Dog Lover version of insecure person packing inadequate genetalia?

[Nicholas Scheuer]

Was in our local Walmart parking lot (needed a low-low-cost watering can for all the plants my wife left me to care for) and saw a "Pitbull Onboard" sticker on the car parked in front of me.

[birlinn]

Probably doesn't want his car nicked.
Did you look to see if there was a dog- he could own a chihuahua!

[Paul Pless]

how is that any different than the following?

[npcosten]

We used to have a papillon. No-one tangled with Pearl - one wrong move and she'd draw blood. A notice like that would have been quite useful...

[Nicholas Scheuer]

Obviously, Papillons are not a breed many folks consider abhorrent. A Papillon sign is more of a joke, Paul, surprised you don't get it. Consider the difference between seeing a shopper at Walmart walking around with an AR-15 slung on his or her shoulder, and another shopper walking the aisles with a plastic water gun styled like a Tommy Gun. There are many breeds of dogs working Animal Assisted Therapy at our local hospitals, as my Boxer/Sharpey, Ginger, did for 12 years, and none of them are Pitbulls.

[CWSmith]

Was in our local Walmart parking lot (needed a low-low-cost watering can for all the plants my wife left me to care for) and saw a "Pitbull Onboard" sticker on the car parked in front of me.

I've told this story before, but I still remember 20+ years ago when I saw an owner walking his pit bull down the sidewalk using a heavy metal chain as a leash. I felt sorry for the dog.

[Ralphie Boy]

I see stories all the time about people getting killed, faces ripped off, arms and or legs so badly ripped up they need to be amputated, due to Pit Bulls. Sure, your Pit may be perfectly fine, but what bothers me is the stories of people whose dog just killed their kid, and they say “he never acted like that before”. I treat every Pit Bull I see the same as if I saw a White Shark: I give it a wide berth.

[Paul Pless]

33 people were killed by dogs in the united states last year

[CWSmith]

33 people were killed by dogs in the united states last year

And Rottweilers are on the list of top 10 most likely breeds to bite according to my Google search.

I really think it has more to do with the owner than the breed.

[Paul Pless]

And Rottweilers are on the list of top 10 most likely breeds to bite according to my Google search.

curious

[CWSmith]

And Rottweilers are on the list of top 10 most likely breeds to bite according to my Google search.

I really think it has more to do with the owner than the breed.

curious

What I read was that they are among the more likely to attack a stranger, but very warm toward the family.

You know better than me, but isn't this consistent with the reason the breed (and Dobermans and German Shepherds) were originally developed? Don't they have military and law enforcement roots?

Still, if a dog is the adolescent member of the family, it seems to me that its behavior has more to do with the owner than its genetics and this is especially true if the owner is present.

[Paul Pless]

You know better than me, but isn't this consistent with the reason the breed (and Dobermans and German Shepherds) were originally developed?

nope

Don't they have military and law enforcement roots?

nope

rottweilers and shepherds are herding breeds

dobermans were developed by a tax collector for his own protection

my experience is that rottweilers are relatively reluctant to bite, compared to other breeds like chihuahua for instance and most terrier breeds
i've worked with thousands of dogs, including hundreds of rottweilers
i've been bitten a couple hundred times; and many times that, dogs have tried to bite me
i've only ever been bitten one time by a rottweiler

[StevenBauer]

My daughter works at an animal shelter. She says the most feared dogs are the Chow Chows.

[CWSmith]

my experience is that rottweilers are relatively reluctant to bite, compared to other breeds like chihuahua for instance and most terrier breeds
i've worked with thousands of dogs, including hundreds of rottweilers
i've been bitten a couple hundred times; and many times that, dogs have tried to bite me
i've only ever been bitten one time by a rottweiler

Well, tell the internet. I found multiple sources saying that rottweilers were among the most likely to bite.

But like I said, I tend to blame the owner more than the breed.

[Paul Pless]

She says the most feared dogs are the Chow Chows.

they tend not to give a whole lot of direct and easily recognized warnings

[CWSmith]

My daughter works at an animal shelter. She says the most feared dogs are the Chow Chows.

The sources I found listed the Chow Chow among the 10 most likely to bite.

