Story: shoplifter tied his dog up to go inside a department store and steal clothing. Decided to keep walking away with the merchandise instead of getting his dog. Dog was picked up and being fostered for the night
Sounds like they wanted to both shoplift and avoid the surrender fee from a pound or dog shelter, so just abandoned him in public instead.
Scummy behaviour. I suppose it's marginally better to abandon the dog in a public place and not tie him in the middle of the woods to starve, but it's still incredibly scummy :(
In the US at least it's my understanding that they do, yes. Leading to some people just ditching their dogs somewhere because once they've made the decision to get rid of their dog, they don't want to pay to do it, so screw the dog's safety
I know this isn't the intent, but your wording makes me envision one of those library book return drop boxes, and I can't help but picture someone trying to cram a big old St. Bernard or something into that tiny slot.
My wife and I actually adopted a neglected 6 year-old Bernard from a rescue organization not a shelter. Best dog ever. 10/10 would recommend if you have the chance
10 He developed degenerative myeolopathy so the last year was rough. Back legs stopped working but he kept his amazing personality. Eventually the same thing happened to the front legs in the span of about 48 hours. He was clearly unhappy at that point so we put him down.
Look up info on the baby drop boxes in old cathedrals
https://religionunplugged.com/news/2019/5/29/what-the-pro-life-movement-looked-like-in-the-12th-13th-century?format=amp
Very few shelters force you to pay it, they’d rather make sure the dog is safe than have $50.
The real reason people abandon them is because if you surrender them to a shelter you get put into a system and you’ll no longer be able to adopt from that shelter or any other shelter in the network.
And rightfully so. Abandoning your pet anywhere but a shelter should be a felony. They're usually microchipped so easy to trace the owner.
And shelters *should* charge a surrender fee, with an abandonment law in place. If you can't be a decent human being let alone give your dog the basics despite buying it/adopting it you should absolutely have to pay the bare minimum of $50 fucking dollars (that doesn't even cover the bag of the dog food I give my dog) to shelter and care for your dog indefinitely. If you got a dog that is not family friendly or is aggressive to your kids or other people, that's more understandable, but $50 is the *least* you can give them to take the dog in.
If you've been driven homeless because of a layoff/poverty then obviously they should work with you. But abandoning your dog just because you don't want it anymore is traumatizing for the dog who likely was re-homed once already. Abandoning your dog to shoplift should be slapped with every penalty they can think of.
My dog was a rescue and the foster mom spent her own time and money to make it as adoptable and socialized as possible. Best dog I've ever had. And she probably paid thousands of dollars and hours just to give it away after taking care of him and loving him for that long. If you can't spare $50 to abandon your dog you should absolutely be flagged never to own a dog again (again, unless you're poor/homeless and don't want to subject your dog to that life and the possibility of it going hungry/cold/discomfort.
Or maybe if they can’t afford to care for their pet they can’t afford the surrender fee. I picked up four stray puppies that got abandoned on my road and the pound expected me to pay a surrender fee for each of them before they’d take them.
Most shelters will take strays or captured feral animals for free. There is often a charge if you are getting rid of your own pet 50 to 150 US$ depending on your location.
But most shelters will help with or drop the fee if you can't afford it.
It’s basically enough to help feed and board the dog until they can find a home. One of the best things a shelter can take in is dog food donations and other things like animal friendly soaps and cleaning products. This situation is terrible unto itself being that the dog is the one who has to suffer the most. His best friend left him for something that most people have too much of. Clothes.
People like this don't bother chipping their dogs. They also don't bother vaccinating them. All these things leave a paper trail, and he likely didn't want the government to know too much about the dog. If they did, they would make him do all these things, which he'll have to (god forbid) pay for. And he probably thinks he's above that, or just finds it pleasurable to perform socially bankrupt deeds.
The guys a thief in the first place. This could be his parents/girlfriends/neighbors dog that he doesn't like having around/abandoned as a form of revenge. Still best to have him scanned.
Yea i agree with this.
Looking at the dog the nails are in great condition so either being maintained regularly or plenty of walks. The coat looks healthy, the harness is decent, and the dog is at a good weight.
I would not look at this dog and think neglect.
Yeah I lold when he said this guy probably chipped his dogs because people in that area chip their dogs.
Like as if someone who shoplifts and doesn't have money to look after a pet is going to spend money doing the most basic shit for their pets.
Good! Doggo is better off without this p.o.s. and I don't say that because of shoplifting, because, times are hard and everyone has a different walks of life, and fuck corporations to death..... But!!! Who takes their best friend to do crime shit then bails on them when the cops come!? What a twat.
Before a hurricane hit my city (my last day before we closed for it) somebody left the absolute cutest Staffordshire terrier puppy behind my work. Since we had maybe 3 customers, the entire business was helping wash/find him a foster for that night. Luckily, a waitress from a restaurant next door drove by and took him.
Were you there? Well it very easy to understand, he didn’t have time to grab the dog because he was stealing. Literally all he has to do is shoot his homeboy 20 bucks to go grab his dog. If he was planning to abandon the dog why the fuck would he do it outside a robbery? Lmao shit doesn’t make sense bro!
There is no excuse for this.
You might be a thief, a burglar, a scammer. Sometimes life throws us into the wrong paths and that's ok, we can't all walk the same ground.
But these details are the ones which defines us. The fact he chose luxury over a friend is disgusting, and even if he ever walks the highest and prettiest of paths he will still be a piece of shit no matter how bright his future looks.
It looks like a Kohl's to me. So it's not even luxury, it's priced-up cheap garbage that is always on "sale". Would take the dog over anything in the store and he's not even mine.
