I like dogs as much as anybody else but would never have a pit bull in a home with a 5-year-old child.
I like dogs as much as anybody else but would never have a pit bull in a home with a 5-year-old child.
Here ya go. (I had a Chow. They are terrible, territorial animals.)
Here is the issue with Pits and Rots.
http://dogbitelaw.com/dog-bite-statistics/the-breeds-most-likely-to-kill.html
67% of all dog fatalities occurred within these two breeds, although they don’t come close to making up that much of the population.
The worst breeds are: pit bulls, Rottweilers, German shepherds, huskies, Alaskan malamutes, Doberman pinschers, chows, Great Danes, St. Bernards and Akitas.
With all that in mind, we cannot forget that these animals are predators and we’re always taking a risk with them. “The most horrifying example of the lack of breed predictability is the October 2000 death of a 6-week-old baby, which was killed by her family’s Pomeranian dog. The average weight of a Pomeranian is about 4 pounds, and they are not thought of as a dangerous breed. Note, however, that they were bred to be watchdogs! The baby’s uncle left the infant and the dog on a bed while the uncle prepared her bottle in the kitchen. Upon his return, the dog was mauling the baby, who died shortly afterwards.”
Respect, properly train, and socialize your dog.
We had a half chow half lab when our kids were little. Browndog was highly overprotective of kids. We lived by an apartment complex and kids would wander over to play with ours. Parents would come looking for their kids. Until the dog knew who they were he wouldn’t let them near their kids. They would come to the door and ask if they could have their kids back.