No Bad Breeds

[Rosa D.]

I love dogs, well, I love most animals. Anyways, what I want to know is what everyone thinks of certain breeds. My question is: Are Pit Bulls, Rottweilers, Dobermans and Akitas bad breeds? I do not agree with people who think that a pit bull is a danger to children. I think that no dog should be left unsupervised with a child. I believe that any breed of dog will attack a child, or an adult for that matter, if it is provoked. People single out breeds like Pits and Rotties because they already have reputations. So, what does everyone else think?

[electrolass]

I agree with you.  I worked in a vet's office for several years.  I remember one case very well.  It was a rottweiler named Rosco who had been thrown from the back of a truck.  All of the nails on his front paws had been ripped from their cuticles.  It was awful.  Every day I had to pick the debris and dead skin form Rosco's nail beds.  I never had to anesthetize him.  It was very unnerving however, to have his huge head pressed right up against my cheek as he watched me clean his wounds.  He never flinched.  This went on for at least a week until the wounds began to heal and close up.   What an amazing animal.   I worked with pitt bulls, rotties, doberman's, and I cannot say that any one of those breeds stood out as being more vicious than say Golden Retriever's or cute little Beagles.  One breed did stand out:  Chow Chows.  What I noticed about Chow Chows was this:  their personalities did seem to change after they achieved sexual maturity.  They, like English Sheepdogs, tend to not care for other dogs.  This could be because they were bred to be solitary animals:  sheepdogs to protect sheep from wolves and Chows to protect the Chinese Emperor.  Still, I saw examples of these breeds who were absolute sweeties.  Some dogs need more structure than others.  Some dogs need  to be exercised ALOT to keep them happy.  Some dogs are perfectly content to be couch potatoes.  I think if you take care in choosing an animal, and devote lots of time to your pet, you stand a good chance of having a perfectly well behaved pet.  Anyway, that's my take.  Peace out.

[Rachael]

I totally agree with Rosa and Electrolass.  Dogs are sweet, caring animals and they deserve the same love they show towards their masters.

I've done a bit of studying on pitbulls, and have learned that dog aggression is different from human aggression.  If any dog attacks people without provocation, it should be put down.  But no domestic breed is specifically bred to attack people.  Even breeds that are used in dogfighting have to get along with humans so they don't suddenly jump out of the ring and attack someone.

Dogfighting is sick and wrong, but the breed shouldn't have to suffer for the crimes of people.  There are many families across America that own dogs from the "bad breeds," and just like any other dog, they are loving and faithful pets to their owners.  I don't support breed-specific legislation, and I'm glad it's not national.

I do love dogs.

[Kritter]

Yes, I think dogs behaviors are determined by the owner(s). Just like a parent to a child. I have no deep personal grudge to Pitt Bulls and such; however, the thought of them attacking does come to mind. Why, because a pit bull once attacked my dog while my brother was walking him. These little kids was walking a pit bull and well, course the pit bull was stronger than the kids so it got loose and went straight to my dog and attacked him. According to my brother, he was just walking the dog and notices a big dog barking constantly then suddenly running towards him. Thank god my dog was not badly damage. My dad was there and beated the pit bull with a bat. Did I felt bad for the pit bull- NO. No matter how much my dad was hitting the pit bull, it would not let go. It wasn’t until my dad some how got the bat into the dog’s mussel did the pit bull finally let go. Course my dad called the animal patrol and stuff. So that incident did give me somewhat a negative look to pit bulls. Wrong of me to judge all pit bulls that way and I know that.
But don’t worry, pit bulls are not the only dog, Rottweilers is another breed on my bad list. This time it was not my family dog who got attacked, but me. Ok let me clarify this, the dog ALMOST attacked. This Rottweiler was inches from my face and wanted to kill me (the dog’s leash was what saved me). I was around 11 years old or so when that happen.

For me right now, if I came across a puppy pitt bull and/or rottweiler, I would see them as any other puppy dog and have no problem. If I came across adult p. bulls and/or rottweiler, I will most likely hesitate.

[5m3rk]

Pit Bulls, Rottweilers, Dobermans, Akitas and don't forget Mastifs.

They all get the bad rap mainly because of the fact that they can be scary dog and usually get portrayed as such in movie/TV.  And even though there are dog attacks all the time the ones that usually make the news are them.

Are they bad - No - they act like they were trained to be.  I personally luv Rottwielers and Pit Bulls (though i have never owned one).

