I gave up reading all the posts half way with the thread...simply because a lot of people go by "hearsay" and most know exaclty nothing about the breed. I am no expert either, but at least i take time to research before saying anything... and do you know that akitas and chows are also fighting dogs? And a LOT of attacks are caused by these breeds? Probably not, for some reason pitbulls were chosen to be the "monster".
Research about the breed. Every dog is still an irrational animal and unpredictible, all we can do is teach how to behave and socialize, if every owner understood that we wouldn't have so many problems as we do today. I don;t care if you have a yorkie or a pit, your dog should be socialized and be teached how to behave the same way people (specially kids) should also know how to approach and handle a dog.
I understand that a big dog can cause more "damage" than a small dog, but did you ever think that a confrontation started because of a small dog with a bad attitude? It is just something to think about...
And going back to the original question, i have a labrador, Mojo plays with her all the time, i trust her with my eyes closed...now somebody else's dog i have to know the temperament and will always be supervising them. |