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The faces behind the words.....

JaysCyYoung said:
Pitbulls are great dogs. Unfortunately they get a bad rap because of irresponsible, heartless owners that raise them to be as vicious as possible, and often will intentionally breed aggressive genes into them so that the next generation will be even more vicious than the preceding one (for the purposes of dog-fighting). It's absolutely disgusting and gives what is a wonderful dog a poor reputation through no fault of its own.
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Agreed... I usually can tell the ones that are harmless because they don't have cropped ears or tails. If someone does that to their Pitbull then they probably want them to look mean. That's not to say it's always true but I'm definitely more leery of Pittbulls with cropped ears.
 
How can anyone with any sort of heart get ears cropped or tails docked? I guess they also make their wife get foot bindings...
 
I don't know about the whole nurturing pit bulls argument. My sister had a rotty, nicest dog you'd ever meet. Good around the kids, never once had any issue with her in that regard, BUT she had a terrible habit of attacking and trying to kill other dogs.

Dogs are dogs. They are always capable of attacking and biting no matter how well they are treated. If a nice pit bull decides he's coming after you, you're getting hurt.
 
JohnnyHolmes said:
I don't know about the whole nurturing pit bulls argument. My sister had a rotty, nicest dog you'd ever meet. Good around the kids, never once had any issue with her in that regard, BUT she had a terrible habit of attacking and trying to kill other dogs.

Dogs are dogs. They are always capable of attacking and biting no matter how well they are treated. If a nice pit bull decides he's coming after you, you're getting hurt.
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The Rotweiller probably had some fighting instincts bred into it at some point. The best thing any prospective dog owner can do is research the lines of their pets extensively and discuss things seriously with their breeder. A good breeder can ensure that they select desirable traits and that their lines are kept free of undesirable ones.
 
Since we're making this dogs behind the people behind the faces behind the words:
Here's my old dog Georgie. She passed away 5-6 years ago. Adopted from a shelter. She was living in a stray pack that supposedly had done some interbreeding with wolves. She was a very odd dog. Almost cat like. Only playful in small spurts, never was really trained beyond knowing her name, being housebroken, and giving her paw for a treat. She spent 99% of her time outside, and would often be a bump in the snow because she was totally happy sleeping outside in the worst snowstorms.
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That's awesome.

I had a Samoyed / Husky mix when I was a kid. That dog loved being outside. He had tunnels dug through all the snow in the backyard. He'd literally pop out of different places when I would call him to come in.

He also used to kill mice and leave them on the back porch for me.

Thoughtful of him.

Sadly though, he got really mean and crotchety in his older days. My parents decided to get another dog, a German Shepherd, and our existing dog who was probably around 13 / 14 years old at the time REALLY didn't like the idea and almost killed the Shep. Chewed open an artery. That was fun.
 
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Georgie got weirder as she aged. Sorta skittish and actually seizured when she died. She was also some blend of samoyed and husky and who knows what else.
 
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