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Pitbulls are bred to have aggressive tendancies. In that respect, then yes - they are (statistically) more prone to breeding taking over. HOWEVER, to say that ALL pitbulls are therefore inherently dangerous is wrong. A good friend of mine has a pitbull, and it's the sweetest dog imaginable. And a complete pansy, I've seen it run from a cat. (Speaking of aggressive, them felines can be nasty little shaggers).
jbanta's spot on. It's usually the owners that bring out the aggressiveness.
A lot of pitbulls are rescue animals - was talking with someone who works at an animal shelter about it in the wake of the Michael Vick shennanigans. The MO tends to go that a wannabe tough guy gets a pup, raises it "accordingly" - starving it, beating it, doing all he can to get that aggression - animal services gets wind of it, comes in, and seizes the dog. Dog's put into the shelter, stays there for a month, and if it passes muster, then it's adopted out. But that previous abuse is often always there, and can take years and an absolute TON of effort to cure the dog of.
I think that's what Deathbrewer was referring to - any animal, be they chihuahua or pit bull - has the potential to turn vicious if they've gone through what a lot of "fighting dogs" have gone through.
The upshot... if you get a dog (any dog) from a shelter, then it's a crapshoot as to what issues it may have. Pitbulls are more likely to have them, based on their tendancy to be owned by people who abuse them. If you get a pitbull from a breeder, as a puppy, and raise it as a normal dog, then they're absolutely fine.
jbanta's spot on. It's usually the owners that bring out the aggressiveness.
A lot of pitbulls are rescue animals - was talking with someone who works at an animal shelter about it in the wake of the Michael Vick shennanigans. The MO tends to go that a wannabe tough guy gets a pup, raises it "accordingly" - starving it, beating it, doing all he can to get that aggression - animal services gets wind of it, comes in, and seizes the dog. Dog's put into the shelter, stays there for a month, and if it passes muster, then it's adopted out. But that previous abuse is often always there, and can take years and an absolute TON of effort to cure the dog of.
I think that's what Deathbrewer was referring to - any animal, be they chihuahua or pit bull - has the potential to turn vicious if they've gone through what a lot of "fighting dogs" have gone through.
The upshot... if you get a dog (any dog) from a shelter, then it's a crapshoot as to what issues it may have. Pitbulls are more likely to have them, based on their tendancy to be owned by people who abuse them. If you get a pitbull from a breeder, as a puppy, and raise it as a normal dog, then they're absolutely fine.
