"Dangerous dog breeds"

[The Hedgehog]

There are some very good responses in this thread.

I share my Mom's and my dad's dogs seperately. My mom has 3 and all 3 could potentially be "dangerous breeds". A lab/chow mix, a pit/dobbi/rotti/sharpaie(Sp?) mix, and a pit/mutt mix. All three are the most sweet and loving dogs, and wouldn't hurt a fly. My boy surf the pit/dobi/rotti mix was abused when he was a tiny puppy. We picked him up from a shelter when he was probably 8 months old, and he is absolutely the biggest wuss in the world. He has abondanment issues, but he's never been aggressive and is always submissive to any male figure. I feel bad, but I'm probably the only male he will rough house with. It's all in how you train them. We didn't have to establish who's the alpha male in the house, but we did have to work with him to make sure none of those traits that are potentially "Dangerous" in him, rear their ugly head. I couldn't ask for a better dog. I'll post a pic later for sure.

My dad's dogs are all "normal" breeds. A lab/aussie shepard mix (like 75% lab), a sheltie, and a yorkie rat terrier thing. (She's actually the worst lol) I would venture to say that out of the 6 dogs I see on a regular basis, my mom's are just as well mannered and behaved as my dad's. It's all in how you train them.

[Swingline0.0.1]

Now THIS is a dangerous dog! Seriously though, you just need to train your dog.

[sho220]

Now THIS is a dangerous dog! Seriously though, you just need to train your dog.

Yup...vicious...so is she...vvv

[Mephys]

I work at a vet and I cannot count how many times a chihuahua or a Shih-tzu tried to bite me. People tend to laugh at those just because they are small dogs, but they are just as bad as any untrained dog. Make them a 100lbs and we will see which breed is dangerous.

People treat them like children rather than dogs and most of them just because really spoiled and dominant and out of control.

A breed doesn't make a dog, a person does. Unfortunately idiots give those dogs a bad reputation.

I love pit and rotts, they are just the best.

[AkHerps]

The usually call it "little dog syndrome" when little dogs act like they are giant dogs in tiny bodies...

Breeds can sometimes make a dog, as in, some breeds have a very different personality than another breed of dog. But no breeds have been bred to show aggression towards people, unless trained to be an attack dog, but that is training for a specific job, they aren't people aggressiev all the time. Chow chows are one of the few breeds that were bred to be aggressive towards dogs, but they never stopped them from being aggressive towards people, which causes problems, but I've met plently of nice chow chow's before.

Same goes for other breeds, mastiffs and great pyrenees are known to be more stubborn then let's say, a border collie, which love to learn and please their leaders.(owners)

[SpartaDog]

I have a pit/boxer mix, and she's a sweetheart. The only time she ever shows aggression is when she feels someone in my family is threatened (for example, when a man come s into the house an dad's not home).

There's actually been a study on the skull and jaw structure of pit bulls compared to other types of dogs. Pits do not of locking jaws, nor are their jaw muscles significantly stronger than other dogs'. What makes pits and other fighting breeds so "dangerous" is that they have an extremely high pain threshold and an incredible tenacity.

I actually did my sophomore English research paper on BSL and why it should stand for bullshizz laws. I like to think my logic kicked the government's ass. I got a 90 on it, so I guess.... XD

[AkHerps]

There's actually been a study on the skull and jaw structure of pit bulls compared to other types of dogs. Pits do not of locking jaws, nor are their jaw muscles significantly stronger than other dogs'. What makes pits and other fighting breeds so "dangerous" is that they have an extremely high pain threshold and an incredible tenacity.

Very right, pits jaws are no different than any other dogs.

They are in the group terrier, which in latin means terror. Most terriers act very "feisty" such as Jack russell terriers, schnauzers, etc..

Any good pit rescue will tell you to never to bring pits to a dork park, because if there is a fight, there is almost no way you can get a pit off except with a bite stick. They are just incredibly determined when it comes to holding on, especially when playing with tug toys, like most terriers. Most are very nice, but there are some that just strongly dislike other dogs.

Pure APBT's have a very high possibility of becoming dog aggressive around the age of 2 years old, because fighting is in their genetic history. APBT are closely related to the fighting strain of dogs, while American Staffordshire terriers are less prone to dog aggression. Many owners socialize their dogs wonderfuly and then they say it's like a light switch being turned on. They just stop liking other dogs, and you can't completely get rid of it, but you can manage it and the dogs can usually have other doggy friends that they get along with.