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baldguy

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16. Of course you know that's a lie.

Sat May 18, 2013, 03:14 PM

May 2013

Whether or not a homeowner has a dog is one factor among many that will determine their insurance rate. And the same considerations would be taken if the dog is a Pit Bull, or a German Shepard, or a Doberman Pincher, or a Chow, or a Siberian Husky, or any of a dozen other larger breeds. What will definitely increase the rate - and quite possibly cancel the policy - is if the dog is considered vicious. Then the breed doesn't matter at all. A Toy Poodle who bites everyone it can reach is going to cause higher premiums to be charged & more problems for the homeowner than a friendly, waggly-tailed Pit Bull.

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Celebrities with their Pit Bulls [View all] baldguy May 2013 OP

nurture brings out the true nature Voice for Peace May 2013 #1

Another... GoCubsGo May 2013 #2

Hearing Ira Glass talk about Piney is amazing. PeaceNikki May 2013 #3

So cute - the whole batch! Nt xchrom May 2013 #4

K&R With one comment. Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #5

Fionna Apple and Janet: The Letter (Hanky Alert!) demmiblue May 2013 #6

Here's another great link - Pit Bull heroes Hall of Fame PeaceNikki May 2013 #7

Yes, I suppose they can afford to go without homeowners insurance too ErikJ May 2013 #8

Automatically? Wednesdays May 2013 #9

HA! Like health insurance. They wont pay out if youre sued a couple Mill. ErikJ May 2013 #10

Will they pay if you are sued for what your st bernard did? uppityperson May 2013 #11

Probably. ErikJ May 2013 #22

Prove it. Show us any link to any national insurance carrier baldguy May 2013 #25

Many 'pitbulls' are not large. roody May 2013 #29

Exactly. uppityperson May 2013 #31

But insurance company might define them as such. It's going to depend on the company. baldguy May 2013 #32

He's lying. baldguy May 2013 #17

That's simply not true. PeaceNikki May 2013 #12

Sorry it is. Top 10 dangerous dogs disqualify ErikJ May 2013 #13

No, it's not. PeaceNikki May 2013 #15

THat's odd-State Farm asked me if I had any dangerous dog. ErikJ May 2013 #24

you can use the Internet for research too... snooper2 May 2013 #73

Of course you know that's a lie. baldguy May 2013 #16

My insurance company has never asked roody May 2013 #27

Well they sure do in my state. States have different standards I guess. ErikJ May 2013 #40

agents have their own standards. PeaceNikki May 2013 #43

Wil Wheaton's Seamus looks just like our dear departed Jocko. Whisp May 2013 #14

Wil has Marlowe too. baldguy May 2013 #33

Awesome! BainsBane May 2013 #18

my next dog. Jon Stewart lives his stuff. My hero, that roguevalley May 2013 #19

Yeah, for anyone who missed the slide show on HuffPo PeaceNikki May 2013 #21

Is it bad quakerboy May 2013 #20

The point is 99.9999999% of dogs that look like Pit Bulls **DON'T** and **WON'T** bite people. baldguy May 2013 #30

where did you get your information? Pit bulls bites are by far the most in number and BREMPRO May 2013 #77

First off LostOne4Ever May 2013 #79

Well, that pretty much puts all that to bed (to sleep?) DirkGently May 2013 #88

ok. so here's a more objective wikipedia link that sites numerous studies that support their BREMPRO May 2013 #89

You do realize that any numbnuts with an internet connection can edit Wikipedia? baldguy May 2013 #96

sure from dogbites. but the study was performed by JAMA, well respected for their adherence BREMPRO May 2013 #105

Probably because of the media LostOne4Ever May 2013 #107

Lots of Abstracts LostOne4Ever May 2013 #106

I delivered papers as a kid dsc May 2013 #110

Dogsbite,com is an anti-Pit Bull propaganda site, full of outright lies. baldguy May 2013 #82

are you saying their statistics are wrong? or simply misleading? BREMPRO May 2013 #85

According to Wikipedia LostOne4Ever May 2013 #108

Bullmastiffs (from the UK) and Presa Canarios (from Spain) are two entirely separate breeds Celerity Jun 2023 #111

Josh Hutcherson adopts pit bull ErikJ May 2013 #23

And as we all know whatchamacallit May 2013 #26

How many of these people are now dead from mauling since the pics were taken? Buzz Clik May 2013 #28

u forgot the sarcasm emotie. dogs are like people. good or bad, it's all in how they are trained. ellenfl May 2013 #35

