ThePhranc wrote:93EXCivic wrote: The bans are mostly total BS, so any dog that they feel like calling a Pit Bull, they will. I agree it is total bs. Dogs aren't born aggressive they are made aggressive.That is absolutely not true.
Your opinion is only true to yourself. Dogs are born aggressive? Really? The only domestic animal on the planet that this happens to?
Awaiting the facts/tech to support your opinion.
ddavidv wrote:ThePhranc wrote:Your opinion is only true to yourself. Dogs are born aggressive? Really? The only domestic animal on the planet that this happens to? Awaiting the facts/tech to support your opinion.93EXCivic wrote: The bans are mostly total BS, so any dog that they feel like calling a Pit Bull, they will. I agree it is total bs. Dogs aren't born aggressive they are made aggressive.That is absolutely not true.
Oh come on. Most domestic species have members that are actively human-aggressive. My parents, for example, had a goat that was about the meanest thing with hooves (Mofo's ex-wife excluded) which had to have been born that way: it matured getting no different treatment from the rest of the herd.
Without putting too much time into it, here's a quick quote from the Humane Society: "The difference in the threshold prompting aggressive behavior is influenced by both environmental and genetic factors."
Some dogs are bred to be more aggressive. That doesn't make them bad dogs, it just provides a different set of challenges.
You all do realize that people have been arguing nature vs. nurture for centuries, and haven't really gotten anywhere.
16vCorey wrote: You all do realize that people have been arguing nature vs. nurture for centuries, and haven't really gotten anywhere.
Because the real answer is nature AND nurture.
Truth.
curtis73 wrote: I was ticked at my HOA where I rented. They said no pits, so I suddenly had a "Staffordshire Beagle" mix. What are they gonna do, DNA test her? We finally bought a house where there is no HOA. Freedom at last.... until I try to get homeowner's insurance. Listen, everybody has their opinions on every breed of dog. Some of the blanket statements that some of you have made saying that pit bulls are dangerous really piss me off. You don't know crap from crisco. All dogs have the potential to be born nasty or taught nasty. My Chihuahua will berkeley you up, but nobody bans that little bitch. Dogs should be like driver's licenses in my opinion. All dogs should be innocent until proven guilty. Just like I get a driver's license until I run over an old lady in a crosswalk. But to outright ban one nebulous breed (that isn't actually a breed) is pathetic, fearful, not founded on truth, and just plain asinine. How many Cocker Spaniels have to bite someone before they're banned? It'll never happen because they're small and cute and haven't been villainized by media.
16vCorey wrote: You all do realize that people have been arguing nature vs. nurture for centuries, and haven't really gotten anywhere.
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