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Originally posted by WarChild
The Manstopper class of work dogs does not include pittbulls. Partly because some of the reasons you mentioned.
A much heavier Rottweiler, without a jaw that "locks", can bite hard enough to stop any human. The additional size makes them that much more effective.
Of course pittbulls could stop a man ... It's just a classification of training.
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OK, my husband and I and our partner trained personal protection/guard/narcotics/bomb dogs. The best dog we ever trained was an ENGLISH POINTER! You talk about a MAN STOPPER! We were told by 'experts' that it couldn't be done since his mouth was too soft! NOT!We have trained Pitts also. Pit Bulls are awesome completely trainable dogs. The problem lies in the breeding. If you want to get a Pitt Bull, You MUST 100% get one that has proven lines and is NOT inbred. Period.
The breed got so populsr in the 80's and inbreeding caused so many problems. You didn't hear of PitBulls attacking people before then. As a matter of fact, PittBulls attack far less than Dalmations, it's just that you don't hear about the cute little dalmation.
Like I said, Pit Bulls are completly and totally trainable to do ANYTHING, whether it is attack work, narcotics or even as a seeing eye dog.
Lot's of people see a 'Pitt looking' dog and assume it's a Pitt...most of the time they are looking at some mix of dog and not a full line proven Pitt.
OK JMHO.......