• Pitbull attack leaves multiple party-goers injured after fight
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You're absolutely right its not the norm for most people and that's exactly why I made my post. I was attempting to inform and create and understanding on the possible background of the pit in question and the physiological damage it could have leading to its reaction to the events in the story.
Why are people trying to blame the dogs breed? No shit a certain breed of dog is going to have higher aggression statistics if the breed is favoured by assholes looking for a scary dog? The animal was a rescue dog. You have to treat rescue dogs very differently to your average pet, if an animal has been abused it is far more likely to respond with aggression when it feels threatened, and it is more likely to feel threatened by things other dogs could cope with. Especially if the animal has been trained to attack or fight other dogs in the past. My partner's parents have a collie that was a stray for some time. This dog goes ballistic in the presence of tall older men wearing black, and anyone wearing high visibility clothing. The shelter told my partner's parents that this was due to the dog being repeatedly baited onto a construction site in her original home town with scraps of food, only to be kicked and beaten by the workers there. When we got together I had to be introduced to the dog very slowly. If I had ~just bumped into the dog~ the first time I met her, she would probably have attacked me. Is this evidence that collie dogs are genetically predisposed towards being viscous?. I can't help but think that throwing a loud and rowdy party around a rescue dog is the worst thing you could do. I have to think you are being pretty dumb if you look at this situation and your only take away is "omeg scary doggo breed strikes agaim!?"
I think it's entirely our fault.
it's both
It's the dogs fault obviously. Surely loud music, unfamiliar people, and pretending to fight couldn't have any possible effect on the mentality of a rescue dog. Stress doesn't just make anything lash out and attack people. Take him away, boys.
all those add up but you actually never know with dogs, it could be so random. I remember when I got bit by a neighbour dog when I was just casually walking home and then the owner proceeds to laugh at me... like wtf is wrong with you dumb old lady
My grandmother's neighbor fosters rescue dogs, one of them was a mastiff that would just straight attack your hand if you approached him from above. Rescue animals need a home as much as any other animal but if you aren't willing to put forth the extra work to accommodate them then don't bother because it won't end well for anyone involved.
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