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[quote=Anonymous]I am the poster who owned the dobermans. I would like everyone to look at this reasonably. I knew many cases where dobies attacked strangers (and owners) and there were many reasons that one could point to in HINDSIGHT for the attacks. But most owners of this breed agree that they are more aggressive than most. We humans wanted the protection of the wolf, but we needed to take out some of the unpredictable viscous behavior to domesticate these animals, but be careful, they still have wild lineage. The wolf is still in there to varying degree. The breeding has been selective for different tasks and that can not be denied. The herding breeds had their function, the terrier had theirs, the guard dogs were not chosen to be passive. The owner plays a part, but it is very hard for anyone to turn a golden retriever into a killer, it can be done, but it is hard. Most pit bulls will not kill, but a disproportionate number have done so. I am most concerned about the owners who are so confident that their dog will not attack. If one of my dobies ever attacked a human, there would have been very little that I would have been able to do to stop it, based on the size and strength of the dogs. For that reason, prevention was the next best thing. Bad dogs would have been put to sleep, tall fences, no kids, no lies like "he won't bite", dogs put away when I had guests. Not once did my dogs ever bite anyone. One did bite another dog (german shepherd) and one did charge after a guest. But you all who have pit bulls, need to be realists. 
When I had children, I switched to more passive breeds and the difference is remarkable. [/quote]

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