Maya2001
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From: Woodstock ONT,CANADA
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A well bred pitbull is by no means unpredictable, the were purpose bred to be good with people but they were also bred to be other animal agressive, it is like with me having greyhounds they are soft natured generally very good with adult, but do not tolerate rough handling so children need to be taught to be gentle with them, many have strong prey drive and if they see a small cat or dog running it can trigger their preydrive. Owners need to understand the nature of the breeds they own and accept those traits, for me that means my greyhound do not offleash runs other than at fully enclose dog parks that are designated for larger dogs only, and kept on leash any other time or in my securely fenced yard with gate checked to ensure it is locked. If I owned a pitbull I would have to keep in mind they may not always be good with other animals and respect that part of their nature and then as an owner it my obligation to ensure I never put the dog in a position where it's nature becomes a danger to another animal.
As for mixing puppies with older adult dogs it is always risky because and older dog is not going to always tolerates the antics/and energy of puppies. My one dog used to go to huge events to promote different breeds, doing a 4 hour showings often being handled by several hundred children and adults of all ages the toddlers would use him as a pillow, stick their hands in his mouth, look in his ears of mouth, he was very comfortable handling that much attention, nothing phased him, but he is now older, still loves people and attention alot but I also recognize the fact he gets tired sooner, some of his joints will be more sensitive now and his abdomen gets tender at times, so shows like that would become uncomfortable for him and their is a greater chance he would become cranky after a while, so 3 years ago he was retired from the last big show event inorder to play it safe and I would never want to risk having possibly growl or nip at a child, even at home with the grandchildren I supervised closely ensuring the youngest does not accidently trip over him and watch for any signs of restless or avoidness as soon as the first signs are present a baby gate goes up to seperate dog and children, I also have 2 very shy dogs who I automatically seperate from the grandchildren, inorder to protect them from ever becoming fear biters.
Though pit bull may produce the most serious bite injuires they are not the most common dog to end up biting children, the labrador is and the most common reason is because owners do not respect the dogs needs inorder to ensure bite prevention, they automatically assume the dog should never be intolerant of even rough handling by children or that they should tolerate being fallen on when they are older and now suffering from pain from arthritis or hip dysplaysia, if we were in that postion we would instinctually use are hands to roughly get the child off of us because the pain is so intense at the time, but dog does not have hands so they use their mouth instead, which then become labeled as a bite and owners not understanding beleive their dog has now suddenly turned vicious to children and is now dangerous so they destroy the dog, there was absolutely wrong with the dog, it all boiled down to owners having unrealistic expectations and therefore neglected the dogs needs which result in the situation occuring, and sadly that is the case with the majority of dogs bites, most are preventible if common sense is used.
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. Pit bulls have been bred improperly so long that a lot of them can be a bit loopy. But I will agree and say many bad owners do have agressive dogs...they make them that way. I would not reccommend a pit bull for anyone who has other dogs. Period. Not even other pit bulls. They are unpredictable, even in the most experienced hands.
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