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San Diego pit bull owners and their detractors
Who is "we"? Hundreds of San Diego Reader's readers have expressed here that they would be entirely against banning pit bulls or any other breed or breeds. BSL does not protect a community from irresponsible owners keeping dangerous dogs.— April 24, 2015 1:33 p.m.
San Diego pit bull owners and their detractors
I agree with you that the "it's all in how they are raised" is a very inaccurate and unfortunate expression. The reality is that it's all a complex combination of genetics, adequate socialization, training, and management among other factors. There definitely needs to be more support for the idea that some dogs (of many different breeds) are too dangerous to others to be managed safely in a 'normal' environment. It sounds like your friend owned one. The fact that the dog was involved in an attack on another dog AFTER your friend knew that that behavior was possible means that she didn't do what she needed to do to protect the community from her dog. Possibly she needed to find a different trainer. Possibly her dog should have been muzzle trained and worn a comfortable (and well-loved muzzle) whenever outdoors. Possibly her dog was too dangerous to others for her to keep. There definitely needs to be more support from pit bull lovers for the idea that protecting the community must come first. It's definitely not OK to risk injury (and trauma) to someone else's dog, or to a human, in order to keep a dog that can't be safely managed.— April 24, 2015 1:03 p.m.