|
The saying "no bad dogs, only bad owners" is not 100% true
I'm not going to take part in this debate other than this
Dogs have two psysiologic stats:
1 - submissive to its owner
2 - in charge
Each dog breed have its own "Fight or flight" preferences.
Fight or flight an be controlled to a extend, again depending on the breed.
Example.
Dog A = Pitbull
Dog B = Retriver
Sneak up on the dog and scare it. Dog A will most likely go for your throat, Dog B will most likely run behind you with its tail between the legs.
It's due to its Fight or flight preferences.
The more contact you have with the dog, the bigger chance there is it will recognise you as the leader. As long as it see you as the leader, nothing will happen to you. But that don't mean it cant attack your kid or wife.
There are many pitbull's who have never done anything wrong, but no matter how the hell you try and spin it, the chances of your dog attacking someone it feels either threatened by, or afraid that someone might take its postiton in the pack (can be a GF or kid), is considerably larger with breeds like Amstaff, pitbull, doberman or pudel
|