Having been on the PT site for a while I have never seen this topic discussed in depth.

I do beleive that all animals, as hoomans, all have different personalities...

I bring this up becuase of the Vick case and the sometime stereotyping of certain breeds.

This isn't a condemnation of any breed or behavior. It's not a slam on the owners of any breed or type.

I'd like this to stay as a discussion of who subscribes to the idea of animal personalities!


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I will come clean and say that big dogs do scare me! My brother owned a Shepherd/Chow mix that was a total sneaky dog.

She hated kids, snapped and broke the skin of one of my nieces-I always knew this dog had a 'scary' personality.

I could tell by her eyes- you would never see the whites of her eyes unless you walked up beside her.....she had this way of looking at you that said, "Don't even think about getting close!" She'd walk away from me when I got close but I never, ever trusted that dog.


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I do beleive that just as humans are messed up, there are dogs that have anti social personalities.

I have seen Pits who were maniacs, but more often than not, they are really good dogs. The problem with the press surrounding PBs is the way they are portrayed.

It always gives me pause when I see some 15 year old kid being dragged down the street by a PB in a spiked collar, raising hell with every dog on that block!
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My last thought is about the poodles and poms that go crazy and attack people.

Good dogs gone bad?
Or bad dogs that were always there?