gnabgib2d ago

Woman who never stopped updating her lost dog's chip reunites with him after 11y

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/11-year-dog-reunion-9.7140780

She never stopped updating her lost dog's microchip. They were reunited after 11 years | CBC Radio

When Jourdyn Koziak got a phone call on Saturday from a man who claimed that her long-lost dog had been found, she thought it was a "sick prank." That's because her beloved pit bull, Forty-Cal, had been missing for 11 years.

CBC
Show threadthelastgallon

> her beloved pit bull, Forty-Cal, had been missing for 11 years.

> He's super docile and friendly. Always has been.

Are pit bulls known for being docile?

Mar 26 at 1:20amWeb
Show threadthewoodsman2d ago
Honestly, all the ones I've known have been super sweet dogs. I can never quite bring myself to fully trust them, but frankly I never fully trust any dog.
Show threadalbatross792d ago
That's just what the owners tend to say after the dog has ripped some child apart. It's the "I didn't know it was loaded" defense.
Show threadhinkley2d ago

The dumbest thing I’ve done in the last ten years was stick my hands in the mouth of a “docile and friendly” pitty to extract a screaming puppy.

Only afterward did I realized I almost destroyed my livelihood.

My partner Google stalked the owner and discovered that he’d been force to surrender another pit bull two years earlier.

Show threadgrantith2d ago
The lucky ones learn about the finger in the butt and hind leg wheel barrow maneuvers before they have to use them.
Show threadmacintux2d ago

I took a few pit mixes out of the local humane society last summer for "Doggy Day Out", basically an opportunity for dogs who need new homes to get exposure to the community and get away from the kennel for a few hours, and they were universally friendly, sweet dogs.

There's some selection bias, obviously, but their reputation is definitely overblown.

Show threaddmix2d ago

They are banned in Ontario, Canada for a good reason and banned in UK for the same reasons.

The only time my dog was ever randomly attacked was a pitbull and you quickly learn talking to other dog owners how common this is. Nothing clears out a dog park like a pit bull showing up.

Show threadmacintux2d ago
I suspect the reasons are (generously) keeping them out of the hands of people who would treat them poorly and perpetuate the stereotypes, or (less generously) ignorance and fear.
Show threadjlarocco2d ago
How they're raised makes a big difference, but natural instinct is natural instinct. It's just like how chihuahuas were bred to be small, but pit bulls were bred to fight other dogs.
Show threadgivemeethekeys2d ago
Maybe Pitbulls are bi-polar more often than other dogs.
Show threadvjvjvjvjghv2d ago

They are actually super sweet dogs in most cases. But once they get going, they are super strong and don’t give up. With most dogs you can separate them when they bite but a pit bull won’t let go.

Years ago we fostered a lot of different dogs and the pit bulls were some of the nicest. But you have to pay attention to their strength. For example playing tug-o-war may end up in a shoulder injury because the pit bull will pull really hard.

Another problem is that a lot of idiots like pit bulls and make them aggressive.

Show threadphyzome2d ago

Ingenuous question. You know they have a bad reputation.

The main problem with pit bulls, AIUI, is that they can be aggressive towards other dogs. Also, assholes buy them (due to their reputation) and then encourage aggressive behavior.

I've met some pit bulls owned by nice people and the dogs were super friendly and especially very tolerant of children.