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I want to know if well trained pits ever snap and maul their owners. I guess it is pretty well demonstrated by mauling victims that ‘sweet and lovable dogs’ have done this, but I have yet to read of a verifiably well trained pit bull doing it. I’m not saying it doesn’t happen, but it seems like the training or its lack is never brought up in the reporting.

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A valid question. You have requested this information previously, and I thank you for reminding me.

I do not know. I have heard that one of the classic items said by surprised owners is “that’s not like him. He never did anything like that before.”

Which, if investigated, usually turns out not to be quite true. Usually, there are aggression behaviors ignored in the hope that “it would go away”. Items such as food aggression, toy aggression, “Playful nips”, small animal aggression, escalating to human aggression.

And sometimes no markers at all, but a normally sweet-tempered goofy dog who at one point “snaps” or “goes game” (dogfighter term)
and begins to maul or kill small animals, livestock, etc.

This appears to happen most often at or around sexual maturity - 1.5-2 years old - but has happened at age 7 or later as well.

I do not remember if you are the poster discussing that 5% or fewer of dogs (actually, owners) have adequate training and/or obedience, but if this number is accurate, as it is about the percentage of pit bulls in the dog population (5%+/-), then the percentage of untrained pit bulls would be
at 95% of 5% of the general population of dogs.

I will continue to check. Thank you for asking. Norski