Right because mastiffs are used for dog fighting?? People are so naive, there's only one breed in the dog fighting world.
Maybe I totally misunderstood this quote and topic so don’t stone me for my remark. But to me it doesn’t matter the breed, the size, the age, the sex, the color of any and all dogs if not trained, disciplined and mannered properly they can be "aggressive". It doesn’t mean they are used for fighting it just means bad parenting. I am now and ALWAYS have been a firm believer it is not the breed it is the deed. I have seen some amazingly calm and well behaved pit bulls and yet there is a huge perception out there about them. I have heard some horror stories of aggression about this breed but yet I have ppl very very close to me that have pit bulls and they are most adorable and sweetest babies I know.
I have never had the thought process ever that any breed is more aggressive than another. It is all about what they are taught and how the dog is trained and raised. There are ankle biters out there that have done more damage then my 200lb Mastiff. All because of the owner and the lack of structure. I have seen some aggressive Mastiff’s also but not because they were born that way…. but raised that way.
When you pull into a driveway and the dog is secured with a chain that weights more then I do (00lbs) and I am told stay back he might
attack. And as the dog is barking at me the owner comes out and punches him in the head to shut up… tell me that dog hasn’t been subjected to improper caring and that there isn’t some type of aggression instilled in that poor baby.
I am a perfect example of what can happen when a dog is mistreated. I have said it before Murray was a very badly damaged Mastiff when I got him and with proper care and love and training he now has structure and is a 200lb marshmallow. So my point it is that ANY breed of shape, size, color, sex can be aggressive when not properly cared for. It is NOT the dogs’ fault it is the OWNER. I disagree with your statement that there is only one breed in the dog fighting world. There is a lot more then that unfortunately, we only hear more about the “one†everyone speaks of more then the others. And it all boils down to the owner.
There was a story in our local paper not too long ago about a man who was walking his pit-bull and decided he had to relieve himself so he decided to do it on a mans front yard. When the man came out and told the man to “move along†the man relieving himself said “f**k off I will let my dog after you†and after a bit of arguing back and forth the young man let his dog go and told it to attack. Well the dog did attack but he didn’t attack the home owner. He attacked his own owner… that’s right the dog attacked his very own owner. The sad part about this is because of the breed the dog was
immediately destroyed. The man was charged with what ever he was charged for and the dog was killed because of aggression and that’s exactly what the paper said because of the breed it was destroyed. So that man used his dog in an aggressive way. Was it the dogs fault NO. Did it deserve to die NO. This man took a life and in no time at all that same man will be walking down the street with another pit-bull. So it is because of ppl like that the breed gets the reputation it does. I agree that NO dog should be trained, and bred for fighting or aggression of any type. But correctly please if I am wrong aren’t there dogs that already born with the DNA to be a bit aggressive? And the owner with a little more encouragement makes that dog more over and above aggressive to the point where there is no turning back?
I am only posting my take on this by no means am I a professional on the topic nor do I have cold hard facts about what breed is used I am only stating from my personal experiences with pit-bulls that NOT all of them are fighting dogs. And there are breeds out there that are born without an ounce of mean in their bones but in the years to come they are the same dogs ripping each other apart in the ring.
Dog fighting bottom line is wrong, disgusting, needs to be stopped !!!
So cute though.
