The dog ripped him up pretty good, but nothing compared to what happened to the little girl. Can't wait to see a photo of the dog's owner. The pit bull/rottweiler comes standard with these types. Guaranteed to have at least five tattoos, be a regular THC user. on some sort of public assitance scam, and so on.
Link: https://www.woodtv.com/news/ottawa-county/blood-all-over-boy-11-rescues-girl-amid-dog-attack-in-ottawa-county/
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...if you live in a mobile home park, maybe you shouldn't own a dog, but if you do own a dog, maybe you shouldn't own a species of dog that has those more aggressive tendencies.
There is an interesting documentary on some Russian researchers who bred foxes on the basis of aggression. In each generation, the nicest ones towards humans were bred with each other, and the most aggressive ones were bred with each other, for several decades. The filmmakers walked down a row of hutches housing the resulting nice ones, and they craved human contact, leaning up to be pet by the humans, licking fingers, etc. They walked down a row of the resulting meanest ones, and they were constantly trying to attack the humans through the cage screen. This was all through selective breeding, not training by the researchers.
Maybe if you live in close proximity to other families, and you absolutely have to have a pet, you pick a nice breed. But, something tells me the owner of this breed wanted a mean dog, so he bought one.
that can go off any time. There's a reason most insurance companies won't insure those that have them. Rots, Dobies, and huskies are in the same category
I know about the fox study, the most interesting part is that the "domesticated" ones developed spotted coats and curly tails like many other domesticated animals.
But yes, the breeds are bred for a certain purpose and temperament. My dad likes to say about people who have pitbulls that are "the nicest dog in the world and wouldn't harm a fly"... "Well then they are a poor representative of their breed."
But even with the breeding, mean people make mean dogs. Sometimes the meanness is neglect. Dogs, like humans, need to be socialized and taught manners and standards of acceptable behavior. Nature and nurture, but none of it is the dog's fault, my point.
Jackass humans are highly likely to select a pitbull.
...of course nothing is the individual dogs fault in the sense that the dog is morally culpable or responsible...but that is because we are talking about a dog, and not a human. But, a pit bull is a pit bull. Take my "disgusting dog" as a critique of the breed if you want, although as you point out, there are exceptions which are not representative of the breed, but that only reinforces the point about the breed.
I'm absolutely sure there is a nurture (or lack of nurture) factor to it, thus my inclusion of the dog owner as being disgusting, likely for raising a mean dog...and also for selecting a mean dog breed for living in close quarters with families. It is irresponsible and disgusting. That breed is more likely to attack children; I don't get why anyone would choose to invite such an animal into their home.