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Originally Posted by Far-L
Pit hysteria is ridiculous. Dobies used to get the same prejudice in the 70's. Before that, yes, poodles, had a nasty rep too.
I go to the dog park daily with my dogs which are pit mixes, not even full pits, and the over-reaction factor is absurd.
But, the other day I was talking to an old guy and he was saying how his opinion has changed about pits since coming to the park and seeing with his own eyes, far from being killers, pits were the most playful and social dogs in the the park.
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I agree, but part of the reason that these dogs get bad raps, is two fold. The first is the breeders. Not everyone should breed dogs, since they aren't looking at temperament and other factors that could come into play later in the dog's life. Dobermans and German Shepherds have gone through those phases, and mostly in times when they were over-bred, by backyard breeders.
Secondly it's the owner. A great many of these dogs are adopted by the types of people that should not own a dog like this or any other dog for that matter. We've all seem them, they bought the dog to make themselves look tough or emulate thug life. These jackasses shouldn't own dog's period, much less a dog the the physical attributes of a Pit-bull.
As far as all dogs are concerned, doesn't matter how many times that someone tells me that their dog wouldn't hurt a fly, loves kids, and is the sweetest natured beast out there. Dogs are to be respected as something that could bite. That goes for the 3lb Pomeranian as well as the 140lb Mastiff and everything in-between.