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Originally Posted by munki
The range of disinformation in this thread is alarming. Never blame the breed. Ever. If a dog is poorly trained and conditioned shit can happen.
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Someone already mentioned it, but this where that whole "the type of people who have pitbulls and rottweilers" comes into play. I'm not trying to stereotype all pitbull or rottie owners, but in general there are a lot of irresponsible, or outright bad owners of these breeds, who want them just because they want a badass dog. They ARE a badass breed of dog. When this sort of person owns one, guess what they turn into? Badass dogs who don't fuck around, or are outright dangerous altogether. Just about every Rottie I've ever known personally has been a gigantic fucking suck of a dog, but they all had good responsible owners. I've "seen" a ton of rottweilers chained up in backyard s in my day that looked and acted like they'd rip your fucking face off if you got too close though. Wrong people to be owning this type of dog. Keeping one of these mutts and keeping them well bahaved is probably up there with raising a child. You gotta be with them all the time.
Pitbulls are similar, they are super high energy dogs, and need constant fucking attention. If you can't give the dog the attention it needs, it will turn into a troublesome pest when neglected. Not quite the same friendly slobbering dog that a rottie can be, but still good dogs if properly cared for. Have a budget for dog toys, because they will tear a new one to shreds every couple days.
By far the most haywire insane breed of dog I've ever seen are Blue Heelers. Had a couple on the farm growing up, and every one I have ever come into contact with has that batshit crazy side just waiting to explode at any moment. It just can't be helped. It's in the breed, they got a little bit of coyote hiding in there still. They just don't see to have the strength to do the damage that a pitbull or rottweiler can though, and they don't seem to have the public reputation for being the badasses they are. I guess it is partially because they don't look like badass dogs, just like ragged little mutts. Keeps them out of the hands of people looking for that "badass" dog I guess. They seem to be a niche dog, lol, and the people who go out of their way looking for a heeler get him to do work, and understand what it takes to keep one.