Some dogs require dominant and assertive (not necessarily physical) owners.
Pitbulls are one them. They have a strong prey drive which can make them stubborn. They require socialization with people and other animals as well as an owner who can set boundaries and control them.
That said, when properly trained, they are wonderful dogs.
Sadly, the VAST majority of pit bull owners do not fit that type. Another thing, which I know some will disagree with; I will NEVER own a “rescue” pit bull. A dog who has been fought will always have a VERY STRONG prey drive.
Read the story. 6 years. Was friendly. Wouldn’t hurt anyone. We hear the same thing over and over yet, somehow, it’s the owners fault because they weren’t trained properly.
Until they're not.
All pit bulls are considered properly trained until they attack. Then they aren’t. I suppose we should deputize all the pit bull enthusiasts to certify properly trained dogs. But then their certificate would be ruled invalid after they attack.
Question for the enthusiasts- How do you envision handling pit bull ownership when your certification is not achieved? Asking as one who was bitten in the butt by “the lovable, never aggresive family pit bull”
There are two worlds: The imaginary world dreamers would like and the rel world.
AThere are animals that can never be trusted and there are families, strains, etc. within that are more untrustworthy than the breed in general.
Pit Bulls remind me of bovine bulls.
I once owned a bull, a Black Angus. A real pet. He would come to the fence and stand there for you to scrath his head.l He really liked it. Just a big old gentle pet.
Until one day. I was in the pasture driving my pickup and he went nuts. A raging roaring temper tantrum. Had I been on foot I probably would not be writing this.
I got out of there and never went back until after he went to the sale barn. Bulls are just that way and that was not my first unpleasant dangerous experience with one, just the one most apropos.
What triggered him? I have no idea. It is just the way the real world works and those long stories about how if you only understand them and know how to deal with them it will never happen to you only reveal the fact that the individual is living in a dream world, not the real world.
Pit Bulls are not Beagles, Poodles or Corgis.