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Originally Posted by BicycleSpokes
Honest question: If they make such great pets, why are pit mixes abandoned at such a rate that they are literally the majority of abandoned dogs found in the shelters?
(Also, Jim, hope you are recovering well!)
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Part of the answer to that is in the story that Phil linked. Many are abandoned because of the owners living in apartments where the managment doesn't allow pit bulls.
Ok, then the next question should be "Why wouldn't an apartment complez allow pit bulls?" Simple, because many families and children live in apartment complexes and pit bulls are naturally aggressive. The apartment complex does not want to be sued in the event of an attack.
Another reason that many end up in shelters is because the owners get them and then realize how aggressive they are and just don't want them anymore.
Whatever the reason, it all leads back to the same point. Pit bulls are aggressive.