Comments by "" (@monkeybusiness1999) on "My Thoughts on the Pitbull Debate" video.

  1. (Years ago had an acquaintance who bred Rottweilers. Suddenly, after 7-8 years of ownership, one afternoon the couple's own Rotty viciously turned on them. They had to put the dog down & it broke their hearts. But they weren't surprised that it happened - they went into the Rotty breeding business knowing that many have a genetic problem where the skulls grow too slowly to contain the dog's brain. (Her words, not mine.) And the growing pressure causes brain damage & behavior anomalies. Regardless, they took the risk & paid the price. Luckily it wasn't a fatal attack but it was close. Her husband grabbed some heavy object & horribly subdued the dog before it completely t*re him to pieces.)
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  2. Unfortunately, & I know this is defeatist, the kindest solution for both the dogs & guaranteed future victims 😣 is to, at least, enforce mandatory spaying & neutering of this breed whenever possible. To where populations become less & more contained. And while it may open the door for other breeds to be targeted, I just don't see a another somewhat fair, humane & rational way to help curtail the problem. Because too many people are too dumb & irresponsible to assess their PB's possible unique needs & behavior. Gravely risking their children's & other's lives. (Like the couple who just horribly obliterated their children's & own lives by taking a well-known risk, having both PBs & small children at home. Again & again these horrors happen because this breed in particular has a heavily-weighted mind toward independent thought & acting upon it. Too often, regardless of their owner's careful monitoring & control training.) Also agree with Gabriel's comment - dogs are not inanimate objects like a hand weapon. People comparing the two methods of self-defense is unfair & unequal. It's very common & kind for people to rationalize & speak nobly about PBs & PB ownership - the breed is constantly trounced & the focus of negative attention. But naive supporters don't grasp the legitimate reasons why, true. Only when a PB suddenly negatively "interacts" with them or their family do they understand. It shouldn't take a horrific tragedy for owners to understand that PBs are in a class of their own; specifically chosen more than most any other breed for concentrated-bred fatally aggressive mental & physical fighting traits. And most typical legal owners don't trace or know their puppy's or adopted adult dog's genetic lineage to know if theirs will be one that "snaps". Last, shelters are excessively overloaded with sweet, yes, cruelly abandoned or surrended PBs & PB mixes - most euthanized. How is this kind & humane for the PBs that are or may not be aggressive? Continuing to uncontrollably breed them for this too typical outcome is blatant animal cruelty. Jmho.
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