“To me, this is just plain stupidity.”
It does serve to weed out those who aren’t serious about responsibly owning a pit.
This man drives a pickup truck everywhere. Three of his pits are his constant companions, riding in the bed.
If he stops at the store he puts the dogs in the cab. They never bark or cause a fuss unless someone fools with the truck, then they bark their heads off.
I have never heard of one of his dogs biting someone.
One of my uncles bred and trained German Shepherds for show.
He went through the same problem when the shepherd hysteria was in full swing.
Irresponsible breeders, sellers and owners caused that period of hysteria.
People wanted aggressive guard dogs and the breeders and sellers gave them what they wanted.
After the Shepherd craze people latched onto the Chow Chow as an aggressive guard dog.
Remember when Chow Chows were considered the demon dog of the day?
Now its pits.
Unfortunately society has degraded and a segment of society wants MEAN dogs.
Unscrupulous breeders and sellers have obliged.
Individual owners have intentionally bred for meaner and meaner dogs.
Labs are nice dogs.
I prefer Beagles myself.
Collies are nice as well.
Even labs, collies and beagles can be turned mean under the wrong circumstances.
I believe anyone should be able to own any dog they want, but they need to be responsible owners. That includes proper training of the owner and dog.
Until owners are held responsible financially and criminally mean dog breeds will come and go.
Just wait until wolf/dog breeds become popular.
I've had German Shepherds all my life. What do ya mean shepherd hysteria?
And are you suggesting German Shepherds are a, "Mean dog breed" in the same category as pit bulls?
And btw, I see more GS dogs in my area now, than ever.
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