What breed scares you the most?

[Mercepitdog]

Besides ignorant humans in numbers, I always had a thing to watch out for akitas. Now I'm sure but, I think it started when I was about 15, a friend of mine told me to come over his house for some grub, I walked in, sat on the couch and looked at that 110+ akita staring down my throat. I slowly got up and the dog grabbed my ass cheek and knocked me down. I screamed of course and my so-called bud came in laughing like hell. He took the dog in the basement but he kep on charging the door. That freaked my out.

Not to long ago I'm walking with my kids from the park, and this akita just looked at me like lunch. I stepped quickly and made my way home faster.

Damnit I hate akitas...:mad:

[GSDbulldog]

Most Greyhounds, just because of their looks. I don't find them vicious or anything, but dogs with really long, narrow muzzles are creepy looking to me.

& most Chihuahuas, they tend to be one-family dogs. So unless the Chi is wagging it's butt to come meet me, I'll keep my distance.

& Chow Chows, I was bitten pretty badly by two of them, so I just stay away now.

I don't really hate any one breed, but their are definately breeds I won't own.

[Mercepitdog]

Well by "hate" I hate the way I get goosebumps round them.

And about chihuahuas lol, my wife has one she got from the shelter, it seems like the kids and love her, but it HATES me for some reasons.

[GSDbulldog]

Yeah lol Little dogs seem to love me, but nothin' makes me stand still faster than a mob of Chis jumping up on me. We have a Chi at the rescue, who we call Land Shark. Nasty little bugger to everyone but me. I'll never understand it

[ABK]

Cocker Spaniels!!!

I don't trust Dalmatians or Belgian Maliniois either. Seen too many of them that were straight crazy mo-fos who would bite you just for the fun of it.

[catcher T]

chows make me a little nervous,,,they keep that teddy bear look when they come after u.

[GSDbulldog]

Ah, ABK reminded me, Cockers are not my favorite either. I've met a few good ones, but poor breeding has pretty much ruined the breed.

I've heard Dals getting a bad rep, but I've never met an aggressive one yet (I'm bound to get bitten by one today for saying that).

And well. . . Mals are a little cukoo, but I gotta love them ;)

[ameribulldog2003]

Chows, yorkies, and cocker spaniels get to me. As a groomer I have been bitten several times by cockers and yorkies. My worst one though came from a chow. I don't blame them all I am just careful around them now.

[Iverson's Pits]

None. However, oddly enough...I had my first (and hopefully last) dog attack me. Fortunately, I was able to handle myself and the situation. I went over to a ladies house to pick up her male to dog-sit him for 3 weeks while he was TDY to Malaysia and she was 9.5 months pregnant. Well, I went into the yard with her, pet him on the back of the neck while lightly holding his collar, and he snapped - started to attack. Wont get into detail, but unfortunately, he was one of "us." Afterwards, she asked me, "so, did you still want to watch him?" HAHA. Yea, RIGHT lady! Luckily I'm not the type to stir the pot about it. I just had to advise her on the problems with keeping a human-aggressive APBT. Anyways...back to it...i guess i never really trusted my mom's Mini Poodle while growin up.

[mikelia]

I am not scared of any dog, but of any dog, I would be most worried about a German Shepherd if it were coming to attack me. Well, a female GSD. My GSD bitch could take down anyone and anything, which boosted her ego a lot so she thought she could never be beat by anything, little brat.
I have always been fascinated by aggression, and weirdly, I love dogs that are aggressive. Its like a challenge to me. And those little chihuahuas, ha. They're too little to scare me. And the owners are always like 'be careful, he'll bite', and I just say that I have had many large dogs threaten me, the little 5 pound chi in your hands is nothing.

[PitBull]

I don't really trust the Great Pyranese or the little dogs much,they all seem to be looking out for someone to bite. There are many exceptions but i've been bitten by many dogs, mostly the smaller ones. You would think i'd learn better than to mess with other peoples dogs.

[Doggystyle]

I have to say jack russels(however it's spelled). Those dogs just never make a good impression when I have met them. I have met quite a few, popular apt dog around here, like an oversized chi

[14rock]

The one between the irresponsible owners feet. I do not fear any breed in particular. I've been bitten by multiple breeds (never by an APBT coincidently) and I fear none of them. I cant sit here and and talk down on other breeds, when we all know that its irresponsible ownership and not the breed!

