Pit Bulls: Yay or Nay?

[DoctorGallifrey]

I'd just rather not have a dog that's trained to be hostile to strangers. I'd like to be able to have new friends round without being worried about my dog attacking them. My neighbours have some crazy aggressive protective dog that growls and slams itself against the fence whenever I walk by, it's just horrible. And while I wouldn't want people breaking into my house, I don't exactly want them to be violently killed/injured by an animal...
What happened to good old burglar alarms? That usually does the trick

No it doesn't. Burglar alarms typically don't scare intruders away. They can still steal your stuff or various other crimes, they just have to do it with more haste than they typically would, if anything it gives them more of a time-limit before the cops show up.
Where as, if you have a dog that is trained to attack intruders, then they likely wont get close to doing what they originally wanted to, especially if the dog looks intimidating to begin with, it will deter them more than a alarm will.

 

[Therhodian]

I do think the owner has a big responsibility, and the owner should know the body sign of his dog. And relay it to people that are close, like when I have a dog and a child comes close but my dog is showing bad language. I should tell the kid to come close. This also to grown ups because many do not dog language.

I love shepards and they do not have to be pure bred, these can be dangerous to. But you have to have the lifestyle that fits your dog etc, you cannot chose your dog on looks only but have to chose on what fits with your lifestyle to. Also I believe a lot of dog breeds got problems with organs and such nog being able to grow or having a lot of pain or problems with eye sockets etc. Because they got bred to something for looks which does not mean the dog is happy as he is. I do not know if the pitbulls got bred in a way which causes issues for the health of the dog, but I'd never get a dog that is bred to look nice while it's hurting for those looks.

 

[tamagotchi]

I don't like most dogs. However, my sister used to have a small pit bull named Cookie, and he was a real sweetie. He was really cute, but also very, uh.. protective, lol.

 

[Brackets]

No it doesn't. Burglar alarms typically don't scare intruders away. They can still steal your stuff or various other crimes, they just have to do it with more haste than they typically would, if anything it gives them more of a time-limit before the cops show up.
Where as, if you have a dog that is trained to attack intruders, then they likely wont get close to doing what they originally wanted to, especially if the dog looks intimidating to begin with, it will deter them more than a alarm will.

I don't know where you got this information from, but I disagree. First of all, even just the fact you have a burglar alarm system installed would possibly deter the intruder - you know they have those external boxes outside. I doubt the alarm going off wouldn't scare them away. It's not just the police they're worried about, it's the people in the house. As soon as the alarm goes off, the people will wake up, and unless they want to be seen and have a conflict, they'll have to leave sharpish.

 

[Lady Timpani]

Instead of conjecturing about whether or not burglar alarms help deter intruders, why not look it up?

Apparently, 20/20 did a study on this in 2007. And so did Rutgers.

From what I've seen here (and also from taking a look at similar articles), people have mixed opinions on whether or not burglar alarms are effective. The ABC article also mentions guard dogs, so you may want to check that out if you think a dog is a better option than a home security system.

Granted, the Rutgers study is newer, so it's possible that the rates have shifted, and annachie is right.

 

[Point of No Return]

I agree, there's no such thing as "bad dogs".... I like pit bulls, they aren't that bad it's how some are raised is all. No need to fear any dog really, they can sense fear in you. It's best to stay calm if you're afraid of any type of dog, try to refrain from showing any kind of fear.

 

[Keaton]

I like German shepherds

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