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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly  Whatever bulldogs or pitbulls or bully-types were originally bred to do, a dog from a line of dogs who have been bred for dog-fighting and extra-viciousness, tenacity and heavy attack/fighting skills sufficient to provide his master with drugs/money/stutus - when that dog or his progeny are taken out of the extreme living conditions that most fighting dogs are usually kept in - that of being housed in compounds with mostly professional handlers or very dominant human leaders, 24 hour chaining, always heavily leashed, caged and kept separate from other dogs and people - the dogs can react differently. Even with the few fighting dogs who don't live in compounds but live with their guardians, they usually live with humans who completely dominate them and have almost total control of them, aware that they have a dangerous tool.
Having read so much about fighting dogs and the horrible conditions they are bred , live and train in, I've come to think when any dog from that line of fighting dogs somehow gets out into the general public and is left to his own devices out in the world w/out the usual job of fighting he was bred for or any other hard work to allay all his energies and tensions and usually without the very strong "leadership" a fighting dog usually has in his daily life - he or any of his line shouldn't be expected to behave as a pet dog would, as apparently they can be incapable of behaving the same as a heavily-constrained fighting dog and occasionally step out of their usual fixed action patterns and attack humans or anything that becomes prey to them. And really none of it is the dog's fault - he's merely reacting to his genetics and environment. |
Wow, what an extremely skewed and narrow view of Pit Bull owners. I honestly have no reply to this except for findinga reputable breeder is rule number one to finding any purebred dog, just like you people spout off like a script here. There are places to get pit bulls that are bred from lines that have kept with breed standard, which is NO human aggression. Many, many pit bull owners are very day people with jobs and children and have no alterior motive for owning one (drugs, money, status, really? quite insulting) other than liking breed characteristics. Truth be told, as a previous long-time pit owner, my Biewer has many of the same traits as my well-bred pits did. It is one of the reasons I stuck with a terrier breed when I decided to get a small dog. Loyalty and tenacity are a HUGE part of any terrier breed.
After I read this, it seemed harsher than I realized. I'm just saying that it seems you only hit on the "bad dogs" of the group, and that can be frustrating for those of us who advocate for this breed. These dogs have many talents and skills, are loyal. It does suck that they fall into the wrong hands. When they fall into the right hands though...therapy, police work, drug dogs, agility, weight pulling, and they even have programs using pits to help rehabilitate felons. My fear is that this wonderful breed is going to eventually snuffed out due to ignorance and stereotype.