Pit Bulls vs. Bulls and Porcupines!

July 17, 2007 | by John | Filed Under Animals |

The pit bull. Part dog, part machine.

Although many myths surround the pit bull, one thing is for certain: they kick some serious ass.

As the name implies, pit bulls are descended from dogs that were primarily used to attack and subdue bulls.

So what happens when a pit bull takes on a bull? And who would win a fight between a pit bull and a porcupine?

Let’s find out, shall we?

The ancestors of modern pit bulls come from the bulldogs and terriers of England. Bulldogs were used to accompany farmers into the fields and assist them with bringing bulls in for breeding, castration, or slaughter.

Bulldogs protected the farmer by subduing the bull if it attempted to gore him. The bulldog would typically do this by biting the bull on the nose and holding on until the bull submitted. Bulldogs were bred to have powerful, muscular bodies and the resolve to hold onto a violently struggling bull despite injury.

When the descendants of the bulldog were brought to America in the 1800’s, a larger and more stockier breed emerged — one that would strike fear into the hearts of many… the Pit Bull!

Porcupines are formidable foes however.

They have have approximately 30,000 quills that detach very easily and remain embedded in an attacker. They are as sharp as needles, about 75 mm long and 2 mm wide.

If a quill becomes lodged in the tissues of a would-be attacker, the barbs act to pull the quill further into the tissues with the normal muscle movements of the attacker, moving up to several millimeters in a day. Predators have been known to die as a result of quill penetration and infection.

So what happens if a pit bull takes on a porcupine? This is what happens:

Bulls are probably even tougher. Look at the damage they can do:

And bulls can easily defeat a horse:

So what happens when two pit bulls take on a bull? This is what happens:

What’s that coming out of the bull?

Bull: 2
Pit bulls: 0

Who's the toughest?

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Comments

11 Responses to “Pit Bulls vs. Bulls and Porcupines!”

Chuckles McGee on July 19th, 2007 at 10:28 am

Yeah, but what happens when a porcupine takes on a bull?
Just a person on July 22nd, 2007 at 8:56 pm

Chuckles Mcgee’s got a point. What would haooen if a porcupine took on a bull, also those bull vs pitbulls were pretty funny. I guess thats what happens when you take on something bigger than you.
chupacabra on July 23rd, 2007 at 10:17 am

pound for pound, pitbulls are the toughest…unfair fight with the bull
Chris on July 23rd, 2007 at 11:49 am

The picture of the dog with the porcupine quills is a bull terrier (remember Spud Mckenzie?) not a pit bull.

More of the story here:

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/porcupinedog.asp
matt on July 25th, 2007 at 8:44 pm

go the pit bulls they r the shit ae i have a pit bull ae
chris on August 8th, 2007 at 6:25 pm

for everyones info, the national guardsmen who took these pictures shot the dogs, they werent allowed to actualy take down the cow.
TimC on September 19th, 2007 at 5:04 am

The author of this site better get the truth behind these pictures…This article was originally shot in Lousianna after Hurricane Katrina(I believe). I even saw the video which accompanies these pics on tv. The the dogs were abondoned and starving and attacked this bull to survive and the local police or warden shot these two dogs when they came upon it. The bull did not kill them (although maybe it would have(bulls are very very powerful)). Another example of media hype. Also, although probably unintenional, you are making pitbulls look vicious and crazy, when they are actually good dogs who often get terrible owners whom make train them to be mean/aggressive. Pittbulls are are children and people friendly dogs. Please fix this website!
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josh on April 24th, 2008 at 11:20 am

a pitbull can take down a bull for sure. look at the dogs in the picture, still puppies! if that pitbull at the top of the page got ahold of a bulls snout it’d be over.
maruader on July 17th, 2008 at 4:45 pm

So timC, how did the dog end up 10 ft in the air? From a bullet? Looks like that old hornless worn out bull stomped tow pits asses. people like josh and matt who think pits are superdogs and believe everything wrote in books years ago are funny. anyone who all they care about and THINK their apbt can beat any dog, bull, polar bear, elephant , etc make me laugh and have serious issues. hahaha
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