That's the Truth! Crazy people whom think they own the park and clique with only their own kind. Sad

Absolutely. People too lazy to walk their dogs go there and BS with other meanies criticizing sweet dogs like sweet Tater Tot.

That is so true. I did some research on dog parks and I concluded that the politics of surviving at the dog park put a lot of saner people and their dogs off. They were bad for mental health for humans and dogs

So true! And sadly, most don't even pay attention to their dogs

Truth!

Sometimes when my pup looks at my I just cry 😢❤.

I'm guessing that not only was he abused but possibly lived in an environment where the woman of the house was abused also, and that's why he shakes when you cry.

This story actually made me cry. I am so grateful you kept Tater Tot 💜. He has so much soul behind those eyes. I can only imagine what he has been through. Caitlin you are a beautiful human to see his that too. What a wonderful story! 💜🥰✌

Yup and the eyes are the window to your soul.

I agree. That fear of everything sounds like he was abused.

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I completely agree with you!

''Sometimes they never get over the abuse factor....'' So abusing dogs doesn't make them aggressive.

​@@hyokkim7726in relation to fear is what I think is meant with that statement. Not all abused animals become vicious. Some do, some don't.

@@patriciacaravella3511 Abused animals don't become aggressive; they become docile.

My street dog was terrified of people,curtains,all sounds,cheering, fireworks etc and would regularly bolt home across main roads, since he considered home , and specifically one room,his safe place.Its taken over a year for him to gain confidence and I think much of that is down to following a routine,which makes every day structured and prepared him for the known!

People should be careful around pitts they don't know.

I love it “good will ambassador.” 👍🏼

@@thatsalt1560Salt, I agree that people should be careful around ANY dog that they are unfamiliar with (!not just pitties !) and never just approach someone’s dog to pet it unless you ask first! I simply mentioned that for people who gave me a fearful look when I was walking my pittie, I would ease their fears by simply stopping, having my dog sit, and letting the people know that they were safe to pass. I would do this with ANY dog that I was walking to be considerate of others around me. Not all pitties are bad or aggressive nor are all other breeds of dogs. But unfortunately there are aggressive dogs in the world that give a bad name to their breed. It is up to the dog owner to know the behavior of their dog (aggressive/non aggressive) and act accordingly! Be a responsible pet owner! I loved my pittie and would NEVER place her in a situation where she could possibly be hurt. I knew that she loved being around other people. but I also know that many people are fearful of this breed, so when I notice this I automatically respond and respect their fear and simply have her sit down until these people pass. Thanks for your comment and have a good day!😄

Susan Bennett, I learned that terminology when I was volunteering with my local animal shelter, Animal Friends. They are a wonderful shelter and they offer great training classes to their volunteers to ensure that they have a positive experience and impact with their volunteering at the shelter. Not everyone knows much about each breed of dog (that would be almost impossible) and there is so much bad information or fears being passed along about certain breeds of dogs that is unfortunate. I, as a dog owner and volunteer, want to do whatever I can and how much I can to help each dog to be goodwill ambassadors to everyone that we (me and the dog) happen to come in contact with along the way. This way I/we can dispel any misunderstandings and falsehoods about certain dog breeds along the way . Anyone or any dog can become a goodwill ambassador. It takes a little extra work, but it is sooo worth the effort! Thanks for your great comment and have a wonderful holiday season!😊❤

@@maryfrancessullivan1170 *Family from Oahu mourns baby killed by pet pit bull* A couple from Oahu lost their baby after she was attacked by their pet dog. It happened Monday in the northwest Las Vegas valley. Layla Tsuda, who is originally from Kaneohe, said in a statement: “I have no words to explain my pain.” Six-month-old Kamiko was playing in a baby walker near Mana, the family pit bull, when it happened. According to the family, Tsuda went to the bathroom and when she came back, she found Mana biting the baby. Kamiko was taken to the hospital and later died. The family was blindsided by the attack. We’re told Mana has been a part of the family for nine years, has never bit anyone before, and was considered a good family pet.

Love Tater Tot's beautiful big ears; so expressive. ..

