pit bulls

[charlie116]

ok so, i got really upset in one of my classes today because one of my teachers said something stereotypical about pit bulls . she was trying to define the word "inherent" & said "pit bulls are inherently aggressive". i wanted to say something about it so badly, but i shut my mouth because i didn't want to start a scene or argument. it just makes me so angry!!! any breed of dog can be aggressive! not just pit bulls!

[sana]

ok so, i got really upset in one of my classes today because one of my teachers said something stereotypical about pit bulls . she was trying to define the word "inherent" & said "pit bulls are inherently aggressive". i wanted to say something about it so badly, but i shut my mouth because i didn't want to start a scene or argument. it just makes me so angry!!! any breed of dog can be aggressive! not just pit bulls!

That is plain rude, you should have told her this sentence, its quiet nice and perfect for such a teacher;
"My teacher who says pit bulls are inherently aggressive is extremely rude and mostly illiterate about animals."
I mean, every animal can be aggressive at one point or another. Pit Bulls can be the sweetest animals on earth if they are taught to be nice. They can be the wildest on earth if they are treated badly and angrily. German Shepherd can attack its own carer, like mine did, he attacked my gatekeeper who cared for him nearly all his life!

She should think before speaking, really look before you leap...Think before you speak..

[luvofallhorses]

Pit Bulls can be the sweetest animals on earth if they are taught to be nice. They can be the wildest on earth if they are treated badly and angrily.

The part I underlined is not true. I have seen APBTs and bully breeds bounce back from being abused and not showing any aggression towards humans. Their love is unconditional as with any dog, but I see more so APBTs and bully breeds being hurt bounce back from it. That doesn't mean every bully breed out there is going to bounce back.

Also genetics plays a huge role in a dog's life, not the way they are treated.

Any dog can be aggressive not just pit bulls and GSDs. GSDs are much different than pit bulls as GSDs are a guardian breed, but a stable dog of any breed should not go after a human unless their person is being threatned I do not consider that aggression.

Human aggression shouldn't be tolerated in bully breeds, they should welcome everyone and make horrible guard dogs. Like I said the only exception I would make if the home or family was being threatned but that does not mean the dog should lash out. It depends on the situation. GSDs however are more aloof because they are a guardian breed and that is tolerated but they should not attack a person unprovoked nor should any dog.

http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/pospress.html

Also there are a lot of pit bulls being therapy dogs, service dogs, etc. GSDs are search and rescue dogs, bomb sniffing dogs, and mainly in K9-Units.

I hope that made sense!

From atts.org passing temperament tests -

American Pit Bull Terrier - 86.0%

German Shepherd Dog - 84.2%

[sana]

The part I underlined is not true. I have seen APBTs and bully breeds bounce back from being abused and not showing any aggression towards humans. Their love is unconditional as with any dog, but I see more so APBTs and bully breeds being hurt bounce back from it. That doesn't mean every bully breed out there is going to bounce back.

Also genetics plays a huge role in a dog's life, not the way they are treated.

Any dog can be aggressive not just pit bulls and GSDs. GSDs are much different than pit bulls as GSDs are a guardian breed, but a stable dog of any breed should not go after a human unless their person is being threatened I do not consider that aggression.

Human aggression shouldn't be tolerated in bully breeds, they should welcome everyone and make horrible guard dogs. Like I said the only exception I would make if the home or family was being threatened but that does not mean the dog should lash out. It depends on the situation. GSDs however are more aloof because they are a guardian breed and that is tolerated but they should not attack a person unprovoked nor should any dog.

http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/pospress.html

Also there are a lot of pit bulls being therapy dogs, service dogs, etc. GSDs are search and rescue dogs, bomb sniffing dogs, and mainly in K9-Units.

I hope that made sense!

From atts.org passing temperament tests -

American Pit Bull Terrier - 86.0%

German Shepherd Dog - 84.2%

I'm not sure if I get your point, you mean, if they are treated badly, they instead turn out to act like how salves act, depressed and sad yet they gotta obey what their masters tell them. You mean that?

Their love is unconditional as with any dog, but I see more so APBTs and bully breeds being hurt bounce back from it. That doesn't mean every bully breed out there is going to bounce back.

Also genetics plays a huge role in a dog's life, not the way they are treated.

Any dog can be aggressive not just pit bulls and GSDs. GSDs are much different than pit bulls as GSDs are a guardian breed, but a stable dog of any breed should not go after a human unless their person is being threatened I do not consider that aggression.

This part I agree. Some dogs get angry when they are mistreated others they still love their masters and obey them, even if they are unhappy with their treating. They stay patient. Some attack when they are treated badly and are beaten or the masters are angry at them a lot. And, yes genetics do play a major role in a dog's life. But when they are mistreated, beaten etc. their patience ends in the end at times. Their earlier behavior might be soft and nice. But that can't stay forever in some cases. I agree to what you say, though. You are correct about what you say.

Thanks for correcting

[luvofallhorses]

I mean that their love is UNCONDITIONAL.. owners do not have to push them to be that way they just ARE. And no problem. I adore bully breeds so much.