Owner Attacked by Dog and Loses Arms: Was it Provoked or Out of the Blue?

[TorchTheWitch]

45. What kind of silly question is that?

Do you or anyone else here need to be told what a German Shepherd is or what a Poodle is or what a Golden Retriever is, etc.? They're all dogs with particular physical attributes that make them a certain breed and that intermingling specific breeds is what we tend to refer to as a "mutt" that will have physical attributes from both parents that may or may not be equally represented.

Who the hell has ever said that no pit bull has every bitten or mauled anyone? Of course some have. Just like some other dog breeds have done the same. Seeing as the Pit Bull is the latest most popular breed particularly among nefarious people that use them as fighting dogs and those people that think that's cool and want to pretend they have a tough fighting dog or purposely allow and encourage aggressive behavior with the belief that this makes the the dog an ideal protector of the family yet without the understanding that it also makes them more dangerous to the family is it any wonder that Pit Bulls are likely involved in more dog bits or maulings than other dog breeds? And once again, it is the OWNERS that have created these monsters by their desire to have the most fashionable of the times protection dog breed just like it had been in the past with Doberman or German Shepherds and no doubt other breeds before our life times.

Dogs are dogs. They are all genetically predisposed to behave like dogs with a pack structure that defines a single leader be it dog or human that is confident, fair and consistent in directing the human or dog pack as well as protect its members, and when any dog regardless of breed perceives the human leader as incompetent and there is no other human in their human/dog pack they perceive as up to the task they will step into that role as it is also genetically ingrained that a competent leader is essential to the survival of the pack be it human or dog. And this is exactly where humans fall down on the job since most either don't portray a satisfactory leader to the dog, don't know that they need to, and don't recognize behavior traits in the dog that designate that the dog has taken that leadership role. The only reason that any dog will attack another dog or a human is they either perceive themselves to be the leader and are reacting normally as a leader dog would in a given situation where they perceive another dog or human to be a threat or the person that the dog perceives as its leader isn't there, and there is no other dog or human of higher rank available at the time to protect the pack and/or its territory.

Dogs also have individual personalities that will make one dog naturally more dominant or aggressive or docile and everything in between. Those dogs that are naturally more docile with improper training and human/dog interactive environment can become too fearful which can lead to fear aggression, and dogs that are naturally more dominant or aggressive with improper training and human/dog interactive environment are likely to express that natural tendency into improper behavior such as refusing to obey commands, growling, biting, etc. This is also where human owners fall down on the job in not having the necessary knowledge to properly train and live with a dog so that any natural tendency in individual dogs as to their natural behavior can be arrested.

Certain dog breeds can also have specific tendencies of natural behavior they may or may not posses, and can be properly trained and live with humans who recognize that the dog has these natural tendencies and takes those steps to curb or eliminate them. Any dog regardless of breed that has a natural tendency of aggression toward humans won't attack any human as long as it is properly trained and lives in a family environment where the dog perceives it is the lowest ranked member and when left alone is always contained from the ability to harm any person. And this is what should be required of every dog owner. However, contrary to popular belief the Pit Bull does NOT have a breed specific natural tendency of aggression toward humans which is exactly why they make an ideal breed for fighting. Dog fighters don't WANT a dog that may have a natural tendency to be aggressive toward humans because the single most likely target of such a dog's aggression is going to be their owner that abuses them and forces them to fight other dogs. The dog fighting world has already made the enormous mistake of attempting to introduce a breed of dog that DOES have a natural tendency toward human aggression because they wanted a larger fighting breed, namely the Presa Canario, which very quickly led to disastrous results for the owners and other humans involved in the world of dog fighting. Good, I say, that a lot of dog fighting owners and other participators got their asses handed to them by a breed of dog that wasn't willing to put up with that disgusting abusive shit.

Sadly, most dog owners are clueless about a dog's natural dog behavior, don't know how to properly train and live with their dog so that it is well behaved and obeys all commands even with high level distraction nor know how to recognize either bad behavior or clues that the dog is becoming dominant or aggressive or perceives that it is the leader of the human/dog family unit. And that's why the world is full of dog bites or maulings where their owners had noooooooo ideaaaaaaaaaaa that their dog could behave that way. And is also why in every single dog bite or mauling the dog was behaving perfectly normally for a dog because of their genetically ingrained behavior that hasn't changed an iota since dogs were wolves. And that's why it will continue to happen as long as dog owners fail in the job of becoming knowledgeable about dog behavior, and can and does properly train and live with their dog accordingly regardless of its breed or individual tendency to certain undesirable behavior.