Anonymous wrote:I also hate people who bring their reactive rescue pits to dog parks. Pits and pit mixes are bred to be dog aggressive.

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Anonymous wrote:DH has a friend that had a rescued pit bull with a history of aggression. Friend wants to meet our new baby.

I waited until the dog died before I accepted friend's invitation.

Uh, yeah, so does that mean you would have taken your baby if it had been a Golden Retriever or a Dachshund with a history of aggression? I wouldn't take my kid to see someone with any kind of dog with a history of aggression. The breed is irrelevant. The dog's and owner's behavioral history is what matters.

And regardless of how nice the dog is, I'm not letting my kid get in any dog's face, regardless of the breed. I hate videos of toddlers hugging any kind of dog at face-level. I love dogs but anyone who thinks that their dog is absolutely safe based on the breed is a fool.

Retrievers were bred to be comfortable with birds flapping in their faces. They are fine with hugs, unlike most dogs. They're happy to have babies and children in their faces. There's a reason they're the most popular breed in the country.

A retriever took a chunk out of my puppies neck on a walk yesterday.

There are two other retrievers in our neighborhood that have to stay muzzled.

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Anonymous wrote:DH has a friend that had a rescued pit bull with a history of aggression. Friend wants to meet our new baby.

I waited until the dog died before I accepted friend's invitation.

Uh, yeah, so does that mean you would have taken your baby if it had been a Golden Retriever or a Dachshund with a history of aggression? I wouldn't take my kid to see someone with any kind of dog with a history of aggression. The breed is irrelevant. The dog's and owner's behavioral history is what matters.

And regardless of how nice the dog is, I'm not letting my kid get in any dog's face, regardless of the breed. I hate videos of toddlers hugging any kind of dog at face-level. I love dogs but anyone who thinks that their dog is absolutely safe based on the breed is a fool.

Retrievers were bred to be comfortable with birds flapping in their faces. They are fine with hugs, unlike most dogs. They're happy to have babies and children in their faces. There's a reason they're the most popular breed in the country.

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Anonymous wrote:DH has a friend that had a rescued pit bull with a history of aggression. Friend wants to meet our new baby.

I waited until the dog died before I accepted friend's invitation.

Uh, yeah, so does that mean you would have taken your baby if it had been a Golden Retriever or a Dachshund with a history of aggression? I wouldn't take my kid to see someone with any kind of dog with a history of aggression. The breed is irrelevant. The dog's and owner's behavioral history is what matters.

And regardless of how nice the dog is, I'm not letting my kid get in any dog's face, regardless of the breed. I hate videos of toddlers hugging any kind of dog at face-level. I love dogs but anyone who thinks that their dog is absolutely safe based on the breed is a fool.