Originally Posted by
Catlady711
I love pitties, however sometimes it's the owners themselves that purpetuate the bad reputation! I took a call yesterday from someone asking about getting his 1 year old dog neutered. He wanted to know if it would change the personality. In trying to explain about hormones and roaming he mentioned that his dog was VERY aggressive! He said (and I quote)....
"My dog is extremely aggressive and I don't trust him. I know he's a pit bull and they're like that anyways, but will neutering help him any? When I tie him out in the yard he lunges at children walking by and I know if he ever gets loose he'll really hurt somoene". :mad::(:eek:
I had a hard time not giving him a lecture that would burn his ear off, but instead explained that pit bulls are NOT by nature aggressive (he sounded shocked by that news), neutering would help some, and tying the dog out in the yard makes things worse. I also gave him the number of a local animal trainer that specializes in behaviour issues includding aggression.
Unfortunately I could not get the man to set up an appointment, and the dog also has never had a Rabies vaccination either. :mad::mad::mad: