Pity for the Pitties?

[amazonvera]

What are your thoughts on Pit Bulls

Comments

[amazonvera]

I don't know a ton about Pit Bulls, but I know that problems that occur with them always seem to be partly caused by the dog's size, power, and unfortunate breeding history, but mostly caused by ignorant or inhuman ownership.

In other words, I think the breed is complicated, but not at fault. I don't support bans, but I do think I support a program wherein breeders have to have a special Pit Bull Breeding License (having shown that they're breeding responsibly and to reduce aggression), owners have to have a special Pit Bull Owner License (having shown that they understand how to responsibly own a Pit Bull), and no one without a breeding license can own an intact Pit Bull.

[thexphial]

Would you do the same for other dangerous breeds like chow chows?

[amazonvera]

I would support it for any "dangerous" breed that was in crisis, i.e. high proportional incidence of attacks, abuse, and irresponsible breeding. I don't know enough about the scope of those issues with Chows to know if they qualify for that level of intervention.

[renishas]

Chow Chows are mean. My aunt's Chows nearly ripped their Pomeranian to shreds and the poor guy had to go live with my grandmother because the chows would have killed him. I'd far more hesitant to own a Chow than a Pit.

[jesskathand]

needs more love and understanding, and more involved care takers

[pyxiwulf]

I have nowhere near the information needed to make a judgment. I'd need to see some serious sociological (would that be the right word here?) studies done with large numbers of pits and looking at several variables to even begin to guess.

[giveitfullheart]

Need more love and understanding. People who obtain pits need to actually research the breed and how to best care for them instead of doing what they did with their golden retriever, kwim?

[sblmnldrknss]

Exactly. And why I would never adopt an adult pitbull, but would be fine with a puppy.