Now I know there are people out there that love the pit bull breed and I've got nothing against the pit bull. One of our friends owns a pit bull and he comes over to play with our big 2. He also is allowed around my 14 month old but I'll talk more about Diesel more later.
Now the pit bull is a very powerful breed...there no way around it. Anyone that has been around a pit bull knows that they have very large heads and their head is covered with a very large muscle that controls the jaw. They also have a large mouth and large teeth. When it comes to training they are very stubborn and not all that bright so training is long and hard. All the pit bulls that I have met almost all of them want to be dominate. So the person that owns a pit bull needs to have a strong will and let it be known that the person rules the house and controls all aspects of life for the dog. I do that with all 3 of my dogs (miniature poodle, doberman and boxer). Not all people who own dogs are responsible. There are people out there that get pit bulls because they have a bad rap and the people want a mean dog to add fear to the people around them...not meaning friends or family although they could be afraid of the dog(s) too.
Now for the other dogs mentioned in the image - Doberman, German Shepard and Rottweiler. Now owning a doberman might make me bias but she is one of the best dogs that I have ever had. We adopted Gretchen from the pound when she was about 7 months old and she turned our lives upside down. She was kinda trained when we got her so she caught on quick with the simple commands like sit and down. Gretchen does have a few screws loose and a few quirks but all in all she is super smart and learns really fast. Now for a bit of history on the doberman. They were breed by a tax collector who wanted a personal protection dog while traveling through the slums to collect taxes. Hitler bred them to aggressive war dogs and I imagine that during the 70's doberman breeders decided to start breeding the doberman to be less aggressive. The selective breeding must have worked because all the dobermans that I have known are really nice. Now I haven't owned a German Shepard or a Rottweiler so I don't know that much about them but here's what I do know. The German Shepard is one of the most trainable dogs out there today and the rotties can be great pets if trained right from the beginning. The German Shepard have been used as service dogs for years and years. The rotties were breed originally to pull small carts and hold money sacks around their necks for butchers. Now all 3 dogs are large and intimidating, which is ideal for guarding which all 3 breeds have done in the past and still do today, but if not properly trained and socialized they can become fearful and aggressive. This also goes for all breeds from the Great Dane all the way down to the Chihuahua.
So my point is that any dog can attack and bite if not properly trained and socialized. I have been bitten by 3 different dogs in my lifetime and 2 of them were Cocker Spaniels. This also brings me back to Diesel the pit bull friend. Diesel has been trained and socialized since puppyhood and he is truly a great dog. We dog sat Diesel and his "sister" Daphne the Weimaraner over a weekend a month ago. Diesel was a perfect gentleman and after I made it clear that the baby didn't need to be licked in the face every time he saw her, he left her alone for the most part. Daphne on the other hand worried me just a bit because she out weighs the baby by about 80 pounds and has a hunting instinct that has me just a tad worried when it comes to my kid. Zoe stayed the weekend over at her grandma's with our small dog, Bitsie, because there is no way, even with the help of my husband, that I could watch 5 dogs and an active toddler, who is fascinated by all the doggies.
If people who own dogs take the time to train and socialize their dogs, we wouldn't have all these dog related attacks. That's all I have to say...feel free to comment or disagree...Cheers!!
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