I am a total Pitbull advocate. I believe in punishing the deed not the breed. I allow Jackson to play and hang out with my aunt's 8 year old Pit Max.
However, I wouldn't suggest them to a household with little Yorkies. I love Pit's and I think a well adjusted adult Pit could fit in.... but a young puppy whom you have NO idea of the background, etc, could be dangerous considering Pit's are often times dog aggressive. BYB's and fighting city people have ruined the breed, both looks-wise, temperment-wise, health-wise, and everything above.
The breed needs an owner who is strong-willed, and not EVER going to let their guard down, and Pit owners need to be 1000000x more responsbile than other breeds simply because of their 'bad rep' and wanting to keep it GOOD. You have to be really passionate and knowledgeable about them, in my opinion, in order to own one and it can't just be a "oh, this dog had puppies... let's go get one!" type of deal.
You can view many of my old posts here on YT and I highly defend Pit Bull's and think they are GREAT dogs when owned and trained by the proper person.
There are MANY other big dog breeds who would do much better with small dogs, such as Golden Retriever's, Great Danes, and other 'gentle giant' type breeds. |