The local radio was yamming this week about pit bull attacks. Some 3 month old kid got maulled while it was just laying on the floor, and the owners were beating on it for a few minutes before it would drop the kid. And then, two pit bulls where going through a neighborhood killing every dog they came across. They killed and/or attacked 4 or 5 neighborhood dogs before being caught by animal control.
Then, the report went down to do the story to animal control, and there were 10 other pitbulls with "HOLD FOR COURT" on their cages, and the workers said all the dogs were involved in some sort of attack/biting/killing and the usual stuff.
So, now I'm a dog lover. Had dogs all my life, had PLENTY of them, and I've read several books on dogs, and consider myself a better than average dog trainer. Heck, my dog Rowdy is the best dog I've ever seen or heard of, loves people, loves other dogs, even will try to play with cats but will chase the heck out of a rabbit. But I haven't seen him try to kill a baby that's just laying on the floor.
So what gives? Are pit bulls naturally more aggressive? Or do they just get a bad rap from the press? I don't here about german sheppards or black labs roaming through neighborhoods killing every shitzu they meet, or dachsunds trying to rip a baby's throat out. I mean, I've always thought it was the OWNER, they did something, they taught the dog to be like that, something in the dog's life MADE it become vicious. But you know, it seems like it happens to Pit Bulls... a lot.
So whatsup with that?
Then, the report went down to do the story to animal control, and there were 10 other pitbulls with "HOLD FOR COURT" on their cages, and the workers said all the dogs were involved in some sort of attack/biting/killing and the usual stuff.
So, now I'm a dog lover. Had dogs all my life, had PLENTY of them, and I've read several books on dogs, and consider myself a better than average dog trainer. Heck, my dog Rowdy is the best dog I've ever seen or heard of, loves people, loves other dogs, even will try to play with cats but will chase the heck out of a rabbit. But I haven't seen him try to kill a baby that's just laying on the floor.
So what gives? Are pit bulls naturally more aggressive? Or do they just get a bad rap from the press? I don't here about german sheppards or black labs roaming through neighborhoods killing every shitzu they meet, or dachsunds trying to rip a baby's throat out. I mean, I've always thought it was the OWNER, they did something, they taught the dog to be like that, something in the dog's life MADE it become vicious. But you know, it seems like it happens to Pit Bulls... a lot.
So whatsup with that?
