Pit bull/Pit bull mixes kill toddler.
We have cattle. For years we had none herding dogs such as Airedale Terriers. These happy-go-lucky terriers were useless around cattle, in fact they would scatter them with their exuberant barking.
Then we bought the Australian Shepherd pup. Her training was the same as the terriers, the basic commands, but at six months she was taking and bringing the entire herd to and from pasture. She knew how to keep the cattle in a group and would bark or nip the hocks of stragglers. It was really something to watch.
Dogs have been bred for generations for specific purposes. I couldn't, if I tried, turn our little herding dog into a killer of toddlers. A Pit Bull would never, at 6 months (or any age) have natural instincts to gently and successfully herd cattle. Don't always blame the owners of dogs, bred for generations to fight, when they act as they were bred to do. The owners are at fault for allowing children near these dogs.
We have cattle. For years we had none herding dogs such as Airedale Terriers. These happy-go-lucky terriers were useless around cattle, in fact they would scatter them with their exuberant barking.
Then we bought the Australian Shepherd pup. Her training was the same as the terriers, the basic commands, but at six months she was taking and bringing the entire herd to and from pasture. She knew how to keep the cattle in a group and would bark or nip the hocks of stragglers. It was really something to watch.
Dogs have been bred for generations for specific purposes. I couldn't, if I tried, turn our little herding dog into a killer of toddlers. A Pit Bull would never, at 6 months (or any age) have natural instincts to gently and successfully herd cattle. Don't always blame the owners of dogs, bred for generations to fight, when they act as they were bred to do. The owners are at fault for allowing children near these dogs.
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