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**SashaLionx** · 08-16-2009, 08:53 PM

One more question. I'm totally biased towards the whole issue as the only dog that has attacked me was a mix of who knows what and was a stray. What makes people want them if there is more of a known risk and you have to be extra cautious around other animals. Curiosity?

Any breed of dog can have dog aggression and pretty much all the breeds I love have really high prey drive (i.e. may not be trustworthy around small mammals, birds, etc.).

I have a dog because I love the companionship she gives me. Granted mine is very friendly to people and animals (though she hunts mice, has caught squirrels, and has nearly caught a duck many times), but a dog that doesn't like other dogs or whatever is no big deal to me. Its so easy to manage if you are responsible and have a good relationship with your dog and have trained it well.

My roommate has a lab/rhodesian ridgeback mix and rhodesian ridgeback. Those boys don't care for other dogs and they are guard dogs. They are fine if introduced properly to people and even friendly toward 90% of people because they are secure and were well socialized. Wouldn't trade those wonderful boys for the world. It is nearly as common for RR to be DA as it is for apbt's.

A friend of mine has an apbt that is the most social and friendly dog with humans, but there are some dogs she just doesn't care for. She is one of the best dogs I have ever met in my life.

Just some examples as to why it should not matter whether a dog is friendly with other dogs or not...

Responsible ownership is the hardest thing to come by these days and unfortunately you see people humanizing their dogs to the point where they think their dogs should interact with other dogs as humans interact with other humans. Dogs are not humans and do not have the same social needs as humans. Hence why DA is a perfectly normal and acceptable trait in some dog breeds, especially the apbt.

08-16-2009, 08:53 PM	#8
SashaLionx Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 456 Senior Member	One more question. I'm totally biased towards the whole issue as the only dog that has attacked me was a mix of who knows what and was a stray. What makes people want them if there is more of a known risk and you have to be extra cautious around other animals. Curiosity? Any breed of dog can have dog aggression and pretty much all the breeds I love have really high prey drive (i.e. may not be trustworthy around small mammals, birds, etc.). I have a dog because I love the companionship she gives me. Granted mine is very friendly to people and animals (though she hunts mice, has caught squirrels, and has nearly caught a duck many times), but a dog that doesn't like other dogs or whatever is no big deal to me. Its so easy to manage if you are responsible and have a good relationship with your dog and have trained it well. My roommate has a lab/rhodesian ridgeback mix and rhodesian ridgeback. Those boys don't care for other dogs and they are guard dogs. They are fine if introduced properly to people and even friendly toward 90% of people because they are secure and were well socialized. Wouldn't trade those wonderful boys for the world. It is nearly as common for RR to be DA as it is for apbt's. A friend of mine has an apbt that is the most social and friendly dog with humans, but there are some dogs she just doesn't care for. She is one of the best dogs I have ever met in my life. Just some examples as to why it should not matter whether a dog is friendly with other dogs or not... Responsible ownership is the hardest thing to come by these days and unfortunately you see people humanizing their dogs to the point where they think their dogs should interact with other dogs as humans interact with other humans. Dogs are not humans and do not have the same social needs as humans. Hence why DA is a perfectly normal and acceptable trait in some dog breeds, especially the apbt.
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