• Son_of_dad@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    We all need to agree that pits are at the very least a very advance dog for an owner, they need extra care and training. They should never be dogs just anyone can get.

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      6 months ago

      My friends that are pit owners are always freaking out about how the breed is stigmatized.

      I don’t personally have a problem with pits, but yo: an aggressive pit is a far bigger problem than some terrier. There are some awful dog owners out there; a fact reinforced by the heaps of dog shit I see on the sidewalk outside of my job. Those same people are supposedly training a powerfully bred canine to not be an asshole by checks notes being neglectful. Cool

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      6 months ago

      This was similar to mob behavior in humans. Most dog breeds would act similar in that situation, whether they were Pits or not.

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      6 months ago

      I don’t get why people think one breed is worse than another. I have had Rottweilers, bullies, staffies, most of these “dangerous” breeds.

      They have all been very good dogs, some I would say were some of the most gentle giant type dogs I’ve had, because I didn’t train them to be aggressive.

      Just because a bully dog tends to be owned by a twat that likes to kick it and encourage it to attack other animals doesn’t mean all dogs of that breed are the same.

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        6 months ago

        You can tell me all day that YOUR Pitbulls is sweet and docile and wouldn’t hurt a fly, but I don’t believe you or trust you, keep that animal away from me and any children in sight

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          6 months ago

          And I’ll insist that if there is a problem, fault almost certainly lies in the owner or the victim, more than the dog or breed of dog.

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          6 months ago

          I keep them on leads unless in remote locations. You judge me and these animals based on the worst minority demographic of dog owners.

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            6 months ago

            About 75% of pit attacks are by dogs with “good” owners and a general docile disposition. They undergo the PBMS (pit bull mental snap). This is why in most cases the owner is gobsmacked that their dog did such a thing.

            Attacks by bad pits or pits with shitty owners are actually the minority.