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Originally Posted by BaxtersMommy  I have a friend and she had a pit. She treated him like a baby, he went everywhere with her. No one could have been a better owner to him. He was the sweetest thing, he would sleep with her and when I would visit, he was crazy about me and always found his way to my bed. That was before he turned 4 years old. Something snapped in him & he got really aggressive bit a couple family members, so they asked the Vet what to do. They tried a trainer and nothing helped. They put him down because they didnt want him to get out and hurt anyone. They were all heartbroken. They had birthday and christmas presents for this dog. I will never forget how terrible it was. But, they didnt want something like this to happen. I dont think they are bad people for doing what they did. I happen to believe that something can happen with this dogs to make them snap. I know some people disagree, but look at their track record. All these owners can't be ALL bad. If so, its kinda strange that the "bad owners" would mostly own pits/bulldogs. ??? www.healthyhappypets.biz |
We had the same thing happen with one of our dogs, years ago. A 5 year old border collie (we'd had as a puppy), highly trained, still going to training classes weekly. Trained twice a day (he knew so many tricks and did wonders with obedience training) Walked and run twice a day. He did everything with me, and 'helped' with chores...ie opened/closed doors, switched lights on, picked up items.Loved our kids, the neighhood kids would knock on the door to play with him (supervised)
One day when out, heeling at my side on a leash a small kid came up behind him and stroked him. He jumped and bite the child, something changed.. and on the way home, he tried to attack every child/teen that came near him. Complete change of personality. We had him put to sleep that weekend.
I'm against pit bulls and not ashamed of it. They can be adorable dogs, but it's like having a lion on a leash, they are just so strong and powerful, that if anything goes wrong, they win. For me they are just too powerful for the general public.
As someone has said on here, they have an aggressive Yorkie. I assume it's not due to bad training but the dogs personality. The problem is when a pit bull or other powerful breed has a faulty personality or a bad owner or both, someone can be maimed or killed.
That poor Yorkie should not have died. A child shouldn't be in charge of a Yorkie either, small dogs, need to be protected from so many dangers, that a child can't foresee.