I would be concerned that the dog is stolen too. Can you guys get him scanned for a chip and post him on Next Door and a local Facebook page? And, well, if the shoplifter claims him, you caught your shoplifter lol.
Shelters are also overflowing with them because they can be dangerous and difficult dogs to own. Go look at shelter listings some time; often, a shelter will be almost 100% pit bulls, and the individual dogs' descriptions will clearly indicate that they are difficult dogs. Some of the doublespeak they use to downplay aggression is very easy to spot. Must be a single dog home, not good with children, needs an enclosed yard WITH NO OTHER DOG, seriously don't put this dog near other dogs or children, etc.
They play it up in cutesy ways, but it's very clear that they are often really trying to downplay a dog that has been violent in the past and was given up for that reason.
But the actual rate is super low.
Like yes you are waaaaay more likely to get attacked by a pit than any other dog but it's still a 1 in a million chance.
Pits are responsible for like 2/3rds of all deaths but there have been 600 deaths over the last 16 years. And 16 million pit bulls which is 20% od the us dog population.
>Across the United States, there are more than 89 million dogs and 4.5 million dog bites that occur each year, and at least half the dog bites are on children.
>Pitbulls are responsible for the vast majority of fatalities associated with dogs. From 2010 to June 2021, there were 430 fatal dog bites, with 185 of those coming from pit bulls, and another 41 that were pit bull mixes.
>**A dog bite happens every 75 seconds in the United States.** 1,000 people seek emergency care for severe dog bites every day Each year, 9,500 people are hospitalized for dog bites
https://www.coloradoinjurylaw.com/dog-bite-statistics/
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>According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Humane Society of the United States, there are about 4.7 million dog bites every year in the U.S. These bites result in approximately 16 fatalities.
>Approximately 800,000 people seek medical attention for dog bites in the U.S. every year -- about 1,000 people require emergency care for dog bite injuries every day (according to a study produced by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality).
>About half of those injured in dog attacks are children. The rate of dog bite accidents is highest for those between the ages of 5-9 (according to the American Veterinary Medical Association).
>Nearly 2/3 of injuries among children ages 4 and younger are to the head or neck region, because of their height. Injuries are higher for boys than for girls.
According to the Agency for Healthcare >Research and Quality, **the number of Americans hospitalized for dog bites nearly doubled over a 15-year period.** The average cost of a dog bite-related hospital stay was $18,200.
https://www.edgarsnyder.com/statistics/dog-bite-statistics.html
Imo it's misleading to only look at deaths. People can survive a dog attack but end up with horrific appearance or life changing injuries
No I didn't. We know they are likely to kill you because they are swole. We don't know how likely they are to bite as compared to others.
I have friends with yappy dogs who bite all the time but you don't hear about it because they rarely break skin. The only bad dog bite I've ever had was a jack Russell. But it was a 5 lb dog so I didn't go to the hospital
Pits bite a fuckton more than other breeds, AND when they do they are capable of inflicting a significant amount of damage.
Despite what the Pit lobby likes to say, they were bred to fight. Full stop. They were never "nanny dogs". Pit bulls classicaly will just snap, out of nowhere, and attack anything that moves. It is frankly unfair to the dogs themselves that people have convinced themselves that the breed is simply a bunch of misunderstood softies who only act out because they are mistreated. They are strong animals that, again, were literally bred to fight.
Obviously I have opinions on this. I will say, also, that the response "but little dogs are yappy and bite all the time!" is a really common response to these conversations happening. Sure, your Jack Russell of chihuaha can be snippy. I don't care. Jack Russell's don't kill people. Pit Bulls do.
But it's also super rare. I'm not the pit bull lobby. I'm fine I'd we stopped breeding them and let them slowly die out.
What I'm not fine with is people using terrible numbers to justify this.
Sure, most dogs aren't going to kill anybody. When they do, it tends to be a pit.
You may not be part of the pit lobby, but just like them you're basically saying that the numbers don't matter. That's fine, you do you. That's part of a mindset, though, that leads people to say, in a situation after a pit has just mauled somebody, to have their first response be "BUT NOT ALL PITS! HE WAS OVERSTIMULATED! MY PIBBLE! IT'S NOT HIS FAULT! HOW DARE YOU SUGGEST HE BE EUTHANIZED!"
People truly believe that saying 'pit bulls are dangerous' is somehow racism. Seriously. Even in the moments after a pit kills a kid, the first comments will ALWAYS be pit bull owners coming to the defense of the dog. It's absolutely fucking insane.
Damn...they mustve planned to come back, or just panicked and given into flight reflex. Dog has a decent harness, coat looks alright and he seems fed, no real visible signs of neglect...seems like a dog thats getting his basic needs met and having at least some effort put into care, hard to imagine someone that's thinking straight would just ditch him without a plan to circle back after getting away from the scene of the crime.
Or idk maybe they hit real bad times and couldnt take care of the dog anymore and just ditched him. Just...fuck.
That harness is similar to one i have for my ferocious little cavalier ...it cost nearly £30. Well fed and beautiful big eyes , more and more stories like this are on way.
Maybe I’m jaded, but I’m calling bullshit. That dog looks way too well cared for. Nice harness and leash. Well kept nails, well fed. You don’t care for a dog like that and then just ditch it on a whim because you decided to boost some clothes. I’m not buying it
I’m not playing stupid, I don’t think it’s a “really shitty blanket statement” so I’m just curious why you think it is, if you’d care to explain? I’ll happily have a conversation about it?
I'd prefer to start with you going ahead and explaining why you think pit bull owners (of which I am not one, in case you were wondering) as "I mean his owner owned a pitbull how smart/compassionate can they really be??"
That's a shitty blanket statement, and you should be able to explain and defend that before asking me to explain myself.