Agreed! It’s such a shame that people do that. I get it so often with my big, incredibly soft black GSD. It’s usually dogs that are smaller than him that are mean to HIM as well. This dog is a real beauty and seems like a big sweetheart too 🥰

*2 Children Killed, Mother Hospitalized After Family Pit Bulls Attack Them Outside Tennessee Home* Two children were killed and their mother was hospitalized after the family's two pit bulls attacked them outside their family home in Tennessee, authorities said. Family members said Kirstie Jane Bennard, 30, suffered multiple injuries when she tried to pull the dogs off her 5-month-old son Hollace Dean and 2-year-old daughter Lilly Jane, who were killed in the attack. "She put her body on top of Lilly's to try and protect her after the attack started," Bennard's husband's uncle, Jeff Gibson, told USA Today. "Both [dogs] started attacking her while she lay on Lilly." The Oct. 5 attack lasted 10 minutes. According to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office, the children died at the scene. Bennard was taken to a local hospital where she is in stable condition. The two dogs, Cheech and Mia, were euthanized. "I can promise you those children were her world, and if there was any inkling of danger, she would have never had those dogs near her kids," Bennard's best friend Kelsey Canfield told Fox News Digital. "Those children were everything to them, and they just have a really long journey ahead." Canfield said Cheech and Mia had been with the family for eight years. "That attack lasted longer than any one of us could have ever imagined," she added.

*Family from Oahu mourns baby killed by pet pit bull* A couple from Oahu lost their baby after she was attacked by their pet dog. It happened Monday in the northwest Las Vegas valley. Layla Tsuda, who is originally from Kaneohe, said in a statement: “I have no words to explain my pain.” Six-month-old Kamiko was playing in a baby walker near Mana, the family pit bull, when it happened. According to the family, Tsuda went to the bathroom and when she came back, she found Mana biting the baby. Kamiko was taken to the hospital and later died. *The family was blindsided by the attack. We’re told Mana has been a part of the family for nine years, has never bit anyone before, and was considered a good family pet.*

*Dog walker savaged to death by own rescue giant pit bull she 'thought she could save'* A dog walker who was mauled to death while walking a pack of eight pets was killed by her own pit bull, it has emerged. Natasha Johnston, 28, suffered catastrophic injuries from "multiple penetrating bites" in the attack near Caterham, Surrey, back in January. Previously, it was reported that the dog responsible was an American Bully XL, and the animal was destroyed following an investigation. However, veterinary surgeon Dr Alison Robson - an expert court witness who examined Natasha's cause of death - has revealed that Stan was a pit bull, which is one of four breeds banned in the UK by the Dangerous Dogs Act of 1991. In November last year, Natasha reportedly rescued Stan from owners who planned to put him down after he bit one of their children. He also bit Natasha twice in the days leading up to the tragic attack, a friend said. Her pal Delia Lewis, whose own dog was among the pack that day, told the Daily Mail: "She felt Stan hadn't been trained and with the correct care and affection he'd be fine. Her boyfriend said it wasn't a good idea and, having seen how troublesome Stan could be, my response was, 'Are you sure?' "But she loved dogs with a passion and she was still grieving for her black staffy, Missy, who had recently died, so she didn't take our advice." According to the newspaper, Natasha sent a picture of herself with Stan four days after rescuing him. The image shows her cuddled up to the creature while wearing a fluffy onesie, as he snoozes in her arms. She sent it alongside the message: "Back to the sofa! I was ordered back to bed for a while!"

*Family adopted rescue dog two weeks ago, and then it mauled its owner to death* Joe Varanese had been helping his mother back to her wheelchair after using the restroom when the family’s new rescue dog became upset. Carolyn Varanese was facing her son, her arms draped over him, when Smokey, believed to be a pit bull or pit bull mix, attacked the woman’s ankle. Carolyn Varanese crumpled to the floor as Smokey went for her jugular. On August 7, 2020, Joe Varanese adopted a pit bull reportedly picked up by Miami Dade Animal Services as an injured stray on June 16 in the city of Miami. Joe’s 84-year-old mother, Carolyn Varanese, let the pit bull, renamed Smokey, share her bed. Bitten multiple times on the head and upper body, Carolyn Varanese died there in the hallway, the 28th pit bull-inflicted fatality in the U.S. of 2020, and the 30th in the U.S. and Canada combined. A Miami Dade Animal Services spokesperson told reporters that Smokey, “did not display any aggression toward humans” during 52 days in the county shelter.

