What's everyone's personal point of view when it comes to pit bulls?

Question

Should pit bulls really deserve the bad reputation they have?

Answer 1

Pit Bulls are fine for a couple without children,but it is not worth the risk to have them around small children.

Answer 2

No, I own two of them. The best dog I have ever had. They are big babies and everyone I talk too who has owned one or currently owns one loves their dog.

I have grandchildren and my dogs love those kids. Pitbulls are loyal, funny, very energetic, smart and protective of their family if they need to be. Just like any other breed would be.

What has happened is that some these precious dogs have unfortunately fallen into the wrong hands and they have been trained to fight. The media plays a very big part in the bad rap part. It is so more beneficial for them to report a terrible story than to report a good nice story.

Pitbulls should be raised in the house and treated good, loved, and get affection. They love affection. You also have to know how to dicipline them as well. They can and will be stubborn (that does not mean vicious). They sometimes want to do what they want to do. EX: If you call them to come into the house and they are ready to come in, you will have to physically go and get that dog and make him/her do what you have told them to do.

I love my dogs and they are very beautiful. This may not be the best breed for a first time dog owner. They can be a handful at times. I take my dogs in my car when I am going to the store or to my mom's house. She loves my dogs.

They can sometimes show aggression towards other dogs if they were not raised with them. That is SOMETIMES. Many people have gotten a pit from the shelter, kennel breeder or even a backyard breeder (who breeds good dogs just don't have the papers) and brought it home and there was another dog there and the pitbull fell right in.

There are pitbulls who live with cats even!! On the Little Rascals, that is the breed of dog those kids ran around with. A PITBULL, I think his name was "PEETIE" !!

PLEASE DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE ON THIS BREED. THEY ARE BEING JUDGED UNFAIRLY BECAUSE OF WHAT A FEW HAVE DONE. GERMAN SHEPHERDS, HUSKY'S, CHOW CHOW, ROTTWIELERS, AND VARIOUS OTHERS HAVE MAULED AND EVEN KILLED. THEY DON'T HAVE THOSE BREEDS ALL OVER THE NEWS.

I had a cockapoo who died of old age a year ago and she would bite you. The pitbull would play with you. People was afraid of the older dog but not afraid of the pit. I spoil dogs and it is sooo easy to spoil a beautiful fun loving pitbull.

We have raised our dogs where we can play in their food dish while they are eating and they will continue to eat. No food aggression. My grandchildren will sit by their dish while they are eating and the dog thinks nothing of it because they are used to someone being by them while they eat their food.

If my dogs have something in their mouth that they are not suppose to have, no matter what it is, we will open their mouth and go in and take whatever it is out. Simple as that and the dog will go on about his/her business.

I have a male 3 (july 2) and a female 1 year (aug.23).

APOLOGIZE TO WRITE SO MUCH AND THERE IS MORE I COULD SAY BUT THESE ARE GREAT DOGS THAT DESERVE TO HAVE A GOOD LIFE WITH GOOD PEOPLE!!

Answer 3

I don't have a lot of experience around pit bulls, but last November two different people were killed by them, one a child (age 2) and the other an older man (60).

There are a lot of these dogs in my neighborhood. I'm sure they can be sweet, and I'm sure they can be vicious. Since many people have them for protection, I'm pretty sure I know how they'd react if challenged.

Do they deserve their reputation? Somewhat, I would say, because you need to be weary and on guard. Isn't that part of what's been bred into them? I was just talking with my son about this today, because I'm afraid. I'm not necessarily afraid of an individual dog, but if they aren't cared for and get away or are turned loose because someone doesn't want them anymore, then what? One of the dogs that murdered was a family pet - he thought the little girl was going for his food. What a tragedy.

Answer 4

No they shouldn't. They get such a bad rap, b/c people think they are so aggresive. Some are dog aggressive, but they can't help it, it's been bred into them for years. It is all owner related. I work in a veterinary clinic and I see almost all dog breeds. I have been bitten several times, but never by a pit. I have been bitten by chihuahuas, schnauzers,and dachshunds, A pit has never even snapped at me, much less actually biting me. It all depends on how they are raised, and nobody will believe me, when I tell them that. We have a pitbull at the clinic and he is white and he is deaf, and he is the best dog in the world. His name is Cotton and he is so good. He likes cats and other dogs and he loves everyone. I wish every pit hater in the world could have a chance to meet Cotton and see how good he is. Maybe he would change a few people's minds around here,

Answer 5

I love them...but I do think that many of them are poorly bred, which can turn to greater issues. As for them with kids I actually would recommend a pit bull/am.staff. because they have endless amounts of energy (many kids will wear a dog out) and because they can tolerate the ear/ tail pulling from a child (you in the meantime should teach the child that pulling is not allowed.) As for the reputation.. I think many small dogs derserve the rep just as much) with a pit, many people know that they need training and socialization...little dogs get away with a lot more than a pit would in a family setting. Unforunately they were bred for a reason of unkindness and greed, and many people that own pitbulls give them the same treatment that is cruel and unkind because they are a pit bull. I have seen some beautiful and amazing dogs in shelters quickly passed over, as they sit with their tails wagging waiting patiently for a petting, just because they are a pitbull. When we can eliminate the idiots that mistreat this breed, this breed can only then lose this reputation.

Answer 6

I have wolf hybrids, so I can't really preach to you about anything.
From my conversations with a person who breeds pits, or used to anyway, I don't think that I would ever own one. This has nothing to do with any experiences with any, just something that he told me. What he said was that pits raised for fighting are culled from the litter based on their aggressiveness. When squared off with another dog, if it growls, or gives any other "warnings" as to it's intentions to shred the other dog, it is considered a fault and the dog is considered a reject. The trait they are looking for is an animal that will snap, or go from 0 to 60 in a flash with no warning whatsoever. Consequently, the bloodline, in part anyway, has been manipulated to make one wonder which way an animal will go. One thing to consider that this person didn't say was that these animals are not rejected due to a lack of aggressiveness, but solely on how suddenly they lock on to their opponent. My animals are judged as being "wild", that is, their God-given survival skills may be a threat to a unwarry person. Pits are judged on their ancestral heritage as well, time-tested pit fighters who know how to take care of business efficiently and effectively.

Answer 7

I do believe it usually the owners and the way the dog was raised, not the dog itself.

That being said, some one I am close to have a pit mix and is a very good dog trainer. Her dog has won numerous competitions including obedience. All the same I would not trust the dog within 5 ft of my 10 month old daughter. It has growled and snapped at my daughter and I can honestly say my daughter did not provoke it in any way (my daughter was sitting on the couch, and the dog was on the floor a couple feet away, and my daughter went to go down, and that's when it reacted)
So I choose to not let my daughter go around the dog, then again it would be the same if it was any breed of dog.

Answer 8

Most of the pit bulls that I have come in contact with are nice dogs. If they are raised in a good home there generally isn't a problem with them being overly agressive. I am a groomer and I don't recall anyone I work with being bitten by a pit bull - the ones that tend to bite us are the Shih Tzu's, Lhasa's and Chihuahua.

Answer 9

I have never owned a Pit Bull, but I do know that they are outlawed in certain cities across the USA. I have read the horror stories in the newspaper about adults and children bitten and mauled - some to death - by that breed of dog. Personally, and that's what you asked, I wouldn't own one nor would I be pleased if one lived nearby. I just watched a news show 3 nights ago, about a 67 year old woman who let her cat in and it was followed by her neighbors 2 Pit Bulls. They attacked her and she spent quite some time in the hospital. It was an awful story. I am sure there are some wonderful Pit Bulls out there, who are loved dearly, but I am honestly afraid of them!

Answer 10

A dog is a dog, pit bulls shouldnt have that reputation because they ar sweet dogs and shouldnt be considered a treated as a frighting dog on the streets..... A childs behavior comes from it's parent's and the way that they are raised, same as dogs.

Answer 11

No, they don't deserve the reputation that they have. I used to hate pits, but my job brings me around a lot of dogs. Most pits are very, very sweet. It's all in how you raise them. I am almost to the point that I would like to adopt one -- but, I've already got 4 dogs.