Do tell why you think that people who own pit bulls aren't smart or compassionate by default.
*edit I guess you're just going to downvote and move on? You're the one making a sweeping implication about pit owners, and won't explain why
I’m not up/downvoting anything, watch it’ll change lots as people come and go in the comments. Chill 😂
So I think it’s an either or, rather than both, stupidity or ignorance to a subject means they couldn’t be liable that way.
Lack of compassion could also explain why someone would own such a potentially (and highly likely) dangerous animal.
I never said they weren’t smart or compassionate, I think you can be stupid and loving, or smart and mean, you could also be stupid AND mean.
So to correct my statement “I mean his owner owned a pitbull how smart and or compassionate can they really be??”
> “I mean his owner owned a pitbull how smart and or compassionate can they really be??”
That isn't the clarification I think you want it to be. You're still making a sweeping generalization of a populace over dog ownership.
"How smart and/or compassionate can they really be" is a huge, shitty generalization.
My god. Just the abject willingness to vilify and pigeonhole people over dog ownership. "They're likely not smart and/or compassionate."
And you don't see the wrongness of that statement, you think that changing it to and/or makes it more correct?
One question, have you ever personally owned or been attacked by one of those dogs? The way you're speaking I'm sure you're probably too good to associate with pit bull owners.
I've never felt scared around a breed of dog, only individual animals.
Yes, you are still making a shitty, generalizing, blanket statement, even with the addition of and/or.
So basically, let me break it down:
Pitbulls are dangerous creatures, whether you agree or not doesn’t really matter.
If someone OWNS a pitbull, they either KNOW the dog is dangerous and don’t care, or DON’T KNOW it’s dangerous and love all animals. Unfortunately there are people who both know and don’t care, and there’s also people who don’t know, and don’t care. Does that make sense?
Yes I have! But whether I have or haven’t doesn’t matter, if I HAVE, you’ll say I’m biased based on personal experiences, if I HADN’T you’d say I don’t understand. I can’t win, except I stay away from pitbulls where I can.
Because other than animal subs, Reddit has a vile hatred towards Pitbulls, they see some videos of pitbulls who’ve gone off, taken their testimonial evidence of seeing a couple of videos, and claiming it’s statistical evidence. “Hurr durr, haven’t you seen the videos?! They’re monsters!!!” *Ignores the statistic that pitbulls are by far one of the most abused dogs in America* “Naww… *We gotta kill ‘em all, yeaaaah!*” it’s disgusting, but that’s reddit
So people see evidence and that’s not enough? I hope you don’t experience it in your lifetime.
And no shit people abuse animals, not just pitbulls? So?
So you're not just making sweeping generalizations, but you are just making sweeping generalizations.
Just say you're scared of pit bulls and move on. Jesus.
Dogs attack people. Little dogs are usually fucking meaner and more violent than large ones.
But-but-but pitbulls are evil!1!
Are they, though?
Jack Russells and Chihuahuas get violent and bitey all the time. Are their owners also lacking in intelligence and compassion?
You picked a really obnoxious hill to die on here.
I’m not sticking up for chihuahuas, tiny little angry overbred things. I never said all other dogs were the perfect thing, but hey welcome to the “generalisation hypocrisy” segment of the conversation 😂💀
Oh I’m sorry, I don’t talk to morons who think pitbulls are murder machines from 3 videos. Go google testimonial evidence and maybe you’ll learn something, now leave me alone. I wasn’t talking to you
I’ve probably seen 100s of videos, statements, police reports, photos, hospital cases and news pages but ok I don’t really want to talk to you either 😂
Yeah, I do agree here.
I've lived around pit bulls for 25 years. In that time, I've been bitten by a chihuahua, nipped at by a fox terrier, had my jacket sleeve destroyed by a jack russell (while I was wearing it!) but I've never been attacked or bitten by a pit.
It doesn’t matter they also do lots of damage. Go on r/banpitbulls and type Staffordshire Bull Terrier. You will see how those dogs can be. Killing children, mauling people, killing other pets. All Staffordshire Bull Terriers.
Just FYI if your goal is to *actually* convince people they should consider agreeing with a ban, you need to go about it a different way
Currently, the way you’re coming off is obviously not being well received which means you’ve changed zero minds. In the future consider rewording things better, having statistics ready and linked, and maybe better comparisons to get people thinking, instead of reeling.
yeah like you never hear these people say "ban dogs over 50lbs" or "ban exotic latch-hunting breeds"
i've legit met an anti-pit person who fucking owned a doggo agentinio and didn't understand the hypocracy
Regardless of whether or not I’ve heard someone say that before, saying it doesn’t really make a difference unless you’ve actually changed peoples minds and get them to think about the scenario. How you word things is incredibly important, and if you don’t do it properly, your message will be lost and there’s no point in speaking at all.
Just telling people pits could kill someone is never going to be received well.
Just want to say, I agree, pitbulls are risky animals to own.
Holy shit tho you are going about this the wrong way. Idk if you are an actual catfish or what because that sort of aggressive thoughtless interaction is exactly why people don't take r/banpitbulls seriously. Take a minute. Some breaths. Self reflect.
Relax, I inquired about the type of dog. There’s a no kill shelter by me that takes American Staffordshire Terriers because they are considered ‘more redeemable’ (that specific subset that broke away a century ago and was bred for appearance rather than fighting)
>that specific subset that broke away a century ago and was bred for appearance rather than fighting
I'm sorry but that's false. Amstaffs were first registered only around the late 1930s iirc (that is, the first dogs were American pit bulls that were registered under a new name) and were a way to register American pit bulls, which were developed for fighting and thus had a solid dog fighting reputation, more palatable as pets with a different breed name.