Yes, I love his looks

*2 Children Killed, Mother Hospitalized After Family Pit Bulls Attack Them Outside Tennessee Home* Two children were killed and their mother was hospitalized after the family's two pit bulls attacked them outside their family home in Tennessee, authorities said. Family members said Kirstie Jane Bennard, 30, suffered multiple injuries when she tried to pull the dogs off her 5-month-old son Hollace Dean and 2-year-old daughter Lilly Jane, who were killed in the attack. "She put her body on top of Lilly's to try and protect her after the attack started," Bennard's husband's uncle, Jeff Gibson, told USA Today. "Both [dogs] started attacking her while she lay on Lilly." The Oct. 5 attack lasted 10 minutes. According to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office, the children died at the scene. Bennard was taken to a local hospital where she is in stable condition. The two dogs, Cheech and Mia, were euthanized. "I can promise you those children were her world, and if there was any inkling of danger, she would have never had those dogs near her kids," Bennard's best friend Kelsey Canfield told Fox News Digital. "Those children were everything to them, and they just have a really long journey ahead." Canfield said Cheech and Mia had been with the family for eight years. "That attack lasted longer than any one of us could have ever imagined," she added.

*Family from Oahu mourns baby killed by pet pit bull* A couple from Oahu lost their baby after she was attacked by their pet dog. It happened Monday in the northwest Las Vegas valley. Layla Tsuda, who is originally from Kaneohe, said in a statement: “I have no words to explain my pain.” Six-month-old Kamiko was playing in a baby walker near Mana, the family pit bull, when it happened. According to the family, Tsuda went to the bathroom and when she came back, she found Mana biting the baby. Kamiko was taken to the hospital and later died. *The family was blindsided by the attack. We’re told Mana has been a part of the family for nine years, has never bit anyone before, and was considered a good family pet.*

*2 Children Killed, Mother Hospitalized After Family Pit Bulls Attack Them Outside Tennessee Home* Two children were killed and their mother was hospitalized after the family's two pit bulls attacked them outside their family home in Tennessee, authorities said. Family members said Kirstie Jane Bennard, 30, suffered multiple injuries when she tried to pull the dogs off her 5-month-old son Hollace Dean and 2-year-old daughter Lilly Jane, who were killed in the attack. "She put her body on top of Lilly's to try and protect her after the attack started," Bennard's husband's uncle, Jeff Gibson, told USA Today. "Both [dogs] started attacking her while she lay on Lilly." The Oct. 5 attack lasted 10 minutes. According to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office, the children died at the scene. Bennard was taken to a local hospital where she is in stable condition. The two dogs, Cheech and Mia, were euthanized. "I can promise you those children were her world, and if there was any inkling of danger, she would have never had those dogs near her kids," Bennard's best friend Kelsey Canfield told Fox News Digital. "Those children were everything to them, and they just have a really long journey ahead." Canfield said Cheech and Mia had been with the family for eight years. "That attack lasted longer than any one of us could have ever imagined," she added.

*Family adopted rescue dog two weeks ago, and then it mauled its owner to death* Joe Varanese had been helping his mother back to her wheelchair after using the restroom when the family’s new rescue dog became upset. Carolyn Varanese was facing her son, her arms draped over him, when Smokey, believed to be a pit bull or pit bull mix, attacked the woman’s ankle. Carolyn Varanese crumpled to the floor as Smokey went for her jugular. On August 7, 2020, Joe Varanese adopted a pit bull reportedly picked up by Miami Dade Animal Services as an injured stray on June 16 in the city of Miami. Joe’s 84-year-old mother, Carolyn Varanese, let the pit bull, renamed Smokey, share her bed. Bitten multiple times on the head and upper body, Carolyn Varanese died there in the hallway, the 28th pit bull-inflicted fatality in the U.S. of 2020, and the 30th in the U.S. and Canada combined. A Miami Dade Animal Services spokesperson told reporters that Smokey, “did not display any aggression toward humans” during 52 days in the county shelter.

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⁠@@zammmerjammerthat’s so sad 😢.

*Family adopted rescue dog two weeks ago, and then it mauled its owner to death* Joe Varanese had been helping his mother back to her wheelchair after using the restroom when the family’s new rescue dog became upset. Carolyn Varanese was facing her son, her arms draped over him, when Smokey, believed to be a pit bull or pit bull mix, attacked the woman’s ankle. Carolyn Varanese crumpled to the floor as Smokey went for her jugular. On August 7, 2020, Joe Varanese adopted a pit bull reportedly picked up by Miami Dade Animal Services as an injured stray on June 16 in the city of Miami. Joe’s 84-year-old mother, Carolyn Varanese, let the pit bull, renamed Smokey, share her bed. Bitten multiple times on the head and upper body, Carolyn Varanese died there in the hallway, the 28th pit bull-inflicted fatality in the U.S. of 2020, and the 30th in the U.S. and Canada combined. A Miami Dade Animal Services spokesperson told reporters that Smokey, “did not display any aggression toward humans” during 52 days in the county shelter.

