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Originally Posted by DBlain  you guys are right and I thought I said so in an earlier post, yorkies also have been know to be very aggressive. I know this first hand because I owned two at different times that wanted to kill any dog they came in contact with, only they were both less than 5 lbs so the only damage they did was to themselves since they both attacked much larger dogs. Westies and Scotties can be pretty aggressive as well, often when walking we encounter smaller dogs that when we approach the owner will say, don't get to close they don't like other dogs. The big difference of course is size and the amount of damage the larger prey driven aggressive dog can do. Training obviously is important but since I had two highly aggressive yorkies and two sweet as pie yorkies and now Lola a mix of two breeds that are known to be snippy but has yet not met a dog or human she does not instantly love I know that sometimes instinct and personality trumps training. I also wonder about rescue pits, with so many of you talking about the importance of training early and special training, I sure would be extra nervous taking on an adult pit since often not much is known about their early life. |
You bring up an important point. I have no doubt that Joey would be to blame if he got into a fight with a dog, he's very alpha and clearly dominates all the dogs that come into our house, and even the big ones are respectful of him in HIS house. However, he really can't damage them, I've gotten my hand in the way of his bites before and it's such a gentle bite, he really is all bark and no bite. So while Joey may start the fight, I'm afraid another dog might finish it, that's why I believe that special training is needed for larger dogs.