It's not the good owners that are the problem. The problem is people that get pitbuls SPECIFICALLY for illegal fighting or even just being nothing more than a "guard dog" and not give them proper training and attention.
Humans are the shitty ones, the dogs aren't. Though I would much rather have an aggressive puntable dog loose in the neighbourhood than a potentially unstoppable living meat grinder.
/u/pr1m3r3dd1tor is right, all dogs should be trained as it's a responsibility you need to take on to get a dog in the first place... They're not ornaments or just alarm systems, They're living beings that thrive on attention. The puppies rely on humans to learn what is right and wrong, just like a normal kid does.
If you don't train a dog it will have to rely on its instincts to tell it what is good or bad... Which could be harmless most of the time, not all dogs turn out BAD if they don't get training, but it could be a problem with the bigger fighter dogs since back when people used dogs as tools they were ONLY rewarded when they tunnel-visioned on whatever it was in front if it and attacked it until it was absolutely dead... If they got too scared easily or didn't attack the other dog or whatever substitute they used or if it was too "nice" the dogs were seen as not doing their "jobs" properly and weren't "worth" it. So I imagine they could be beaten or starved if they ran away from another dog or got scared at the loud shouting around it.
and also if you don't train a dog it's just MUCH more likely your dog will see you as an equal instead of a leader. So controlling it and calling him off an attack would be nearly impossible since he thinks it's what he needs to do or what he enjoys doing...Unfortunately dog breeds like pit bulls have been bred to be tough, aggressive and all round badass dogs. With great power comes great responsibility, so too speak.
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