*Family from Oahu mourns baby killed by pet pit bull* A couple from Oahu lost their baby after she was attacked by their pet dog. It happened Monday in the northwest Las Vegas valley. Layla Tsuda, who is originally from Kaneohe, said in a statement: “I have no words to explain my pain.” Six-month-old Kamiko was playing in a baby walker near Mana, the family pit bull, when it happened. According to the family, Tsuda went to the bathroom and when she came back, she found Mana biting the baby. Kamiko was taken to the hospital and later died. *The family was blindsided by the attack. We’re told Mana has been a part of the family for nine years, has never bit anyone before, and was considered a good family pet.*

*2 Children Killed, Mother Hospitalized After Family Pit Bulls Attack Them Outside Tennessee Home* Two children were killed and their mother was hospitalized after the family's two pit bulls attacked them outside their family home in Tennessee, authorities said. Family members said Kirstie Jane Bennard, 30, suffered multiple injuries when she tried to pull the dogs off her 5-month-old son Hollace Dean and 2-year-old daughter Lilly Jane, who were killed in the attack. "She put her body on top of Lilly's to try and protect her after the attack started," Bennard's husband's uncle, Jeff Gibson, told USA Today. "Both [dogs] started attacking her while she lay on Lilly." The Oct. 5 attack lasted 10 minutes. According to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office, the children died at the scene. Bennard was taken to a local hospital where she is in stable condition. The two dogs, Cheech and Mia, were euthanized. "I can promise you those children were her world, and if there was any inkling of danger, she would have never had those dogs near her kids," Bennard's best friend Kelsey Canfield told Fox News Digital. "Those children were everything to them, and they just have a really long journey ahead." Canfield said Cheech and Mia had been with the family for eight years. "That attack lasted longer than any one of us could have ever imagined," she added.

@@zammmerjammer there are so many fatal attacks, worldwide, by this breed or cross. I know this channel always shows positive stories but is that actually a good thing? Trying to tell the world how safe the breed is? I dont understand why pit owners wont admit there is an aggression problem with this powerful breed.

@@jimmycricket8170I admit it, I have a cross that showed up at the house Shepard Pix mix. I know the risks but I’ve also put in the time and extensive training. I’m also responsible for anything that may happen.

💓 Na eisai panta Kala, Aikaterina! 🕊️

​@@artimidz3451Να εισαι παντα καλα και φιλε μου καλε!!!!🙋‍♀️🖐🙏🫶💞🤜🤛

Great insights TYSM 💓

*I slept with my beloved pit bull - until he tried to eat me alive* A woman who slept with her dog was almost eaten alive when the canine snapped and devoured “half her arm.” Tya Lucas, 41, was at home in Lewisville, Texas, introducing her new puppy, Roo, to her friend Peter, 33, on May 16 when her nearly 100-pound pit bull, Hercules, violently turned on her, reps for the Lewisville Police Department confirmed to The Post. “The puppy went to jump on the couch so I went to pick the puppy up - and my friend told him to get down,” Lucas said. That’s when Hercules lunged at Peter and sunk his teeth into his neck. “The pit bull jumped on my friend’s neck and he started bleeding. I was like ‘What the f-k?!’ He was latched onto the back of his neck,” she said. Tya told Kennedy News she sprang into action and pried the pit bull off her friend and shoved him into the safety of the bathroom. That’s when Hercules turned his aggression on Tya. “He must have smelled [Peter’s] blood all over me and started attacking me. I don’t remember a lot of it. I remember looking down and my flesh being torn off my arm,” Tya recounted. “I don’t remember the feeling of it, I remember screaming, ‘Hercules, it’s me.’ ” The dog tore off two-thirds of Tya’s right arm, ate her bicep and sank its teeth into her leg and foot. She was screaming, “Help me, I’m dying” when her daughter, Tana, 20, and her husband, Harley, 21, rushed into the living room. “I don’t know how many times he bit me. I think it went on for about five minutes. I thought I was going to die. I fought somehow to stay alive,” she said. “A good two-thirds of my arm was torn off. He ate my entire bicep.” *Tana and Harley had found Hercules abandoned at the side of the road, covered in cigarette burns, two years earlier.* *But Tya says Hercules had never shown signs of aggression before and even slept in bed with her the night before the attack.*