is there such thing......

[rockinred]

I'd like to add that I don't think anyone should put it beyond any dog to attack someone or vice versa. It really boils down to the temperment of your dog. You have to know your dog. It is a crap shoot cause I have seen it all.

You have to set boundaries for your dog and children and your family/friends. I know I tell my kids not to do certain things to the dog and I always watch the dogs eyes to see what is going on. If I see him getting nervous I tell everyone to back off it. You basically just have to know your animal or animals in general and teach your kids to read them too. If you don't do that, then you risk anything with any dog... and that is certain.

As Hazard said, even little harmless dogs can hurt or bite people.

[ghettoboyd]

i have a 90lb german sheppard and according to my homeowners inshurance he is a liability because he is considered dangerous........look at my avy...dose that dog look deadly.....maybe to a frissbee....ive had him for ten years and in that time had my daughter.....he has never once hurt her or even barked at her.......i will say though that i took him to obidience school and then the advanced class and it makes all the difference in the world in there behavior......i never put him on a leash, he adhears to voice commands dilligently.....everyone that passes by my house always comments at how good he is even when thay walk by my house with there dogs.....i couldent be more pleased with him.......

[Cloe85]

beautiful sheppard!

when i was 5 or 6 years old i got bit by a small mut right between the eyes on the bridge of my nose.

i only had experience with cats, and didnt know that dogs were different.

i have always been afraid of dogs since, because i cannot read them... cats im wonderful with.

my grandmother had a toy poodle... i lived with her for about 6 yrs and eventually got used to "Bobo" but still never trusted him, and he never bit or snapped at anyone.

my grandmother had him trained to wipe his feet after going outside and coming into the house. she also would tell him "its time for bed" when she decided to go to bed... he would go to his bed lay down and go to sleep... he was really kewl for a dog.

i guess im just saying that little kids without knowing it can provoke a dog and not understand the different types of noises and barks.

good luck
Chloe

[Hazard]

beautiful sheppard!

when i was 5 or 6 years old i got bit by a small mut right between the eyes on the bridge of my nose.

i only had experience with cats, and didnt know that dogs were different.

i have always been afraid of dogs since, because i cannot read them... cats im wonderful with.

my grandmother had a toy poodle... i lived with her for about 6 yrs and eventually got used to "Bobo" but still never trusted him, and he never bit or snapped at anyone.

my grandmother had him trained to wipe his feet after going outside and coming into the house. she also would tell him "its time for bed" when she decided to go to bed... he would go to his bed lay down and go to sleep... he was really kewl for a dog.

i guess im just saying that little kids without knowing it can provoke a dog and not understand the different types of noises and barks.

good luck
Chloe

I'm the exact opposite..... been around dogs my whole life..... can't read a cat for sh*t.....

~Haz~

[Flagg]

I can honestly say im not impressed if some members here have been giving their dogs, steroids .

[DSM4Life]

I can honestly say im not impressed if some members here have been giving their dogs, steroids.

I was thinking that looking at bigrich4's pit. I wouldn't say steroids but maybe working them out with some heavy chains.

[MaNiCC]

Some breed of dogs are bred specifically for their aggressive tendencies. The debate whether its nature vs nurture which dictates behavior is up in the air with domesticated dogs.

I personally would not want to find out which is true. I do not think I would buy a dog like a pitbull or another aggressive breed if kids were around. I know some will swear how good their pitbull is with kids and all. I have never heard of a lab getting lose and rampaging a neighborhood. Just My Opinion though.

Totally agree with muscle science here, mixture of nature and nurture, too big a risk to take with kids involved imo

[bigrich4]

DSM! working out? nooooo. He has to stay on a chain though because he can jump fences. You can see alot of muscle in him because he eats nothign but dog food and not human food, so he is not gettin that unyhealthy crap some people feed there dogs who beg for food.... he's tall and lean, and maybe it was the picture that made him look that way, let me find another

[DSM4Life]

DSM! working out? nooooo. He has to stay on a chain though because he can jump fences. You can see alot of muscle in him because he eats nothign but dog food and not human food, so he is not gettin that unyhealthy crap some people feed there dogs who beg for food.... he's tall and lean, and maybe it was the picture that made him look that way, let me find another

I believe you. Some pits are just naturally big. I work in the city and i see a lot of pits breed to fight. One easy method of building them up is putting heavy metal chains/weights around their necks and make them walk around.

