16.6. Myth – “Dog Aggressive” Dogs Are
Aggressive Towards People
Based on our first-hand experience with dogs that are commonly and incorrectly referred to as “Pit Bulls” and our research, we disagree.
Results of cited studies that follow do not support this conclusion.
For fact based information, see http://pitbullsfactormyth.net/16-6-1-canine-aggression-tests/ and http://pitbullsfactormyth.net/16-6-2-temperament-tests/.
We have rescued sixteen (16) American Staffordshire Terriers and Staffordshire Bull Terriers and numerous mutts that are typically referred to as “Pit Bulls” and have yet to have one bite us. Our experience with them exceeds 100 dog-years, i.e., a dog-year being sheltering one dog for one year, since we started keeping records.
We have had dogs that were “dog aggressive”, but none have shown any aggression towards humans.
