Not again. Here goes the whole pit bull argument again. I am so very scared of these dogs and I don’t know why. I have known 2 and they were dedicated and lovable pets of friends and I could never feel safe around them. Publicity like this does not help.
They are not even friendly looking dogs.
I believe it’s precisely those stories about pits which are lovable pets who turn on their owners children which is what gives you that fear. If it were a matter of one or two isolated incidents, that would be one thing, but it’s not.
The other thing that disturbs me about these pits turning on their owners children is that most dogs are VERY protective about children, even ones not part of their family.
My relatives has a male dachshund who was watching over my baby sister as she was sleeping. When my mother went over to adjust her clothing, the dog snarled at her. My mother was shocked that the dog would be so protective of a child that he would react that way to the child’s own mother.
I don’t trust a breed which would attack a child.