"Dangerous dog breeds"

[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.

[unspecified42]

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.

This is what happened to mine, only she was a bit younger. And she's fine with dogs she knows and almost always fine with even stranger dogs so long as she isn't leashed. But no amount of training, medication, or socialization has been able to stop it yet.

[AkHerps]

Yeah, it's the giant downfall to pits, that many owners do not know about and it is soooo common. There are 2 year old pits everywhere in my shelter, and I think it's maybe partly because they had a great friendly dog, and then something happened, they don't know why, and they don't know how to deal with it.

I don't think I'd ever get a pit puppy, just because I would hate for that to happen, but I would gladly adopt an older pitty from a shelter. I all for adoption

[unspecified42]

Yeah, it's the giant downfall to pits, that many owners do not know about and it is soooo common. There are 2 year old pits everywhere in my shelter, and I think it's maybe partly because they had a great friendly dog, and then something happened, they don't know why, and they don't know how to deal with it.

I don't think I'd ever get a pit puppy, just because I would hate for that to happen, but I would gladly adopt an older pitty from a shelter. I all for adoption

Mine was a shelter puppy I had considered rehoming her for a while because of her aggression, honestly. I even tried to surrender her to the Humane Society but she (of course) tried to attack the other dog so they refused to take her. But we're still working through it. I just know it's one of her issues and we work through or around it, depending on the situation.

It's unfortunate that so many people believe that dogs can only be aggressive if they have crappy owners. People need to be aware that any dog can have aggression issues even if they are raised kindly and are well socialized. It needs to be something you consider when bringing a dog into your family.

[SpartaDog]

Mine's a shelter dog too. We got her at two and a half. She was in there for the second time because she attacked a smaller dog (both times), though we think the smaller dogs provoked her because she's got scars all over her legs. Since we got her, we've noticed that she's fine with any dogs her size or larger, but anything smaller is automatically a target to her.

It makes having that Siamese I've always wanted a little difficult....