Don't attack me in "your thread" then and maybe you'll get a better response. You can't even have an open minded conversation without attempting to tell someone else what they do or don't know?
If you'll notice I used the word "magically" while demonstrating my knowledge of the breed. I know plenty about the animal. Your thread opened my eyes to the fact that these so called responsible pit bull owners actually encourage their dogs to lunge at each other at competitions? To me that's just completely approving and condoning of what the dogs were originally bred for: dog fighting.
On top of that, doesn't intentionally bringing a DA dog around other dogs...aggravate the animals intentionally? A dog that is lunging at another dog with the intention of hurting it, isn't a happy dog.
Hearing that "this dog should keep this undesirable trait just because it shouldn't be suitable for most owners" is just ...wow... I can't believe people say things like that.
Uh, NO.
NEVER ONCE did I say that dogs lunging at one another is ENCOURAGED at an ADBA show.
That's what you WANTED to read/hear/interpret.
MY GOD. It's not like they're 2 ft. from each other and trying to get one another.
Oh, and as for your "Doesn't intentionally bringing a DA dog around other dogs...aggravate the animals intentionally?" comment, I'll have you know, ALL those dogs live HAPPILY with other dogs.
That's right. ALL those dogs in the ring, in the pictures
I took, live happily with other dogs in their homes, AND some even of the same gender.
IMAGINE THAT.
Sure, when the owners are not around the dogs may need to be separated, but imagine how those so-called irresponsible owners could happily manage these dogs around other dogs in their own home.
UH...if they were IRRESPONSIBLE owners, they wouldn't have more than one dog in their home and manage to control them properly.
I think you seem to forget that dogs are dogs and humans are humans.
And, my dear, I highly doubt you know what an irresponsible owner is.
Hell, the way those dogs acted is in no way worse than the way my neighbor's boxer acts whenever Ella and I walk by.
You want to know irresponsible owner? Come talk to the lady down the street who lets her shih-tzu run around off leash even though I've called AC on her 2 times. Talk to the other lady down the street from me with the springer spaniel who walks her dog off leash and lets him potty in everyone's yard
and charge at anyone walking down the street.
Don't attack you in "my" thread and maybe I'll get a better response?
How about you don't come into my thread insulting a breed you don't know the facts about? Huh? How's that?
And are you not reading what people are posting in this thread??? Uh, hahaha, sorry, silly question. Anyway, that "undesirable trait" that you keep speaking about, has already been explained to you, can be used and redirected to a sport and allow the dogs to excel in many other competitions.