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Originally Posted by Yogi and mamma  ANY DOG ANY size has a potential to hurt anyone a pit may be bigger but smaller dogs can hurt people as well if i did not trust my dog i would keep her on leash all the time and not take her to the dog park. but i know my dog she is a scardy cat that runs and hides i have never seen her or some other pits i have seen be aggressive in any way. i have been to a pit bull show and i do agree some people breed all the wrong things in the pitbulls i seen some owners that cant even hold there dog still anf the owner is a big guy thats wrong i seen some that smashed there head into a cage bleeding all over the place to get to another dog yes thats wrong but there not all bad dogs! |
I never said any of them were bad dogs. I don't blame the dogs. You even quoted from my post, saying, "they have so MUCH potential to hurt and destroy, it would be foolish not to have a healthy concern about them.." Whether you have seen them be aggressive or not, they DO have the potential to hurt and destroy. That is why I say it would be foolish not to have a healthy concern. A healthy concern means taking extra precautions, and it definately means keeping them on a leash in public. The friend I mentioned before that owns a gentle giant of a pit is a responsible pet owner. She keeps her dog in a fenced yard, walks it on a heavy duty leash, and has trained it to be very obedient. I still give it a healthy dose of respect and concern.
Of course all dogs have some potential to hurt, but let's face it, a pit or other large dog has much more potential to do serious harm than a small dog. That is why they are responsible for most of the deaths. I am not talking about the little scratches made by toy dog teeth, I am talking about kids dying from a mauling. There are leash laws for a reason. I don't know why you think they should not apply to your pit. I assume it is because in your judgement your dog is not dangerous. But when left to subjective judgements, you know most people are going to think their dogs are not dangerous. Most of the people whose dogs have attacked and killed a human being say they did not think their dog was dangerous.
It is not a question of the dog being bad at all. It is a question of being a responsible dog OWNER. It is a question of using good judgement to protect against the remote possibility that something MIGHT happen. I can't tell you what to do with your dog, and would not want to. I have enough making responsible decisions about my own. I just feel strongly that taking a pit out and about without a leash is not only illegal in most places, it is also irresponsible and potentially dangerous.