OT - Little Enzo from this weekend

[General of Darkness]

Just thought I share this since I haven't posted any videos recently. The little man is looking pretty good. Enjoy.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcyow6-Iv3E

[EE_]

Just a word of warning not to trust your aggressive type dogs with other people.
With no warning, this guy had a life changing event happen to him.

Chicago Man Forgives Pit Bull for Biting His Nose Off
By Sara Tan Apr 3rd 2012

Bill Lesinski, a 47-year-old Chicago man, will have to undergo several reconstructive face surgeries after being attacked by a friend's Pit Bull who bit off his nose.

According to WGN-TV, Lesinski was helping a downstairs neighbor carry a speaker when he was attacked by Monster, a 2-year-old Pit Bull. Lesinksi told WLS-TV that he has known his neighbor's Pit Bull since the dog was a puppy, which is why the attack was so shocking. Prior to the attack, Lesinksi had been playing around with Monster.

video: http://www.pawnation.com/2012/04/03/chicago-man-forgives-pit-bull-for-biting-his-nose-off/?icid=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl6%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D149003#page=1

[General of Darkness]

Just a word of warning not to trust your aggressive type dogs with other people.
With no warning, this guy had a life changing event happen to him.

Chicago Man Forgives Pit Bull for Biting His Nose Off
By Sara Tan Apr 3rd 2012

Bill Lesinski, a 47-year-old Chicago man, will have to undergo several reconstructive face surgeries after being attacked by a friend's Pit Bull who bit off his nose.

According to WGN-TV, Lesinski was helping a downstairs neighbor carry a speaker when he was attacked by Monster, a 2-year-old Pit Bull. Lesinksi told WLS-TV that he has known his neighbor's Pit Bull since the dog was a puppy, which is why the attack was so shocking. Prior to the attack, Lesinksi had been playing around with Monster.

video: http://www.pawnation.com/2012/04/03/chicago-man-forgives-pit-bull-for-biting-his-nose-off/?icid=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl6%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D149003#page=1

I agree EE, the problem is that most people that have dogs that as you said, are aggressive types, have no idea of the dogs genetics. These people that do back yard breeding's with no forethought to genetics, product fear biters and other types of dogs that might seem stable one minute and whamo they bite your nose off. It's truly a science. Trust me, when Enzo was going through a hormone spike I wanted to shot him in the face with a bazooka. One thing about Dobermans, they have a strong understand of what's fair, and if you're unfair to them, they'll let you know it. :)

[EE_]

I had a Rottweiler years ago. A completely loving dog and loved kids. The little ones used to come over and climb on her back to ride her around the yard. As much as I trusted her, I still never let this dog out of my sight with other people. Rotties are so powerful, just having the dog jump to her feet from the doorbell ringing could hurt a child.

[osoab]

Just a word of warning not to trust your aggressive type dogs with other people.
With no warning, this guy had a life changing event happen to him.


Another pitbull story from 2 years ago. It is disturbing. I am not posting the text.
Baby mauled by two pit bulls (http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/04/08/Baby-mauled-by-two-pit-bulls/UPI-67771270771553/)

[midnight rambler]

Over the past 16 years I've had four adult males out of the same sire (Avatar) as Enzo, the two dams these four males were from are of well established and respected German working lines going back decades. All of them have been very clear-headed (as in being good at correctly discerning what is and is not a threat) and I've only had an issue with one of them which was due to poor treatment as a puppy (the 'fairness' thing coming into play - 'garbage in, garbage out'). Not a single one of these four males demonstrated nervy-ness toward strangers or new circumstances they had not previously experienced. The first and second males were out a relatively hard and aloof female (was not owned by the breeder I work with, yet she described that female as 'unpleasant' - not that she was aggressive toward people, just very aloof) yet both those males loved EVERYONE - both people and all dogs. As GoD correctly pointed out genetics is a key factor, but if working dogs bred with very high drives are not 'programmed' properly (training and management) as puppies you can and will have issues.

[PatColo]

a reasonable facsimile of GoD at home with Enzo, ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGeKSiCQkPw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGeKSiCQkPw