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Originally Posted by makemepretty  Sometimes there are genetic defects in a breed that you don't see right away. Like a person who can be totally normal their whole life then snap and be crazy. I think that a lot of bad breeders CAN ruin a breed of dog, which might have happened with pit bulls.
My dad had an American bulldog that had to be put to sleep. He was over 5 years old and just one day killed another dog(beagle). He had never been abused or mistreated in anyway. He later found out a few from that same line of breeding had to be destroyed because of killing other animals. There was something "just not right" with him that took years to show.
Because you don't know how far back a dogs line goes you run this risk with pitbulls(rottweilers too were horribly inbred around the small area I live for awhile). Me personally, I would never take the risk.
Actually, I dislike big dogs. I'm only 5ft tall and wouldn't want to own a pet I can't control. A bigger dog makes a bigger impact when it bites or attacks, that's why it's so devastating. I know there are exceptions to the rule, there will be a small dog that's killed or done horrible damage but not in comparison to the amount of large ones that have. |
I actually agree with you too. I am only a little over 5 feet tall and big dogs just don't work with me. I even have had trouble walking medium sized dogs! In my area, there are two mean Labs (and they are supposed to be friendly). I think they are simply undersocialized and they always look like they want to kill my yorkie when we passed by them as they are often left out in the backyard during the day hence they could see us. There is also another Rottweiler (neighbour on my right) whom I am so afraid of each time I walked pass the house because there is a piece of fence that was broken and is not fixed and he could put his head out. Who knows when he would just break the fence further apart and jumps out!