Which Dogs Bite?

[baldguy]

5. You're feeding the lies.

Using this reasoning, GSDs & Blue Heelers shouldn't be good family dogs because they've been selectively bred as herding dogs - which control their flocks by biting & nipping them.

But of course most people who own German Shepherds & Blue Heelers don't herd sheep, they have the dogs as a family member & companion. Most people who have small Terriers don't let them chase & kill rats - which is what they've been bred for hundreds of years to do - they have the dog as a family member & companion. Most people who have Bull Dogs don't engage in bull-baiting with the dog, they have the dog as a family member & companion.

And the overwhelming majority of people who have dogs which are descended from the original "pit bulls" don't engage in dog fighting, the dog doesn't display any abnormal aggression outside normal canine behavior, and they have the dog as a family member & companion.