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What breed of dog would you never want to own?
- Thread starter KO896
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Pedigreed.
I would never own breeds like Rottweilers. You hear too many stories about them attacking people, sometimes even their owners. Because of that, I would personally feel unsafe having a dog with that kind of reputation for aggression.
On top of that, it's not just about aggression. I also wouldn't own any large dog, even a gentle and calm breed. because I'm just too intimidated by their size.
On top of that, it's not just about aggression. I also wouldn't own any large dog, even a gentle and calm breed. because I'm just too intimidated by their size.
You hate to single out a particular breed, but pit bulls have a reputation for potentially being dangerous. I've got a friend who has a pit bull that would never harm anyone, but the statistics would lead me to steer clear. If I had one, I'm sure I would have it trained and it would never harm me. It's much harder to predict what it would do to someone else though. Especially a stranger.
I've had good experiences with the breed, but I'm still cautious because you don't know what could trigger them.
The first experience was when I went to pick up my daughter at her friend's house. I had no idea they had 2 pitbulls when I agreed to let her spend the night, but when I got into the house, the dogs were all lovey dovey toward me wanting cuddles, and the girl's mom yelled out to her husband, "Just look at your guard dogs!"
The other experience was that we got new neighbors and their dog got out of the backyard because the gate never latched properly. He came trotting over to me and I asked him if he was a nice doggie and he had a blank look on his face, but still came over to me to sniff. Then he let me pet him and we were buddies. He started walking toward the street and I tried to hold him back, and then his owner came driving down the road and thought the dog had done something to me! He got out of the car asking if I was okay, and I said, "Yeah, we're friends now, I just didn't want him to get hit by a car." He said that the dog wasn't nice to other animals and they had problems in the past. Fast forward to the future and the dog killed a neighbor's cat.
