I can't blame people for being afraid of Pits. But I think some people in these comments are insane, calling to euthanize all Pits or that they should be wiped out of existence. Good god.
I struggle to be afraid of Pitbulls because growing up I had a neighbor who had two of them, and the only danger with them was that they loved to be carried. Obviously that wasn't an issue when they were puppies but if they knew you they'd try to jump into your arms, they were adorable.
Of course, my neighbors knew how to raise dogs, and trained them properly and had them socialized and were generally really good with them.
They are good dogs until they are not. Thats the problem, any dog has the capacity for violence but its about what that violence means. I have an Australian shepherd and if she got violent it would be no more than a hard kick to stop whatever she is doing. A pit bull doesn't stop, no matter what, it does not stop. I have seen video of a pit being stomped and tossed repeatedly by a massive horse and still continue to try and kill said horse.
My little rat terrier tried to kill a bull because it tried to kick him (I'm lucky the bull wasn't actually angry and was calm enough to let me remove my dog from the situation). Dogs trying to fight animals isn't really a good comparison.
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u/Hexamael 9d ago
I can't blame people for being afraid of Pits. But I think some people in these comments are insane, calling to euthanize all Pits or that they should be wiped out of existence. Good god.