Is this true about pit bulls?

Question

Is it true that if a pit bull smells blood on you then it will attack you because they are fighting dogs and it is in there blood.

Answer 1

Msnite is absolutely correct. One of the urban myths now told about Pitt Bulls that was previously told about: Doberman Pinschers, German Shepherds, Rottweilers, etc. etc. etc (insert media-hyped 'devil dog du jour' here).

Answer 2

Pit bulls are no more dangerous than any other breed. "Fighting" cannot be bred into a dog. Strength and size is what fighting pit breeders consider. I (I personally feel that fighting animals is animal cruelty.)

A dog's temperment is learned. Yes, some dogs do end up with an aggressive streak regardless, but the majority of those dogs are in pain from some undetected illness or...and yes dogs can have it too....become mentally ill. This is not confined to a single breed; any breed can "snap".

Answer 3

No, it is not true. Further, they were bred to fight DOGS, not to fight people. There is a big difference. The dogs were kept in people's homes and were trusted companions. The fighting was originally a pastime but the dog was otherwise a pet. Do more research on pit bulls and you'll find a lot of big misconceptions and misunderstanding of the breeding of this dog and it's abilities.

Answer 4

No - But it is true that they are great tracking dogs. If a pit bull does attack you and you bleed it can track you back to your home and attack you there. This has happened and is a recorded fact.

Answer 5

No worse than any other dog. The pits that make the news are trained to be mean. I mean, the dog in the old show The Little Rascals was a pit.

Answer 6

No. They have to be trained that way. Pit bulls are naturally very loving dogs. They just happen to be very tenacious, so bad people have taken to train them for bad purposes. If the dog is raised in a normal loving household, it will be a good pet.

Answer 7

NO!!!!!! my next-door neighbor had a pit bull. She was the sweetest dog you could ever want. If you raise a pitbull correctly, it'll turn out a really sweet dog. If you raise it to fight (like my neighbors down the street did), it'll fight. It's the same with any breed.

Answer 8

NO my b/f had one and if he thought we were hurt he was concerned about us not trying to attack us. There are many myths about the "pit bull" i think you need to do some research

Answer 9

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Answer 10

absolutely not true. Pitbulls are excellent dogs if they are raised correctly as puppies. They are intelligent, and active loyal dogs. The reason that so much bad is said about these dogs are because dirty hoodrats have completely given them a bad name the only reason these dogs attack is when some homeboy trains it to do so, or purposefully makes it mean so they can have a tough dog