Pit Bulls are great animals.
But much like other large animals, care must be taken when they are around smaller animals.
You wouldn't leave your little toddler in a room of football players right? Same thing w/ our dogs.
I was walking my Yorkie and Maltese the other week. And one of the local neighbors had a large labrador. I know my Yorkie gets a bit aggressive/barky when there are other large dogs around (they intimidate him), but before my Yorkie could bark...the lab made a dash towards us from across the street. I immediately covered my Yorkie and Maltese w/ my body while the owners grabbed their lab. Luckily, the lab never made it across the street. It could've been hit by a Jeep that stopped.
It is not so much the breed...but the size of the animal. Small dogs are intimidated and respond w/ an increased amount of aggression. Larger dogs are usually more mellow, but will react to the nervousness and anxiety of smaller animals. This is what causes the problems...both animals acting of each other's behaviors. |