I agree that people need to be informed on the correct way to raise a dog, but I also feel that way about children.
Large dogs are strong. You have to be a strong person to handle one (personality over physical).
Its only prejudice that helps these claims.
10 years ago golden retrievers were being overbred and were having temperment problems.... were goldens banned? No, because they are viewed as the "family" dog.
I myself have a siberian husky and they are labeled on the dangerous dogs list.
As stated by the ASPCA the temperment of a husky is:
loving, good with children, easy to care for since they do not eat alot, overly intelligent and horrilbe guard dogs..... this puts them on the dangerous dog list.
It would be heaven to be able to work at a place with puppies and dogs Everywhere :)
Every pit I've encountered however is a big baby that wants a belly rub.
I agree that people need to be informed on the correct way to raise a dog, but I also feel that way about children.
Large dogs are strong. You have to be a strong person to handle one (personality over physical).
Its only prejudice that helps these claims.
10 years ago golden retrievers were being overbred and were having temperment problems.... were goldens banned? No, because they are viewed as the "family" dog.
I myself have a siberian husky and they are labeled on the dangerous dogs list.
As stated by the ASPCA the temperment of a husky is:
loving, good with children, easy to care for since they do not eat alot, overly intelligent and horrilbe guard dogs..... this puts them on the dangerous dog list.
Standard poodles
dashaunds
jack russel terriers
chihuahuas
golden retrievers
that have also been know to harm humans?
http://www.goldenretrieverfor...
I put him into the car and he went into a vicious tirade and put a "kill bite" (as opposed to the usual Golden "soft bite") on my arm. He began snapping at small neighbor children 6 months ago. Then a few weeks ago, he tried to maul my adult son, jumping frantically at his arms and face, snapping his jaws, rapidly twisting his body and leaving strings of bubbly saliva everywhere. He has taken to tearing into me like this now, and rarely follows my direction. We have been working with a behaviorist/trainer, but he's actually becoming more vicisous. His last bite at me came through my glove and broke skin. Today at the dog park, a senior golden came up to sniff, and my dog jumped him and mauled him, biting his ear. He was ferocious, deep, loud growling with jaws continually snapping, foaming mouth, etc. He also got on top of the old dog, wrapped his legs around the dog's body and continually snapped into his neck and ears with strong bites. There seems to be a switch in his head that flips, and he turns into a dangerous monster. I have never witnessed a more vicious dog in my 50+ years,
http://dogtime.com/dog-breeds...
Poodle Biting is not only dangerous, it can cause it’s owner plenty of heartache and even legal action ...
http://www.goldenretrieverfor...
I put him into the car and he went into a vicious tirade and put a "kill bite" (as opposed to the usual Golden "soft bite") on my arm. He began snapping at small neighbor children 6 months ago. Then a few weeks ago, he tried to maul my adult son, jumping frantically at his arms and face, snapping his jaws, rapidly twisting his body and leaving strings of bubbly saliva everywhere. He has taken to tearing into me like this now, and rarely follows my direction. We have been working with a behaviorist/trainer, but he's actually becoming more vicisous. His last bite at me came through my glove and broke skin. Today at the dog park, a senior golden came up to sniff, and my dog jumped him and mauled him, biting his ear. He was ferocious, deep, loud growling with jaws continually snapping, foaming mouth, etc. He also got on top of the old dog, wrapped his legs around the dog's body and continually snapped into his neck and ears with strong bites. There seems to be a switch in his head that flips, and he turns into a dangerous monster. I have never witnessed a more vicious dog in my 50+ years,
http://dogtime.com/dog-breeds...
Poodle Biting is not only dangerous, it can cause it’s owner plenty of heartache and even legal action by those who are bitten.
The Poodle is protective of his home and family, and if strangers approach your house, he'll sound a warning bark to let you know. And although he's affectionate with his family, he may take a while to warm up to new people
“A study performed by the American Veterinary Medical Association, the CDC, and the Humane Society of the United States, analyzed dog bite statistics from the last 20 years and found that the statistics don’t show that any breeds are inherently more dangerous than others. The study showed that the most popular large breed dogs at any one time were consistently on the list of breeds that bit fatally. There were a high number of fatal bites from Doberman pinschers in the 1970s, for example, because Dobermans were very popular at that time and there were more Dobermans around, and because Dobermans’ size makes their bites more dangerous. The number of fatal bites from pit bulls rose in the 1980s for the same reason, and the number of bites from Rottweilers in the 1990s. The study also noted that there are no reliable statistics for nonfatal dog bites, so there is no way to know how often smaller breeds are biting.”
Almost every pitbull I've ever met has been a sweet, adorable dog. Protective, oftentimes yes. But not vicious or inclined killers. Not even some that were rescued from dogfighting rings.
I've met toy dogs that are more aggressive and prone to bite than most pitbulls.
Pitbulls certainly are bred to be strong and have the capacity for aggressiveness, but they are not inherently aggressive. They get a bad rap because of bad or irresponsible owners. They really are extremely gentle dogs, when nurtured with love and care.
Seriously, the prejudice against pitbulls is absurd. They are the most popular breed for dogfighting rings, but that doesn't mean that they're bred for aggression. The reason they're popular is because they're strong, fast, powerfully muscular, and almost indomitable in spirit and loyalty. They also have short fur, sometimes light-colored, which dog fighters prefer because it means more blood shows up.
It has nothing to do with the animals being naturally aggressive.
Now, I HAVE met pitbulls that were aggressive. They have almost all been the direct results of abuse. The ONLY exception was because of neglect-- they didn't know how to care for the dog, so they just built a chain-link fence and stuck the dog in it and thought that would do the trick. They didn't train, care for, pet, cuddle, etc. the dog. Just fed it. Never even took him out. The dog was taken away, rescued, and trained. He's now a loyal, friendly companion.
The only thing I wouldn't trust with some of those dogs would be another dog. But people? I'd trust them with my life or another person's life.
Your ignorance is astounding. Have you ever met a pitbull in person? Like, really met one? Known someone who owns one and takes good care of it?
I wouldn't leave a jack russell terrier or a beagle alone with a baby either.
I wouldn't leave my child alone with a hammer and certainly don't feel hammers should be banned.