I have two huge bones to pick with the world right now and they both center around my beautiful blue nose baby. This is Sox. She is about 4 years old and trained very well. She is friendly to all people and animals. I will admit she doesn't like when new animals come into our house (like if we try to get a new puppy) she is a little territorial when it comes to animals in her space. Other then that though, Sox is a perfectly normal and FRIENDLY dog.
My first bone is all of these ignorant people who are freaking out on me for allowing my child (when she is born) to be around a pit bull. let me start by saying I don't think any child should be left unattended around ANY breed of dog and I will not be leaving my daughter unattended around any dog even Sox. With that being said, pit bulls are not all just born aggressive, they are raised aggressive. ANY breed of dog can be born aggressive or raised to be aggressive not just pit bulls! My dog is fine around children, she is gentle and sweet. My mom's dog (a Yorkie) is more of a threat to children then my 70 lbs of pit bull so why so much hate? If i ever feel that my dog is not going to be okay with my child I would NEVER allow the animal to remain in my home and around her, but that has nothing to do with her breed. I don't understand how it makes me a bad mom to allow my child to be around a certain breed of dog when my dog is perfectly fine. do you know what other breeds are on that "list" of aggressive breeds?
Boxers
Akita
German Shepard
Alaskan Malamute
Doberman Pinscher
Mastiff
American Bull Dog
Bloodhound
Rottweiler
and so many more
It seems like now-a-days whoever makes this list is just naming large breed dogs. Of course if a larger breed or stronger breed of dog is aggressive it is more effective then if a small breed or weaker dog is, but it doesn't mean they are more aggressive it just means they are stronger.
My second bone is the policy I'm running into a lot lately while I look for a new place to live. We are about to have a child, my boyfriend has a stable job that pays well, we don't party:drink:smoke, we have enough money to pay a few months rent in advanced and still we are having trouble finding a place, and why? My dog.
Me: Do you allow pets?
Them: yeah! of course what kind of pet do you have
Me: 4 year old pit bull
Them: oh sorry we don't allow aggressive Breeds
Me:.........
Seriously!? Every time they give me that answer I want to jump through the phone. My dog is NOT aggressive and I bet you have a bunch of tiny terror terriers running around that apartment complex. I understand not wanting aggressive dogs in your complex, so do pet interviews and don't let aggressive pets in! why is it so okay for them to lump a whole breed of dogs together and judge them all based of the actions of some.... It's proving so difficult to find a place to live and my due date is quickly approaching. Then when we find a complex that is pit bull friendly they are overpriced and under maintenance. Seriously....So good choice, let in the loud and messy tenets that wont pay their rent and will have the cops there every other day and skip past the little family with a dog... Smart.
I guess we'll just see what happens?
No comments:
Post a Comment