Lemme guess- no pets, small dog, or cat person?
I can't answer for everyone, but there's a reason I always have at least one large, 'aggressive' breed. 'Aggressive' in quotes because it's BS. Depends on the dog.
Always had a Rott in the house because I travel and it's nice to have one for added protection of my wife and kids. My first Rott stopped a burglary when we were starting out and lived in a shitty neighborhood. Never had a break-in nor attempted break-in since. Also have had one get in front of the family to stop a huge bear that was approaching. The dog has a job to do, though I do enjoy the breed. Mine have been socialized to the point that each one even likes going to the vet because it means he gets to visit with people and the poking / prodding is fine. By the way, Rotts don't make the top 10 in bite frequency, though Chihuahuas and Cocker Spaniels do.
That said, if one of mine did something like the Pit in in the OP, I could not fault someone for dropping it.
Lets not sugar coat it, its a dick measuring contest with pitbull owners, street cred and tacticoolness, mostly in the thug community but also in the inadequacy sektor..
As of right now no pets, my German showline shepherd past 2 years ago and owning another one just doesn't make sense right now logistically, but I will have another at some point.
ive had pets all my life as a kid....one famiky cat that lived 21 years, A springwr spaniel that died back in the late 80s, an abondoned shepherd mix that was hit by a car at 2 yrs old, hamsters, fish, chinchillas etc etc.
Shepherds are deffinetly my favorite dog without question, even they need a firm hand. German shepherds are attractive to me for looks and for their notorious amount of loyalty, they have a very stable mentality, and obviously the top 5 in intelligence. It doesn't make me feel tuff to be walking a shepherd down the street, they have amazing qualities all around. Yes they need a firm hand, but they are less likely to cross a line between life and death when it comes to a fight, they were never bread to kill so their brain isn't telling them to keep going. Can they kill, no doubt, but ALOT less likely.
Most People buy pits for the wrong reasons, some more ignorant that others so that's why you get the killy ones.
When I see pitbull owners I often wonder if they have that dog in check, are they good owners, or are they *******s?, it makes a huge difference, especially with dogs of that temperament.
Do I wonder about barking Goldens on the end of a leash, sure? I dont want to get bitten, or nipped, but im deffinelty not worrid about the thing going for my jugular like pit bulls will instictly do if not kept in check.
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