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Originally Posted by mrvee
If dogs are raised in a violent home enviroment they tend to follow.
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There seem to be news stories all the time about dogs that attack and the owners are shocked because they were never mistreated.
I have one friend who was attacked by another friend's German Shepherd back when we were 12. The dog practically ripped his ear right off.
This was a dog that we all knew well and played with. It was from a good home, but for whatever reason, that day something was stuck in it's craw.
Dogs are animals of pretty high intelligence and like humans, are complicated. Some humans, no matter how well they are raised, are just complete jerks. I believe the same thing is true with dogs. The question for me is, are there sometimes have genetic links? I believe that sometimes they are and certain breeds are more like to "snap". That's not to say that all pitbulls will eventually snap despite being raised well, but I just don't see why anyone would risk it. The fact that it happens at all and that they are capable of terrible damage, should be enough to not get one.