If pitbulls aren't aggressive then why is it that most apartments don't allow them and some vet's wont even see them?

I agree that pitbulls aren't inherently bad but most people that own them have them for that "tough image" and lots of people have them and treat them badly. I had a friend that had one, treated it very well and was never aggressive towards it and it still constantly bit people when they came over and he had to get rid of it because it hurt his kids a few times. Nothing major, but it would still draw blood unprovoked.

 

Because people abuse pitbulls resulting in pitbulls becoming aggressive...some simple research would indicate pitbulls were meant to aid humans in the slaughter of livestock and were never meant to be human aggressive (from wiki but still true "In the United States, these dogs were used as catch dogs for semi-wild cattle and hogs, to hunt, to drive livestock, and as family companions;")

Your friend is an owner that is unwilling to dedicate the time to training a dog...having two (one of which was rescued from a fighting operation) pitbulls can be stubborn and require a significant time investment but with training are perfect dogs. Your friend is the problem with pitbulls (and any dog for that matter). The mentality of "I want a dog, I want a dog" but do not take the time and effort to train the dog and just "get rid of it" when things don't work out. Your friend is why shelters are full and thousands of dogs are euthanized each year.

Please stop being ingnorant...FYI I have lurked this message board for a while and just now posted due to your ingnorance. You are welcome sir!

 

well.. whether the pitbull breed is aggressive or not is kinda beside the point. Chihuahua are pretty aggressive also, always yapping at strangers.
However, an improperly trained chihuahua doesn't kill anybody. An improperly trained pit will. so will some other large breeds.
FWIW, inner city youths have chosen pits to portray their toughness and so therefore we see this image in pits, right or wrong.

 

Any large breed is able to injure a human but I was responding to the stereotype (all pits are aggressive/dangerous) txchopper5 was perpetuating.

 

Without the facts, I cannot side with one or the other, but this video is not pleasant at all, what with the dogs screaming and moaning.

 

Actually pitbulls are very safe and kind animals(my buddy did a whole research project on this). The bad rep they get is from owners mistreating them and specifically training them to be aggressive which you can do with any dog.

 

Shoot this one


or this one



and i'd be hard pressed not to put a bullet in you. these are my boys and i'd shoot you if you shot my dogs

 

rip pitbull

 

if swat comes for us, were ready!

 

haha, awesome........

put a shirt on though