[dangerous dan]

just had a proper look into staffs and pits, turns out there just big softies, and big lovers of people in genral, and especially staffs are great with kids.

i agree with haz

yes these sort of dogs are always plasterd all over tv, because when they do bite they make a mess, but its not the dogs fault they are just physically stronger than most others, if a little fluff ball bites the press dont say fk all.

i dont know about american pitbulls? but staffs are always been stolen in england, and if they are always geting stollen they cant be that aggresive towards people.

i think these dogs are the sort that if trained well they will make a great dog, soft with people but have a verry protective side when it comes to protecting there own turf and people.

so in all there good and usefull dogs to have.

[bigrich4]

this chain might seem big to you, but it is not around his neck, and he has broken smaller ones, plus he is in the front yard because the backyard was flooded so I didnt want to take any chances with him gettin lose

[bigrich4]

oh and since he was in the front yard I would see alot of starngers going up to him and playing with him with no attacks. Just thought I'd throw that in there lol

[xnotoriousx]

I had 352 stitches in my head and face from a dog bite at the age of 4 from a half lab, half german Shepperd.

Animals can snap, just like humans. It was a family dog, the attack was caused by me trying to force the dog to shake my hand. I'm lucky I still look good. The scars actually make me look cool I've been told.

[DSM4Life]

this chain might seem big to you, but it is not around his neck, and he has broken smaller ones, plus he is in the front yard because the backyard was flooded so I didnt want to take any chances with him gettin lose

Chain doesn't look bad at all.

Good looking dog.

[DSM4Life]

[bigrich4]

thanks DSM, yours is a good looking dog too, when you say you work in the city did you mean S.F.? If so yeah, they have a bad problem with pitbulls there and it makes it bad for the good owners too, because the cops look at all the dogs like the the devil on a leash. I was born there and as a kid I had a half pit half lab and the cops sweated me as a kid!

[dangerous dan]

how old is he dsm?

shame you cant get them like that over here....american pit (cross) is aloud.

[BgMc31]

The most dangerous dogs to have around little children are cocker spaniels and Chihuahuas. They are known for attacking my people/children than any other breeds. They won't be banned because they won't do the damage a bullydog will do. I own a two bullydogs (pitbull/american bulldog cross and a boxer), neither are agressive with my family but both will protect against strangers. I wouldn't recommend just anyone own theses dogs unless you have the time to train them properly.

[DSM4Life]

how old is he dsm?

shame you cant get them like that over here....american pit x is aloud.

Year now i believe

thanks DSM, yours is a good looking dog too, when you say you work in the city did you mean S.F.? If so yeah, they have a bad problem with pitbulls there and it makes it bad for the good owners too, because the cops look at all the dogs like the the devil on a leash. I was born there and as a kid I had a half pit half lab and the cops sweated me as a kid!

Nope, Philadelphia.

[dangerous dan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbfD8...eature=related

think this shows there okay with younguns....if thats not pissin the staff of im not sure what will lol

[DSM4Life]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbfD8...eature=related

think this shows there okay with younguns....if thats not pissin the staff of im not sure what will lol

What if the dog did turn on the baby ? Would the baby even have a second chance ?

Don't get me wrong i love my pit to death but i also know what he is capable of. If i had a small child not sure if would have the same dog.

[dangerous dan]

im not sure sbout the pits that was a staff, on paper there shown to be soft dogs and loving and protective over there family, if there so protective why would they be so suden to bite, also a child has alot less chance of hurting one of theses sorts of dog ....

[Hazard]

regarding working out dogs..... I think "working" breed dogs need to be walked and have some sort of "physical" work to do. I don't agree with hanging weights off their neck but my pitt has a backpack and I put 2 waterbottles on each side of it. It makes his walk a little harder and wears him out.....

Cesar Milan said working dog's need to work..... whether you have them pull you on rollerblades.... pull a weighted cart.... or go extra long on a treadmill.... they will feel "accomplished"

There's a line where it's "abuse" tho and that line should not be crossed. If the dog is having fun and enjoys it.... i think it's fine.

