Dog Showing Aggression to Certain People
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But they're not. Mine isn't an aggressive dog.
My dog gets very excited when people come to the door, or he's about to go out the door. When we can control it we don't let the person enter until he calms down (or don't let him go out until he calms down), rewarding him with treats when he sits by us waiting.
I'm not sure whether that would work with aggressive behavior. I know in my case his reward is meeting the person coming in, and so delaying that until he shows the right behavior works. I'm not sure that an aggressive dog will see someone entering their territory as a reward. Best of luck, hope you are able to work with her and keep her in your home!
I'm not sure whether that would work with aggressive behavior. I know in my case his reward is meeting the person coming in, and so delaying that until he shows the right behavior works. I'm not sure that an aggressive dog will see someone entering their territory as a reward. Best of luck, hope you are able to work with her and keep her in your home!
You obviously know nothing about the history of the "breed", but that's OK because I read biased stereotypical comments on the internet all the time.
http://dogtime.com/dog-health/general/1220-american-pit-bull-terrier-temperament-dog-bites
So are people. There is much more to the human/dog relationship than simple nature.
We adopted one of the Eastern Iowa Shih Tzu's last winter. Clearly not a dangerous type of dog, but it took about 6 months of patience and understanding before she really got back to acting like a normal dog. I think we were pretty lucky, as she was just really shy, timid and nervous. We also have two other little dogs that I think helped her transition. I know that your size of dog is a completely different animal, but do as much as you can to learn her behaviors and how to help her acclimate. A lot of times it's not aggression so much as fear.
My sister had a rescue that was similar. It started hanging around their house and it was skin and bones. She decided she couldn't watch this dog starve to death so she started putting food out. This dog was scared of everybody but my sister and her husband. He then warmed up to my mom and dad. Everyone else he was afraid of. As years went by he became less scared but still always had his tail tucked between his legs. Whoever had that dog before must have really done a number on it. Don't know why, it was a really nice looking dog with a real great personality.
I'd like to know the circumstances of the Pit-Bull deaths.
Is it the dogs fault that its aggressive when the owner keeps it chained up outside to a tree 24/7 and doesn't show it any affection.. at all?
Is it the dogs fault it was raised in a puppy mill to be sold off for fighting?
Here are your 2017 deaths by pit bulls. Sorry I couldn't find any other deaths from any other breeds.
https://nypost.com/2017/10/23/pit-bulls-maul-7-year-old-boy-to-death/
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/...sippi-woman-killed-pit-bull-attack/693138001/
http://wavy.com/2017/06/01/woman-in-her-90s-dies-following-dog-attack-in-virginia-beach/
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2017/05/infant_alone_with_pit_bulls_ki.html
http://kfor.com/2017/11/27/owner-of...elderly-oklahoma-city-woman-appears-in-court/
https://nypost.com/2017/10/23/pit-bulls-maul-7-year-old-boy-to-death/
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/...sippi-woman-killed-pit-bull-attack/693138001/
http://wavy.com/2017/06/01/woman-in-her-90s-dies-following-dog-attack-in-virginia-beach/
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2017/05/infant_alone_with_pit_bulls_ki.html
http://kfor.com/2017/11/27/owner-of...elderly-oklahoma-city-woman-appears-in-court/
Definitely a fair question, but it's pretty overwhelming evidence that the odds are higher.
My phone is 95% pictures of my dogs, couldn't love them more. I just don't think a pitbull would be worth the risk with a child at home (for me).
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And that's fair as well, but I think most of bad rap they get comes from the fighting.
People hear "Pit-Bull" and INSTANTLY think that it is a meat eating, killer, which is not at all true.
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LincolnWay187
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**** pit bulls. I know they can be friendly and definitely love their owners but they are guard dogs at heart. My friend adopted one and was playfully nipping at me while we ran...insanely sharp teeth. The comedian bill burr gave his adopted pitt awaywhen he had a daughter and he loved that dog..it was doing the same thing as yours and he has always said he made the right decision. The new owner brought over the dog to visit bill and it sat there growling by the infant.
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LincolnWay187
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I went to high school with a girl who was mangled by a dog. 99 percent of dogs are great but people.sometimes forget what kind of damage a dog can really do
What is a Pit Bull?: It is commonly accepted that “pit bull” is not a breed but a loosely defined and general category. Definition of this category varies depending upon the source. Any blocky headed dog, or any mix of breeds that is between 35 and 100 pounds and upwards of 30 individual dog breeds may currently fall in this broad category through the use of visual breed identification.
How are pit bulls identified?: Visual breed identification, or the extremely scientific (insert sarcasm) process of tilting your head 30 degrees to the right or left and guessing based on a few, basic traits and the inability to automatically identify the dog as something else, is how pit bulls are identified.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/steffen-baldwin/the-lies-damn-lies-and-st_b_8112394.html
This.
Pretty much cemented by an experience as a little kid. Was riding in my dad's truck delivering fuel to farms. This one farmyard had a big dog running all over aggressively barking. My dad told me to stay in the truck. Farmer dude says the dog is fine. Dad repeats stay in the truck. Dad told me latter that this dog had badly mauled the farmer's grandson. This was maybe 1960 or so. My dad told me any dog he owned that mauled anyone won't have seen the sunset.
The whole breed thing gets pretty stupid. The neighbors newly adopted rescue basset hound growled at me yesterday. This didn't exactly set my hair on edge. Later, while walking the neighborhood, I met another neighbor walking his pit. Now if that dog had growled at me it would have set my hair on edge. It's like the difference between a BB gun and a 45. Both are guns and can go off but I am not that scared of BB guns.
People still apologize for this breed when faced with clear facts.
Pit Bulls are not fit for decent society. They have an obvious propensity for violence.
Ban them.
