do u think pit bull r mean?

Question

I have a pit bull, his name is kane & he is very playfull, when people see him, they r scared. I say it's ok to pet him,but people r still scared oh well. I LOVE DOGS & KANE & MY NEW PUPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

I hope mistyjr does not own any more dogs. It is her fault the dog did that. Dogs just don't go crazy out of the blue the behave according to the way they are trained.


Anyways, I have a pit and I do not think they are mean. They are great dogs that can become destructive in the wrong hands. Pit Bulls naturally love to please humans and are extremely determined and loyal. I don't think I could ask for anything more in a dog.

Answer 2

Well, here is my view on the subject. They are not any more mean then any other dog. The got a bad rap due to the media coverage that they get. There are other dogs that turn and kill their owners, but they are not Pitts so nobody cares. I have a Pitt and she is the most lovable dog to everyone. But, step back and look at your Pitt. That massive head and the bulging cheek muscles along with the slightly slanting eyes. They look like they should be mean and with all the hype that is what people think. I should say most people. Crooks seem to know. My house has been broken into twice with the Pitt in the yard. She is too nice.

Answer 3

My pit bull is also very friendly. People seem apprehensive at first to pet her. But once they see that smile and wagging tail they feel more comfortable. And once they pet her they fall in love. She is one of the most friendly dog's I have ever met. I know that pit bulls are not mean. And I feel that it always goes back to the owner when ANY breed of dog is aggressive.

Answer 4

Dogs are how you raise them for the most part. I say for the most part because my dog is a mix but mostly chow chow, she is like my daughter, I love her dearly and she has been raised with much love. She is however extremely protective and has many chow attributes, if someone came in my house she didn't know and went to grab her she would nip them. I have never hit my dog with my hand while training or ever, all I have to do is take a magazine and hit a table or wall with it and she stops doing whatever she was doing wrong. On occasion she gets it on her butt. It worked well.

People are going to be scarred of the dog just because of the type but as soon as they find out he is a loving dog, they will loosen up it just takes time. Just watch out for the traits of a pitbull, look it up on line. That's what I did and how I figured out why my dog was a bit sassy.

Answer 5

It really depends on how you train the dog up to be. Because not all pit bulls are mean, and if you have a house guest over just tell them that you have trained the dog into being very polite and playful, that he wouldn't hurt a fly well unless he would of course....

Answer 6

MistyJ w/e and John S are obviously MORONS b/c I own 2 APBT's and they are not mean at all! They will protect my house and yard but they wouldn't hurt a fly outside of the fence! If you raise them right they make excellent family dogs and pets. We are about to have a baby girl and we're keepin ours so that goes to show that if we aren't scared then there isn't anything to b affraid of...we need to punish bad owners more and replace their "stigma" with a new one a better one!

Answer 7

I have a pitbull her name is deogee, people are scared of her also so I know how you feel. They are only mean when they are not raised (trained) properly. Pet kane for me !

Answer 8

i don't think that they are all mean but there are alot of them that are and b/c of what other do to them like fight them and everything well that is why they have such a bad name, but if they are raised right then they are fine. i do know that where i live if you try to rent a house and you have dogs they will ask you what kind they are or they will make you show papers stating what kind they are and if they have pit or chow in them they wont even hear another word they want nothing to do with it. but as long as you raise your pit right he/she will be fine.

Answer 9

HI THERE


Banning Pit Bulls would be like banning cars because people get killed in car accidents! Who's responsible, the car or the driver/manufacturer? Any car can be deadly in the wrong hands or if built with defective parts. Same thing with dogs... Any dog. Pit Bulls are no more responsible for the way they are bred, raised and trained, than cars are responsible for the way they are designed, built and driven.

Simply put, the best argument against breed bans is that they are costly and ineffective. Breed bans are often a knee-jerk reaction from politicians who want to say they are "doing something", after a highly publicized dog attack (of any breed). This is a useless exercise.

Criminals habitually break laws, so having an "illegal breed" may indeed be attractive to them and might make them want to breed and sell more "illegal dogs". If their dog is confiscated and killed, they really don't care. They will just get another one because breed bans punish the dog, not the owner.

On the other hand, law abiding responsible owners, whose dogs love people and have never done anything wrong, can see their homes invaded, often without a search warrant, and their beloved family members dragged away (in front of their children) to be killed. Not because the dogs are unstable or mean, but simply because of their breed. Meanwhile, the owners of truly dangerous dogs (of any breed) escape punishment because their breed is not targeted by legislation and therefor is believed "safe".