~Haz~

[DSM4Life]

regarding working out dogs..... I think "working" breed dogs need to be walked and have some sort of "physical" work to do. I don't agree with hanging weights off their neck but my pitt has a backpack and I put 2 waterbottles on each side of it. It makes his walk a little harder and wears him out.....

Cesar Milan said working dog's need to work..... whether you have them pull you on rollerblades.... pull a weighted cart.... or go extra long on a treadmill.... they will feel "accomplished"

There's a line where it's "abuse" tho and that line should not be crossed. If the dog is having fun and enjoys it.... i think it's fine.

~Haz~

Big difference comparing water bottles to 50lbs chains.
Or this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaU0lq_8fgU

[dangerous dan]

i dont think what the bloke does in that vid is fair....iv known people just tie rope round tiers and just leave it on the yard...then its up to the dog wether it wants to drag them around ...then obv the dog is having fun or it would'nt choose to do it.

[Cloe85]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfIHEb2XYOs

You could not get me in the same house much less yard with this dog!!!

Some dogs are so beautiful, but as sd you never know when they will snap with kids or adults.

I had a cat that went berserk. It was in the garage and got attached by two dogs. It took 4 hours to get the cat outta the garage and into the house. A few days later, my mom and I were coming to the back door from the pool and the cat was hissing, growling, jumping and lunging at the screen door and totally outta control. I went in and took the bites, but I’m bigger and stronger than a cat and even as outta control this cat was, I was able to get it, and then let my mom in so she wouldn’t get hurt. Cat didn’t have rabies, just freaked out.

The other cat we had was sleeping...

[DSM4Life]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfIHEb2XYOs

You could not get me in the same house much less yard with this dog!!!

Some dogs are so beautiful, but as sd you never know when they will snap with kids or adults.

I had a cat that went berserk. It was in the garage and got attached by two dogs. It took 4 hours to get the cat outta the garage and into the house. A few days later, my mom and I were coming to the back door from the pool and the cat was hissing, growling, jumping and lunging at the screen door and totally outta control. I went in and took the bites, but I’m bigger and stronger than a cat and even as outta control this cat was, I was able to get it, and then let my mom in so she wouldn’t get hurt. Cat didn’t have rabies, just freaked out.

The other cat we had was sleeping...

How about this cute guy ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywJ9vFevghk

[Cloe85]

How about this cute guy ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywJ9vFevghk

hell no!!! if it came towards me id be turning and backing away and telling the owner to stop him and keep him away from me!!!

[DSM4Life]

hell no!!! if it came towards me id be turning and backing away and telling the owner to stop him and keep him away from me!!!

I use to hang out with this kid who had a doverman the size of me at the time (at like 16). The kid would walk up to you and push you which the dog then though i was pushing him and he would jump on me almost knocking me over. Like clock work the dog would do the same thing everytime. Its funny now but that dog could have easily killed me if he wanted to

[james21]

what are your opinions on dangerous dogs?

Is there really a such thing? or do you think its all down to the owners, wether they give it a good upbringing?

just wondering as i am thinking of geting a staffordshire bull terrier (english), the prob is theres young kids everywere all over where i live, and its like dog central, so im wondering if i should have a dog in such an area.....anyone have one?

I have pit that was beaten for 2 years of her life. She is the sweetest dog EVER! Cuddles up to me in bed, will do anything for me. Its all on the owner

[Hazard]

Big difference comparing water bottles to 50lbs chains.
Or this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaU0lq_8fgU

Right..... exactly. Just didn't want to confuse anyone on what I do..... LOL I think by now everyone knows I care more about animals than most humans......

~Haz~

[Cloe85]

nice friend lol

[DSM4Life]

nice friend lol

right ! haha

[dangerous dan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUVyh...eature=related

dsm if i had your dog i would recomend this, i hate those silly traffic people who put cones all over ...its like been in a fair ground trying to dodge these things lol

[Hazard]

I have pit that was beaten for 2 years of her life. She is the sweetest dog EVER! Cuddles up to me in bed, will do anything for me. Its all on the owner

I also have a boxer - He was abused for 2 years and left in a dark garage - caged for 10 hours a day..... Our familly has owned 3 previous boxers so we decided to rescue him even though he was aggressive to everyone new in his life.

We took him in and he's 6 now..... one of the best dogs ever. Great guard dog..... and will listen to his master at the drop of a dime. He loves the pitbull and the pitbull wont leave his side..... they even sleep curled up next to eachother.