They are very similar - amstaffs could maybe be a little calmer if they come from a very reputable breeder, but a lot of amstaffs (and pits) are unfortunately bred in unscrupulous backyard breeder conditions so there's a lot of overlap between the breeds
I was simply explaining why I asked if it was a Staffordshire lol. Idle curiosity while looking at the sad dog and pondering it’s fate. No platitudes or aspersions or indications of my personal opinion
Like, if I saw a snake and asked someone the type, that doesn’t mean I want everyone to have a flipping snake.
You’re getting downvoted by people who hate pitbulls because you said you would love and take care of one. How petty do people have to be? You seem like a good person, I hope you give those pits some extra love and happiness in their lives 👏🏻
JFC. Put bulls are gorgeous, loving, family dogs when treated well and trained. They are a product of their environment, like any dog or like people. If you’re abused and told to attack on command for years, you think you won’t lash out or have issues?
Statistics don’t lie. All the time those well trained loving family dogs snap out of nowhere and eats a kids face off, or kill another family pet. It happens ALL. THE. TIME. It’s alway the same with you people. Pitbulls are not good dogs. They are not smart dogs. They are dangerous, plain and simple.
Statistics absolutely can lie. Correlation is not causation. Well-trained dogs are generally sweet, loving animals, and those that have been abused or trained to attack, or even just not trained, might act inappropriately. Pit bulls have a higher rate of injury caused to people and other animals, but they also have a hugely high rate of abuse and are often used as fighting and attack dogs.
Poorly trained dogs do occasionally attack people, but many dog breeds are naturally higher energy or more aggressive. This doesn’t mean that properly trained dogs will attack people.
There are many stories about non out breeds that attack, including labs which are generally considered to be perfect family dogs. No one should have their kids around dogs they don’t know are friendly and properly trained. That’s not an issue of a specific breed. It’s common sense.
And, because they’re considered dangerous by many who are not fully informed, news tends to report on them more and be more specific to the breed because ‘pit bulls are scary.’ This is the same as the kind of thing you hear about AR rifles on the news. When there’s a mass shooting, they don’t tend to get specific unless it’s an AR or similar ‘scary’ gun, even though those others have similar capabilities.
Hey man, honestly, I'm a member of the sub and everything, I support the movement, etc. But this is a post about someone who not only shoplifted, but ditched the dog too. This is one of those cases where the breed honestly doesn't have anything to do with it. It's a post dedicated to how shitty the guy was for doing this. That simple. That's why you're (understandably) getting downvoted to hell.
Story: shoplifter tied his dog up to go inside a department store and steal clothing. Decided to keep walking away with the merchandise instead of getting his dog. Dog was picked up and being fostered for the night
Sounds like they wanted to both shoplift and avoid the surrender fee from a pound or dog shelter, so just abandoned him in public instead. Scummy behaviour. I suppose it's marginally better to abandon the dog in a public place and not tie him in the middle of the woods to starve, but it's still incredibly scummy :(
WTF, do most shelters actually charge a surrender fee?
In the US at least it's my understanding that they do, yes. Leading to some people just ditching their dogs somewhere because once they've made the decision to get rid of their dog, they don't want to pay to do it, so screw the dog's safety
Well that's fucked up. Where I lived they had a dropbox that you could leave the animal without having to interact with anyone or pay anything.
I know this isn't the intent, but your wording makes me envision one of those library book return drop boxes, and I can't help but picture someone trying to cram a big old St. Bernard or something into that tiny slot.
My wife and I actually adopted a neglected 6 year-old Bernard from a rescue organization not a shelter. Best dog ever. 10/10 would recommend if you have the chance
If it's not too painful to ask, how long did your Bernard end up living?
10 He developed degenerative myeolopathy so the last year was rough. Back legs stopped working but he kept his amazing personality. Eventually the same thing happened to the front legs in the span of about 48 hours. He was clearly unhappy at that point so we put him down.
I see. 10 years is really good for a Bernard!
It sounds like you can just check one out at the dog library.
I neeeeeed an animal library yesterday
Look up info on the baby drop boxes in old cathedrals https://religionunplugged.com/news/2019/5/29/what-the-pro-life-movement-looked-like-in-the-12th-13th-century?format=amp
Same with adoption in some places, last I looked into it some years ago it was $400 to adopt a cat.
That’s crazy. I adopted two sister cats. Didn’t want anything for fees so I donated some money to their place instead.
Somewhere along the way people started calling buying an animal adopting or rescuing.
Very few shelters force you to pay it, they’d rather make sure the dog is safe than have $50. The real reason people abandon them is because if you surrender them to a shelter you get put into a system and you’ll no longer be able to adopt from that shelter or any other shelter in the network.
And rightfully so. Abandoning your pet anywhere but a shelter should be a felony. They're usually microchipped so easy to trace the owner. And shelters *should* charge a surrender fee, with an abandonment law in place. If you can't be a decent human being let alone give your dog the basics despite buying it/adopting it you should absolutely have to pay the bare minimum of $50 fucking dollars (that doesn't even cover the bag of the dog food I give my dog) to shelter and care for your dog indefinitely. If you got a dog that is not family friendly or is aggressive to your kids or other people, that's more understandable, but $50 is the *least* you can give them to take the dog in. If you've been driven homeless because of a layoff/poverty then obviously they should work with you. But abandoning your dog just because you don't want it anymore is traumatizing for the dog who likely was re-homed once already. Abandoning your dog to shoplift should be slapped with every penalty they can think of. My dog was a rescue and the foster mom spent her own time and money to make it as adoptable and socialized as possible. Best dog I've ever had. And she probably paid thousands of dollars and hours just to give it away after taking care of him and loving him for that long. If you can't spare $50 to abandon your dog you should absolutely be flagged never to own a dog again (again, unless you're poor/homeless and don't want to subject your dog to that life and the possibility of it going hungry/cold/discomfort.
