I just don't like the assumption that a DA dog is bound to attack another dog someday, that's not true. The problem is that when someone sees another dog they don't know he's DA unless they see him attack another dog, so who knows how many very well behaved, well trained DA dogs you've seen who you think are just the greatest little dogs.
I would put money down that Ella will never get the chance to attack another dog again, and is Chewbecca gets another DA dog I bet that dog would never ham another dog. Yes Chewbecca made a mistake, she was unaware of her dog's potential, I assume Ella is her first DA dog, but she will never make that mistake again, Ella and any other DA dog she might get will not be a danger to society because Chewbecca will not let them be. That goes for anybody who owns a DA dog responsibly.
I know i could never own a DA dog in a multi-dog household because I do not trust myself to properly handle the situation. But a single DA dog, for me, would not be a problem. He would not be a danger to society. No I cannot predict the future and say there is absolutely no possibility he will get out anymore than someone can say there dog will never get out and be hit by a car, but the chances would be soooo slim (for me) I feel I could say with confidence my dog will not harm another even if he is DA. He would never be given that chance.
Smikie, I understand you not wanting to own a DA dog obviously there is nothing to be angry with about that, and you've had bad experiences with those that you've known to be DA (but as I said, who knows how many DA dogs you've met that you did not know were DA, maybe that Mastiff being trained the other day in the parking lot was DA) but it hurts people when you tell them that their dogs are bombs waiting to blow and that their dogs in your hands would be a dead dog. That is why people are upset, that you would not have given their dog a chance and that maybe you don't think they should have either. That you feel they are risking other dogs lives by keeping theirs.
I hope to someday own a rescue APBT, he will be my only dog and may or may not be DA when I get him. he would start training as if he were that day i got him. If he is DA, no one will have anything to worry about.
I would put money down that Ella will never get the chance to attack another dog again, and is Chewbecca gets another DA dog I bet that dog would never ham another dog. Yes Chewbecca made a mistake, she was unaware of her dog's potential, I assume Ella is her first DA dog, but she will never make that mistake again, Ella and any other DA dog she might get will not be a danger to society because Chewbecca will not let them be. That goes for anybody who owns a DA dog responsibly.
I know i could never own a DA dog in a multi-dog household because I do not trust myself to properly handle the situation. But a single DA dog, for me, would not be a problem. He would not be a danger to society. No I cannot predict the future and say there is absolutely no possibility he will get out anymore than someone can say there dog will never get out and be hit by a car, but the chances would be soooo slim (for me) I feel I could say with confidence my dog will not harm another even if he is DA. He would never be given that chance.
Smikie, I understand you not wanting to own a DA dog obviously there is nothing to be angry with about that, and you've had bad experiences with those that you've known to be DA (but as I said, who knows how many DA dogs you've met that you did not know were DA, maybe that Mastiff being trained the other day in the parking lot was DA) but it hurts people when you tell them that their dogs are bombs waiting to blow and that their dogs in your hands would be a dead dog. That is why people are upset, that you would not have given their dog a chance and that maybe you don't think they should have either. That you feel they are risking other dogs lives by keeping theirs.
I hope to someday own a rescue APBT, he will be my only dog and may or may not be DA when I get him. he would start training as if he were that day i got him. If he is DA, no one will have anything to worry about.