Vick- This is so ironic. You guys argue between nature and nurture on the dogs, but what about Vick? Isn't he just a "hard" brother that suddenly has money? You know-, "I grew up with nuthin' (not you, Nathen), and look at me now" crap. You can take the rat out of the hood, but you can't take the hood out of the rat...
This isn't a racial comment. It's about upbringing and learning how to conduct yourself. If Vick fought dogs as a child, why stop when he has some dough?
Isn't it the same for dogs? I've got a chow that a sweetheart. Had rotties and pits, too. The meanest dog I've ever seen is my black lab, and two years latter, he is awesome- sweetest dog ever. Dogs are programmed genetically with behavioral patterns- just like every living creature on this earth. If they are the dominant, they will behave accordingly. If their is another dominant, they will work it out. There can only be one. The rest will follow like a pack -or be eliminated. Dominance does not have to be aggressive physical (physical hitting and aggression is actually bad- it causes aggression in return). Emotional control with a gentle physical correction dictates dominance and authority.
long winded point being- it isn't the breed. a Pit can be gentle and trusting, just as a small dog can be taught to not be hyper and snippy. A small dog charging and "ankle biting" is the same level of aggression as a pit, just less damage. the insanity is that for some reason a snapping terrier is "cute" and a pit needs to be put down.
Stupid People Suck.
