Stance on dogs with violent reputations?

[Faux]

as far as german shepards, I almost laughed at them being considered an agressive dog. they were bred to herd, and herding dogs were bred too bite very little, only unless nippping cattles heels, I have known a lot of german sheperds and not one of them has ever showed the slightest sign of agrresion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ever wondered why they're the favourites to be police dogs?

[rushrock]

 

 

 

LOL.

[Bloodmourn]

My mother is a dog fanatic, as am I, and we've owned many different breeds. All in all, the smaller dogs are always more aggressive, but they really can't do any damage. The large dogs we've owned are generally more placid, but, obviously, if they wanted to, they could certainly cause injuries.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years ago, we had a tiny chihuahua that was so mean we had to send it back to the kennel because it continuously drew blood from our hands when we tried to pet it. Yet, just recently, I got a Doberman, and it's nothing but a big baby, and has never once showed the slightest bit of aggression.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dogs are unpredictable, you can't blame anything on the owners except their training. I've seen pit bulls, dobermans, and rottweilers that were lazy and loving, and I've seen them turn into violent animals rather than pets in an instant.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have a friend whose dog (that had never bitten anyone) just turned around and clamped onto his face after having been their pet for more than 6 years, and for no apparent reason.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lots of people train fighting dogs here, and I can't stand a bit of it. I've been in trouble more than once for getting angry and almost fighting after hearing someone talk about their methods of making their dogs aggressive. In Chile they breed massive fighting dogs that are nothing but born and trained killers. They literally make the dog in that video from the first post look like a harmless puppy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Most of any dog's aggressiveness and violence can be attributed to the owner just because most dogs that act that way are trained that way, but dogs are still unpredictable and you can never be sure that they won't turn on you or someone else. Banning them is probably pointless, as is making the cost of keeping them too high. The only way to keep them under control is through heavier enforcement of the laws already in place against such animals, I think.

[timmay929]

If an aggressive dog was trained that way and had a legit reason, then I don't mind. Something like a police dog or guard dog. I don't even really mind if an owner trains their dog like that, as long as the owner can have complete control of the dog.

[RebelAssassin]

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search through those pages, you will find countless attacks on people in recent months.

[dangeresque]

My grandpa would always say that if the dog bites you intentionally, agressively, and hard...than you should have it put down

[Faux]

My grandpa would always say that if the dog bites you intentionally, agressively, and hard...than you should have it put down

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If a dog showed a violent side, it's irresponsible to keep it alive

[chicodallasman]

If the owner is a bad owner, and lets the dog act that way, the dog will. The license is the best way to go. A poodle and a rottweiller can be just as aggressive as each other, but rottweillers would get the worse treatment because they're stronger. Ya, pitbulls have a natural aggression. It's foolish/unexperienced owners that are giving them a bad rep. I have two german shepherds, they're only aggressive when they have to be, when someone in my family is in danger. With the right training and owner any dog can be controlled.

[crimsonking]

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search through those pages, you will find countless attacks on people in recent months.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indeed, but how many of those dogs actually had decent owners?

[paragon_JOMO]

i love dogs!

 

 

 

but I hate insane crazy owners who are [developmentally delayed]ed enough to let there dogs get so outta control that they cant stop them bitting people for no reason

 

 

 

lol my friend got bit by his own rotweiler (ahh sp) cos he stuk sticks up its nose and it had to be put down.... so i guess if the dog is crazy enuf to bite ppl for no reason then it shud be banned... but if its provoked then its the idiot who provoked it's own fault

[Firebird75]

I think it's all about territory. Dog thinks person is trespassing on it's turf, so it attacks person. Also it thinks every where it goes, it is it's territory now

[Despaxes]

Saying canines have violence in their genes is completely ridiculous.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. We know so little about the human genonome, let alone the canine one, we can barely distinguish our own genes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Behaviour traits are not thought to be passed through chromosomes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.That doesn't make any sense really.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A chihuaha is one of the most aggressive dogs i can think of. It isnt considered so because of its size though. The thing is, if a dog is capable of serious damage at all it will be considered dangerous. The breeds are strong quick and have sharp teeth, so they're aggressive?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is like saying people have violence in their genes. Maybe we should kill all germans/irish/americans/indians/arabians etc.. because a large demographic of that race has interacted in violence related crimes.

[Faux]

Saying canines have violence in their genes is completely ridiculous.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. We know so little about the human genonome, let alone the canine one, we can barely distinguish our own genes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Behaviour traits are not thought to be passed through chromosomes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.That doesn't make any sense really.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A chihuaha is one of the most aggressive dogs i can think of. It isnt considered so because of its size though. The thing is, if a dog is capable of serious damage at all it will be considered dangerous. The breeds are strong quick and have sharp teeth, so they're aggressive?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is like saying people have violence in their genes. Maybe we should kill all germans/irish/americans/indians/arabians etc.. because a large demographic of that race has interacted in violence related crimes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some animals were bred solely to fight. Of course it's in their genes.

[gryphon618]

I think it depends how the owner raises the dog.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My friend has a Pit Bull, that's the gentlest dog you could ever hope to meet. It wouldn't even hurt a fly! I've met Yorkies, Chiuhuahas, and Labradors meaner than this dog.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Labradors and Goldens have a rather tame, friendly, good reputation, right? Well, one day, I was out for a walk, and I saw a Lab running amok, wildly, without a leash. Its owner just sat there, watching it. The Lab came next to me, looking like it was ready to bite. I walked away from it, quickly, but it ran after me and bit me! I've had a fear of labs ever since. Every other dog I'm fine with, its labs that freak me out. :ohnoes:

[FuBai]

To puppy pic:TOO CUTE, IT BURNS!

 

 

 

to put down dog:Well, I could sue for killing an innocent animal.

 

 

 

to topic:Banning gods=NO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

yay for religious freedom.

[Despaxes]

 

 

 

Some animals were bred solely to fight. Of course it's in their genes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Being bred to fight means it has traits (such as sharp teeath, high muscle development, high repetition fast twitch muscles, sharp teeth, etc.) that were extorted and used to fight. They were TRAINED to fight, after being born, they didnt know how from the beginning, and feeding canines rare-raw meat and red meat causes them to be more ill tempered and more likely to fight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Either way it is NOT geneticaly encoded.