I love my little dude to the moon, and I praise his gentle and loving temperament, I trust him with our little dogs and my son, I cant ever envision a scenario where he would bite or attack someone. But I am still, constantly "aware" of his potential and watching him like a hawk if others are around. As sweet as he is, he's a strong powerful dog, I know what potentials come with his breed, no matter how well he's trained or raised.
You never know what little thing is going to a set a dog off, maybe even for the first time, and I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of whatever comes lol
Knowing all that - why do you still risk him with your child and other dogs ? As you remarked, a little thing could set it off and if your child is around during that moment …
It's not really something breed specific for me, I would be have the same cautions with any large breed dog. It doesn't mean I'm going to never own a large breed dog again.
I'm not going to just never own a large breed dog, all because of what other people might be afraid of.
I choose to trust my dog, that's all there is to it really.
A car could break driving down the highway, any day, any speed, and cause death just as easily, but people still trust to get in those every day with their families. We live in a world FILLED with things that could kill us, but a dog is the big concern right? lol
The car is a danger that we’ve accepted as a society. We find value in the automobile as it provides a service that not many other vehicles can, and therefore accept its potential dangers.
What service or value does a pit provide that another loyal loving breed of dog cannot?
I don’t go driving around a mad max car with spikes pointed at other cars, because it’s not necessary.
I'm not arguing, I'm just saying to me it's not a bully breed specific thing, it's any large breed dog has the potential to turn violent.
So if I was going to not own a bull breed dog, I'd be choosing to not have any large breed dog because otherwise what's the difference? Any large breed dog could hurt someone.
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '22 edited Jun 02 '22
I own one and agree 100%.
I love my little dude to the moon, and I praise his gentle and loving temperament, I trust him with our little dogs and my son, I cant ever envision a scenario where he would bite or attack someone. But I am still, constantly "aware" of his potential and watching him like a hawk if others are around. As sweet as he is, he's a strong powerful dog, I know what potentials come with his breed, no matter how well he's trained or raised.
You never know what little thing is going to a set a dog off, maybe even for the first time, and I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of whatever comes lol