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In reply to the discussion: My 30 pound dog was attacked by three unleashed pit bulls [View all]TorchTheWitch
(11,065 posts)they are treated by their owners they suck it up. Any dog breed with a tendency toward aggression against people is avoided by breeders of fight dogs and those that fight them because having their fighting dogs turn on their owner is a disaster. The dog fighting world tried going to Presa Canarios because they wanted a larger fighting dog with much the same physical attributes as the Pitbull and it was an absolute unmitigated disaster for them... their dogs turned on them with even the slightest provocation of the mistreatment and downright cruelty bestowed on them. I secretly smile about this because I can't help but love the idea that so many dog fighters got mauled or killed by their own dogs when they were mistreated.
Pitbulls only have a tendency to be dog aggressive which when raised and trained correctly can be if not eliminated at least not a threat to other animals through obedience. It is NEVER breeding that makes a dangerous dog, it is ALWAYS training and specifically lack there of.
Pitbulls for quite some time now have been used by sooo many people not in dog fighting but because they want a viciously protective dog and chose the breed because of the mystique of dog fighting culture. These dogs are not dangerous because of their breed, they are dangerous because of their bad training and the specific desire of their owner to have a viciously protective dog. Unfortunately, these people generally know jack shit about dogs, don't love and care for the dogs as family members and have absolutely no damn clue of the monsters they created and blithely let loose on the community nor do they generally care. They'll stupidly praise their vicious out of control dog for trying to attack the mailman for no reason believing that their dog was behaving correctly in "defending" their home yet are totally oblivious to the absolute fact that they own a vicious totally uncontrolled dog and would be shocked if their dog suddenly decided to rip off their kid's face or their own face for reasons that only make sense to the dog because they have no clue how to properly behave and that their owner made them them that way.
Pitbulls owned, raised, trained, and lovingly cared for by owners that merely desire an obedient and loving dog are some of the most well behaved, docile and sweetest of creatures.