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Originally Posted by lillymae  Pitties are wonderful dogs & deff get a bad wrap. They also DO NOT having locking jaws as most people believe, in fact they don't even have the strongest jaws as far as breeds go. In fact they are down at like 3rd or 4th. I honestly don't believe & from what I have read that they are any more dangerous or unpredictable then any other large breed dog or for that matter any breed of any size. I remember when I was about 6 or 7 yrs old & every time you heard of a dog attack it was a German Shepherd , I just didn't get because I was born & raised with the breed & they were all so gentle. When I was around 12 it was the Doberman with the bad wrap then in my early 20's it was the Rottie. Then came the Akita & then the Pittie. The problem is that any large breed dog has the potential to be dangerous. If you look at the stats Pitties are no more aggressive then any other breed, the problem is they out number other breeds & is why & the only reason why there are more pittbull attacks or bittings then in other breeds. About a month ago I was reading another stat that said pitties percentage wise were about 9th or 10th down on the list if you actually take into account the numbers estimated in the total # of bites per the estimated # of dogs in the breeds they were comparing. Does this make sense ? I was a vet tech for yrs in an area of southern Ca that was HIGHLY populated with pitties & I never met a mean one but those darn Chi's now those little buggers can be mean & they are also one of my favorite breeds, mean or not I Love em, lol. When my 2 oldies I have now pass over the bridge I am going to Ca to rescue a Pittie as the shelters there are FULL of Pitties & most shelters in southern Ca are very high kill. I just hope I can be strong enough to only come home with one, lol |
They do get the nastiest rap.
. Never met one I haven't adored. Lock jaw, surprisingly, wasn't even something that crossed my mind- and it was because my aunt's doberman that took a huge liking to me, so he was "mine" went to bite her little pekingese mix. Not from being mean. He was nervous. He bit the owner instead. We got into a convo, and she told me it was no worse than her own pit bull from year's ago bite, on accident that one, too. I was 17- she brought up lock jaw being more of a myth. I never forgot that. Her pit bull bit her for the same reason "my" doberman did- nervousness. Her little dog was so hyper than he just wigged out.
What you are saying DOES make sense. ONLY reason apart from my court tv that would make me nervous at all, is the terrier prey drive. Chewie also lunges with no warning. I have also read theories that debunked that. Chewie has done it right in front of me with daughter (from her rapidly fading resource guarding) and to this mean little chihuahua next door (did it first.) I figured if she does it, would a pit bull do it, as it is one of the listed breeds. But the debunk theory says that terrier prey drive is bs.. then other ones say it's not bs.
You are so great doing all that you do! Seriously, amazing. If you come home with any of them.. take pictures. I LOVE pitties playing. They get this crazed look and their tongues hang out. SO funny!