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Originally Posted by michiko I am gonna say something.. that maybe some people might disagree with.. but.. I am gonna say it anyway..
I have been feeling awful about some yorkies or any other dogs getting killed or hurt by other breeds. It is really sad that I love any types of dogs and some dogs are suffering in different ways.
This is just my opinion: I feel that putting those aggressive dogs in sleep is not the best solutions. Also I really doubt that it's always their (dogs) fault. I mean those dogs should have been trained not to hurt other dogs or people by the owner. This is the weird thing to me. Those aggressive dogs sometimes put in sleep but then owners don't learn anything from it. I just don't feel right!! Or those dogs get called all kinds of names... vicious dogs.. hmmm.. I don't like it!!
I sometimes visit my friend's Pitball mixed. I bet people would consider him aggressive. He would jump over your head... but he is just an excited happy dog. So when I go, I wear some comfortable clothes.. then do some trainings with him. He loves training.. after sometime.. he behaves a little better. I suggested my friend to walk him much more!! and keep up with the trainings.. It seems like he is getting better and better.
The town I work.. there are many pitball. I think it is because it is low income area that people might have pittballs for protection... Then.. I don't know if they are always educated to take care of their dogs. Then is it really a fault of the dogs that they are aggressive? Sometimes those owners are encouraging their dogs to be aggressive. This really makes me sick!!
The other thing is... that we all have to be responsible about our dogs. It is not that I would be obsessed about protecting about my little girl. I want her to be able to socialize with other dogs.. Then I will try not to let other dogs to attack her. Maybe it is easy for me to say.. but I cannot take the kind of risks.. I am not sure how the attacks happen... then I wonder if I was in the situation... where I would be. hmmmm.. it makes me wonder.. I don't know if I could only blame so called aggressive dog..
I just wish that more pets owners get educated and less animals suffer. Prayer to those who have suffered...
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Hi, I'm not sure what to think of your post. I agree with most of it, but then some of it, I just don't know. I hate the thought of dogs being put to sleep but the aggressive ones, what else can you do? My thoughts are: Some dogs have the "aggressive" label and are not aggressive. Let's take Pitbulls just for example purposes. If they come from a long line pitbulls bred to fight, then yes, I think the only reasonable solution is to put them to sleep. They were bred to fight in that line. To me it's like those who own wild animals (like tigers, lions etc). They know that even though they are even tempered and able to interact with that wild animal, that at any time the wild natural instinct could come out. Does that make sense? It's just too dangerous for people and other dogs to expect that a carelessly bred dog be gentle and sweet without the bad "aggressive" trait not to come out at some point in time.
Last summer, I found a pitbull puppy wandering down the road. It was so hot that day, near 90 degrees. The puppy was wobbling because it was so thirsty in the hot sun. Just so happened I had a bottle of water with me and gave him some. I took him home and put cool cloths on him to help cool him down. He was so sweet, but then I noticed some little scars on his head and legs. My guess he was used to train larger ones to fight or being trained to fight himself. I knew there was no way I would even consider keeping this puppy. I have my husband, son, 4 yorkies, golden retriever and myself to worry about. I was not willing to take a chance with this puppy. I took him to our local humane society. As an adult, his fighting instincts could errupt at any time. Thanks for reading.