A friend of mine had one when I was in high school. He had a twin brother and they were wrestling....the dog thought they were fighting and snapped at my friend.....nailed him in the nuts....12 stitches to the sack.....he said he could hear the nurses in the ER talking about his mutilated balls
Why aren't their stricter regulations in possessing one of these animals? Everyday you see where a kid or person is mauled or killed by one of these animals.
I'm not a dog person at all, I've only enjoyed being around two dogs ever. One was mine growing up, which was a blue heeler/ beagle mix that looked like a miniature smokey. The other was an enormous pit bull that belonged to a college room mate. He thought he was a five pound lap dog. Most chihuahuas I've been around were more likely to hurt a kid than this pit bull. I'd say the majority of people that have them want them to be mean. Not many people are gonna choose this breed for a family pet. These dogs get a bad rap because of the idiots that own them. I'm a firm believer that a dog is only as smart as its owner.
Why aren't their stricter regulations in possessing one of these animals? Everyday you see where a kid or person is mauled or killed by one of these animals.
I'm not a dog person at all, I've only enjoyed being around two dogs ever. One was mine growing up, which was a blue heeler/ beagle mix that looked like a miniature smokey. The other was an enormous pit bull that belonged to a college room mate. He thought he was a five pound lap dog. Most chihuahuas I've been around were more likely to hurt a kid than this pit bull. I'd say the majority of people that have them want them to be mean. Not many people are gonna choose this breed for a family pet. These dogs get a bad rap because of the idiots that own them. I'm a firm believer that a dog is only as smart as its owner.
I've got two.. Had them fixed.. Best dogs i've ever had.. All in how you raise them, all in how you treat them. You can make any dog mean. I will say it's best to fix these dogs early before the hormones kick in, 6 to 8 months.. I rescued these two. I don't regret getting them. They're big babies. Surprisingly smart dogs in my experience..
In the 80's it was Doberman pinchers
In the 90's it was rottweilers
In the 00's and now it is the Pit bull.
It's the owners fault in every case, not the dog..
I would think my child could survive a chihuahua attack better than a pit bull attack. I agree the owner has a lot to do with it but a dog that was bred purely for fighting has be naturally more violent. Each dog has its own personality as well.
Thats not true. It was bred for 100s of years to be a farm dog, working in barns to get rid of mice. They have been around since the revolutionary war
You want to go ahead and ban Great Danes because they are big?