[Paul Pless]

The sources I found listed the Chow Chow among the 10 most likely to bite.

i suspect the sources that you have found, are the top ten dogs breed of 'reported' dog bites

for sure toy breeds and terriers bite far more people than do rottweilers or pit bulls even

however, people don't report a toy poodle bite to a finger to an emergency room or animal control officer
people don't sue when they are bitten by a pomeranian

[SaltyD from BC]

With a pitbull on board sign my goof alert goes off too. Pit bulls themselves can be one of the most affectionate dogs going but the predisposition of young guys trying to look a lot tougher than they are with a pit bull on a half inch chain walking around looking to shock people is real. And said goof is likely to keep the dog on a chain much of its life which to me is not a good thing.

[Canoeyawl]

Whenever I went to be treated for a dog bite (several times) I always told them "it was a Cocker Spaniel"
And they always ask... I figured there must be a data base

[johnw]

With a pitbull on board sign my goof alert goes off too. Pit bulls themselves can be one of the most affectionate dogs going but the predisposition of young guys trying to look a lot tougher than they are with a pit bull on a half inch chain walking around looking to shock people is real. And said goof is likely to keep the dog on a chain much of its life which to me is not a good thing.

Seems like an extra pair of socks worn in the jockey shorts would be easier to maintain.

[Vince Brennan]

I'll try to say nice to a pitbull, or a shepherd, especially a rottie, but I'll give Chows a VERY wide berth. DAMHIKT

[Dave Wright]

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[L.A Marche]

I had a Chow, one of the sweetest gentlest dogs I’ve ever had, even that time he held up a bank.

[Dave Wright]

I enjoy Richard Ansdell's dog paintings - the bad dogs and the good dogs.

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[Breakaway]

33 people were killed by dogs in the united states last year

And 4.7 million dog bites.

16 deaths.

Sayeth the CDC.

78 million dogs in US.


Kevin




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[Paul Pless]

not to minimize it
killed by a dog is a bad way to go
most often its a small child or an elderly person
taken down by a pack
whilst screaming

[Nicholas Scheuer]

A neighbor has had two Chows in succession and my Boxer/Sharpey could not get along with either if we met on a morning walk.

[Beowolf]

Oddly enough, I can’t find where Berners rank in annual bites.

Of course, who has time to bite when your so busy helping Josey with Advanced Algebra,
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Or advising me on some e-learn design.
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[robm]

I was recently told that German shepherds were not herding dogs, but protection dogs. Their job was to establish a perimeter around the herd, and maintain it. Having met (and, fortunately, been on the good side), of quite a number of German shepherds, I can see this. It has been a long time since I met one of that breed I would trust, though.

[McMike]

Was in our local Walmart parking lot (needed a low-low-cost watering can for all the plants my wife left me to care for) and saw a "Pitbull Onboard" sticker on the car parked in front of me.

Shut up . . . . I have pitbulls and it's absolutely got nothing to do with masculinity. My boys are goofy, one is neurotic, and the other is the purest soul I've ever meet. I have no doubt many pitbull owners are trying to project toughness in their ownership, but most are very clear about the goofballs we have the pleasure of sharing our lives with. If you visited me, you would do well to be warned that if you sit down on my sofa, you'll be beset upon by the most loving red beastie you've ever meet, and the grey one will show you the rewards of taking a little time in letting him see that you mean no harm, humbling yourself a bit to meeting him on his terms, not that he'd be aggressive to you, but that he just needs to get comfortable.

[Nicholas Scheuer]

^^^ Ome of the good tales of Pittbulls. But why have Rockfords kennels got so many Pittbull "mixes"?

[McMike]

^^^ Ome of the good tales of Pittbulls. But why have Rockfords kennels got so many Pittbull "mixes"?

We've been through this. Treat dogs like you should teat people, take them as they come. I don't force my dogs on anyone, I have a good fence, never off-leash. That's all you need to concern yourself with.

[Beowolf]

McMike brings the number of Pit Bull owners that I know of to 3. The other two are women. One was an art teacher where I taught. She had a rescued Pit that I met once (she brought him to work on an in-service day). He was incredibly social, and “lovey.” The other I knew from college and stay connected through Facebook. She has rescued three at this point.

All this to say that the assumption in the original post may have missed the mark considerably. It could be just another person who loves their dog.

[Beowolf]

We've been through this. Treat dogs like you should teat people, take them as they come. I don't force my dogs on anyone, I have a good fence, never off-leash. That's all you need to concern yourself with.

+100

These are the same rules we’ve followed with our Weimaraner and our Bernese.

(The Weim needed that fence a little more than the Berner does. )

[CWSmith]

I want a dog that will bark its head off if someone is breaking into the house and then show them where the good silver is kept.

That being said, we don't have any silver good or bad...