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Originally Posted by tangerine911S
Of the people who repsonded that they dont like or would never own a pitbull, do you have personal experience or is it based on what you read/hear.
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I have experience of nearly 40 years practice as a Veterinarian, most in Calif. I'm retired now but my last part time gig was at the county animal shelter. I'd say about 1/3 to 1/2 at times are Pit Bull type dogs.
While it's true that much of the aggression that they show is due to the way they were (or were not) trained and why the previous owner chose that breed....i.e, many as a macho status symbol. In my experience I have not had much problem with them personally as patients but they do often show aggression, sometimes wildly so, towards children who are not family members. IMO, it's because they see the young children as other 'animals' to be dealt with in the manner they know best. As I said before, I'd never have one. Who needs the insurance risk not to mention remorse if your dog seriously hurt a child.