This article is being republished response to this El Paso Times article:
EDITOR'S NOTE: We feel it is important to get the story about these stray and aggresive dogs out there. Our best wishes and condolences go out to the victims of these attacks and we hope they recover quickly.
But in my opinion this story seems to continue feeding the hysteria about Pit Bulls. They use the words "Pit Bull" loosely when the breed itself has no relation to the attack. They use it over and over. 5 times in such a short story. Here's the truth. It could have been any breed of dog. The other day I was walking a Yellow Lab for a client of mine and we were charged at by a Chihuahua. Chihuahuas rank higher in temperment than Pit Bulls. An attack can happen by any breed if the dog is not socialized or raised properly.
If a dog is abused and thinks of humans and other dogs as a threat it will protect it's pack, territory, and if a dog is abandoned and left out to survive on itself it will resort to it's primal wolf insticts which include stalking & hunting. From this person's account they were protecting their territory in my opinion. Not trying to "eat her alive".
Perhaps they were used as fighting dogs before and left there to die. Lots of Pit Bulls are put through this abuse because they are easy to train and are so loyal to their owners. They believe fighting other dogs makes their owners happy, so they do it for the love of their owners. Sometimes when those dogs have been injured or become too much to handle they are left for dead. Once they're on their own they must survive, and that means you get these types of attacks.
Please continue reading below for more information regarding the misinformation about specific breeds.
I’m Just A Sheep In Wolf’s Clothing—Honest!
Despite the prevalence of the currently popular label "aggressive breed," there is actually no such thing as an aggressive breed of dog—there are only powerful breeds.