Surely I didn't need the little sign! Buzz Clik May 2013 #36

Seems the genocidal dog haters lack the sarcasm gene. baldguy May 2013 #48

i thought you were being serious. sorry. eom ellenfl May 2013 #90

Now for a reality check: ErikJ May 2013 #41

And media reports are notoriously inaccurate when in reporting the breed in dog attack stories. baldguy May 2013 #42

there are plenty of threads shitting all over pits. kindly shit in one of those PeaceNikki May 2013 #44

There are plenty of shit on pit bull... one_voice May 2013 #50

Dog breeders are shit-STOP the insanity ErikJ May 2013 #51

And spreading lies about the majority of normal, well-adjusted, happy family dogs is evil. baldguy May 2013 #52

I was talking most specifically about the English Bull Dog but it does apply to other breeds as well ErikJ May 2013 #58

No, you weren't. You're just spreading shit. baldguy May 2013 #59

Breeding dogs to kill other dogs is equally bad or worse. ErikJ May 2013 #60

Look at the OP again. Just like 99.99999% of all dogs, not a killer in the bunch. baldguy May 2013 #61

Post removed Post removed May 2013 #63

The animal abusers are doing what you want them to do: punishing your guilty party. baldguy May 2013 #66

Yes! PEOPLE are the evil ones breeding killer dogs. ErikJ May 2013 #68

And 99.99999% aren't killers. Yet you want to do away with them anyway. baldguy May 2013 #69

Pit bulls are a product of MAN! NOT GOD! ErikJ May 2013 #70

So are horses. And they kill more people than dogs do each year. baldguy May 2013 #72

you should look into how many in the op were rescued. PeaceNikki May 2013 #53

Dog breeders you say? one_voice May 2013 #55

And if you look up further in the thread LostOne4Ever May 2013 #62

Oh boy, is the NRA branching into Pit bulls now? nt ErikJ May 2013 #64

If you think LostOne4Ever May 2013 #65

Too Absurd ErikJ May 2013 #67

You know those numbers are based on incorrect & inaccurate media reports. baldguy May 2013 #71

Your premise is absurd. flvegan May 2013 #74

That would require the NRA to have a sense of ethics. Scootaloo May 2013 #76

0% BainsBane May 2013 #46

OH MY GAWDS THOSE EVIL DAWGS SHOULD BE PUT TO DEATH!!! 1111 Apophis May 2013 #34

Why don't you just buy into the pitbull hysteria like everyone else!? Rex May 2013 #37

I've got this little girl to keep me grounded in reality. baldguy May 2013 #38

aw she's a beaut!!! Skittles May 2013 #80

She looks cute and dorkly! especially her ears! x darkangel218 May 2013 #81

Beautiful dog, I can tell you take great care of her. Rex May 2013 #93

she's beautiful! eom ellenfl May 2013 #94

Torrey Smith does fundraising for our Baltimore animal shelter shireen May 2013 #39

My baby girl pit does that too, and I call it "helicopter hinee" dorkzilla May 2013 #83

Welll golly gee willikers... 99Forever May 2013 #45

here`s a favorite of mine.. opiate69 May 2013 #47

Rachel Ray's dog looks like my Baby Girl susanr516 May 2013 #49

Ten minutes after the photoshoot, all of them died!!!!!! ZombieHorde May 2013 #54

Worse-their faces were ripped off. ErikJ May 2013 #56

Aaaahhhhh! nt ZombieHorde May 2013 #57

Sweet! I didn't know what to expect before I saw the photos... Quantess May 2013 #75

Our pit is the sweetest damn animal you'd ever wanna meet ... brett_jv May 2013 #78

Bless you, BaldGuy! dorkzilla May 2013 #84

So baldguy, if abuse is the reason these dogs become violent whatchamacallit May 2013 #86

Tragically, these are the last known photos of the victims ... DirkGently May 2013 #87

Are you sure those are pit bulls? GaYellowDawg May 2013 #91

Ut oh... 99Forever May 2013 #92

I call them Pit Bulls simply because their owners do. baldguy May 2013 #97

Insufficient. Where are the papers? GaYellowDawg May 2013 #99

The breed only matters when dumbfucks are looking to place blame on someone. baldguy May 2013 #100

OR when you're being hypocritical about it. GaYellowDawg May 2013 #102

What is a breed other than a race of dog? baldguy May 2013 #103

It's very different. And where are the papers? GaYellowDawg May 2013 #109

Our Border Collie "Mix" Rescue Dog Turned Out To Be A "Pitbull" Tace May 2013 #95

More guns!!! Iggo May 2013 #98

Cute puppehs! nt tblue37 May 2013 #101

It is not the dog that is the problem. It is the people that care for them. LiberalFighter May 2013 #104