Pit Bulls and Dog Aggression
April 22nd, 2005
I would like to tell you about an email I received today.
I received an email from a person who had a fight erupt between her kids Pit Bull and one of her dogs.
Sadly, her dog died several days later from the injuries sustained in the fight.
You see, this person had 8 dogs, 9 including the Pit Bull. From what I understand it she put the Pit Bull up when her dogs were running around the house and at feeding time.
That doesn’t matter to me in this situation because:
- The Pit Bull should have never even been in a house with 8 other dogs.
- This is a recipe for disaster.
Now I’m not pointing fingers at anyone here. I’m simply making an observation and I wanted to share it here because all Pit Bull owners can learn from this.
Having more than one Pit Bull I’m speaking from experience. I have never had so much as tooth mark on either of my girls for three reasons:
- They are separated when I’m not around.
- They are never left alone with other dogs.
- I know that despite the fact they have NEVER shown aggression towards each other they can at any moment.
I get this all the time, “But I don’t like taking my babies and separating them. It makes me sad.”
Would you be happier if one of your “babies” was dead?
Take precautions and always expect them to fight. Even if they have lived their whole lives together without a single problem. By expecting them to fight you will take the precautions and avoid the tragedy.
A few more things about this…
- Pit Bulls are not people. In other words while we put human emotions and terms to their actions, they are still dogs and dogs will be dogs.
- Pit Bulls are DOG AGGRESSIVE. All of them. Some are extremely mild, so much so that people think they are not dog aggressive, I assure you, they are.
Some are extremely dog aggressive and it’s obvious. This isn’t a bad thing, but if you have a dog aggressive dog you know you will need to take precautions to keep your dog out of the papers.
I asked this lady a question which I’ll ask again here.
Question: Do you think it was possible the other dog provoked the fight?
Since she did not see it start, how does she know her dog didn’t do something to the Pit Bull to cause them to react so aggressively?
She doesn’t.
It’s not impossible that the other dog started it. However, since the other dog died and was loved by this woman the Pit Bull is automatically the cause of the problem.
I am sorry for this person’s loss. I truly am sad for her and her dog.
However, I’m always sad for the Pit Bull because now, he will likely be put to sleep.
Why?
The politically correct answer would be: because he’s a Pit Bull.
My answer: The people involved did not take enough precautions, they didn’t respect the breed, and they put all the dogs involved in danger.
One ounce of research would have shown it was not a good idea to put a Pit Bull in a house hold with 8 (yes that is EIGHT) other dogs.
I will not mention the person or their dog’s names, but I will say this, she stabbed the Pit Bull over 10 times to stop the fight. Break stick? Whoops, forgot, no research.
I’m amazed he’s still alive after being stabbed so many times.
I also want to say, if you have a Pit Bull and another dog in your life, buy a break stick and learn how to use it properly.
People will read this and say, “See! I told you they are dangerous!”
To those folks I say, not at all. They are dog aggressive dogs and if I owned a Golden Retriever who was dog aggressive I would own a break stick too.
It’s not about the breed of dog here folks, it’s about the fact these things can and do happen and being prepared is the smart thing to do.
Best Regards,
Jason, Angel and Honey
PS – Denial Kills. Understanding the Pit Bulls temperament is something every Pit Bull owner should have a firm grasp on.
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ok there is one thing that u wrote that do not agree with. that is that ALL pit bulls are dog aggressive! i’m not trying to be rude but have u owned all the pitbulls in the world? i have 7 pitbulls both male and female and they ALL get along just fine. b/c they were all raised together. so my point being not all pitbulls are dog aggressive its all in how you raise then our dogs get scolded for being aggressive to humans or other dogs. i also have a yorkie and hes more aggressive than they are. he goes to every dog in the yard and they don’t even growl they all play and all of them are full grown except 2. so please if you write a blog about this breed again then please get the facts first! not ALL pitbulls are aggressive.
tasha