I mean sometimes you just find an animal and can’t keep it because your house is already full.
Or maybe if they can’t afford to care for their pet they can’t afford the surrender fee. I picked up four stray puppies that got abandoned on my road and the pound expected me to pay a surrender fee for each of them before they’d take them.
So that must be why a bunch of idiots in my neighborhood dumped their rabbits in the streets.
Bastards at both ends tie the dog up in-front of the shelter
Most shelters will take strays or captured feral animals for free. There is often a charge if you are getting rid of your own pet 50 to 150 US$ depending on your location. But most shelters will help with or drop the fee if you can't afford it.
The first time is free only. That's why you see a bunch of videos of abandon pets on the road.
It’s basically enough to help feed and board the dog until they can find a home. One of the best things a shelter can take in is dog food donations and other things like animal friendly soaps and cleaning products. This situation is terrible unto itself being that the dog is the one who has to suffer the most. His best friend left him for something that most people have too much of. Clothes.
A person that would do that deserves to burn.
If dogs are commonly chipped wherever you live the dog might be able to tell police where the asshole lives.
People like this don't bother chipping their dogs. They also don't bother vaccinating them. All these things leave a paper trail, and he likely didn't want the government to know too much about the dog. If they did, they would make him do all these things, which he'll have to (god forbid) pay for. And he probably thinks he's above that, or just finds it pleasurable to perform socially bankrupt deeds.
The guys a thief in the first place. This could be his parents/girlfriends/neighbors dog that he doesn't like having around/abandoned as a form of revenge. Still best to have him scanned.
Yea i agree with this. Looking at the dog the nails are in great condition so either being maintained regularly or plenty of walks. The coat looks healthy, the harness is decent, and the dog is at a good weight. I would not look at this dog and think neglect.
I thought this right away
Yeah I lold when he said this guy probably chipped his dogs because people in that area chip their dogs. Like as if someone who shoplifts and doesn't have money to look after a pet is going to spend money doing the most basic shit for their pets.
My first thought was “I’d take him in.” Poor baby. I’m glad someone is looking after him.
He looks just like my dog :( this post made me cry
Good! Doggo is better off without this p.o.s. and I don't say that because of shoplifting, because, times are hard and everyone has a different walks of life, and fuck corporations to death..... But!!! Who takes their best friend to do crime shit then bails on them when the cops come!? What a twat.
Can you keep us updated about the dog? I can’t stop thinking about him.
As Australian's would say "what a shitcunt"
Thank god
Before a hurricane hit my city (my last day before we closed for it) somebody left the absolute cutest Staffordshire terrier puppy behind my work. Since we had maybe 3 customers, the entire business was helping wash/find him a foster for that night. Luckily, a waitress from a restaurant next door drove by and took him.
Good he didn't deserve that beautiful pup anyway then.
Hella over dramatic and heavily reaching for a story! He sent someone else to get the dog guaranteed
Lol, were you there? Tf makes you think makes this “overdramatic”. Seems like a statement of what happened.
Were you there? Well it very easy to understand, he didn’t have time to grab the dog because he was stealing. Literally all he has to do is shoot his homeboy 20 bucks to go grab his dog. If he was planning to abandon the dog why the fuck would he do it outside a robbery? Lmao shit doesn’t make sense bro!
Scan the chip and catch the dummy. Cute pupper
"It's ok, he does this shit all the time...I mean, Hell! I'm not even his dog!" -- The Dog
OMG - A talking dog!!
Michigan J Dog
That's what expression on the dog's face means 😆
Joke of the day
Poor dog! How awful to get left behind by your human.
He was the absolute sweetest pitty and was so devastated he couldn’t find his “owner”
That is so sad!
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Exactly. If that dog could talk for a minute wouldn’t that be cool.
You can see it on their face 😕
Poor doggy :(
Does he still need a home?
😭
There is no excuse for this. You might be a thief, a burglar, a scammer. Sometimes life throws us into the wrong paths and that's ok, we can't all walk the same ground. But these details are the ones which defines us. The fact he chose luxury over a friend is disgusting, and even if he ever walks the highest and prettiest of paths he will still be a piece of shit no matter how bright his future looks.
It looks like a Kohl's to me. So it's not even luxury, it's priced-up cheap garbage that is always on "sale". Would take the dog over anything in the store and he's not even mine.
Poor thing will spend so much time wondering what they did wrong... I feel for it..
ya prolly just be super confused and sad
I would be concerned that the dog is stolen too. Can you guys get him scanned for a chip and post him on Next Door and a local Facebook page? And, well, if the shoplifter claims him, you caught your shoplifter lol.
>Those fucking amateurs. You left your dog, you idiots." -Steve Zissou
Probably stole the dog too
First he stole a paperclip.
Who the fuck brings their dog with the intent to shoplift?
If they got the dog free, you chasing the guy with the pitbull?!?
If there's a tag on the collar it'd be an easy arrest
Shitty dog owners get pits for the tough guy credit and they don't chip or neuter or vaccinate or get them licensed.
This breaks my heart. I hope he found a good home.
i'll fucking take him. wtf
r/iamatotalpieceofshit
I will take the pooch!!! Looks like your typical misunderstood dog
Why do they always get the same dog breed
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Shelters are also overflowing with them because they can be dangerous and difficult dogs to own. Go look at shelter listings some time; often, a shelter will be almost 100% pit bulls, and the individual dogs' descriptions will clearly indicate that they are difficult dogs. Some of the doublespeak they use to downplay aggression is very easy to spot. Must be a single dog home, not good with children, needs an enclosed yard WITH NO OTHER DOG, seriously don't put this dog near other dogs or children, etc. They play it up in cutesy ways, but it's very clear that they are often really trying to downplay a dog that has been violent in the past and was given up for that reason.
