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Originally Posted by PR_Glen
Rottweilers have been selectively bred for non aggression other than for working purposes for a few hundred years. Pitbulls have been bread for aggression and specifically fighting for about half that with zero attempts at creating a responsible breeding practice. You guys are right, it is the owners.. the same owners who breed these things to be meaner and tougher are the reason people get mauled, are the reason people have to give them up and they are destroyed in shelters and will remain that way until they become responsible.
Your argument is out the window.. if some random dog bites you they should be put down too.
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Correct. The same for German Shepherds(minus a couple hundred years) and Dobermans. The other 2 breeds that are most commonly used worldwide as estate and personal protection.
A "mean" pit will just eat your shit for no good reason other than they want to. My two German Shepherds(and mostly all of them I've been around, which includes a couple national and world placers every Sunday morning(ScH)) will lick you and play with you, but if I turn them on, you're done. The neighbor kids come over and play fetch with them often, the mail lady HAS to play fetch with my male every day or she gets barked at(he's a drama queen), etc. I couldn't "turn them on" to these people, as they know they're not a threat.
Some crack addict walking down the street at 2 in the morning near our fence / yard, though.... I don't need to turn them on then, either. They're already on.
I've been around / seen a lot of pits in my life since I grew up in Whitetrashville, USA. I can say there are only 3 I've spent time around that I'd consider a good family dog. Personally, I'd rather have a breed that I can trust no questions asked around my 6 year old niece - trust that the dogs will play with her and be calm with her, and eat anyone who has any other intentions with her.