- this is my s/o's pit Duke, hes a dumb boy and we love him
StellaPup wrote:(Creator of this thread, just letting you know it's Pit Bulls not Pitbulls. Haha no offence)
Redwyn wrote:Depends which bully breed we're talking about, as it is often a blanket term used to cover multiple bully breeds and BBM (as much as I agree or disagree with it being used as such). So we'll briefly cover the American Pit Bull Terrier.
The American Pit Bull Terrier is a breed specifically bred for animal aggression if we are talking about a responsibly bred dog meant to be temperamentally appropriate and a representation of the breed. They were a breed that first originally started popping up in England after boar baiting became illegal in the 1800s. To fight other dogs.
Human aggression (HA) in the breed usually meant the dog was culled. HA is unfortunately a occasional side effect of breeding for gameness, the purpose of the original APBT. When back yard breeders started producing them, the HA dogs were no longer culled as often which is why we sometimes see the human aggressive APBT.
In conclusion:
The breed is more likely to be human and dog (or other pet) aggressive because it was originally bred for game. Both genetics and environment play a role in dogs. If it didn't, we wouldn't have specific breeds for specific dogs: border collies are bred to herd, hunting dogs are bred to hunt, cavaliers are bred to be well tempered lap dogs. Are there exceptions? Yes, in every breed. Especially one so watered down and over produced by back yard breeders. Does it mean all pit bulls are bad dogs and need to be banned? No. But people getting them should be aware of what they were bred for and keep them appropriately, not anthropomorphize them. That's how you end up with accidents like the ones you hear in the news and when they ban BBM in certain places.
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