Any dog has the ability to loose their minds. Pits are just the ones in the news most often. Sadly, IMO, they are one of the most abused breed of dogs. My sister had a neighbour that breed them for fighting and some of the crap she told me made me cry. 100 years ago Pitts were one of the BEST breeds for a family pet, read up on the breed's history. Sadly, with so much inbreeding and abuse by dog fighters this is no longer true.
Last month a Rottie almost killed a three year old girl. The girl's father is being charged with child endangerment, but the dog was declared "Innocent" (not vicious.) The girl wandered outside while dad was napping and got tangled in the rottie's chain. Just because of the size of the dog vs the size of girl she was hurt badly (90% of her skin was injured), not from bites (not a single bite on her) but from the chain wrapping around and scratches from the dog struggling. The girl was gone for an hour before anyone noticed she wasn't in the house! A case of a bad owner, not a bad dog. But because it's a Rottie a lot of people want to put it down even though it was declared a safe non-vicious animal.
I love Rotties. My brother in law has one of the sweetest gentlest dogs around, but he was strict about training him as a puppy. Large breeds need a training. They have to know from the beginning YOU are the boss. Just watch the Dog Whisper. Caesar is amazing!
Last month a Rottie almost killed a three year old girl. The girl's father is being charged with child endangerment, but the dog was declared "Innocent" (not vicious.) The girl wandered outside while dad was napping and got tangled in the rottie's chain. Just because of the size of the dog vs the size of girl she was hurt badly (90% of her skin was injured), not from bites (not a single bite on her) but from the chain wrapping around and scratches from the dog struggling. The girl was gone for an hour before anyone noticed she wasn't in the house! A case of a bad owner, not a bad dog. But because it's a Rottie a lot of people want to put it down even though it was declared a safe non-vicious animal.
I love Rotties. My brother in law has one of the sweetest gentlest dogs around, but he was strict about training him as a puppy. Large breeds need a training. They have to know from the beginning YOU are the boss. Just watch the Dog Whisper. Caesar is amazing!

