Golden retrievers are obedient with a soft bite because of selective breeding.
Bloodhounds have an amazing sense of smell because of selective breeding.
Huskies will run and run because of selective breeding.
German shepherds are fiercely loyal and obedient because of selective breeding.
Pit bulls are a product of their environment and if you say otherwise I’ll tell you how sweet my pit bull is while ignoring basic facts and statistics.
Furthermore, I've worked with quite literally thousands of dogs. These 'traits' you read about are not hard and fast rules. Most breeds have been muddied with separate DNA unfortunately and that is absolutely the case with pitbulls (which isn't even a breed, it's a loose classification at best). I've worked with pussy ass German shepherds, sweetheart pitbulls and murderous Pomeranians. When I groomed dogs, the ones that bit us were very often small dogs like shi-tzus and mini poodles. You can't at all determine how a dog is going to be based on breed alone. Sometimes you struggle to find a correlation at all. Golden retrievers are a great example of this. Many are straight up nasty. It's another case of nature vs. Nurture and in my very experienced opinion, nurture is far more important when it comes to dogs. They are pack animals that emulate the behavior of their betters/masters.
You just named a bunch of breeds. "Pitbull" isn't a breed. Some are better than others which was my original point. You can't blame dogo argentines for the actions of pit cairnes for example. Some are quite good, while others can be dickhead, but it is often dependent on the owner.
[–] EdSnowden 1 point 3 points 4 points (+4|-1) ago
Golden retrievers are obedient with a soft bite because of selective breeding.
Bloodhounds have an amazing sense of smell because of selective breeding.
Huskies will run and run because of selective breeding.
German shepherds are fiercely loyal and obedient because of selective breeding.
Pit bulls are a product of their environment and if you say otherwise I’ll tell you how sweet my pit bull is while ignoring basic facts and statistics.