And nice way to blame the owners for the natural traits of her dogs. Yes she should have mitigated in a hundred ways and didn't. But it still proves the point that some dogs are loaded guns. |
Nah. It is definitely the owners ' responsibility to control the behavior of their animals. That you think otherwise is on you. |
Ridiculous! Rip a dog from a woman has had since a puppy that gets her out of the house for exercise, provides social interaction, probably lowers her blood pressure. My husband was bitten in the face as a child by a Golden. My cousin was bitten on the leg by a Westie. Dog owners need to be responsible around children regardless of breed. And how do you know how big the dog is? It could be a pocket-pittie mix. |
+1 And there are no pit bulls being bred by people because they just love the breed. There are good breeders for poodles and collies and yorkies. But the people breeding the pit bulls do not care about the dogs, breed them to fight, and probably don't care about other humans. |
This whole argument is based on the premise that all dogs are intentionally bred, which for most mutts is just so obviously not true. And even if it were - if there were a massive underground operation breeding pit bull mixes to fill suburban shelters - do you know how many dogs a dog fighter has to produce to end up with a handful that can/will fight?! Hundreds! And that is a human being specifically trying to create the most 'dangerous' pit bulls. I'm not going to argue with you that bully-type dogs are very strong; that many have high prey drives; and that their prevalence in shelters means that many of them are problematically under-socialized. But those are correlative, not causative, and could apply to any large-breed dog. Many rescues across the country are seeing a resurgence in problematic German Shepherds as those have become the 'protection' dogs of choice; personally, I don't trust GSDs around children. But I also believe that should problems occur, it is the fault of the owner/handler. |
NP. Kind, responsible people aren't out there breeding these dogs. Pits are intentionally bred to fight, and if a pit isn't game enough for fighting for sport, some chump will adopt it from the shelter and let it snuggle with the kiddos, because they don't believe in genetics. For every Golden who would rather bite a stranger's hand than pet them, there are 10 pit bulls that would rather just kill that Golden at the dog park, then rip the face off your toddler. Statistically, they are far, far more likely to kill and maim than any other breed, and not every pit owner is a bad person or bad pet owner; it's just the breed's nature. ![]() https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2018/09/13/americas-most-dangerous-dog-breeds-infographic/?sh=1fb597f962f8 |
NP. Does your husband still has a face? Clearly the dog wasn't a pit bull. |
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How much of a mix would you consider dangerous? |
According to the American Temperament Test Society (ATTS), Pit Bulls have a naturally gentle temperament and scored within the same ranks as Golden Retrievers. ... This means that 86.4% of the pits tested had a good temperament. In fact, many of America's “favorite” dog breeds scored significantly lower than pits.Apr 19, 2016 |
Your mini poodle with a bad temperament won't send you to a plastic surgeon. All it takes is a pit bull with a good temperament having one bad day. If you look at this recent incident of a pit mauling a 5 year old boy in the face, the dog passed his SAFER behavioral test at his shelter with flying colors. The shelter deemed him safe around kids; clearly temperament tests are just BS. Aurora just repealed its breed specific legislation banning pit bulls last month, and this is the predictable result. https://www.newsweek.com/colorado-aurora-city-pit-bull-dog-attack-child-bitten-face-1575350 |
My next dog will absolutely be a pit mix. I love them. |
OP: No, they aren't. |
Pit bulls were never considered "nanny dogs." This is a ridiculous lie and this whole article is bogus and irrelevant. |