Oh boy, oh boy....sm
Posted By: curious girl on 2009-01-11
In Reply to: Well, regular people might be - Questions
What a debate! Pits are a different breed. I will say that. At one time, I used to say I would not own one. THEN I got to know one and then another one and then another one. By coming to know them, I realized something. These dogs were very much like any other dog. They are indeed a dog. I then decided you know they aren't what they are made out to be and I became an owner of one. You could have never made me believe that this pit I have who lives here with me would be so affectionate. That is not to say he doesn't ever show aggression. Being protective is just part of his nature; although, there are other breeds with this nature also. He won't show aggression to us or friends. He only shows aggression to people he doesn't know, and that is okay with me. I am home alone a lot, and I feel safe with him around. He doesn't want to set out to maul or hurt someone, but if he feels threatened he probably would. Now I will say this. A lot of attacks are caused by irresponsible owners. Pure and simple. When you have a pit bull who weighs around 70 pounds and is very muscular, you don't allow them to roam around the neighborhood freely. You don't even allow them to roam around your yard freely. You have a fenced in area with signs warning not to enter and that is being responsible. They are usually uneasy around strangers. Another thing is not just anyone should own one. They are not a dog you just mistreat or show no attention. If you mistreated one of these dogs and done it routinely, they could very well attack you. You treat them good and they love you for it. A lot of times when these dogs attack it is because someone they do not know has approached them either due to this person coming in the dogs yard or an irresponsible owner allowing the dog out freely. Or they attack because they have been mistreated and are tired of it and they strike back. A lot of people who are attacked that say oh I have been around this dog all its life fail to say and I don't like it and I have yelled at it and maybe kicked it a time or two, etc. You don't know the circumstances. Every once in a while you may have one attack for no good reason. A just plain unstable dog. Well hey the way I see it instability runs in all breeds and species. I know a few humans who are unstable too. So don't judge the whole breed without knowing them. It is called stereotyping. And stereotyping just isn't nice. ;)
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