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Originally Posted by Britster  I am very leery of pit bulls around my little dog. It's not a breed-ist thing. I don't have a hatred of them, or even a fear really, not with humans anyway. But I don't trust most of them around dogs. Pits have a tendency to have DA (dog aggression) and that's not a knock. It's just... in their genes. The highest regarded pit bull rescues and breeders will advise you NOT to bring a Pit into a dog park, and that aggression between dogs may occur once the dog fully matures. Lots of Pit owners are prepared to crate/rotate. I've seen first hand some Pits that people bring into the dog park, and they can seem great, and it can change in an instant. It's something I will not choose to risk anymore. My aunt's Pit is 12 years old and has always been great with other dogs. The odds of him changing at this point in his life is very low. He's the only Pit I allow Jackson to be around, but he's so seldom around him anyway so it's not a big issue. |
I completely agree with this. I have seen this happen on the big dog side of the dog park we visit. We are always on the small dog side, but I've seen pits that I've seen for years suddenly change and act aggressive towards dogs that they have known forever. It's just not worth risking my dogs' lives.
I choose to only visit the small dog park and avoid big dogs that I do not know. It only takes a second for things to go wrong, and it is not worth it.