My dog is not a threat.
Here we are, I got this reservation 2 months ago. I spoke on the phone with a lady, I called precisely to ask what are the restrictions on the dogs. She hymmed and hawed around after I told her I have...
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BCSnob wrote:
I believe some if not much of the pit bull problems stem from the fact that for most breedings the parents have never been evaluated for their response to stimuli which will elicit the genetically programmed response to see how much stimulation is needed for the response, how aggressive the response is, and how readily the response can be controlled with training.
If one never evaluates for the genetically programmed response one never knows what they are breeding.
This is very true. Before the 70's, there were very few pit bull problems. People had pit bulls as family pets. At that time, the dogs of concern were the Doberman, Rottweiler, and German Shepherd. That's because the jerkoffs who think a macho dog makes the person macho were focused on those breeds. In the 70's, the pit bull started coming into fashion as "THE MACHO BREED" and the pit bull has been maligned ever since. Unfortunately for the pit bull, it's inherent genetics made it a successful candidate for these jerkoffs. In recent years, the jerkoffs tried the akita, but found that male akitas are big goof-offs and while really big, aren't "macho".
As long as we allow people to use dogs as accessories (either as a "macho" dog or a "purse" dog), we will have bad breeding to blame for problems. Look at Chihuahuas - they have huge genetic issues because of all the backyard breeding brought about due to their popularity.
