Comments on: The 3 Most Aggressive Dog Breeds Revealed! – Pit Bulls? Rottweilers? You’ll Be Surprised….

By: Bravo

Bravo — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:06:38 +0000

There is one clarification that I would like to make to this article after reading the abstract from Applied Animal Behavioral Science regarding aggression. The scientific study was broken down into many facets of aggression, two of which were aggression towards people and aggression towards dogs. The only reason that the American Pit Bull Terrier scored average to below average was because the Pit Bulls tested showed aggression towards dogs,…which is a known behavioral trait of the breed. After all, they were bred to fight dogs. So, when looking at the overall picture, the top three most aggressive breeds exhibited aggression across the board, towards their owners, towards strange people, towards other dogs, you name it. The Pit Bulls and Akita’s scored average because both of these breeds exhibited aggression towards other dogs. The Pit Bull in particular did not exhibit any other aggression except towards another dog. The breeds that scored the lowest had the lowest incidents of aggression towards people and dogs. Just thought I would clarify.

By: Pam

Pam — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:34:47 +0000

I am so happy that you posted this article. Growning up I lived across the street from a man who breeded dobermans. I use to go over to his house and play with the dogs all the time. I always told myself that when I grew up and was on my own thats the kind of dog I wanted to get. I owned one for 11 yrs. She was the sweetest dog in the whole world. I had two small kids ages 2 and 4 when I got her. She grew up with the kids.She never showed her teeth or even growled at anyone in her life. Now I am a grandmother of a 3 yr. old. I have 2 dobermans who are 4 yrs. old. A brother and a sister which I also was told was a “no no” . They have no idea they are dobermans. They know I am the alpha which I think is the number one thing. But they also know I love them and have been raised with kisses and hugs. I hired a trainer with my first doberman and I learned how to do it so with these dogs I chose to train them myself. They are obedient and loving dogs. They are great with my granddaughter. But I will never forget that they are an animal and I dont care what breed you have , if they feel threatened or fearful they will defend themselves. SO around kids you should always be careful and never take any animal for granted . All I know is they are the best family dogs . They are devoted and SOOOOO sweet. Yes, their barks are scary and they may look scary and it is so funny to me when people that come into my house actually are intimidated because if they actually knew what these dogs where like they wouldnt be. I totally agree , it is the owner , not the breed. Certain dogs may have been originally bread to be guard dogs and have that natual instinct to be alert but that doesnt mean that they have a natural instinct to be agresssive. That is taught to them .

By: Bee

Bee — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:08:44 +0000

I have 5 dogs, two are small, one medium and two large. My largest is a South African Boerboel x Ridgeback, and one of my small dogs is a Jack Russel. I have an even tempered pack, the majority of the time, my Jack Russel and my small cross breed are by far the most troublesome. My medium and large dogs are extremely well behaved. So I think this survey is spot on. All my dogs have been nutured in the same environment with the same rules, so it cant be the “idiot” behind the leash, now can it?

My Jack Russel has snapped once or twice at my daughter in the 6 years of her life, but my large dog, has not so much as even growled at my daughter.

I think large dogs get a bad rap, and yes most often its the owners to blame, but we must also look to the smaller breeds as they do get away with more than their fair share!

By: christopher

christopher — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:25:03 +0000

I know you people love your dogs but people don’t end up in a hospital or morgue from weiner dog bites. Pit Bulls and Rottwielers may be nice dogs but when they do attack they do a lot of damage to the innocent victim. I would not want one in close proximity to may child. I work in a hosp ER and I ahve seen the bloody victims.

By: Malitay

Malitay — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:53:50 +0000

Big dogs have a bad reputation because owners lack proper judgement and companionship with their pets. Abuse and poor diet can also make dogs like dobermins, boxers and pitbulls aggressive. The abusive owners should be put down, not the animals! Save the animals if they aren’t past the point of no return. I believe there should be extensive requirements and rigourous tests in order to acquire a dog for a pet. People take them for granted all the time. I once found 3 baby puppies, couldn’t have been older than 8 weeks old, hanging ina plastic bag on a chain link fence. How cruel is that? -.- It’s a damned shame. I took them to a shelter immediately because I knew I could not care for all of them. Responsibility is what’s lacking in our sense of “humanity”.

By: Christy

Christy — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:08:32 +0000

Pittys rule, gotta home full (of rescues). Our pits live with cats and babies, there ain’t no maybe’s – we love rott’n'pitts!

By: kat

kat — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:40:54 +0000

Just want to echo “anonymous” on comment #65 on a lot of his/her points. I agree thoroughly that it’s not all about the breed and much more about the owner. More specifically, I think it’s about the *type of person* that tends to own these individual breeds. IN GENERAL (not overall), small dog owners tend to be looking for a plaything, something cute and cuddly, like a baby; so they treat it as such. For this reason, small dogs tend to not get the training/socialization/discipline that large dogs get, which makes for a more aggressive dog. Large dog owners tend to take more seriously their dog ownership, as the consequences of not doing so are large, so you tend to see better behaved, socialized, disciplined large dogs, which results in less aggression. There are exceptions to all of this – I’ve certainly seen well-behaved small dogs, and horribly-behaved large dogs – but it’s *always* dependent on the type of person that’s raising the dog. So when you see a headline about a pit that’s attacked someone, look at the owner, and how he/she raised/disciplined/socialized the dog. You’ll almost always find your answer there.
I’d like to add that MUTTS are the BEST – you avoid the inbreeding that results in pure breeds, therefore often “diffusing”, so to speak, lots of negative traits that can be more pronounced w/ pure breeds. I have owned a Dobie/Rott mix who was the biggest angel in the whole world; currently own a wolf mix and a boxer/dane mix, neither of whom have ever bared a tooth at anyone, ever. My nephews climb all over the boxer/dane and she doesn’t bat an eye (the wolf mix is old and somewhat aloof, so we keep them off of her – see, responsible dog ownership, amazing!).
Thx for reading, there are a lot of good comments here.

By: brian

brian — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:23:35 +0000

i have two pitbulls one a red nose and the other is a regular pit they both are very loving dogs the not aggresive it shows how people raise them with a little loving any dog can be kept from being acused of being a dangerous dog my red nose has been to court more times than a repeat offend because shes accused of being aggressive so i bring her in the court room to show them how aggresive she is she comes up and licks the judge the court cops com e up and pet her with no problem she just loves to loved thank you for your time

By: Miss Michelle

Miss Michelle — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:04:27 +0000

Proud Owner of Rescued Pits – Kissa-Bull/Irresista-Bull/Lova-Bull/Adopta-Bull
“Stop Canine Profiling – Adopt a Pit Today!”

By: Miss Michelle

Miss Michelle — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:03:47 +0000

Hip Hip Horray for the pitties. Loyal, agile, fearless, loving, empathetic, eager, friendly, funny, and many more. Of these characteristics the most valuable is their AMAZING loyalty.