slick writes:
It's all a matter of upbringing. Bad parents, bad kids. Bad parents, bad pets.
Hi slick,

Having raised two Cairn terriers, I don't find that to be all that accurate of a statement. Dogs are not kids. They were bred to perform certain functions and with that comes certain instincts. They can be the best trained and loved dogs in the world, but slap a rabbit in front of'em and watch how little they pay attention to you, as those instincts kick in to get the rabbit. Terriers were bred to be scrappy and not back down and I've seen some good trainers have no control when something triggered that instinct.

My two were about the friendliest you'd ever want to see with people, but boy have another dog rub'em the wrong way and look out, the fur's gonna fly. I'm the same person that raised 2 Collies to be unbeliveably friendly to every other critter and dog they meet. I don't think I was a good parent with one breed and a bad one with the other. I think to totally disregard breed instincts is to set yourself up for something bad happening. I take precautions with my Terriers around other dogs, that I don't have to with my Collies and I can only hope that people with Pit Bulls are being as responsible.

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