Yeah, the pet shelters are full of ‘em.
Owners who came to their senses.
Too many incidents of shelters picking up strays, monitoring them for a time, then adopting them out. Big money in recycling thug dogs.
The shelters are raining pitbull/mixes because those are the ones either rejected by their owners (for good reason), or they are wandering loose (IOW there’s an irresponible owner somewhere).
And while a lot of people lie or are oblivious to their dog’s aggressive tendencies, I truly believe that many also are speaking the truth, that their dog never showed any aggression whatsoever, sweet as pie. Until it mauled their toddler to death.
No thanks.
Family friend is a veterinarian.
She works in a rather large clinic with four other vets - so her office receives more than their fair share of dogs.
She has stated you can have children or pit bulls - choose one.
70% of the dogs they put down are pit bulls or variants thereof.
You are correct - owners come to their senses.
It’s been my experience that many people shouldn’t be allowed to have unaltered dogs, never mind pits. Multiple dogs are also an issue. Do I want it legislated? No.
Ours is full of that breed, too. Honestly, not even that cute a dog.