angoralvr
Well-Known Member
This weekend when I was with my family, my grandfather made a comment that all pit bulls need to be put to sleep.
I absolutely cannot stand when people try to demonize an entire breed of animal! Apparently someone he knows got bitten recently by one so I can kind of understand why he made the comment he made, but just because one dog bites, does not mean the next will. My little sister got attacked by a dalmation when she was younger and I know for a fact that she didn't do anything to provoke it but you don't see me or her going around campaigning to put all dalmations to sleep!
Of course I made the argument that it is how the dog is raised that matters, not what breed it is, but that didn't go over too well because he knows the person whose dog it was and says they raised him perfectly. That might be the case, it is possible that the dog just turned (it later bit it's owner) but I guess I find that hard to believe.
Why is it so hard for people to take responsibility for our actions? Almost every agressive dog I have ever met, also had an agressive owner. . . . I wonder where they learned it from? It is really sad that in today's world, we find it easier to just ban entire breeds of dog from cities then deal with the real problem, which in my eyes atleast, is irresponsible owners, not bad dogs. The dogs didn't do anything wrong. It seems like lately, being born a pittbull is almost a death sentence and I am afraid that it is going to start getting worse for some of the other so-called "bully" breeds.
I grew up with Rottweilers and constantly heard growing up about how I had a dangerous dog. I just laughed at people when they said it too because Bear was the sweetest dog I have ever met, definately not a big bully!
Of course I made the argument that it is how the dog is raised that matters, not what breed it is, but that didn't go over too well because he knows the person whose dog it was and says they raised him perfectly. That might be the case, it is possible that the dog just turned (it later bit it's owner) but I guess I find that hard to believe.
Why is it so hard for people to take responsibility for our actions? Almost every agressive dog I have ever met, also had an agressive owner. . . . I wonder where they learned it from? It is really sad that in today's world, we find it easier to just ban entire breeds of dog from cities then deal with the real problem, which in my eyes atleast, is irresponsible owners, not bad dogs. The dogs didn't do anything wrong. It seems like lately, being born a pittbull is almost a death sentence and I am afraid that it is going to start getting worse for some of the other so-called "bully" breeds.
I grew up with Rottweilers and constantly heard growing up about how I had a dangerous dog. I just laughed at people when they said it too because Bear was the sweetest dog I have ever met, definately not a big bully!