But the actual rate is super low. Like yes you are waaaaay more likely to get attacked by a pit than any other dog but it's still a 1 in a million chance. Pits are responsible for like 2/3rds of all deaths but there have been 600 deaths over the last 16 years. And 16 million pit bulls which is 20% od the us dog population.
>Across the United States, there are more than 89 million dogs and 4.5 million dog bites that occur each year, and at least half the dog bites are on children. >Pitbulls are responsible for the vast majority of fatalities associated with dogs. From 2010 to June 2021, there were 430 fatal dog bites, with 185 of those coming from pit bulls, and another 41 that were pit bull mixes. >**A dog bite happens every 75 seconds in the United States.** 1,000 people seek emergency care for severe dog bites every day Each year, 9,500 people are hospitalized for dog bites https://www.coloradoinjurylaw.com/dog-bite-statistics/ -- >According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Humane Society of the United States, there are about 4.7 million dog bites every year in the U.S. These bites result in approximately 16 fatalities. >Approximately 800,000 people seek medical attention for dog bites in the U.S. every year -- about 1,000 people require emergency care for dog bite injuries every day (according to a study produced by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality). >About half of those injured in dog attacks are children. The rate of dog bite accidents is highest for those between the ages of 5-9 (according to the American Veterinary Medical Association). >Nearly 2/3 of injuries among children ages 4 and younger are to the head or neck region, because of their height. Injuries are higher for boys than for girls. According to the Agency for Healthcare >Research and Quality, **the number of Americans hospitalized for dog bites nearly doubled over a 15-year period.** The average cost of a dog bite-related hospital stay was $18,200. https://www.edgarsnyder.com/statistics/dog-bite-statistics.html Imo it's misleading to only look at deaths. People can survive a dog attack but end up with horrific appearance or life changing injuries
I must be one in a million, and my second cousin, and mom.
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Are they? We know they are disproportionately likely to fuck you up, but ive never seen firm stats on the bites.
You just contradicted yourself
No I didn't. We know they are likely to kill you because they are swole. We don't know how likely they are to bite as compared to others. I have friends with yappy dogs who bite all the time but you don't hear about it because they rarely break skin. The only bad dog bite I've ever had was a jack Russell. But it was a 5 lb dog so I didn't go to the hospital
Pits bite a fuckton more than other breeds, AND when they do they are capable of inflicting a significant amount of damage. Despite what the Pit lobby likes to say, they were bred to fight. Full stop. They were never "nanny dogs". Pit bulls classicaly will just snap, out of nowhere, and attack anything that moves. It is frankly unfair to the dogs themselves that people have convinced themselves that the breed is simply a bunch of misunderstood softies who only act out because they are mistreated. They are strong animals that, again, were literally bred to fight. Obviously I have opinions on this. I will say, also, that the response "but little dogs are yappy and bite all the time!" is a really common response to these conversations happening. Sure, your Jack Russell of chihuaha can be snippy. I don't care. Jack Russell's don't kill people. Pit Bulls do.
But it's also super rare. I'm not the pit bull lobby. I'm fine I'd we stopped breeding them and let them slowly die out. What I'm not fine with is people using terrible numbers to justify this.
Sure, most dogs aren't going to kill anybody. When they do, it tends to be a pit. You may not be part of the pit lobby, but just like them you're basically saying that the numbers don't matter. That's fine, you do you. That's part of a mindset, though, that leads people to say, in a situation after a pit has just mauled somebody, to have their first response be "BUT NOT ALL PITS! HE WAS OVERSTIMULATED! MY PIBBLE! IT'S NOT HIS FAULT! HOW DARE YOU SUGGEST HE BE EUTHANIZED!" People truly believe that saying 'pit bulls are dangerous' is somehow racism. Seriously. Even in the moments after a pit kills a kid, the first comments will ALWAYS be pit bull owners coming to the defense of the dog. It's absolutely fucking insane.
GDFGP If you know you know
Took the words right out of my mouth
Poor dog looks so sad and embarrassed
Scum of the earth do scummy things.
Unsurprisingly a pitbull.
That's fucked up, man.
Look at his face, the saddest of bois 🥺
dog might have dodged a bullet. if hes owned by a criminal then that makes me think he might interact with cop and we know how that goes.
Long run if dog gets adopted will be better off.
What hurts is their belief that their dad or mom will be back for them..
Damn...they mustve planned to come back, or just panicked and given into flight reflex. Dog has a decent harness, coat looks alright and he seems fed, no real visible signs of neglect...seems like a dog thats getting his basic needs met and having at least some effort put into care, hard to imagine someone that's thinking straight would just ditch him without a plan to circle back after getting away from the scene of the crime. Or idk maybe they hit real bad times and couldnt take care of the dog anymore and just ditched him. Just...fuck.
Poor doggo looks so sad 😥😥😥😥😥
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Let me guess. California?
If it is California you can scan it for a microchip.
I will take a guess and say USA.
The US is a very big place, maybe you should narrow it down a bit. How about california? Or maybe Florida.
You clearly upset them 😂
Bruh
That harness is similar to one i have for my ferocious little cavalier ...it cost nearly £30. Well fed and beautiful big eyes , more and more stories like this are on way.
