How do we know that Pit Bull attacks are the owner's fault?

Answer 1

~*Thats like saying its the gun that killed the person. Guns dont kill people, people do*~ Hello. People are not properly training there dogs. Well... okay if the are its all cuz of the OWNERS training them to be mean and to attack. Thirty years ago, you didn't hear about Pits tearing up people. Pits were faught and sparred, but it was a different 'class' of people that were involved. Big money, older people, different set of breed standards adhered to.
The Pits back then were bred strictly for gameness, fight, endurance, ignoring pain, and tenacity, and most of all, lack of human agression.
Any pit that would show human agression met a swift and untimely end.
Today, a lot of the original intended temperament has been lost due to people breeding 'mean' and agressive dogs. Not something the breed was originally intended to be.
They were never supposed to be mean. There's a log of ground between game and agressive. That ground has unfortunately disappeared over the years.

~~~What about the two pugs at the farmers market today that had to be dragged off when I was walking Apollo this morning. They were snarling and lunging at him. The owner said your dog is fine mine are the problem as she was dragging them off.

It is irresponsible owners. Not any particular breed.~~~

the owners are it. i have a pit and he is the best. he dont bite or attack anyone or anything. he loves kids, adults, dogs and every other animal. he NEVER has bitten anyone or anything. and guess what i can trust him. but i cant trust my chow as much.

Answer 2

Owners are the ones who know there dogs best. Most people know if there dogs like some one or not. So as a owner its our job to.
1) Keep our dogs safe
2) not to let them run around unsupervised
3) socialize your pets
4) Keep them away from strangers

I guess my point is that most dogs that attack "not only pits" are not with there owners at the time of the attack. So how would it not be there fault? You would have to look at each case as its own. Not view it as one big case. I think pits have a bad rap because of mean people that train them to attack then breed them. Its a vicious circle that will not stop until some one "other then the dog" is held responsible.


Greekman = turn that around.. When is the owner responsible? Who got the dog? Did the dog chose the owner or the owner the Dog? When are people going to look at it as its THERE PET... there responsibility. Through out history dogs have been breed to do different things. How many of them are still doing what they were intended to do? There are a few cases that it would be the dog. But most of attacks on people could have been prevented if only the owner would have been responsible in training and watching his/her dog.

Answer 3

Dogs are like children. They are not capable of reason and thus require specific conditions.

It is the owners fault almost every time. A majority of the attacks happen when the dog is either unleashed in public (usually in a scary place like a gas station) or when the dog is left alone with a child (who could be doing anything to the child).

Some dogs, pits included, have traits that make them more harmful, but that doenst excuse the owners. The owners know this going into it. If they choose to not take the proper precautions, then any incident is their fault.

Answer 4

There is no doubt that different breeds have different dispositions and personalities. Since Pit Bulls were bred for dog fighting they can tend to be dog agressive (Good breeding by many recently has gone a long way in fixing this) but most are in fact very friendly to people. The problems come when they have an owner who forces out the insane animal that is usually kept happy by a loving family and a warm bed.

It is sad but many people think that the best way to train their dogs is just to give them a swift kick in the ribs so they can go back to watching TV un-interrupted. It is THIS dog that goes without training, love or social skills that when a gate is left open views all people as threats. This dog could be any breed but people who tend to beat their dogs and neglect them tend to get the intimidateing dogs because that is how they want the world to see themselves.

Answer 5

The same reason we know that the Black Lab attacks are the owners fault, or the Pomeranian that killed a baby, or the Akita that mauled a child. Do I really need to go on? I love all animals, and just like children they learn from example! All they want to do is please their owners. Go to Youtube and look at the "pit" attacks. You might get a new enlightening on them. They are good dogs. Watch the video of the crazy lady! Perfect example!

Answer 6

We don't. If it were a situation where the dog was in its own secure yard, and the owner had socialized and trained it properly and it was aggressive anyway (sometimes happens), the dog was spayed or neutered and signs were clearly posted and someone went in the yard anyway, then you might have an argument that the owner did the best they could.

But 99.9% of dog attacks don't go down that way. Usually, the dog was poorly socialized and trained, or trained to attack, was unneutered, was loose or not under the owner's complete control. In those cases, the owner better get a lawyer.

Answer 7

I cannot say for sure if it is the owner's fault but I wouldn't be surprised if it were. I am sure the pit bulls have some instinct of attacking b/c that is what they had been bred to do even in today's society, though bulldogs were bred to fight bulls too and none of my bulldogs have ever attacked anyone...if you continously show them love and punish them reasonably when they do something wrong they should be sweet...

Answer 8

Because it's the owners job to control their dog. If my dog attacked someone because I couldn't keep it in the yard or on a leash, I would be held liable. And no, I don't own a pit bull but adopted a dog 7 weeks ago that has shown aggression. I'm training him not to be aggressive and don't let him meet new people unless he is on a leash.

Answer 9

Because the owner of any dog is responsible for his dog behavior and for keeping it controlled properly. A dog that is trained and socialized well will not be likely to attack someone, regardless of the breed. A good owner will make sure his dog is on the leash and under his conrol at all times.

Answer 10

unquestionably- there is sufficient blame to bypass around. A puppy could desire to in no way chew a human---era---somewhat in case you mentioned the female died from the attack. of direction, the female don't have been "breaking" into the abode, the two. substitute the placement a splash- the female grow to be invited, and grow to be instructed via a kin member to "come on in once you get here".........the female is invited, yet isn't enable in via a member of the kin- the canine could nevertheless have attacked. This makes it risky in circumstances such because of the fact the meter reader is available interior the lower back backyard. What if paramedics or firemen are responding to an emergency? the end result could have been the comparable- the canine could have viciously attacked them. inspite of what sort of canine it quite is, and inspite of the actual shown fact that the female broke in- the proprietors could desire to take a intense look at what to do with their canine now. EDIT: finding on the story--it in no way says she "broke into the abode".