Originally posted by: palehorse74
Originally posted by: Citrix
Originally posted by: palehorse74
Originally posted by: Vic
Uhh... Pits are just as trainable as Rotts. As always, the problem is the owner, not the dog. Blaming the dog is like blaming a car for getting in an accident.
QFT!
My mother helps run a pitbull dog rescue, and
not a single one of their pits has ever bitten anyone.
In fact, most of the pups she fosters turn out to be
some of the sweetest, most loveable dogs I've ever known. Hell, most of them think they're lap-dogs and will lick you to death before they ever even think about biting you!
It's entirely about the owners and how they raise them.
funny, every single owner who has a pit that turned on humans said the same exact thing.
There are certain rules and methods to raising and training pitbulls that most owners never bother to learn.
1) you NEVER play tug-of-war, or let them use pull-toys of any sort.
2) you NEVER let them so much as nibble on your hands or arms. (in other words, any time they try to bite, even playfully, you stop them).
3) you NEVER encourage agressive behavoir.
4) you NEVER EVER let them off of a leash in any area that has a fence shorter than 6 ft.
5) etc...
Like I've said, it's all about the owners - many are too lazy or too ignorant to raise a pitbull properly. At most
decent pitbull rescues, 9 out of 10 of the potential adopters are rejected. In some cases, the dogs are taken back by the rescue if/when the owners break one of the many rules they have to agree to when they choose to adopt a pitbull. They are usually asked to sign a binding contract that allows for routine follow-up visits, and even casual surveilance, by the rescue leagues.
There are a few cases where the dogs have flipped out under seemingly random circumstances, but not as many as the media would have you believe. Most often, the owners are later found to be negligent, and the media simply fails to follow-up on that part of the story.
