why do people consider all bull terriers to be vicious?

Question

bull terriers make brilliant family pets and are good with children but they must be looked after and cared for.the asswholes who use these dogs for fighting are giving these dogs a bad name-it must stop

Answer 1

The press in order to boost ratings or to sell more papers as made these beautiful dogs out to be monsters. They almost never tell the great many stories of pit bulls who save their owners help the handicapped and do police work. The first dog to get a medal for valor by the US army was a pit mix. Last years K-9 hero of the year by ralston was a pit bull. Their a bulls in police work and rescue dogs. 4 of the rescue dogs that worked a ground0 for 9/11 was bulls, one died in the attempt.
3 bulls were used in the 2002 shuttles disaster. Number one drug sniffing dog is a rescued pit bull who was left to die by the drug dealer that owned him, now he puts that kind of person in jail. If you outlaw pit bulls only outlaws will have pit bulls.

Answer 2

I guess it's the name "Bull" terrier. Same thing with Pitt "Bull"s.
My cousin has a bull terrier and she is the sweetest dog. I have a Pitt and he is SO sweet, he loves everybody and even plays with my little dogs.
It depends on the owners, the way they are raised and what they are taught.
We were given our Pitt, he was over a year old when we got him,
and I recently found out that he was fought a few times, not from who we got him from, but I guess the people they got him from.
You would NEVER know it though, he is so sweet. We have had him now for about 6 years, NO problems with him, except he likes to dig up the back yard and lay in the holes he digs.
You are right all the negative attention these dogs get is really ridiculous!
The only time you ever hear of a dog attack is when it is a "Bull" dog or a Rottweiler that did the attacking. How come the protective little Poodle (or mixed breed) didn't make the news for attacking the mailman and biting his ankle, or attacking the innocent kid that just happened to walk past the food bowl at dinner time?

Answer 3

they look mean, people use them for fighting is the main reason, and their breed won't let go when they do bite down. The pit down the street ate the next door ladies cat. And chased the lady into the house and chewed at her door. The owner swore he had never seen the dog be mean before. He was always good to the dog and feed and took care of it. For some reason the dog snapped and attacked the cat in its own yard and came after the cats owner. The whole neighborhood was in shock most people had petted the dog and accepted it.

Answer 4

The problem is...so many people have used them for fighting and then bred those same dogs. It's inherited trait that passes from generation to generation. Right now, the blood lines of Pit Bulls are more bad than good. I agree, if you get a pure one, they are wonderful pets. You just have to be careful where you purchase the dog and do a complete check on the place you buy it from.

Answer 5

your right it must stop. But the only way to do this would be vetting every prospective owner and introducing a license like they have in america. Yes these twits who keep bull terriers purely for macho image need to get a grip on reality and realise that no-one thinks they are clever by mis-treating a helpless animal to make it viscious. Maybe we can start by reporting people who are obviously in this category of people to the rspca. It is the only way anything will be done, if we don't stand for it.

Answer 6

Yes, a few give a bad name to the many. However, hundreds of years of breeding a dog to fight can't be discounted either. I would happily have a pit bull or other bull terrier, but I would not have any other animals, I would always have it on a leash, and I would be very very aware of the fears of others.

Answer 7

I would tend to agree that it is how a dog is raised that is the issue rather than a breed in general.

The muzzle of the bull terrier is a fearsome weapon though and I can understand the fear.

I still don't think that justifies classifying it as 'dangerous'. Maybe we should licence the owners not the dog and insist on 3rd party insurance.

Answer 8

this is true of several breeds of dogs....I had Dobies and they get a bad rap as well. It's all in the way an owner raises them...A few bad apples can spoil the whole basket if you know what I mean! But I must note that sometimes a line within a breed can be mean in nature which is unfortunate for that particular dog.

Answer 9

Well I reckon it's because it's become a trend of the chavs and numpty would be hard men out there to have them as some sort of status symbol! They have no control over them and really can't be bothered with the training etc, they just want them to look good! My neighbour had one for many years and I loved the dog to bits, he was handled well and well trained, think it depends on the training they're given, it all depends on the owner.

Answer 10

People have these breeds mixed up with the vicious ones that mean peoples breed for fighting purpose. I have a boxer/brindle pit and I keep it at my brother house he is asking my brother to move or get rid of the puppy, isn;t that so cruel. just like with any animal you raise the kind of person you really are on the inside.