Pets have been a part of the American life for forever. It comes to no surprise that the most popular pet in the United States is the dog. There are over 68 million dogs owned with a range of 130 dog breeds. Over the past ten years, it has become clear that the rate of dog bites has steadily been rising. There are over 4.7 million reported cases of dog bites each year in the United States alone. State officials have been hounding the dog world for years over this issue. Instead of blaming certain dog breeds for violence, people should instead be looking at the owners themselves (Pet-Owner Liability). Between the years of 1979 and 1998, there were several fatalities related to dog bites. The top 3 dogs related to these deaths are the Pit Bull, the Rottweiler, and the German shepherd. These numbers have increased over the years at an alarming rate. Why is it that these dogs are considered the most dangerous dog breeds? Some say it is the breed itself, born with a mean trait already wired into them. Animals, like people, are all born differently. Some people are born nice and others are born mean. Difference in personality is the same when it comes to animals. Every living thing has a unique personality. A lot of times, the personality of the dog has nothing to do with the breed of dog. One cannot determine what personality their child will have, therefore it would be pointless to determine what personality a pet would have (Pet-Owner Liability). Just because one Pit Bull is mean, that does not mean all Pit Bulls are mean. It is also important to take into consideration the size of the dog. It is easy to see that the top dangerous dogs are all large when it comes to size. Cesar Millan, also known as The Dog Whisp... ... middle of paper ... ...r our 220 pound Great Dane that towered over us. With proper care and love throughout their lives, these dogs did nothing but warm our hearts. Works Cited Millan, Cesar. "Understanding Dog Aggression." Cesar's Way. Cesar Millan, n.d. Web. 1 Apr. 2014. . Nett, Veronica. "Putnam vicious-dog ordinance won't work, ASPCA says." Charleston Gazette [West Virginia] 3 Jan. 2010: n. pag. Newspaper Source. Web. 4 Apr. 2014. "Pet-Owner Liability." Facts On File News Swervices 22 June 2001: n. pag. Issues and Controversies. Web. 28 Mar. 2014. SerVaas, Joan. "Dog Fight." Saturday Evening Post Sept. 2012: 67. MAS Ultra - School Edition. Web. 28 Mar. 2014. Simpson, Elizabeth Crosby. "The Ongoing Battle Against Germany's Breed Bans." Dog World 86.8 (2001): 40. MAS Ultra - School Edition. Web. 9 Apr. 2014.
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This produced a dog with a high prey drive with a medium-sized, stocky build and powerful jaws. Contrary to popular belief, the dogs were originally used in the sport of bull-baiting, where dogs would attack the cattle - not other dogs. Since the sport was executed in a pit, the dogs were dubbed ‘pit bull’ and that name has stuck since. When the sport was banned in 1835, the people who relied on these dogs for an income turned the dogs against each other. Their family friendly reputation changed, “around 1976, when animal-fighting venues were added to the Animal Welfare Act, according to Donald Cleary of the National Canine Research Council. Pits--often trained as combatants--came to be seen as dangerous. Throughout the next two decades, stories about vicious pits mauling innocent children appeared in news outlets across the country” (Tullis 3). Interestingly enough, pit bulls were not always the breed under fire by society. In the 1800’s, bite reports by bloodhounds, which were often used to hunt down escaped slaves, flooded the Northeastern newspapers. After World War ll, there was an increase of bite reports by German Shepherd Dogs, a breed used by the Nazis. Pit bulls are the most recent breed of dog to be misjudged. People began to fear pit bulls, this fear
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They can suddenly become killing machines and destroy everything including kill people. They even hurt their owners when they are unhappy. The dogs stand about 50cm high and weigh between 25kg to 40kg. If they want to hurt people, nothing can stop them. Steve Austin, who is elite dog trainer, said, “Anyone who has a pit bull would never admit it.” In April 26, 2014, the events is from the Daily Telegraph reported by Janet Fife-Yeomans. Pandelis Germanos, who has Caeser and another four pitbull-type dogs which is to prevent his house was got hurt from his Caesar and another four Pitbull-type dogs. When she tried to pull Caesar off her mother, she lost his two fingers. Another true event happened in 27 May, 2013, this events’ source is from The Daily Telegragh. Three vicious dogs savaged a man who is jogging. Due to a neighbours’ help, he did not die. Chris Thompson who was one of the people that fend off the dogs said that he had grabbed a pot plant and cracked it over one dog’s head and the shock made them disperse but then they came back and latched onto another person’s hand. A hard pot plant cannot cause any injury on the dog. Mr Keith Kirkpatrick, who is a Brisbane dog trainer and adviser to Brisbane City Council has said, “They’re not a good guard dog because when they bite they switch off. You can tap them on the head but there’s nobody home and their plan threshold is
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In this article, Pitbull.org argues on how Pit bulls tend to get all the attention when they attack human beings. They claim that when a dog attacks, it's not always necessarily the dogs fault. In the article, they say that the cause of the attack is 99% the owner's fault, because they haven't took the time to train the dog properly. The author acknowledges that they may be hard headed at times but when