We have a Pembroke Welsh Corgi who is trained and relatively well behaved most times. Some times though she ignores us and does what she wants. It stems from her being a herding dog. It’s instinctual for her to be the one in control. Doesn’t make her a bad dog or a dog with no discipline, just one whose instincts take over at times. Pit Bulls are bred to fight and all the training in the world could make them passive, but the risk of that side coming out is always there.

Just socializing this type of dog is not enough. They need constant focused training and the owners need training as well on how to handle a large breed dog with that much power and how to spot aggressive body language so aggressive behavior can be stopped before it manifests into an incident. I volunteer at a rescue for pits and in my estimation only about 5% of the population is capable of being a good owner for one. There are so many things you have to learn about these dogs and so much specialized training required that you should really need a license to own one. You need to now what their specific triggers are (food, possession, noise, same sex, etc...) and you have to work with them on dealing with those triggers.

I tell you what'd be a whole lot easier, just outlaw them nationwide... so when the living ones die off, they're all gone

Do you have toddlers in the home?

I personally feel Pitties get a bad rap from stupid ****ing owners.

Pibble owners should be young, single, and live a quiet, solitary life.

Good for you man. So we all agree, f*** these dogs. No guns where I am and there's sh*tloads of these and the American Bully XLs messing people up. I hate them and their owners.

Nah, just regulate breeding to start breeding some of the aggression out of them and require a license that can only be earned through rigorous training classes to own one. No reason to outlaw a breed that has been around since the 1800s.

I LOVE pittbulls.

Taste kinda like chicken.

Haven't they been trying to breed the aggression out of them for decades? I feel like a 4 legged ticking time bomb isn't worth it when there are so many other wonderful breeds of dogs.

These things are like a status symbol for some stupid reason.

I think it's a byproduct of the current fad of "I don't have to follow rules because I'm special". If someone says you shouldn't do something, we now see big flocks of people who do that very thing.

I feel like we need a faster form of darwinism, though. Maybe we should put big electrified fountains in town squares with signs that say, "Don't go into the water."

I gave you a thumbs up because what you suggested is a good idea. My only question is why have them? What does a Pit Bull provide outside of being a status symbol?

Loving companion..?

Same as any other breed of dog.

Good idea

My neighborhood now full of kids that are 2-5 years old. I'd just hate to see something bad happen to one of them because the 110lb woman can't control her dog that is 80lbs of muscle.

Plus there has been a few occasions that people have dumped pits in the country and they wander into my neighborhood.

Mayhe just own another breed of dog then I reckon

Seen it with my own eyes. My story is also buried in this thread.