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**SodeSceriobia** · 11-04-2010, 06:20 PM

I don't think most people even have actual APBT's that have been bred to display those common characteristics. I think that those people should still realize that what their dog does affects the breed as a whole and can affect other peoples ownership, and ANY bad behavior their dog displays is a problem. Regardless of whether it was genetically predisposed.

Be it the dog being bred for it or not, fact remains that the breed in general was bred for it and if the dog being that of an APBT DOES have the genetic code hardwired into thier DNA.

Just because a dog may not have any proven ancestors up front doesn't negate the fact that at some point the dog in question does indeed have some proven dogs in thier family tree. I think that is where alot of people go wrong, even if the dog is not bred from working or proven stock the fact remains that the breed in general can show breed trait tendencies at any givin point in the dogs life. Being that the breed stems from terriers, that should always be taken into account and should never be disregarded. Terriers by nature ( be it large or small ) are adventurous & fealress creatures. They often lack fear and face adversity head on with a reckless abandoned attitude. So now when you have a dog bred specifically for its ability to combat other animals, it just blows my mind how so many people feel as though thier dog is somehow beyond acting apon natural instincts when confrontation presents itself. Even dogs that are softer than most, how is it that some people expect thier dog not to react to a highly stimulated environment ? I've yet to see a dog just sit back and allow another animal to tear into them without recourse, it goes against the nature of animals, either fight or flight. When flight is not an option then the only thing left is to fight....so why do these people who have that cavalere approach of "not my dog" think the way they do when the laws of nature dictate otherwise.

11-04-2010, 06:20 PM	#11
SodeSceriobia Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 429 Senior Member	I don't think most people even have actual APBT's that have been bred to display those common characteristics. I think that those people should still realize that what their dog does affects the breed as a whole and can affect other peoples ownership, and ANY bad behavior their dog displays is a problem. Regardless of whether it was genetically predisposed. Be it the dog being bred for it or not, fact remains that the breed in general was bred for it and if the dog being that of an APBT DOES have the genetic code hardwired into thier DNA. Just because a dog may not have any proven ancestors up front doesn't negate the fact that at some point the dog in question does indeed have some proven dogs in thier family tree. I think that is where alot of people go wrong, even if the dog is not bred from working or proven stock the fact remains that the breed in general can show breed trait tendencies at any givin point in the dogs life. Being that the breed stems from terriers, that should always be taken into account and should never be disregarded. Terriers by nature ( be it large or small ) are adventurous & fealress creatures. They often lack fear and face adversity head on with a reckless abandoned attitude. So now when you have a dog bred specifically for its ability to combat other animals, it just blows my mind how so many people feel as though thier dog is somehow beyond acting apon natural instincts when confrontation presents itself. Even dogs that are softer than most, how is it that some people expect thier dog not to react to a highly stimulated environment ? I've yet to see a dog just sit back and allow another animal to tear into them without recourse, it goes against the nature of animals, either fight or flight. When flight is not an option then the only thing left is to fight....so why do these people who have that cavalere approach of "not my dog" think the way they do when the laws of nature dictate otherwise.
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