Further, you will always
encounter dogs of every breed, including the bull breeds, that are unstable.
Not exact matches
The chief
dog warden
of Lucas County testified that: (1) when pit bulls attack, they are more likely to inflict severe damage to their victim than other
breeds of dogs; (2) pit bulls have killed more Ohioans than any other
breed of dog; (3) Toledo police officers fire their weapons in the line
of duty at pit bulls more often than they fire weapons at people and all other
breeds of dogs combined; (4) pit bulls are frequently shot during drug raids because pit bulls are
encountered more frequently in drug raids than any other
dog breed....
One
of the major problems
encountered by pet - parents has to do with
breed restrictions, given that many apartments are not pit bull friendly rentals or large
breed dog friendly apartments.
Various reasons we've
encountered as to why a
dog might be repeatedly skipped over:
breed biases; age preferences (everybody loves a puppy); color partiality; the
dog is not the standard (popular) image
of cute; the
dog is not perfect enough.
If you
encounter an unknown
dog, you should always exercise caution to prevent
dog bites, regardless
of breed.
The American Kennel Association says this about the
breed: «Medium sized and
bred to cover all terrain
encountered by the walking hunter, the Wirehaired Pointing Griffon has been called the «4 - wheel drive
of hunting
dogs» as he will enter briars or underbrush without hesitation.
Most breeders, should they
breed for any length
of time, may expect to
encounter it at some point, as it has been known to affect individual stud
dogs that have been used extensively and which form corner stones
of the current Bull Terrier gene pool.
Trainers
encounter wonderful
dogs from all
of these
breeds but also tough behavior cases in all
of them, too.
If we
encounter animals that would be characterized by pure
breed rescue organizations as «acceptable» and meeting their criteria, we alert them
of the
dog's whereabouts in hopes they have resources available for rescue, foster and placement — then, ideally, we are able to focus on the off -
breed (mixed) animals who remain at higher risk and would otherwise have no advocate to intervene on their behalf.
Dr. Hetts and Estep have for many years lectured both nationally and internationally to a variety
of professional and lay groups, including veterinarians, veterinary technicians, veterinary students, groomers, kennel and day care owners, pet sitters,
dog trainers,
breed and
breed rescue groups, animal shelters, humane societies, animal control agencies, mediators (regarding barking
dog problems), and more recently public service workers who are likely to
encounter dogs (e.g. postal carriers, delivery people, meter readers, etc.).