A 10 Lbs Pomeranian killed a baby a few years ago... Obviously a problem with that particular dog, not the breed. "The baby's uncle left the infant and the dog on a bed while the uncle prepared her bottle in the kitchen. Upon his return, the dog was mauling the baby, who died shortly afterwards. ("Baby Girl Killed by Family Dog," Los Angeles Times, Monday, October 9, 2000, Home Edition, Metro Section, Page B-5.)"

Because of a serious lack of regulation in dog breeding, too many dogs inherit defective genes and are sold to irresponsible owners. A breed ban will not resolve the problem. This nonsense will continue with the next macho breed and will become an endless race between breed specific legislators and unscrupulous breeders.

A Pit Bull breeder was shut down last year because Pit Bulls were banned in Topeka, Kansas. All his dogs were seized and destroyed, just for being the wrong breed at the wrong place. The man now breeds and sells African Boerboels, a rare breed from the Mastiff family, completely unknown to legislators. Unlike American Pit Bull Terriers, however, who are known for their love of people, Boerboels are serious guard dogs bred specifically as protectors. An irresponsibly bred and owned Boerboel might actually be more dangerous than an irresponsibly bred and owned Pit Bull. This is what a breed ban has accomplished in Topeka...

So in light of this, what kind of message are we telling abusive and irresponsible individuals when we make the dogs pay the price for their actions?


Here are some things to consider:

"Pit bull" is not a breed, but a "type" that encompasses several registered breeds and crossbreeds. Therefore, statistics that claim "Pit bulls" are responsible for some percentage of attacks are lumping many separate breeds together, then comparing that to other dogs that are counted as individual breeds.

Breed identification is left up to victim and witness testimony, and is often wrong. Due to negative press, biting dogs of almost ANY breed have been called "Pit bulls". Try this little quiz for fun: Find the Pit Bull See how many people you know can pick out a pit bull from pictures, let alone in the middle of an attack.

Search the Center for Disease Control site. Even the CDC supports the position that irresponsible owners, not breed, are the chief cause of dog bites. They have done studies that indicate that the most "dangerous breed" of dog changes with popularity and reputation.

Search the American Temperament Test Society. Pit bulls have an average score that beats even the "ultimate family dog", the Golden Retriever.

Positive pit bull press - This site shows not only what the breed is about, but the difference responsible ownership makes. Many of these pages are "Pit bull rescue makes good" stories. This site features, among other great stuff, rescue pits that are saving human lives in Search and Rescue and US Customs Service.

The Diane Whipple case. One of the first times the owner has been held responsible for the actions of their dog. Note that the breed involved was the Perro de Presa Canario (Canary Dog) from Spain, yet the brunt of the negative press again targeted the pit bull, an all but unrelated breed. Clearly the message is lets stop targeting the dogs! Pit Bulls are no more dangerous than any other strong and large dog. They just happen to attract more irresponsible and abusive owners than any other breed... Ironically, by portraying them in a negative way, the media and breed legislators only make them irresistibly attractive to individuals with bad intentions. Do Pit Bull haters really think that after banning the breed all the criminals who use these dogs as weapons will own Basset Hounds? And if they did, how long do you think it would take before Basset Hounds start making the news?

A breed ban will only remove Pit Bulls from the good people's homes and leave them in the hands of animal abusers who couldn't care less about the law... Better think twice before supporting such measure...


I HAD A RED NOSE WHITE PIT BULL AND HE WAS A WONDERFUL DOG TILL MY EX BOYFRIEND KILL HIM FOR NO REASON WHILE I WAS AT WORK . I KNOWN MANY PIT BULLS AND IT DEPENDS HOW YOU TRAIN THEM JUST AS HOW WE HAVE OUR CHILDREN AND TRAIN THEM TO BE GOOD TO OTHERS NOW IF OUR KIDS ARE MEAN TO OTHERS IT'S BECAUSE THEY SEE AND LEARN THINGS IN DIFFERENT WAYS THAN WHAT THEIR PARENTS TAUGHT THEM GOES WITH DOGS THEY ARE WHOM THEY ARE DUE TO HOW HUMANS TRAIN THEM .

BE WELL BE SAFE

Answer 10

We bought my Mom a pitbull pup and hes the sweetest dog.People need to understand that it's not the breed its the owner. If they are brought up wrong then they will be mean. But if they are brought up as loving pets thats how they grow up.