I'm not trying to ruffle any feathers here, so please don't take offense.. But due to breeding, I do think there is a lot of potential in Pit and Bulldog types for aggression, towards other animals if not towards people. Some breeds are inherently more aggressive than others, particularly those bred to protect or hunt. It isn't a bloodlust type of aggression, but it's there and I think potential owners NEED to take it into consideration if they are going to be responsible owners. You have to do this with every breed, it doesn't mean it's bad, but all breeds (and individual dogs) have notable characteristics that require vigilance on the part of the owner to control - whether it is a tendency towards aggression, prey drive, poor reliability off-lead, fear, nuisance barking.. Whatever. I think it's fine if people don't want to own Pit types, it's their choice. My problem lies with the people who don't think anyone should own them.
I personally do not want a dog that I can't trust with the other dogs in the household - I have one of those already and it would be too frustrating for me to deal with another.And no, I do not and will not trust a pit bull with other dogs. It's not because I hate the breed, I am just cautious about putting them in a situation where aggression might rear its ugly head. Even if the dog hasn't shown aggression to other dogs before, it can happen. It can happen with any dog of any breed, but I think due to the Pit Bull's past, it is more likely to occur in this kind of breed. Even if my border collies never showed interest in herding livestock, i wouldn't put them offlead in a pen full of sheep and feel confident that their instinct had been fully trained out of them... I don't understand why people set their pit bulls up for failure by keeping them in close quarters with other dogs?
