Dangerdoll
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I'm not sure if anyone's getting mad.... maybe if they come and read these before their morning jolt, of course.... maybe because I'm trying to be as fair as I can be. My name is Dangerdoll and I am an alco... I mean dog lover, hehehe..... I love all of them, big, small... whatever the breed and if ever the mix. Just to put my thoughts in here (nursie, sorry if you feel I am perpetuating the thread) I do understand their are problems with the breed falling into the wrong hands and that there are perfectly well natured pitts out there but I also agree that the temperament isn't limited to pitts. The bite, maybe but the temperament, no. My sister got tenaciously attacked pretty badly from a beagle when we were kids and she's been petrified of dogs ever since but it didn't stop her from adopting and older German Shephard which was abused 6 years ago. Would I ever think that dog would harm a flea despite his background? Not on your life.... until he grabbed a good hold of her boyfriends neck. He (her boyfriend) was moving quickly and cowering over her which may have frightened the dog into protection, who knows.... Do I fear all shephards? Nope, not a chance.nursie said:
I used to have a pitt mix that I lost in a divorce that was a little spitfire, great dog, smart as a whip, and VERY good with kids.... he just hated being reprimanded and told to move to "his corner". He was attacked at 7 months by an 8 month old Alaskan Malamute, guess who lost..... the pitt did. He my dog) was taken to the vet and had 5 stiches put on his back.
Now, I have 2 saint bernards and a doberman. Who's the most aggressive out of the bunch? The older Saint, who's the least? The doberman (a rescued one at that). I don't believe the "statistics" or the generalizations/reputations that the media plays on dogs that marks whatever breed the trophy dog of the year are fair so I don't agree with it. I think if you can't handle the dog on the leash, don't bring him outside of the yard. If the dog can't be trusted to stay in the yard, take some time out and play with it IN the yard or fix the way they are escaping. If you don't have a yard and don't believe you need one, walk the dog. If you don't have time, you don't need a dog. Dogs running loose not only risk everybody's safety out of the property but also risks the dog's safety as well.
)... except for one show I watched on Discovery or NG were a rottie had a stronger bite force than the pit.
