The same is said of Akita owners, too.
(Although we didn't know that when we bought him) It doesn't say that in 'selecting a puppy books', or in books about Akitas. I guess it's a generalization made from Without. Ie: people who are outside of that breed?
Probably the same for many breeds of dog.
I went with my gut instincts, & decided that the books said 'some' Akitas are dog aggressive. They didn't say, 'All Akitas are dog aggressive'. I think all Akitas & (probably) Pit Bulls are Dominant dogs. But I think there is a big difference between being dominant, & dog aggressive. A dominant dog is confident & usually not the aggressor unless pushed or threatened. An aggressive dog is the aggressor, even when no threat is made.
There 'may'(?) be a higher %age of dog aggro Pit Bulls because of their more recent history as fighting dogs, but I still don't get the human aggression.
Something very strange has happened here. Like poor breeding. Either the dog on human aggro. happened by accident, or maybe on purpose.
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