Canine Discipline.

[Nihilist_santa]

Originally Posted by nilbog [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Pit Bulls and other domesticated "dogs" are a subspecies of Canis Lupus. (canis lupus familiaris)

Dogs respond like all animals (humans included) to their environment and react to various stimuli in the way they think best according to previous experiences from memory. If they are raised in a nurturing environment and taught well (just like humans), as they age they respond mostly by memory except in cases of extreme fear or pain in which they will act more by instinct (just like humans).

A dog is a dog. It's not fair to claim because they are involved in more 'crimes' that they are inherently different than another one of the same subspecies.

Truth. I also want to add that , and this is just my opinion, but a lot of the hype and legislation aimed at pit bulls and their owners is somewhat racist and or a class issue.
Similar to the marijuana and cocaine scares that were used to create a stigma about blacks and Mexicans in the earlier part of the last century.

I lived somewhere where if you owned a pit bull you had to pay permits, have special fencing and inspections (had to be buried at least 1 foot underground with a concrete slab and curved) and some other nonsense. All this to protect the "precious children" while they shuttle them off to McDonald's and stuff their faces with fries and nuggets and plop them down in front of the TV the rest of the day. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]