Pitbulls are misunderstood and labeled as aggressive dogs when they are not. Some pitbulls bite people, but that doesn’t mean it’s the breed. It is wrong, but the\ dogs don’t know what is good or bad if they were trained poorly and or were trained to fight. They are listed as protective dogs. That is not the same as being aggressive. Aggression is different than protecting. Aggression is “hostile or violent behavior or attitudes toward another, readiness to attack or comfort” (Dictionary). Protection is “a person or thing that prevents someone or something from suffering harm or injury” (Dictionary). They are completely different. Pitbulls protect their owners and families. They are not aggressive, just protective. Pitbulls get a bad rap. The
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The pitbull is a crossbreed of a bulldog and a terrier. There were two reasons or breeding the pitbull: they were bred to hunt, or they were bred to kill. In the time of Julius Caesar the Romans fought all rivals with dogs by their sides. These dogs were later identified as bulldog and terrier mixes: the pitbull. Pitbulls were bred in a way to kill because of what the Romans did. That doesn’t explain why they are still aggressive to this day. Romans raised them to be killers. According to Bastian, “bull-baiting was banned in the 19th century, so dog fighting became popular as an underground and a quasi illegal activity” (Cesarsway). Bull-baiting is the practice of setting dogs to harass and attack a tethered bull. It was popular in Medieval Europe. Pitbulls were not born with killing on their mind. It is the way they are raised and trained that makes them aggressive both in the past and …show more content…
According to Diana Vilibert, Care2 writer, “the top 3 aggressive dogs are dachshunds, chihuahuas, and jack russell terriers. the least aggressive breeds are basset hounds, golden retrievers, labradors, siberian huskies, and greyhounds” (Care2). Pitbulls and rottweilers actually scored average to below average in a recent study of aggression. The top three aggressive dogs are small dogs, not big dogs, but size doesn’t make a big difference. These same breeds are the most common fighting dogs that one can find in the fighting ring. People can’t say it’s only pitbulls that are in the fighting ring because there are more dogs than just the
The pitbull is a crossbreed of a bulldog and a terrier. There were two reasons or breeding the pitbull: they were bred to hunt, or they were bred to kill. In the time of Julius Caesar the Romans fought all rivals with dogs by their sides. These dogs were later identified as bulldog and terrier mixes: the pitbull. Pitbulls were bred in a way to kill because of what the Romans did. That doesn’t explain why they are still aggressive to this day. Romans raised them to be killers. According to Bastian, “bull-baiting was banned in the 19th century, so dog fighting became popular as an underground and a quasi illegal activity” (Cesarsway). Bull-baiting is the practice of setting dogs to harass and attack a tethered bull. It was popular in Medieval Europe. Pitbulls were not born with killing on their mind. It is the way they are raised and trained that makes them aggressive both in the past and …show more content…
According to Diana Vilibert, Care2 writer, “the top 3 aggressive dogs are dachshunds, chihuahuas, and jack russell terriers. the least aggressive breeds are basset hounds, golden retrievers, labradors, siberian huskies, and greyhounds” (Care2). Pitbulls and rottweilers actually scored average to below average in a recent study of aggression. The top three aggressive dogs are small dogs, not big dogs, but size doesn’t make a big difference. These same breeds are the most common fighting dogs that one can find in the fighting ring. People can’t say it’s only pitbulls that are in the fighting ring because there are more dogs than just the