If it did that to one of my spanners it would be wishing a vet had put it down humanley....I went to stop at the local co-op this morning when I spotted an XL on a lead stood by the doorway with the owner barely able to hold it and it was pulling him towards people arriving and leaving - I drove to Tesco instead.
Pity one of the local fox control lamping guys can't pop it off one dark night...
That's my concern - I've seen lots of videos recently of very well trained XL bullies, along the lines of "but my dog is so well trained, he's not like the dangerous ones". I see the owners' point, but like you I'm not convinced that training can iron out something I suspect might be a genetic hiccup.
Ah now that is the million dollar question… in the case of something genetic / some kind of rage syndrome I’d guess the answer is highly likely to be “no”. In the case of a dog who is reactive / has poor frustration tolerance / trigger stacks easily but doesn’t have some inexplicable genetic “switch” then the answer should generally be yes as long as it’s the right training being carried out consistently in the right way over a period of time.
In the case of XL bullies, no amount of training can reliably extinguish the trait if the genetic line has it. A previous HHO poster put up a link ages ago which is convincing, absolutely so imo.
Or reported and then that report acted on, no one is going round looking for pit bulls.
It will be illegal to just own one if it isnt registered and complying with all rules. There have been several petitions to free pit bulls seized for no reason and held in kennels.
So register it, and comply with the rules?
Yes!
A child I teach says his dad is getting a Cane corso. I did wonder why, given the current climate. Apparently he likes big dogs that are ‘guard dogs’. Headdesk moment.
Is that how you tell? Phew, keep it simples I say.
I have an acquaintance not very far from me who bought a Dogue de Bordeaux bitch a couple of years back and about a year ago a male Cane Corso. She is proud to announce she is now breeding this 'stunning' cross breed. They should be a sweet easy going family dogs then.
And this kind of idiot is why there are so many dangerous dogs around. When I was a kid lots of people had rescue dogs and none of them were an issue with the kids. Breeding dogs wasn't a money making scheme by any Tom dick or Harry who wasn't concerned if the parent dogs were good examples physically and mentally of the breed. Yes there were some idiots still and some accidental matings but on the whole most dogs weren't genetically wired to be "difficult " so the likelihood of that gene being passed on in the accidental or stupid matings was far less.I have an acquaintance not very far from me who bought a Dogue de Bordeaux bitch a couple of years back and about a year ago a male Cane Corso. She is proud to announce she is now breeding this 'stunning' cross breed. They should be a sweet easy going family dogs then.
But that would indicate they had common sense!
A friend had one-the loveliest natured dog but hideous!I mean, it's just going to be some Mastiff mix, but yes, such a stunning cross
I've met some Dogue de Bordeaux before and rode for someone that owned 2 (horses were at her house, as were the dogs) and they were quite lovely, but they're hideous. I just don't like the color, personally!
Kills me that they'll be marketed as sweet easy going family dogs. This is a huge part of the problem.
Quite, and your profit margins are even greater if you acquire an entire bitch for free that you can use to breed from