Why do people continue to get get certain breed of dogs?

[Zeelove]

We all know that certain breeds have a really bad reputation. Why do dog owners continue to get them? For the record I've never witnessed any of these dogs act in a bad way, but still. Surely if your going to get judged for keeping them, why would you do it? Is it a status thing?

I wouldn’t leave any dog alone with children under a certain age. Really depends on the child though. But under 8 would never happen.

“Fairly sure my 8 and 12 yo are more danger to our tiny yorkie than the dog is to them.”

And that’s one of the reasons responsible owners don’t leave young children unsupervised with dogs...

I totally agree with you, especially in a home with children.

right tabulah ? The dog can harm the child and the child can harm the dog.

Plus, children repeatedly bothering dogs who are sleeping or resting really stresses some dogs out.

Just put your dogs on leads around children is all I ask especially the ones who look like they want to eat my kids faces off

Oh dear. I've left our pathetic whippet alone with one or more of our three DDs countless times. They're all still here to tell the tale, although I can't swear they mightn't have occasionally been rendered unconsciousness by one of his farts.

Quite a few people echoing this sentiment on this thread. My brother's beloved whippet ripped his toddler son's face open when they'd been left alone for all of a minute. My brother was devastated as he adored that dog and never for a minute imagined that she'd do such a thing but she had to be destroyed. Nobody knows why it happened - maybe his ds poked her or annoyed her.

Anyway, apologies to say this but it doesn't matter how much you love your dog, you cannot 100% guarantee that the above won't happen to you. That dog was a whippet - not even considered a dangerous breed.

It's as much for the dogs protection ad the child's. Who is to say the children won't hurt or annoy the dog. It is your responsibility to protect both.

Not alot of stories of children killing dogs in the papers!

vagesty yup, I don’t get people who say ‘my dog wouldn’t hurt anyone’. I mean, you just don’t know. Any dog can have a bad day and not appreciate being poked or prodded by a child.

Love my dog but I would never say he couldn’t hurt anyone. He is gentle but even gentle dogs feel the need to protect themselves when they feel threatened.

Yes, as soppy as my boy is, and he has done nothing to alarm anybody so far, there is always the potential. I would never trust him 100%, even though with us I suppose I would (naively maybe?) put it at 99%. With strangers or family I wouldn't take any risks.

They all have teeth and their own personalities. Iv been bitten 3x in my life 2x by different westies and once by a border collie.

My family have owned german Shepard's Rottweilers, mastiff breeds all have been soft as putty but thoroughly trained and this does make a difference but some dogs are still their own characters and pushed they will retaliate.

I owned until recently two rescue collie cross and a collie (put her to sleep recently) my cross is a big soft babe and I would never trust him to be alone with my toddler and baby as it's just irresponsible but he really does love them and my toddler is forever annoying him. My collie god love her had a really shit start in life, she had awful dog aggression and as she aged her patience for people got thinner. I tried everything to address her behavioural issues but she was a product of her environment and had I not taken her I'm pretty convinced she would have been put to sleep. I loved her dearly but she was definitely a risk to own.

I'm so sick of this dangerous breeds crap. It's dangerous people that are the issue wether it's an untrained babied Chihuahua or a Doberman that has been neglected and abused and only taught violence they are mostly all products of us.

A question I've always wondered is do dogs know what breed they are ? Obviously there is the inbuilt genetic urge to chase or herd but do they know they are meant to be a 'vicious' breed ?

Oddcat I know my dog is attracted to dogs that look like him and dislikes black labradors probably because as a pup one licked his face sloppily. Not sure if he knows what breed he is though.

I've noticed that with my dog fleshmarket. If we meet one of the same breed, which we very rarely do as there seems to be very few of them where I live, she seems fascinated by them, and they with her. It's not the same as with other breeds where they might have a sniff, they seem to want to stare at each other as if they recognise something in the other dog.

I have a very shinny piano in my house and my dog will often sit and look at herself in it - especially likes to do so while she's eating and often stops during play to look at herself with her ball in her mouth. I'd love to know what she's 'seeing'; is it another dog she thinks she looking at, although she never tries to play with it, or is she just admiring herself

We have a Jack Rusell he is a horrid little shit. is that what you meant?
😊 This made me grin. We've got one exactly the same.

Sounds like you are the one who is judgey about these 'breeds' OP and projecting your judgement onto other people.

You'd be better off having an issue with people who continue to get 'fashion dogs' paying thousands for breeds that are overbred and causing the dogs to suffer with significant health problems. And yes I'm talking about the current fashion for flat faced breeds here.

Until there is a law that prohibits new or weak owners from buying staffs - they will continue to be dangerous and I’ll stand by that. I consider myself a strong person ( Crown court solicitor for 28 years ) and I could not control the staff me and ex bought. It was vile and I was glad he took that dog.
Not all staffs are loving sweet little babies as people make out.
That fucking dog scared me and Id never ever let it off lead