[Oni]

Meow,
I think people have there preference in dog breeds. Me I am not to fond of Rots because I have had bad experiences with them. Though my parents dog is half Rot and half german shepard. And is a very sweet, smart, and cute Dog. I have grown up with Dogs most of my life, and even owned a Dingo at one time. I would love to own a Fox. But really I am more of a Cat person. I find Dogs to be exactly how you train them to be. Though like every animal including humans, they do have natural insticts, and characteristics that are breed into them. I would not take dogs that have been breed to fight home to my family. There are dog’s that can be left along with children and elderly. It also depends on how well the dog knows the family, or what the dog has been trained to do. Dogs are loyal creatures. But not something of my fancy. I am sure I will own more through out my life. Fox wants a dog, and I want a German Shepard. I think they are pretty and smart creatures. Lambs I have found are dumb till they are older though. But then again that’s my experance.
As far as the no bad breed thing, well it really all depends on the owner. Some breeds are just not ment for some people. So in that sense you could say that there are bad breeds. But there is most likely a breed out there for everyone.

[Rosa D.]

Even if a dog of a specific breed had attacked me I still would not hold a grudge against that breed. I have been bitten pretty bad by a few dogs in the past. I did hold a grudge against that dog for a while, but now I realize that it was my fault to begin with. The first time my cousin and I were messing with his dog while it was eating, then one time I was messing with some puppies and I didn't notice that the mom was upset, I think that also one time it was from just me picking on my aunt's dog. I wasn't hurting it, just annoying the sh** out of it. I've honestly heard more stories about German Shepherd attacking kids than Pitts. Of course, the dogs that have bitten me were mixed breeds.

[Rosa D.]

As far as the no bad breed thing, well it really all depends on the owner. Some breeds are just not ment for some people. So in that sense you could say that there are bad breeds. But there is most likely a breed out there for everyone.

Then I guess you could say: "No bad breeds, only bad owners." Just because a breed is not good for one person or the other doesn't make it a bad breed. Just not an ideal one for so-and-so.

[Oni]

you could say that.

But just remember

Dogs Drool and Cats Rule!

[Rachael]

Yes, I think dogs behaviors are determined by the owner(s). Just like a parent to a child. I have no deep personal grudge to Pitt Bulls and such; however, the thought of them attacking does come to mind. Why, because a pit bull once attacked my dog while my brother was walking him. These little kids was walking a pit bull and well, course the pit bull was stronger than the kids so it got loose and went straight to my dog and attacked him. According to my brother, he was just walking the dog and notices a big dog barking constantly then suddenly running towards him. Thank god my dog was not badly damage. My dad was there and beated the pit bull with a bat. Did I felt bad for the pit bull- NO. No matter how much my dad was hitting the pit bull, it would not let go. It wasn’t until my dad some how got the bat into the dog’s mussel did the pit bull finally let go. Course my dad called the animal patrol and stuff. So that incident did give me somewhat a negative look to pit bulls. Wrong of me to judge all pit bulls that way and I know that.
But don’t worry, pit bulls are not the only dog, Rottweilers is another breed on my bad list. This time it was not my family dog who got attacked, but me. Ok let me clarify this, the dog ALMOST attacked. This Rottweiler was inches from my face and wanted to kill me (the dog’s leash was what saved me). I was around 11 years old or so when that happen.

For me right now, if I came across a puppy pitt bull and/or rottweiler, I would see them as any other puppy dog and have no problem. If I came across adult p. bulls and/or rottweiler, I will most likely hesitate.

Pit bulls are dog aggressive.  There's really no way around that.  Some dog breeds are more known for attacking other dogs, and that's why you have to be careful if you own one.  An owner of a pit bull should never let their dog off its leash, and should always make sure the person walking the dog has good control of the animal.

Around people, my dog is the sweetest dog you'll ever meet.  She's lovable and social, will let ANYONE pet her, and has been acquainted with little Landon ever since he was a couple months old.  She's always been very gentle with him.  When she was younger she did knock a few kids down, but she was just excited and they weren't hurt.

However, she does NOT get along well with other dogs.  That's one reason we don't let her outside our yard without a leash.  Once she attacked one dog and the poor thing had to get stitches.  I felt terrible and was very angry at Emily for doing that, but do I think she's a bad dog?  No.  She just doesn't play well with other dogs.

(There are a couple dogs she gets along well with.  Zeke, a chocolate lab that lives down the street, is one of them.)