He's a german bread boxer..... almost 100lbs with veins sticking out LOL - not an ounce of fat. Never worked the dog out with weights...... just do cardio with him and gosh is he big.....

~Haz~

[bigrich4]

One day in Oakland, me and some friends were walking down the street, and some ghetto a$$ guy walked up to us and said"ya'll want a dog?" I was only 18 with no job or anything, so I was like "what kinda dog?" well, it was a pitbull, real banged up, skinny as a stick, with all ribs showing, real bad mange, i mean so bad there was only hair on the head and alittle on the front legs, fresh bite wounds, a choke chain on that was to small, so it was digging in the neck. He brought it out and I thought to myself this is one ugly dog, bloody hairless pitbull, he said her name was Misery, I'm thinking she lost a fight so it was either give her away or kill her. So I thought I better take it so some other piece of crap gets it and fights her, or he just kills her. He gave me a piece of rope to loop through her choke chain and I got home and had to use bolt cutters to get the choke chain off. Not sure if you guys know but used motor oil gets rid of mange, so in about 2 weeks she was covered in fur, and she had real nice marking, she was brindle with white on her chest and up her face. I thought, this is such a sweet dog, she never even barked at anyone, people were all around her now. One day though I was walking her down the street and some guy had his dog off the leash and it came up to her and she istantly grabbed it and started shaking it violently, I was like damn, well tahts what shes used to doing. But with peiople she was great. We even s=changed her name to Daisy instead of Misery, the name just didnt fit her anymore because she wasnt in Misery anymore. she plumped up and was happy all the time, unless a dog got close to her ofcourse then she did what she had been doing her whole life. I loved her and shes dead now, we never knew how old she was, but we had her 5 years before she died. She stayed in the backyard and my ex girlfriends grandmother took care of her mostly and she was real sad when she died

[lovbyts]

I had 352 stitches in my head and face from a dog bite at the age of 4 from a half lab, half german Shepperd.

Animals can snap, just like humans. It was a family dog, the attack was caused by me trying to force the dog to shake my hand. I'm lucky I still look good. The scars actually make me look cool I've been told.

Oh but from what a bunch of these dog lovers (tree huggers etc) it MUST have been your fault or your parents fault for NOT teaching you at the age of 4 how to or not treat a dog.

Sorry I dont agree that it's always the owners fault; maybe most of the time but either way dogs can be aggressive and even kill kids. They are territorial by nature with teaching or not and if they fell you are in their space you have problems.

[Cloe85]

One day in Oakland, me and some friends were walking down the street, and some ghetto a$$ guy walked up to us and said"ya'll want a dog?" I was only 18 with no job or anything, so I was like "what kinda dog?" well, it was a pitbull, real banged up, skinny as a stick, with all ribs showing, real bad mange, i mean so bad there was only hair on the head and alittle on the front legs, fresh bite wounds, a choke chain on that was to small, so it was digging in the neck. He brought it out and I thought to myself this is one ugly dog, bloody hairless pitbull, he said her name was Misery, I'm thinking she lost a fight so it was either give her away or kill her. So I thought I better take it so some other piece of crap gets it and fights her, or he just kills her. He gave me a piece of rope to loop through her choke chain and I got home and had to use bolt cutters to get the choke chain off. Not sure if you guys know but used motor oil gets rid of mange, so in about 2 weeks she was covered in fur, and she had real nice marking, she was brindle with white on her chest and up her face. I thought, this is such a sweet dog, she never even barked at anyone, people were all around her now. One day though I was walking her down the street and some guy had his dog off the leash and it came up to her and she istantly grabbed it and started shaking it violently, I was like damn, well tahts what shes used to doing. But with peiople she was great. We even s=changed her name to Daisy instead of Misery, the name just didnt fit her anymore because she wasnt in Misery anymore. she plumped up and was happy all the time, unless a dog got close to her ofcourse then she did what she had been doing her whole life. I loved her and shes dead now, we never knew how old she was, but we had her 5 years before she died. She stayed in the backyard and my ex girlfriends grandmother took care of her mostly and she was real sad when she died

she went from hell to a great life, kewl!

[lola1182]

all depends on how the dog is raised.

[*El Diablo*]

My dog is my life.