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Originally Posted by Vautrin
I admit that it is somewhat irrational; but on the other hand fighting dogs have been bred for hundreds of years for that purpose, so there is probably a genetic predisposition for fighting behavior.
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Yes, they have been bred for years for fighting. HOWEVER, they were bred to be aggressive to other dogs or livestock...like bulls for example. Even people who fought these dogs don't put up with people aggression. They worked in close contact with these dogs constantly and had to be able to break up the dog fight without getting bitten. Pit's make some of the best family pets. They're smart and perpetual puppies and have a high tolerence to pain so when little kids pull on their ears it doesn't bother them.
Dogs you hear about in the media usually aren't even Pits. They're muts that are getting called Pits. These type of dogs NEVER just go nuts and turn on someone. There are signs that the owners choose to ignore the progress of, or the owner has been mean to the puppy and it either fear bits or gets tired of putting up with a mean owner. Any books you read on these dogs give you signs to look for that are caused by mental instability and they reccoment that once you see these signs you have the dogs put down while still young. If people who have these dogs choose to allow mentally instable dogs live then they may have to pay the price down the road. Along with those who continue to fight them and continue to MAKE them mean because they are wanna be gangsters. Unfortuanately the rest of us with these dogs have to pay for their choice.