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Man dies in pit bull attack in Old Fort,Tennessee

Collins Parker
wdef.com
Tue, 13 Sep 2022 10:43 UTC

The Polk County Sheriff's Office says a dog attacked and killed a man in Old Fort over the weekend.

The Sheriff's Office confirmed that the dog was an alligator pitbull.

Deputies arrived just after 2 p.m. Sunday with E-M-S on hand.

When authorities arrived on the scene, 32-year-old Rusty Burris was declared unconscious according to the police report.

E-M-S Paramedic Chris Boggs said Burris did not have a pulse as he was put in an ambulance.

He was then pronounced deceased.

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Artex · 2022-09-15T15:14:48Z

WTF is an alligator pitbull? Is this a new name to instill fear in all dogs in the bull terrier family and their owners? I did a search for the name and there is no such thing as far as I can tell. What I see are pictures of the American Bully breed describing them as aggressive and dangerous and calling them "gator" or "alligator" pitbulls. Dogs are no more or less aggressive than you train them to be through formal training, your treatment of them, and your general feeding of them.

I'm not a dog owner and don't particularly care for most of them, but I've met a lot of bulldogs and haven't had one so much as growl at me.

Suspect · 2022-09-15T16:06:14Z

Artex That's a new one for me, I've never heard "alligator" pit bull before. I would say you are right about the aggressive nature of dogs related to training and treatment but I will say that some dog breeds just seem more inclined to exhibit aggressive behavior. I have two pit bulls myself and they are fuzzy furry bundles of slobbery kisses for the most part. But, they do have their aggressive moments.

Artex · 2022-09-15T16:48:43Z

Suspect I concede that every tiny dog breed I've met tends to be very aggressive and statistics show lead to more nips and bites, but a lot of people discount them because they seldom lead to ER visits.

My aunt is an amazing dog trainer, yet had an incident this summer where her incredibly well-trained dog bit a UPS driver (it was a substitute driver, and their patio door was open - they live in a very rural area). I say amazingly well-trained, because that dog was with us off-leash on our honeymoon and never did anything you wouldn't want a dog to do, or if she started to, all my aunt would have to do is say her name and she immediately heeled. We hiked quite a way into wilderness without the dog running off chasing animals. We walked through tourist areas where other people had their dogs and she behaved. But you can't predict what will happen 100% of the time. The incident was quite a scare for the family, because being in the city, we know most of these incidents end with the animal being destroyed because the human who was injured, even if it was minor, won't let it go.

I have a cousin who never trained her dogs to attack on purpose, but she is one of those people who would feign being attacked and so her dogs learned to get very aggressive whenever people in her vicinity would get loud, including when everyone was just laughing loudly. I've encountered many women who do that with their dogs and all the dogs have similar temperaments. It drives me nuts. Once you realize your pet is that protective, you either change your behavior, or you change theirs.

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