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I'll add pictures of mine, and here's my .02 worth.....there are many breeds with agressive tendencies, and we, as owners who choose those breeds, need to be aware of the tendencies of our dogs, and be responsible for them.
I have owned 'aggressive' breeds my entire life, and each and every one of my dogs has been raised in the house as part of the family, socialized with other dogs, people, and children, and I have yet to have any sort of a major problem. Sure, we have had scuffles here at the house, mostly out of jealousy. If I go, at least one of the dogs do too, and they are at home in any place, any situation. I leave my male w/ a friend when we have a female in heat, in a home with 2 dogs, a rabbit, a cat and a lizard, as well as 2 young kids, and he gets along fine, other than missing his papa.
Every dog we have ever owned has been protective of us and our home/yard, not because they are trained that way, but it is just one of the ways they show thier appreciation for what we do for them. We did have had an incident where a couple of kids on the run from the law, after breaking into a school, tried to seek refuge in my house....BIG MISTAKE!! My big male @ the time, Colt, ran them across the street and on top of a pickup, and was there, waiting and wagging, when the cops arrived a couple minutes later. He turned away from his 'prey', stood up with paws on the officers chest, and gave him a good face licking, then trotted back to me, standing in the front yard. He had the most satisfied look on his face.
My dogs are purebred, papered AmStaffs, only because I have found that my havig AKC purebreds, I get around the home-owner's insurance bump that goes with 'pit bulls', even tough they both come from the same basic gene pool.
I don't believe in bad dog.....just bad owners.
I have owned 'aggressive' breeds my entire life, and each and every one of my dogs has been raised in the house as part of the family, socialized with other dogs, people, and children, and I have yet to have any sort of a major problem. Sure, we have had scuffles here at the house, mostly out of jealousy. If I go, at least one of the dogs do too, and they are at home in any place, any situation. I leave my male w/ a friend when we have a female in heat, in a home with 2 dogs, a rabbit, a cat and a lizard, as well as 2 young kids, and he gets along fine, other than missing his papa.
Every dog we have ever owned has been protective of us and our home/yard, not because they are trained that way, but it is just one of the ways they show thier appreciation for what we do for them. We did have had an incident where a couple of kids on the run from the law, after breaking into a school, tried to seek refuge in my house....BIG MISTAKE!! My big male @ the time, Colt, ran them across the street and on top of a pickup, and was there, waiting and wagging, when the cops arrived a couple minutes later. He turned away from his 'prey', stood up with paws on the officers chest, and gave him a good face licking, then trotted back to me, standing in the front yard. He had the most satisfied look on his face.
My dogs are purebred, papered AmStaffs, only because I have found that my havig AKC purebreds, I get around the home-owner's insurance bump that goes with 'pit bulls', even tough they both come from the same basic gene pool.
I don't believe in bad dog.....just bad owners.
, pretty sure im going with a japanese akita