ive noticed as a owner of a staff cross english american pitt and also a american bulldog that people say they are nasty breeds when they are nice.if brought up the rite way they are loving and loyal to family and kids and wouldnt hurt a fly unless the family was under threat from someone. then its any type of dog that would protect the family.a dog will only acted the way the owner wants as all the dog wants to do is please their owner. if a person brings a pitt up nasty then it will be nasty if its brought up nice the dog is nice.i myself would never have lets say a jack russel in the house with my child as i couldnt trust it. does this mean that these dogs are dangerous? i dont want bitching in the answers all id like is for people to think a little about the question at hand.

it's exactly how you mentioned, the dog will behave according to how the dog has been brought up! i hate it when i ehar on the news that a dog has harmed another person, and i myself would love to own a staff, people shouldnt lable the breed as bad when clearly it's the person who brought it up in that way, their fault. I want a staff, they're so cute and all the ones i've come across are so friendly and always wagging their tails!!

part of it is how the dog is raised, part of it is what the dog was bred for histroically. As with most things, it is a combination of nature and nurture.

the only thing i'm going to be bitching about is how you chose to spell the word pit. just one t, my friend.

Because they are. Pit bulls especially. They are banned in our Province of Ontario and we want it that way.

A lot of people who are bullies buy certain types of dogs and train them to be bullies. Think, when was the last time you saw a welfare recieving 300 pound guy walking a french poodle. Aint gonna happen. He wants a rotweiller or a pit bull. So when you describe a breed as bad, you are really describing the typical owner of that breed.

I'm not reading your entire question/explanation because it's too long but I'll answer your initial question. People say things like that because of the origination or original reason for the breeding of certain dogs. Example: "Most sources trace the Pit Bull back to England... a mixture of a Bulldog and Mastiffs...It is absolutely certain that the breed comes from both bull baiting and fighting dogs and this has a great deal to do with the tendency to label them as aggressive dogs. They were simply bred this way from the beginning."































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Over the years, it has been noticed that certain breeds of dog are more likely get nasty than other types. You know that from what you have written. Also, a terrier will give a lttle nip, but another breed (pitbull), would rip your face off. No, you can't always tell when this will happen, but which one would you rather a child be near when it goes wrong?

In my experience all dogs have the potential to be great family pets. I have volunteered in all kinds of animal shelters and have seen the sweetest pits and the meanest poms! My point is that if you raise the dog to be kind and obedient that is what they will be, a loyal family member.

I''ll say pit bull are bad. they have lots of fatal biting incidents on their record all over the world.