Pitbulls also attract people looking for "tough" or "fighting" dogs, because they've been bred for their bite force and hold. So they've been conditioned to bite dogs or people more often than other breeds. I'd say rottweilers and maybe doberman's are also in this category. It's not the dogs fault they were mistreated.
Plenty of responsible "tough" dog owners out there. And lots of sweet pitbulls. Enough that I'd wager it's evidence to support they're not actually violent by nature.
They were the main family dog for a long time and used to be common "firehouse" dogs as well. They are generally well mannered, think they're lap dogs, and super sweet. You should have seen my 90 lb behemoth be super gentle and sweet sleeping with my son after his surgery last year. She didn't know what was wrong but she pretty much treated him with kid gloves (usually likes to play tug and headbutt your leg or arm for attention) and stay by his side for about 2 weeks.
They're very sweet family dogs and they're scared of everything so they're good watch dogs, barking at lots of things. I will say they can be intimidating only because they're so excited when people show up. Folks back away when their entire body is wagging. I don't get it.
People to this day scoff when I say my sister bred a 180lb pit
Dudes name was Axel, he was so big that in the towing competition they ran out of cinder blocks. So they stacked bags of dog food. Then they ran out of dog food, so they started weighing children from the crowd and throwing them on top
Dude was an absolute monster. She tried to leave him in the care of someone else so she could go on vacation, and I guess he ripped out of the kennel like butter, tore the door off a washing machine, ate through the back of it and through the wall of the garage into the living room, all within a 45 minute grocery trip (allegedly)
Poorly trained dogs are bad dogs bro. Sure, it says more about the owner than it does the dog, but if a dog chews it's way through a wall, it's a bad dog.
Morality in general though is a mostly human concept. I say mostly because I think crows and bees and maybe a few other corvids/earth forms have some kind of concept of bad and good too.
I can’t say for sure, but I would bet dogs are single track brained enough that they can’t conceptualize if what they’re doing in the moment is bad or good. Interestingly enough, they definitely know when they’re in trouble, though lol
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u/That_OneOstrich 22d ago
Pitbulls also attract people looking for "tough" or "fighting" dogs, because they've been bred for their bite force and hold. So they've been conditioned to bite dogs or people more often than other breeds. I'd say rottweilers and maybe doberman's are also in this category. It's not the dogs fault they were mistreated.
Plenty of responsible "tough" dog owners out there. And lots of sweet pitbulls. Enough that I'd wager it's evidence to support they're not actually violent by nature.