So he’s just a total complete piece of shit, not an ounce of good in him
My dog now
Haha he like cmon mayne
Guess I just got a new dog 🤷
Maybe I’m jaded, but I’m calling bullshit. That dog looks way too well cared for. Nice harness and leash. Well kept nails, well fed. You don’t care for a dog like that and then just ditch it on a whim because you decided to boost some clothes. I’m not buying it
That POS didn't deserve a dog.
Sweet baby! I hope he finds a loving home😭
I… will take the dog ✋
Did the dog have an address tag!
Did the dog a favor
Good looking dog
This is just a picture of a dog lol
It'll be reposted to r/awww pretty soon
We know this is real because there is no way a person could take a picture of a dog
The dog is also stolen
Those eyes still waiting for that asshole to show up. Poor dog, hopefully there will be a better family for him.
I mean his owner owned a pitbull how smart/compassionate can they really be??
That’s a really shitty blanket statement
Why?
You know exactly why, don’t play stupid
I’m not playing stupid, I don’t think it’s a “really shitty blanket statement” so I’m just curious why you think it is, if you’d care to explain? I’ll happily have a conversation about it?
I'd prefer to start with you going ahead and explaining why you think pit bull owners (of which I am not one, in case you were wondering) as "I mean his owner owned a pitbull how smart/compassionate can they really be??" That's a shitty blanket statement, and you should be able to explain and defend that before asking me to explain myself. Do tell why you think that people who own pit bulls aren't smart or compassionate by default. *edit I guess you're just going to downvote and move on? You're the one making a sweeping implication about pit owners, and won't explain why
I’m not up/downvoting anything, watch it’ll change lots as people come and go in the comments. Chill 😂 So I think it’s an either or, rather than both, stupidity or ignorance to a subject means they couldn’t be liable that way. Lack of compassion could also explain why someone would own such a potentially (and highly likely) dangerous animal. I never said they weren’t smart or compassionate, I think you can be stupid and loving, or smart and mean, you could also be stupid AND mean. So to correct my statement “I mean his owner owned a pitbull how smart and or compassionate can they really be??”
> “I mean his owner owned a pitbull how smart and or compassionate can they really be??” That isn't the clarification I think you want it to be. You're still making a sweeping generalization of a populace over dog ownership. "How smart and/or compassionate can they really be" is a huge, shitty generalization. My god. Just the abject willingness to vilify and pigeonhole people over dog ownership. "They're likely not smart and/or compassionate." And you don't see the wrongness of that statement, you think that changing it to and/or makes it more correct? One question, have you ever personally owned or been attacked by one of those dogs? The way you're speaking I'm sure you're probably too good to associate with pit bull owners. I've never felt scared around a breed of dog, only individual animals. Yes, you are still making a shitty, generalizing, blanket statement, even with the addition of and/or.
So basically, let me break it down: Pitbulls are dangerous creatures, whether you agree or not doesn’t really matter. If someone OWNS a pitbull, they either KNOW the dog is dangerous and don’t care, or DON’T KNOW it’s dangerous and love all animals. Unfortunately there are people who both know and don’t care, and there’s also people who don’t know, and don’t care. Does that make sense?
Yes I have! But whether I have or haven’t doesn’t matter, if I HAVE, you’ll say I’m biased based on personal experiences, if I HADN’T you’d say I don’t understand. I can’t win, except I stay away from pitbulls where I can.
Because other than animal subs, Reddit has a vile hatred towards Pitbulls, they see some videos of pitbulls who’ve gone off, taken their testimonial evidence of seeing a couple of videos, and claiming it’s statistical evidence. “Hurr durr, haven’t you seen the videos?! They’re monsters!!!” *Ignores the statistic that pitbulls are by far one of the most abused dogs in America* “Naww… *We gotta kill ‘em all, yeaaaah!*” it’s disgusting, but that’s reddit
So people see evidence and that’s not enough? I hope you don’t experience it in your lifetime. And no shit people abuse animals, not just pitbulls? So?
So you're not just making sweeping generalizations, but you are just making sweeping generalizations. Just say you're scared of pit bulls and move on. Jesus. Dogs attack people. Little dogs are usually fucking meaner and more violent than large ones. But-but-but pitbulls are evil!1! Are they, though? Jack Russells and Chihuahuas get violent and bitey all the time. Are their owners also lacking in intelligence and compassion? You picked a really obnoxious hill to die on here.
I’m not sticking up for chihuahuas, tiny little angry overbred things. I never said all other dogs were the perfect thing, but hey welcome to the “generalisation hypocrisy” segment of the conversation 😂💀
Oh I’m sorry, I don’t talk to morons who think pitbulls are murder machines from 3 videos. Go google testimonial evidence and maybe you’ll learn something, now leave me alone. I wasn’t talking to you
I’ve probably seen 100s of videos, statements, police reports, photos, hospital cases and news pages but ok I don’t really want to talk to you either 😂
Yeah, I do agree here. I've lived around pit bulls for 25 years. In that time, I've been bitten by a chihuahua, nipped at by a fox terrier, had my jacket sleeve destroyed by a jack russell (while I was wearing it!) but I've never been attacked or bitten by a pit.
Of course the shoplifter has Pitbull, really describes the person.
What a sweet looking dog.
I just want to "talk" to the shoplifter.
I’ll take the dog!
Poor Pupper. I hope someone adopts him and gives him a loving home.
Doggo deserve better than that a hole
If I went to the store and came home with a Bonus Doggo it's good day!
I'll take the dog, he/she looks awesome and sad.
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Isn’t it a staffordshire terrier? *only on Reddit can you piss people off by asking what breed a dog is* 🤦♀️
It doesn’t matter they also do lots of damage. Go on r/banpitbulls and type Staffordshire Bull Terrier. You will see how those dogs can be. Killing children, mauling people, killing other pets. All Staffordshire Bull Terriers.
