of the breed. But no one should have them around small children, especially when the are unfamiliar with them. There should be harsh punishment to owners that subject children/adults to these situations.

https://petkeen.com/dog-bite-statistics/

According to CDC dog bite statistics, more than 4.5 million people report being bitten by dogs each year in the United States.

More than 800,000 people per year report requiring medical attention for their dog bites.

About 30–50 people are killed by dogs each year. In 2020, 46 people were killed.

Children are the most common victims of dog bites.

Between 2000–2018, 45.9% of dog bite deaths occurred in people under 16 years old

Over 13 years, the highest percentage of dog bite deaths were in children 2 years old or younger.

Dog bite injuries in children increased during 2020 and the coronavirus pandemic.

California and Texas reported the most dog bite fatalities between 2005–2017.

More than 25 breeds were responsible for dog attack fatalities over the 20 years examined by this study.

4% of dog bite fatalities were not caused by the family pet.

In 2019, only 10% of the reported dog bite deaths could be linked to a specific breed.

Pit Bull-type dogs and Rottweilers were held responsible for 75% of the fatal attacks where the breed was identified.

Dogs with short, wide heads who weigh between 66–100 pounds are most likely to bite.

The three breeds with the highest percentage of reported dog bites in one study were Pit Bulls, mixed breeds, and German Shepherds.

A survey conducted in Colorado in 2007–2008 found that Labrador Retrievers were responsible for the most dog bites in the state during that year.

More than 700 cities have breed-specific laws or breed bans as of 2020.

$854 million was paid by insurance companies for dog bite injuries in 2020.

The average cost for a dog bite insurance claim in 2020 was $50,245.

More than 900 ER visits per day are for dog bite injuries.

9,500 people per year are hospitalized for dog bites.

https://www.aspca.org/improving-laws-animals/public-policy/what-breed-specific-legislation

There is no evidence that breed-specific laws make communities safer for people or companion animals. Following a thorough study of human fatalities resulting from dog bites, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) decided to strongly oppose BSL. The CDC cited, among other problems, the inaccuracy of dog bite data and the difficulty in identifying dog breeds 

These people are insane. Right there with ya, with my rescue pitty.

Statistically more bites and nips come from goldens, but that’s only because they are a more popular breed then most for people with kids. However, ratio wise, when talking about violent attacks-that record belongs to pit bulls, by a long shot

insert eyeroll

This is devastating but I wish y’all had this energy when men attack children

The statistics say that they killed 111 people in 2022, pits killed 284, so yes, you very rarely hear of it, even though it happens 40% of the time that a pit bull fatally attacked someone. The reason for that is that every bully breed dog that attacks someone is identified as a Pit Bull by someone unqualified to identify dogs, and it’s a sensational story when it’s a Pit Bull, for some reason. Look at the people on this thread. Never once last year did you hear of the 111 people killed by German Shepherds, yet Pit Bulls should all be killed and I’m an asshole for having one. ( I have a rescue, didn’t get it for the breed) I’ve had a couple Pits over the years, and they’re just as sweet and gentle as any Shepherd I’ve ever met, and I’ve never seen a cop use one to maul somebody.