Why would you get a pitbull as a service dog?
Why would you get a pitbull as a service dog?
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Especially for a 2 year old! But it is half pit - half boxer.
So I guess the dog would only eat half the girl.
(Sarcasm folks! Go flame someone else)
AmStaffs are actually very sweet-tempered. I have one who is in training to help me with tasks around the house, as nerve damage in my left arm and varying levels of organ insufficiency, osteoporosis, arthritis, and spinal fusion can make daily tasks difficult. She’s also certified as a therapy animal that I can bring to see patients in hospitals and nursing homes as a part of those patients’ therapies.
You have to really mistreat them or train them to be vicious. Staffordshire Terriers originating from Ireland were called “Nanny Dogs” due to their gentle demeanor around children and their families, and of course once immigrants came over, an American breed emerged.
I’ve spent a lot of time with many dogs, and I’ve never had a Pit snap at me. Chihuahuas on the other hand were kind of nasty. And when my husband was a kid, he was bit in the face by a Husky that wanted his peach. Not to say that AmStaffs can’t be vicious, because it happens, but before them it was Rottweilers which were the hated breed. Before them it was Dobermans, and before them was German Shepherds.
Also, service dogs are exempt from breed bans.
Relevant to the article, if an animal is being transported to its intended patient without the patient present, it doesn’t need to be seated in the cabin. If the patient is present, that is an entirely different matter. Dogs alert to seizures before they happen, giving more time for family and the patient to prepare and be ready for it, especially if they are severe. It’s not as if they just bark afterwards as an alert. They’re there to give the patient a heads-up, in which case the animal should be in the cabin with their patient.