Hi, Guest
I think it boils down to the fact that unlike other breeds, particularly large breeds, they retain a short fuse no matter what's done with them. Given the opportunity, dog for dog, they'll snap. The difference is, even if I'm wrong... the damage done is a hell of a lot worse than 90% of all the other breeds out there.
Don't get me wrong, I think pits are great. What I am is a self-confessed Great Dane-aholic. I love Great Danes. But, I've also seen one go bad and I've seen the damage it can do. Somehow, even though a Dane is a great hunting dog (for wild boars) by heritage, they're generally a lot easier to train, a LOT more docile and a lot more manageable by nature. Why that is, I couldn't begin to explain.
Perhaps if you really could "breed it out of them" (Pits) by NOT inbreeding them so much for the ferociousness that all the morons seem to love... there could be a turning point in the public's eye. Once again, the downfall of a true democracy is that majority rules. End of story.
Don't get me wrong, I think pits are great. What I am is a self-confessed Great Dane-aholic. I love Great Danes. But, I've also seen one go bad and I've seen the damage it can do. Somehow, even though a Dane is a great hunting dog (for wild boars) by heritage, they're generally a lot easier to train, a LOT more docile and a lot more manageable by nature. Why that is, I couldn't begin to explain.
Perhaps if you really could "breed it out of them" (Pits) by NOT inbreeding them so much for the ferociousness that all the morons seem to love... there could be a turning point in the public's eye. Once again, the downfall of a true democracy is that majority rules. End of story.
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33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.