I'm not understanding why it's so hard to admit why owning a pit bull may have more risk than a more timid dog such as a lab or retriever. Like, I get the whole, 'take one side and stand strong," mentality, but come on guys. There have been enough instances to suggest, if not outright prove, that pits are at least more likely to bite than other breeds.
Personally, I don't care if it's my fault or the dog's vault that I or someone got mauled to death. I'm not chancing that ever again.
Mr "no reason" is literally the last one to be speaking on the subject lol
Dude, get. The. Fuck. Out of here. I'm choosing not to get as offended as I should because I know I wasn't a terrible owner. Did I neglect my dog at times? Sure. But you making me out to be some devil that beat my starving dog every night after work is way extreme.
We (my roommates and I) treated our pit very well, then shit got real, and we had to start treating him like, guess what, A DOG. As I stated earlier, times were rough for everyone and we didn't have the luxury of feeding him steak and eggs every day. Did he eat? Yes. Did he have shelter? Yes. Did things eventually get better? Thankfully, yes. I suppose I'm saying all this in my defense, but also in addition to halt this train of thought ITT that anything below spoiling your dog rotten is neglect/abuse.
My dog was treated, for a few months, like a regular dog, as opposed to royalty, and some of you are acting like I've committed bloody murder by having him sleep outside. This is even more irritating seeing as my first post was not even against all pit bulls and I even admitted that my specific situation may have contributed to the negative stigma. The fact that you'll keep running away with the small instance of temporary neglect while ignoring everything else stated in this topic regarding their hot-headed natures is quite pathetic, tbh.
Sure, even if I was a terrible dog owner, could you please explain why the other dog, a lab/boxer mix, suffering the exact same conditions did not become overly aggressive? Or will you continue to ignore that pit bulls (or pit bull lookalikes, whatever) have perhaps earned this reputation all by themselves?
I am certainly not one to blindly accept a mass population's opinion as fact, mind you, but I do believe if enough people are saying it, it may be worth looking into. Maybe you pit bull supporters could benefit from doing the same.
Shitty owner spotted there ---
Live to train. Train to fight. Fight to live. When you retire, think only on fighting. Take me away, I don't mind, but you better promise I'll be back in time!