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Posted: June 24, 2004 2:36 pm
by Coconuts
jollymon345 wrote:We also have a pit bull up the street and I have only seen the dog 4 or 5 times and every time I see it is has a new wound on it. I don't know if it is a fighting dog or what
Please call animal control. That's just not right, if you keep an animal as a pet it's your duty to ensure its safety.
Posted: June 24, 2004 2:42 pm
by 3/4 Time
ph4ever wrote: A vast majority of problems people face with dogs is due to bad training of the pet or bad breeding. For example when a breed wins the Westminster Dog show popularity for that breed almost always increases. In the past, and I'm sure now as well breeders were known to imbreed those breeds in order to produce more puppies resulting in breed problems some of which can be agression.
This is the problem that Pit's, Rott's, Dobermans, German Shepards and alot of other breeds have had. Breeding of these animals by people who know nothing of the process except how much cash they can make has been and is a growing problem.
As others have mentioned, any breed can get aggressive but these larger breeds have the capability of really doing major damage when they do.
I've had German Shepards that I let my toddler girls play and wrestle with and never had a bit of concern. BUT, the girls were taught RESPECT of the dogs and were never allowed to abuse (pull ears, hair etc) the dogs. My relatives on the other hand, had a poodle. I wouldn't let my daughters near this dog because it was unstable. Part of my dogs training was socializing them with people and children. This is an essential part of training for dogs that are going to be around people.
Pit's have the reputation of being aggressive and make headlines when they do. It's a shame that this breed has become a scapegoat, but so many have been bred & trained by lowlife that it was inevitable.