Pitt Bulls good family dogs?

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Someone mentioned a golden. Yeah, I have a scar on my face from getting bit by a golden 20 or so years ago. I'm never been afraid of them though. Belgian Malinois would be one to be afraid of. Beautiful, but scary dogs.

I've been bitten many times by Malinois but each time I was wearing a sleeve or a suit.     Good times!  I'm too old to do that anymore.  You have to be in good shape to throw on a suit and "fight" a 60-90 pound dog that's trying to rip your arm out of its socket.  But yea, great dogs!

Well, I didn't have a suit or anything like that on. Just board shorts and a t-shirt like you would expect in that part of Florida. I just wanted to pet the thing, it was growling are ready to attack. My friend got some funny collars after that like "don't fvicking touch me" and stuff like that. The Canucks are way funnier than people give them for.

A well-bred dog shouldn't react like that in a normal situation.  Although I suppose some are purposely bred to be like that in order to be able to guard property without a handler present.  A lot of working dogs who are willing to protect their handler may be indifferent when it comes to protecting property.  That's how I prefer my dogs to be as I don't want them to be "attack" dogs.  I had one of those once and it was a PAIN IN THE ASS.

She might have been training the dog to be an attack dog. Her sister is a cop up there. I haven't talked to her in a few years. But all she ever posted on FB, snap and the rest are dog pics/videos. 

OT: Some from back home in the north started calling her out for that. There is more to life than a damn dog lol.

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Why do so many dog owners think it's cool to have an unleashed dog in public? Particularly when 9 times out of 10, they have absolutely no voice control over the dog.

IDK, is that worse than the people who have a leash and don't know how to lock/use the thing?

[Sanitarian2]

Why do so many dog owners think it's cool to have an unleashed dog in public? Particularly when 9 times out of 10, they have absolutely no voice control over the dog.

Yep, and if the dog is friendly it jumps up on you and puts its nail into your stomach or chest or rubs it smelly fur on you. I hate the people that won't pick up after their dog and the Walmart ladies that I have to ask them to remove their emotional support mutt from the store. 

I'm flying Saturday, can't wait for all the fake support dogs, pigs and ostriches on the plane.

[ChinaBuck]

Why do so many dog owners think it's cool to have an unleashed dog in public? Particularly when 9 times out of 10, they have absolutely no voice control over the dog.

Yep, and if the dog is friendly it jumps up on you and puts its nail into your stomach or chest or rubs it smelly fur on you. I hate the people that won't pick up after their dog and the Walmart ladies that I have to ask them to remove their emotional support mutt from the store. 

I'm flying Saturday, can't wait for all the fake support dogs, pigs and ostriches on the plane.

I need a support mongoose. Or a support rhino.

[stxbuck]

Why do so many dog owners think it's cool to have an unleashed dog in public? Particularly when 9 times out of 10, they have absolutely no voice control over the dog.

Yep, and if the dog is friendly it jumps up on you and puts its nail into your stomach or chest or rubs it smelly fur on you. I hate the people that won't pick up after their dog and the Walmart ladies that I have to ask them to remove their emotional support mutt from the store. 

I'm flying Saturday, can't wait for all the fake support dogs, pigs and ostriches on the plane.

Iâ€m waiting to get my support viper officially registered before I take a long trip….