Chihuahua... now THAT is a mean dog.I want either a dachshund or a chihuahua. ….…does that say anything about my character, I wonder? I also drive a smallish, economical, functional car.
I don’t judge you by your breed.I want either a dachshund or a chihuahua. ….
Mercy! They considered confiscation and euthanasia?! What sort of evil mandate kidnaps citizen family members and murders them for their looks or genetics? Oh wait, I just remembered. I would let someone take my furry children over my dead body. Good luck to them, hope they are extremely committed.Thankfully, I’ve just heard on the news that XL Bully’s will not be euthanised when they are added to the list of dangerous dogs in the U.K. Instead the owners will need to be registered and the dogs will have to wear a muzzle in public (good luck enforcing that little rule).
My larger dogs are worthless for actual protection. The bark and the look are enough for most people. My wife is the real security force.
Funny. My Dads name was Butch. It fit him perfectly. Lifelong dedicated criminal.
As it should be. Neither predators nor criminals are looking for a fight, generally speaking. They're looking for victims. I figure if one can stand off a Grizzly, my 3 (well, two pure and one mix) ought to convince a would-be robber to go elsewhere. And they keep your feet warm. The Cairn Terrier would be most likely to just charge in and bite.
I recently heard that at the start of the covid-19 pandemic, they were considering euthanising all cats as they believed they might be the vector for the virus. So I bought a tiny wetsuit, aqualung, mask and taught my cat to scuba dive. My plan was when the police came for him, I’d hide him in the toilet cistern.…
I don't feel it is as much about the aggression of the breed (any breed can be aggressive), but their phenomenal jaw strength, so much so that some people think they can lock their jaw. It makes for a devastating fighting advantage and a terrible, terrible bite.
As with the locking jaw, this is urban myth.
My understanding is that Wolf, Jaguar, and Hyena rank near the top for terrestrial animals. As always pit bulls get the bad rap based on appearance and media hype.
It should be remembered that the American Pit Bull Terrier was developed as a game dog used in fighting contests, aggression towards humans was not tolerated. Selective breeding based on prey drive and tenacity as well as that desire to please gave us what we have today. It’s unfortunate for the breed that these qualities have been misunderstood, abused, and misrepresented.
I cannot say every-one. I have seen the best and worst of both sides of the equation.
I only looked at dogs. I have no doubt that there are tons and tons of animals with a stronger bite than a Pit bull, especially given that their bite really isn't all that strong even amoung dogs.
This, is due to the terrier tenacity, not any unusual anatomy or strength. They are never happier than when they have hold of a resisting
meaning the results of the human owner
its the tenacity to hold on once they get a grip. That is what people remember. The terrible injuries occur when people forcibly pull them off. People lose their **** when there is a dogfight. It always looks and sounds worse than it is. Just saw this in July at a lake. Pit bull is leashed to owner, unleashed Shepard approached in an aggressive manner, pit bull grabs hold of shepherds face and clamps down. Shepherd begins to scream, shepherds owner freaks out and begins punching pit bull. Both owners begin to fight with one another, which only increases dogfight energy. Multiple people get involved. Pit bull is forcibly removed from shepherds face by two large men lifting and pulling dogs apart. Blood is spraying from shepherd and shepherd owner. Police and ambulance respond. Totally avoidable by leashing and/or calmly separating dogs using a lever to release pit bull bite.
"People, what a bunch of bastards." IT Crowd
