Not exact matches
No, and training does help, but a pit only does what it was
BRED to do, and NO, NO, NO, you don \» t have to train any pit to have
aggressive tendencies (fact), or the
big jaws (fact).
Early dog breeders saw that (by the way, if you ever go to all
breed, or specialty dog show, terriers receive demerits if they are NOT
aggressive) if they
bred the largest TERRIER they could find with the English Bulldog (for those
big old jaws) that they could produce — guess what?
The truth is, mixed
breed dogs can be healthy, loyal, friendly, protective, yappy, fearful, sickly,
aggressive, gentle, easy to train, hard to train, aloof, too
big, too active, too hairy, sweet, obedient, beautiful, or stubborn — just like purebred dogs.
This can be treated with thyroid supplementation, but the
biggest concern with hypothyroidism in Akitas is that it has been linked to sudden
aggressive behavior in this
breed.
It's not an
aggressive goldfish
breed but is a fast swimmer with a
big appetite and so the wakin goldfish isn't a good tank mate for any slow swimming goldfish
breeds.
My concern with some of these
bigger guardian
breed is not that they are
aggressive, so much as that they are often
breed to be very pain tolerant or to have a very low sensitivity to the pain.
Today we have Labrador Retrievers with legs that belong on Great Danes; American Eskimos that look like Samoyeds with snipy heads; light - boned Akitas; Shetland Sheepdogs as
big as Collies; Dalmatians and Airedales with screwy personalities;
aggressive Old English Sheepdogs; neurotic Poodles; unsocialized Chow Chows; and dysplastic dogs of all
breeds sold in pet stores.
However, insurance companies may not cover damage from large - dog
breeds or those that have a reputation for being
aggressive, as they are a
bigger risk to insure.