I am so glad that there are people out there that realize that man aggressive 
dogs are a product of their owner.  I myself own 5 pit bulls and have never 
had any problems.  Four of them are outside dogs and I have one that stays in 
99% of the time and his name is Seizer.  I raised my outside dogs to be 
sociable to other people... of course they bark at people when they come in 
the back yard but when you walk up to them they go crazy trying to get your 
attention so you will pet them.  Now Seizer (the one inside) is more 
protective than the rest.  Once he gets to know you he will like you but 
until then he won't let you pet him.  The reason he is this way is because I 
taught him to be this way.  I got him when he was a puppy and never 
associated him with anybody, so of course he doesn't like anybody.  And he 
especially doesn't like people with hats on, because I have never worn a hat 
and neither has my husband.
I have been breeding Pit Bulls for about four years and I have only seen a 
hand full of man aggressive pits, but they were all a product of their owner. 
 People who have never owned or been around Pit Bulls just go by what they 
hear through the media.  And we all know the media always makes the story 
alittle bit more than it really is...
WC>all the time i find myself reading about one breed or another being unfit
WC>needing special ordinances, laws, insurance. as far as i'm concerned like
WC>drunken driving, guns left accessable in homes with children, it's the 
owner
WC>fault in all but a few cases. my brittish staffordshire bull terrier is 
ot
WC>chained outside, never struck, and yes i understand the nature of 
aggressive
WC>breeds. i am top dog and the dog understands this and is happier with 
his.
WC>establish top dog, after all it isn't a fuzzy bunny. 2. keep it clean as 
whe
WC>they develope a strong odor they become more belligerent. 3. never strike, 
a
WC>dog, harsh tone when misbehaving and praise when obedient will make the 
og
WC>*want* to please you. if you've read and understand all of the above and 
sti
WC>disagree let me suggest adding labradors to the banned breeds. i've a 
relati
WC>who owns
WC>a lab with children in the house, he has been struck, i wouldn't trust 
hat
WC>animal. i was house sitting at the aforementioned house and a friend came
WC>over, dog went for friends throat. i took it to the pool and gave it a 
ide
WC>the bottom, dog came up and went for my throat, second trip to the bottom. 
t
WC>dog came to the surface and waited in the shallow end until i gave it
WC>permission to get out, no further problems. not my prefered method of
WC>handleing such, but i didn't hit it as the owners did bringing it up. 
oint
WC>being if you descend to violence sooner or later that dog is going to 
realis
WC>it can dish it out as well as get and do something about it. now my pit 
bull
WC>all i had to do to establish top dog was give it a bath and this dog never
WC>shows aggression even to people who shrink back from it because they 
recogni
WC>the breed. ps. the lab also attacked the pit bull and the pit scarcely 
notic
WC>as
WC>i was able to intercede before it got really bad, eventually my dog would 
ha
WC>returned fire... i think. think about it. regards.
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