| Exactly what is the meanest dog breed? | | | | “battle”. After a rigid and often violent |
| Pit bulls, Rottweilers and German Shepherds can | | | | training, they more often lose their inherent trait of |
| randomly come off of almost anyone's head. Their | | | | loyalty and gentleness. What the breeder will then |
| bad reputation and accounts of people who have had | | | | have is an attack dog that purely acts on their |
| bad experiences with them seem to be enough to | | | | “animal instincts”. To make things worse, |
| judge the aforementioned breeds. However, the | | | | their bad “dog – fighting” and “spike |
| American Kennel Club maintains that there is no such | | | | – wearing” image can easily get stuck to |
| thing as a mean dog. They usually become mean | | | | almost anyone's mind. |
| when their owners abuse them or train them for | | | | The same scenario can be applied when a dog is |
| fighting. Somehow, you can look at it in a | | | | abused. Generally a very patient dog will tolerate as |
| “Nature vs. Nurture” point of view. | | | | much abuse as it can take. But when a dog is shown |
| To expound further, Rottweilers and American | | | | inhumanity all his life, he is bound to give in at one |
| Pitbulls are generally classified as working dogs. They | | | | point or another and act according to his instinct to |
| were tasked to hunt and pull carts for their owners. | | | | protect himself. If biting and fighting can make him |
| They were and are still kept as house pets because | | | | keep his life, then that is what he will do. |
| they are generally good natured and loyal to their | | | | What does this all mean? |
| families. Their loud barks and strong jaws can also | | | | That means that dogs are only as good as how you |
| keep an intruder or a petty thief away. Then again, if | | | | train them to be. Their genes and inherent traits can |
| they are such good dogs, one would have to ask | | | | be easily changed based on their environment. In |
| why they were made to endure a horrible reputation. | | | | fact, anyone can turn the warmest and most |
| American Pit Bulls and Rottweiler are quite famous in | | | | affectionate Labrador Retriever to a monster if they |
| the dog fighting scene. The same strength and | | | | want to. |
| general musculature that they use to help people has | | | | So, the answer to the question posted above is |
| caught the attention of dog fighting enthusiasts. | | | | none. No one has the capability to single out the |
| When trained properly their big bites can be | | | | “meanest breed” technically because every |
| potentially lethal. Yes, dog fighting is still illegal in most | | | | breed can be mean. The lesson here is that if you do |
| countries but sadly there are still a lot of people who | | | | not want a mean dog, then do not raise them to be |
| gets involved with this underground spectator sport. | | | | that way. Treat them the way you would treat your |
| What usually happens is that when people breed | | | | own family. You would even be surprised to know |
| them for this purpose, they usually train them to be | | | | that if given enough love, they can be the most loyal |
| overly aggressive. They are taught to attack any | | | | and loving companion one could ever get. |
| dog with the purpose of maiming them in a | | | | |