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German Shepards are terrible for pit fighting. They can’t handle the stress on the rear. Believe it or not, the Sharpei is a more common fighting dog.

The extra skin makes it easy to defend against attacks to the rear.

But either way, dog attacks by other dog types DO happen. I mean my god just about 99% of all those little drop-kick dogs just unhinge the moment someone enters the room who isn’t their owner.

most people have no business having a dog. Hell, I rescued a Pug that was mean as the dickens and it took me years of focused attention to turn him around. But he was vicious because he was just locked up in a basement and kicked.

So German Shepards can do it too. But overall German Shepards are unique dogs. Ask the owners - they are almost mind readers. They are very intelligent and if the babysitter was yelling at the kid, or treating it like it didn’t belong the Shepard probably picked up on that and helped the babysitter out.

Dogs are wild animals in about 2 hours. And they shouldn’t be as widely kept as they are.

A very wise post. I live in a condo complex of about 300 units. These are basically 1-2-3 bedroom apartment size units. There are numerous dogs bigger than 100 lbs here! most are over 20 lbs, even my neighbors chihuahua weighs 30 lbs from lack of exercise and too much food.

I agree totally with you, big dogs do not belong here. None gets adequate exercise. And they are inherently dangerous to others, especially children.

Our dog is less than 10 lbs Lhasa Apso and we picked her out of a liter at a breeder because she was the smallest of the lot. And even a little dog like her does not get enough exercise in condo living. But we are on 3rd floor and no elevators, so that does give her some exercise. She is 14 years old now and never needed a Vet since she never had any illness. On a couple of occasions she has stomach upsets and Tums took care of that. She will get irritated eyes during pollen season, and I treat her with Visine.

Agree with the “shouldn’t be kept as widely” sentiment. Perfect for small ranches and farms , houses with big fenced yards...hunter companion, or as a watch (non- attack) dog, other than that...it is a challenge with potential hazardous risks...despite their loyalty and friendship which is a very strong factor in their favor.