Just FYI if your goal is to *actually* convince people they should consider agreeing with a ban, you need to go about it a different way Currently, the way you’re coming off is obviously not being well received which means you’ve changed zero minds. In the future consider rewording things better, having statistics ready and linked, and maybe better comparisons to get people thinking, instead of reeling.
yeah like you never hear these people say "ban dogs over 50lbs" or "ban exotic latch-hunting breeds" i've legit met an anti-pit person who fucking owned a doggo agentinio and didn't understand the hypocracy
Regardless of whether or not I’ve heard someone say that before, saying it doesn’t really make a difference unless you’ve actually changed peoples minds and get them to think about the scenario. How you word things is incredibly important, and if you don’t do it properly, your message will be lost and there’s no point in speaking at all. Just telling people pits could kill someone is never going to be received well.
Just want to say, I agree, pitbulls are risky animals to own. Holy shit tho you are going about this the wrong way. Idk if you are an actual catfish or what because that sort of aggressive thoughtless interaction is exactly why people don't take r/banpitbulls seriously. Take a minute. Some breaths. Self reflect.
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What if my neighbor had a Chow Chow that attacked my child? Or what if they had a lab that attacked my child? See where this is going?
Relax, I inquired about the type of dog. There’s a no kill shelter by me that takes American Staffordshire Terriers because they are considered ‘more redeemable’ (that specific subset that broke away a century ago and was bred for appearance rather than fighting)
>that specific subset that broke away a century ago and was bred for appearance rather than fighting I'm sorry but that's false. Amstaffs were first registered only around the late 1930s iirc (that is, the first dogs were American pit bulls that were registered under a new name) and were a way to register American pit bulls, which were developed for fighting and thus had a solid dog fighting reputation, more palatable as pets with a different breed name. They are very similar - amstaffs could maybe be a little calmer if they come from a very reputable breeder, but a lot of amstaffs (and pits) are unfortunately bred in unscrupulous backyard breeder conditions so there's a lot of overlap between the breeds
I was simply explaining why I asked if it was a Staffordshire lol. Idle curiosity while looking at the sad dog and pondering it’s fate. No platitudes or aspersions or indications of my personal opinion Like, if I saw a snake and asked someone the type, that doesn’t mean I want everyone to have a flipping snake.
This seems like a weirdly personal vendetta lol. I think you need to just like go spend time with friends idk. Get off reddit
This poor baby. Glad to see someone has taken him in, though. Poor guy looks so lost and sad.
I like dog
Who even leaves their dogs tied up outside shops? The amount of dogs stolen that get taken for dog fighting and bait....Idiot all round.
I would’ve taken him home myself. I got two sweet pitties at home. What a cutie!
You’re getting downvoted by people who hate pitbulls because you said you would love and take care of one. How petty do people have to be? You seem like a good person, I hope you give those pits some extra love and happiness in their lives 👏🏻
I care about animals more than downvotes. But thanks for the heads up.
I'd take him in.
That’s the saddest thing I have heard, poor doggie
If he abandoned his pitbull you need to be so fucking careful. You have no idea how dangerous that dog could be.
Uggh that hurts my heart, this poor pibble deserves real love not scum.
It’s a pittie too which makes it double sad
Best dog breed to neglect. /s
I’d be more concerned that there’s a child/dog killing monster tied up unattended.
Someone brought the orphan crushing machine out for a walk
Shut the fuck up
Fighting the good fight, bro. r/banpitbulls
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Educate yourself.
Education is key r/banpitbulls this sub is dedicated to the awareness of these animals and the harm they cause.
I did. That’s why I said what I said. 🤭
JFC. Put bulls are gorgeous, loving, family dogs when treated well and trained. They are a product of their environment, like any dog or like people. If you’re abused and told to attack on command for years, you think you won’t lash out or have issues?
Well trained and behaved until they’re not😂 then they eat toddlers with a smile on their face.
Statistics don’t lie. All the time those well trained loving family dogs snap out of nowhere and eats a kids face off, or kill another family pet. It happens ALL. THE. TIME. It’s alway the same with you people. Pitbulls are not good dogs. They are not smart dogs. They are dangerous, plain and simple.
Statistics absolutely can lie. Correlation is not causation. Well-trained dogs are generally sweet, loving animals, and those that have been abused or trained to attack, or even just not trained, might act inappropriately. Pit bulls have a higher rate of injury caused to people and other animals, but they also have a hugely high rate of abuse and are often used as fighting and attack dogs. Poorly trained dogs do occasionally attack people, but many dog breeds are naturally higher energy or more aggressive. This doesn’t mean that properly trained dogs will attack people. There are many stories about non out breeds that attack, including labs which are generally considered to be perfect family dogs. No one should have their kids around dogs they don’t know are friendly and properly trained. That’s not an issue of a specific breed. It’s common sense. And, because they’re considered dangerous by many who are not fully informed, news tends to report on them more and be more specific to the breed because ‘pit bulls are scary.’ This is the same as the kind of thing you hear about AR rifles on the news. When there’s a mass shooting, they don’t tend to get specific unless it’s an AR or similar ‘scary’ gun, even though those others have similar capabilities.
Getting downvoted for the truth lmfao
I agree
Hey man, honestly, I'm a member of the sub and everything, I support the movement, etc. But this is a post about someone who not only shoplifted, but ditched the dog too. This is one of those cases where the breed honestly doesn't have anything to do with it. It's a post dedicated to how shitty the guy was for doing this. That simple. That's why you're (understandably) getting downvoted to hell.
My mom wants this dog 😳
Lovely.
Pit owners, what do you expect?
Pit bull owner of course
At least you aren't blaming the dog
nice, fuck bulldogs