Having spent a lot of time around Golden Retrievers, I understand they are foolhardy and silly, but apart from ONE in my life that was aggressive, left in a locked car balefully looking at passerby, I have never met one that was aggressive, never mind belonging to a breed that routinely appears in the news as having torn both people and animals to bits.
I fully accept that a pit bull, under disciplined training and constant and consistent oversight by a knowledgable and responsible owner, can be kept as a good and faithful pet. But that assumes the owner understands the breed and treats them accordingly.
Pit Bulls are NOT the same kind of animal breed as Golden Retrievers, and anyone who says that is either stupid, ignorant, or willfully malicious.
Not saying that about you, since I don’t know you. It is nothing personal. But anyone who maintains there is no difference between a Golden Retriever and a Pit Bull with respect to inherent behavior patterns is either compelled by a personal agenda, or in complete ignorance of dog breeds.
And since these two powerful, aggressive dogs were running free, the owner is irresponsible and ignorant, as well as stupid and should be criminally charged, hopefully before those playful dogs decide to play that game with a human that cannot retreat up into a car.
“I fully accept that a pit bull, under disciplined training and constant and consistent oversight by a knowledgable and responsible owner, can be kept as a good and faithful pet. But that assumes the owner understands the breed and treats them accordingly”
I have my doubts about your comment......See post 28