Thoughts about pitbulls/pit chat!

[Rant]

I only think muzzles should be used if nessecary. If you dog has bitten or lunged at someone then yes, it might be best to put them in a muzzle. I don't think that a pit would have to wear a muzzle if it hadn't been aggressive to anyone as they are just like every other dog.

Muzzles make dogs look more aggressive.

I completely agree here. If I'm walking my dog, no one really pays her any mind. If I walked her with a muzzle, people probably wouldn't let their kids come up to her and what not, because it immediately brands the dog as dangerous.

[greenwolf1998]

I only think muzzles should be used if nessecary. If you dog has bitten or lunged at someone then yes, it might be best to put them in a muzzle. I don't think that a pit would have to wear a muzzle if it hadn't been aggressive to anyone as they are just like every other dog.

Muzzles make dogs look more aggressive.

I completely agree here. If I'm walking my dog, no one really pays her any mind. If I walked her with a muzzle, people probably wouldn't let their kids come up to her and what not, because it immediately brands the dog as dangerous.

My dog is a Cocker Spaniel and sometimes she wears a halti because she pulls quite a lot. I've been approached by numerous dog owners and parents asking if she was dangerous. My dog would never bite anyone, if someone broke into my house she would probably lick them to death.

[Pastasquid]

Thats what used to happen with my border collie, he wore a halti that he hated and I swear people used to think he was aggressive! But I don't understand how they can't tell the difference between muzzles, if a halti was a muzzle, they could easily bite someone!
My grandma told me that she was walking her jack russell and there was a dog with a muzzle on, she was talking to the owner and when she saked why it was wearing a muzzle, it was because it ate all the droppings from horses and dogs! So if a dog is wearing a muzzle, it might not be because it is aggressive

I'm actually starting to like pitbulls. Sadly I can't have one where I am. I wanna move to Australia which is ages away.

[QUITTING DELETE ME]

Pitbulls are actually quite nice. that 'DogsBite' was probably talking about poorly socialised dogs.

[The Glass Doe]

I personally love pitbulls, even though I don't own one. Many of the people in my neighborhood have owned pitbulls and have sadly abused them...One story in particular that I should tell, My most recent neighbors hit their dogs alot, yelled at them, kicked them and even threw the youngest one. Both were pitbulls, and so beautiful they were. One night they went out to party on a very cold winters night and left their dogs chained outside with not even enough chain length to move, and the chain was not even connected to a collar, it was wrapped tightly around their necks, digging into their skin. I went over there because I heard the youngest, Princess, yipping. She was still a small puppy. I could grab her and hold her because she was not abused enough yet to be dangerous, they had only had her for 2 weeks. the older boy they had had for a year i couldnt go near. so i brought the young puppy up on the deck to hold her and wrap her in my coat. i knew i had to do something for the male, so i handed the female to my friend and went to feed him anything i could find that would not be harmful to him. Some dog treats from the other neighbors. some doggy bacon strips we had from dogs in the past, and some pasta noodles. He practically swallowed them whole. My mother brought out a blanket to try to keep him warm, but had to throw the blanket to him because he was so scared and angry. We called animal control the next day and they came and got both dogs. I hope and pray they both got amazing homes, though i'm pretty sure they had to put the male down...Things like this make pitbulls angry and scared of people, I know they are not bad breeds. I also have a feeling I will go to a animal shelter someday when I am older and adopt a pitbull of my own, and show him/her the love she/he always deserved.

[BlueHeart ❤]

To be honest Pitbulls are a "strong" breed. And by strong I mean strong tempered as well as in strength. Pitbulls are well known for have very dominant personalities and it's very easy for them to overcome a human or other dog, even a dog much bigger than them. That being said a pitbull is not for the faint of heart. Because of their stubborn, dominant personalities they don't make good beginner dogs, and even some experienced dog owners have a hard time controlling them.
However even with this personality it doesn't make them impossible to train, or mean that they are highly agressive animals. A dominant personality rarely turns into agression unless provoked but it can happen and I've seen it first hand with MANY breeds of dogs. Domination is the key to owning any dog, big or small. Without being the dominant one, the owner will have little to no control over their pet. 1 key thing to remember though is that being dominant does NOT mean being agressive toward the animal, actually far from it. Agression toward your pet may turn the pet against you and in turn make it lash out (as in the story that Swagzilla. just told...) in fear, which I'm sure many of you know can end very badly.

Now with all that being said do I think pitbulls are dangerous?
Yes...if they get stuck in the wrong hands. And this can be from anywhere to someone who beats them and turns them aggressive on purpose (as in for dog fighting) or just simply a neglectful owner who can't properly control them.
Does this make them an "agressive breed" in my books? NO. ANY breed of dog can be agressive if any of the above things happen to them. Many times dogs lash out, out of fear more than agression and sadly not many people can tell the difference between fear or just plain agression.

I have yet to see a pitbull in all my years thats been agressive, but they've also had marvelous owners who care and love them, which shows when the dog is as sweet as it is.
I work at a pet store and I can honestly say that out of ALL the dogs that come into the store that NONE of the pitbulls I've met have bitten, growled or anything of the sort towards me, my coworkers, other customers OR other dogs in the store at the time. Actually most are some the most friendliest dogs that come in.
What dogs AM I "afraid" of? LITTLE DOGS. Yeah you read that right. I do NOT like little dogs. I have been bitten, scratched, growled at, barked at, lunged at and just straight out attacked by TONS of little breeds of dogs that come into the store. And why? Because their owners spoil them rotten and just allow them to do what they want. So the second that you try to do something the dog doesn't want (like for example trying to help the owner put booties on their dog...) they FREAK out and attack because they know that they wont get disciplined for it. Awful.
Now this doesn't mean all small dogs are like this, I've met an equally good amount of small dogs too, I just figured for arguments sake that I'd throw it in there.

In my experiences with medium to big dogs they seem to much sweeter, and sometimes much calmer than smaller breeds. Not that I haven't met some really poorly behaved big dogs either, but for the most part it tends to be the smaller ones...

[Musically]

I absolutely LOVE them! They are very sweet, loyal, and loving dogs. The only reason they are agressive is that they were raised that way... Although i am not saying it is impossible for one to be aggresive without being raised to be, some dogs just ARE but that can happen with ANY dog breed. My uncle has one and she is gorgeous my mom doesnt like dogs so i dont have one now but as soon as i move out i am going to adopt one from our local shelter

[Rant]

Here's another picture of Kaya. As far as Pit bulls naturally being strong and dominant breeds, I completely agree. She had a huge freaking will, and believe it or not she was my first dog. Potty training her was really easy, yet she tore up my copy of that book about Sid Vicious' girlfriend and got into stuff all the time. I admit I was not equipped to handle such a tough puppy, but when I started leaving on classical music before leaving the house, she stopped tearing things up. I really never put a ton of effort into "dominating" her, but she understands where her food comes from and basically not to mess with me.

[Pastasquid]

She's adorable! Pitbulls are lush!

[[.Book Owl.]]

Here's another picture of Kaya. As far as Pit bulls naturally being strong and dominant breeds, I completely agree. She had a huge freaking will, and believe it or not she was my first dog. Potty training her was really easy, yet she tore up my copy of that book about Sid Vicious' girlfriend and got into stuff all the time. I admit I was not equipped to handle such a tough puppy, but when I started leaving on classical music before leaving the house, she stopped tearing things up. I really never put a ton of effort into "dominating" her, but she understands where her food comes from and basically not to mess with me.

So cute!!