• rhombus@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        4311·
        2 months ago

        That’s true of any poorly socialized dog, even more so if it’s an intact male. If you’re against pitbull breeding you should be against every large breed with the capacity to maim and kill.

          • BassTurd@lemmy.worldEnglish
            24·
            2 months ago

            A whole bunch of ignorance in the comment. Rottweilers were bread as working dogs and are some of the smartest and best tempered dogs out there.

          • Dorkyd68@lemmy.worldEnglish
            71·
            2 months ago

            I think you ma be venting in the wrong sub. It’s all in how you raise the dog, show them love a d kindness and they’ll be youre best friend.

            Do you own a dog? Do you have much experience with these breeds cause I do, minus dobermans and they all just want love in the end

              • GiantChickDicks@lemmy.mlEnglish
                71·
                2 months ago

                I’ve worked in animal rescues, shelters, and at a veterinary clinic. I’ve interacted with probably hundreds of pit bulls in my life over the years, and I’ve fostered more than ten of them. My fosters were all lovely with me, other people (especially children), my resident dogs, and all my cats. One went on to become a service dog for a little boy with autism, and my last foster is now a support dog for a young adult with severe autism.

                While I have met some pits with behavioral issues and different types of aggression, they are few and far between. There are many, many other breeds that have a higher percentage of individuals with dangerous behavioral issues than pit bulls.

                I would encourage anyone who has such patently false ideas about these dogs to volunteer at their local shelter and get some actual experience with bully breeds. If that’s too big an ask, have a conversation with the vet techs and doctor assistants at your veterinary clinic, and ask them which breeds they have the most difficulty with during appointments. It won’t be put bulls. There is a reason that very few people that work with dogs share your opinion.

              • AlexanderTheDead@lemmy.worldEnglish
                71·
                2 months ago

                Weird guess tbh and probably just flat wrong. You think the professional dogwatcher who is probably watching multiple dogs a day has interacted with less than 100 pit bulls lifetime? Sounds like you need to reassess reality.

              • gid@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
                63·
                2 months ago

                Please listen to the people with experience working with or handling dogs. Pitbulls and other breeds aren’t the problem. Irresponsible pet owners are

              • nilloc@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
                31·
                2 months ago

                I’ve interacted with less than 100 but the highly trained pit mix rescue across the street still broke her leash, ran down my corgi and picked her up and shook her. The owner tackled her and our corgi was mostly ok (needed stitches on her neck, but no life threatening injury) and the owner readily payed the bill directly, but t by that dog had had months of interventional training by no-expense-spared training and still went nuts on a dog on the street across from its house.

          • Geodad@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1613·
            2 months ago

            Pitties aren’t dangerous if you raise/treat them right.

            In that way, they’re a lot like people.

            • BassTurd@lemmy.worldEnglish
              82·
              2 months ago

              I agree with your sentiment, but even a well trained pitbull can be dangerous, just like any dog. Train and raise them right, and the dangers are mitigated, but not completely gone. Pedantic, I know, but you can’t say they aren’t dangerous at all.

        • BetaBlake@lemmy.worldEnglish
          93·
          2 months ago

          Conservatives? I live in a majority black city and I can tell you it’s definitely not conservatives that are owning shitty pit bulls. The breed is fucked for the most part

      • gid@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        253·
        2 months ago

        Jesus Christ, I swear some people just sit and wait for any cute picture of a pitbull so they can pounce and make “rip someone’s face off” comments.

        This is a community for cute pictures/stories. Please don’t push your dog breed alarmism here.

  • memfree@piefed.socialEnglish
    182·
    2 months ago

    I would make sure the owner knows about this behavior. Napping is probably the pup’s coping mechanism to deal with a potentially scary/chaotic/dangerous new environment, BUT there might be a medical issue. If the pup is sleepy/low-energy all the time or is in pain such that moving hurts, the owner will probably want to tell their veterinarian.

    • BassTurd@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      2 months ago

      It does look like 3 of those pictures may be the same golden, so it may not be just sleeping on all random dogs. Could just be a case of cuddling with one or two that it likes. That’s also a really young puppy by the looks, and getting tuckered out isn’t abnormal.

      Still good advice to keep eyes and watch for the things you mentioned.