[powder925]

fila's.....I have yet to meet a fila that hasn't tried to attack me.All the bikers and drug dealers own these dogs around here and they are mean.I am sure that with a responsable owner this dogs can be friendly.....but I havn't meet a friendly one yet and I have seen my fair share.

[simms]

The one between the irresponsible owners feet. I do not fear any breed in particular. I've been bitten by multiple breeds (never by an APBT coincidently) and I fear none of them. I cant sit here and and talk down on other breeds, when we all know that its irresponsible ownership and not the breed!

That's right!!!

[chrisgr212]

the men make the dogs look mean.

[lockjaw]

i hate rottweinies..

[simms]

i hate rottweinies..
Is this a new cross between two different breeds? Chances are I would slapp a muzzle on this type of dog for sure...LOL

[Mercepitdog]

The one between the irresponsible owners feet. I do not fear any breed in particular. I've been bitten by multiple breeds (never by an APBT coincidently) and I fear none of them. I cant sit here and and talk down on other breeds, when we all know that its irresponsible ownership and not the breed!True, but the natural air of akitas just freaks me out

[luv_a_bull_girl]

i have a fear of german shepherd type dogs... if a pit bull got loose in my neighborhood I wouldnt be scared but if this german shepherd that lives in my old neighborhood got loose and I didnt have Diegoh or Steele with me, then I'm up a tree lol...

[lockjaw]

Is this a new cross between two different breeds? Chances are I would slapp a muzzle on this type of dog for sure...LOLstrawberry favored latex muzzle.:D

[brat pack]

I agree with 14rock. The dog whose own owner is afraid of them. I groomed dogs for a time and there were some we couldn't touch without sedation. Not even for a bath and brush out. Chi's are not socialized usually that is why they are mean. Chows give no warning before attacking.

[GSDbulldog]

Most "ankle biters" are that way because their owners don't treat them like real dogs. They dress them up, baby them, and don't socialize them with anyone other than themselves. This is turn creates a shaking, biting mop of a dog.

I've met plenty of great Chi's (As well as Malts, mini poodles, etc.), and plan on owning one in the near future.

There are certain dogs, not just induvidual breeds, who I won't trust as all, no matter whose on the other end of the leash. My neighbors APBT bitch is poorly bred and never socialized outside of a core group of people. Now, hypothetically speaking, if that dog had "good owners" I would still be apprehensive of it (Of course, good owners would also have euthanized her for aggression by now).

[realonebulldog]

Besides ignorant humans in numbers, I always had a thing to watch out for akitas. Now I'm sure but, I think it started when I was about 15, a friend of mine told me to come over his house for some grub, I walked in, sat on the couch and looked at that 110+ akita staring down my throat. I slowly got up and the dog grabbed my ass cheek and knocked me down. I screamed of course and my so-called bud came in laughing like hell. He took the dog in the basement but he kep on charging the door. That freaked my out.

Not to long ago I'm walking with my kids from the park, and this akita just looked at me like lunch. I stepped quickly and made my way home faster.

Damnit I hate akitas...:mad: I dont trust herdinghounds(owtscharkas,kangals, for example) because they are most times one man dogs...and aggressive,protective. And I dont trust Rottweiler...because they are bred do catch humans, as an police and armee dog...but thats just my opinion...and 14 is right...the owner is always a importand point.

[miakoda]

Vicious? My Rottweiler is anything but. Guard dog? Yes, she barks something awful. But other than that........
http://www.game-dog.com/gallery/files/1/6/2/1/Oct0409.jpg

[Saiyagin]

I hate chows like brat pak said they bite without any warning at all and for no reason.

[GSDbulldog]

Off topic, but damn Mia, she's cute ;) I love Rotts.

[prettyfulpitbull]

I'm not scared of labs but I hate them.I had a lab jump up and bite my son in the face when he was only 1 year old just learning to walk.The dog was by a cofee table layin down my son walked by and the dog just jumped up and bit him!!!I own two pitbulls and my dogs have never even snapped at one of my kids.My son is really rough with my 2 yr. old pit but she thinks he's playing and licks him to death.

[pennsooner]

The one between the irresponsible owners feet. I do not fear any breed in particular. I've been bitten by multiple breeds (never by an APBT coincidently) and I fear none of them. I cant sit here and and talk down on other breeds, when we all know that its irresponsible ownership and not the breed!







That about sums it up. I don't fear any breed of dog and I rather like quite a few. But any large strong dog in the wrong hands can be bad news.

[realonebulldog]

Vicious? My Rottweiler is anything but. Guard dog? Yes, she barks something awful. But other than that........
http://www.game-dog.com/gallery/files/1/6/2/1/Oct0409.jpgSorry,I mean all other Rottweiler, of course not yours...;)...by the way...thats a realy nice Rottweiler, with a nice head (not much to heavy and big)and a good balanced body...this girl is in good shape!

[Verderben]

chows scare me because they give no warning

[mntman2003]

I got bite in the face by a choc lab asa kid,NOT AFRAID OF THEM. I m afraid of the freakish big breeds that are untrained and outta control.

[ScrappyDoo]

I don't like chows and dalmatians. Neither of them give warning if they are going to bite. I have seen too many people bitten by chows.

[jessiepbg]

The only breed I'm really nervous around are Jack Russels. If people think Pits are the only breed with an insane bite-to-weight ratio, they're confused. I had one hang off my hand for a while after trying to feed him. He didn't do too much damage, but I think that's because he didn't get a good hold on me. I don't like Kerry Blues much either. One got loose and attacked the groomer while he was walking through the boarding kennels. Tore his hand up pretty well. He couldn't use it for weeks. I suppose this is slightly off the subject, but what really makes me nervous is when i have to break up two cats that are fighting. The last time I did that I had an angry black tom attatched to my arm and trying to take off as much skin as he could. The thing about cats is that they use their mouth and both sets of claws. I use my foot to break up fight now, of any kind.

[Cnote]

I hate Chihuahuas. I was chased up a chair by my cousins about 10 years ago.

[missybee16]

I hate Cocker Spaniels, got bit up by one bad. I had no idea they were that way, never again. I rather hang around my Pits.

[Riptora]

The meanist dogs I've worked with have been chows and Lhasa Apso's. Lhasa's are usually pretty bad. I wouldn't go by breed, I go by the look on the dog's face. Those crazy eyes.

[Cnote]

We had a Lhasa, I was about 5. Grandma sent me and my dog to my momma's for the weekend and somebody stole him or she sold him. I loved that dog.

[bahamutt99]

I don't care for Chow Chows. I find them hard to read and have had a few bad experiences with them. (But I don't want to sound like a breedist, so I'll stop right there.)

[juiicybubbles]

weener dogs.. hehe my uncle had one .. and no matter what u did it would always bite u... would me nice as heck to you when u had a treat but after u gave it to him he would turn around and bite you... he was a mean little sh*t..

[420puffer]

Great danes scare me. I used to deliver pizza and this one time, I had this delivery to this house with a HUGE front yard. There was no door bell or anything, so I opened the gate and starting walking towards the house. It was at night. There was a light on, and the next the thing I see was a bunch of big shadows approaching me. I was like "OH SH***" There was about 20 or more Great Danes fully grown in my face growling. I kept calm and I kind of yelled out PIZZA, then the owner came out and said she was suprised how brave I was. I wouldnt have went in if I known there were dogs inside. All that for $1 tip. sad!

[RHI]

The one between the irresponsible owners feet. I do not fear any breed in particular. I've been bitten by multiple breeds (never by an APBT coincidently) and I fear none of them. I cant sit here and and talk down on other breeds, when we all know that its irresponsible ownership and not the breed!
I totally agree, but if their had to be a Breed, I don't care much for chows........

[catcher T]

Great danes scare me. I used to deliver pizza and this one time, I had this delivery to this house with a HUGE front yard. There was no door bell or anything, so I opened the gate and starting walking towards the house. It was at night. There was a light on, and the next the thing I see was a bunch of big shadows approaching me. I was like "OH SH***" There was about 20 or more Great Danes fully grown in my face growling. I kept calm and I kind of yelled out PIZZA, then the owner came out and said she was suprised how brave I was. I wouldnt have went in if I known there were dogs inside. All that for $1 tip. sad!
LOL,,I had Great Danes for years,,they loved the pizza guy,,no matter what the pizza guy did,,he was always welcome. they are damn near eye to eye,,that would be unsetteling. I would of gave ya alot bigger tip. LOL

[Marinepits]

The one between the irresponsible owners feet. I do not fear any breed in particular. I've been bitten by multiple breeds (never by an APBT coincidently) and I fear none of them. I cant sit here and and talk down on other breeds, when we all know that its irresponsible ownership and not the breed!
Yup, I have to agree with this as well.

The breed I'm most cautious around is the Wheaton Terrier -- I've yet to meet one that isn't mentally unstable. A few years ago when I was still grooming, one of the male groomers was attacked with no warning by a Wheaton and ended up with multiple stitches in his hip and leg.

[Rocky H. Balboa]

I am not scare of any breed but have a few that will keep me alert while around me. First, Rottweillers(?), although Mia's dog is not one that will fit the description of the Rotts in my area (Mia's dog looks like an 8-month pup). There have been a few that I can definitely say that if they were not held by the owner, there would have been a man-dog scrap. Naturally, I would have won :cool:. These dogs have been bred human aggressive and sometimes seems too "eager" to follow-up on this trait. Second breed is the Chihuahuas. The lack of care by breeders have perpetuated human aggressive, knee-biters. My chihuahua Spikey (RIP) was one that fit this description. I would tell people not to worry about my bulldog but to stay away at all cost from my Chihuahua. Some listened and some got a LIVE warning from my Chihuahua (LOL).

[SouthernDixie]

Hmm... I cannot say I've been scared by a particular breed - though I'm fortunate to be able to say that I've never had a bad instance with any dog (except for the dobe that tried to kill me when I was a baby, yet I don't remember that). I see a lot who do not like cockers... well I grew up around those dumb things and my mother shows them! LoL

I'll have to say I'm nervous around dogs who have nut-cases for owners.

[Miss Conduct]

I AGREE COMPLETELY W/14ROCK, BUT FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCES I DONT CARE MUCH FOR CHOWS OR SHAR-PEIS.

WHEN I WORKED IN THE VET CLINIC, ALL SMALL DOGS WERE EVIL, AND LABS AND GOLDENS WERE THE ABSOLUTE WORST TO WORK WITH!!!!! I CANT TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES I WAS BIT/SNAPPED AT BY "AMERICAS DOG" :p I HATE EM.

[allaboutpitts]

I am terrified of any small dogs,any ankle biters.I also dont like sharpie's or chow chows.I own an akita and hes been a good dog.

[the_flamingo]

I AGREE COMPLETELY W/14ROCK, BUT FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCES I DONT CARE MUCH FOR CHOWS OR SHAR-PEIS.

WHEN I WORKED IN THE VET CLINIC, ALL SMALL DOGS WERE EVIL, AND LABS AND GOLDENS WERE THE ABSOLUTE WORST TO WORK WITH!!!!! I CANT TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES I WAS BIT/SNAPPED AT BY "AMERICAS DOG" :p I HATE EM.
Same here, those Chow Chow's & Shar-Peis give me a little warning. Alot of herding breeds too. Great Pyrenese's I'm afraid of now.

[Mouser]

Some of you all seem too brave, not scared of any dogs???? I'm scared of anything with teeth and an intent to bite. I try to be cautious with all dogs that I see, asking the owners if they bite before I approach. Just because of the size difference, the little dogs aren't that much of a real threat, but I'd hate to have to kill someone's dog, because they didn't have a handle on it. I have been bit by a German Shepard, doxie's, had my shirt ripped off by a poorly trained pit, and the tongues of my tennis shoes mauled by two yearling pits, and chased by countless breeds of dogs. It always pays to be careful with anything that can bite. As for some of you having ankle biters, you should be courtious enough to put them in their crate or a locked room when you have visitors, it'd be bad to have someone stomp your beloved pet because you don't have the sense to be responsible, LOL!

[14rock]

Mouser, there are INDIVIDUAL dogs I'm leary of, but I do not fear the whole breed because of a few bad specimins I seen. I've been bitten by GSD, labs, poodles, chihuahas, pomeranians a chow and just this past month a Shiba Inu.I'm sure they have been more, but these are the particular dogs I remember vividly and wont forget. The one that keeps me on my toes the most is the Shiba Inu, he litterally went from licking my hand tail going crazy for 45 seconds to next thing I know he locked down on my hand and started shaking furiously. Completely irrational behavior, that dog I am leary of the most.....but I dont label all Shibas as nutcases because this one was. Thats all I'm getting at mouser...and yes, I do cautiously approach all dogs and ask the owner if he minds if I pet his/her dog on the rare occasion I'm out walking dog-less. I watch for signs, and know I could get bitten at every moment. All dogs get treated like this, even other APBTs.

[Riptora]

I find it interesting that I have only been bitten once in my whole life. I have been working with dogs for a while and did all kinds of things to them. Restraining them, grooming them, blow drying them, giving them shots, taking their blood, forcing them into places they don't want to go and only once have I been bitten. It was by a toy poodle and it was while I was grooming, she did not like being taken out of a crate... Some people seem to get bit a lot. I was always amazed how much the dogs would tolerate. They really don't want to bite, it's they real freak dogs that will actually bite a human and those dogs I have been careful enough not to get myself bitten.

[DryCreek]

Any dog, even the best behaved ones, given the proper circumstances, can bite. Its a matter of how far you can push their limits. They cannot reason, they can only react to whatever the situation is presenting to them. It's the ones that bite without reason that I worry about. And the breed that scares me the most.....the human animal.;)

[PiT_cHiK83]

im scared of german shepards cause i was attacked by one when i was little. but for now im scared of him:
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f43/mariafd18/105986506373_290.jpg
my little sisters dog (a corgi) he is the devil and very emotional ... lol

[roachwhisperer]

I am new here and would like to respecfully comment on The_Flamingos hottness.That aside i am deathly afraid of those little Mexican Hairless dogs. They haunt my dreams. I think perhaps i would rather be mauled than have to see one more picture of one of those NYC rat looking Hairless monsters. Thank you all and hello from a new member.

[catcher T]

I am new here and would like to respecfully comment on The_Flamingos hottness.That aside i am deathly afraid of those little Mexican Hairless dogs. They haunt my dreams. I think perhaps i would rather be mauled than have to see one more picture of one of those NYC rat looking Hairless monsters. Thank you all and hello from a new member.
Welcome,,I love your name LMAO,,

[TEXAS PIT DOGS]

my self i really dont worry about any dog but i have been attacked by a good few including rotts,gsd's,all the typical guard dog breeds but i just kinda know how to handel them and i was never bitten,the rott i had to kick it right in the throat and the gsd i just scared off when i hollerd on it.the rest i just kinda handled.but i really aint scared of any dog

[japangame]

I was attacked by a chow when i was younger and I really dont trust Akitas all that much. Dobermans just dont look too friendly. I dont dislike any dog, but i do keep trust and dislike at a part. God has taught me not to hate or dislike anything he creates, but to dislike the attitude that they give or the action they put out. As for hate, I believe that the Devil made cats, so i dislike cats.

[Riptora]

LOL, I hear you. I was always way more cautious of cats than dogs when working with animals. I have scars from cats, they don't put up with the crap dogs will. I got pretty used to handling them now. It took me a while to understand them... basically, they are animals of manners and don't tolerate disrespect. You have to make an introducion to a cat you don't know and ask their permission to touch them, etc. They are not like dogs at all. It's like men and women.

[TEXAS PIT DOGS]

i dont like cats either they got the eye of a snake and i think snakes are evil,so there for i think anything that has a eye like a snake must be evil.but thats just me.

[Chopper4me]

I don't like Chow's! I was bitten by one in the face when I was a small child, They have a way about them that makes me nervous!

[davidlau_2002]

my pit pup is always punked by older boxers and labs absolutely hate him. on christmas he was bit in the neck and stomach (needed stitches). everytime i see a lab near him i cock my right foot back and get ready to go for the goal posts. jk! i leash him when a lab is near bc i don't want him trying to retaliate everytime he sees a yellow lab. he's not aggressive but i like it that way. anyways labs scare me. they're extreme ass kissers to humans but very skiddish around pits. this is an overgeneralization but that's what i usually see.

[biggallemore]

dobermans. i have been attacked twice (different dogs, once by a solo doby and once by a pair) by dobys not my fav. chows are up there too. have also been bitten pretty badly by a rotty that i had known (thought) for about 2 years.

[biggallemore]

i have heard that a standard poodle is the most dangerous dog towards humans. i guy that is a vet and breeds mastiffs, amstaffs, and presa canarios told me that

[miakoda]

Personally, I'm not afraid of any particular breed. Considering every single breed has had dogs that have bitten people & almost 50 breeds have had dogs that caused fatalities (including Yorkshire Terriers, Pomeranians, etc), there are obviously bad dogs in every breed but one must take into effect all the remaining dogs in that breed that do nothing wrong.

I'm only afraid of dogs owned by uneducated people, ignorant people, & fools.

[rusty]

I am not afraid of any breed, akitas, greyhounds, little dogs, big dogs rotties, boxers, bulldogs, dobermans, etc because my pitbull is always with me so there is nothing to fear.

[japangame]

I hope your leashing him at all times out of the house, or back yard..... Other than that,,,i see what your saying, sometimes your dog can be turned on by a mishap in puppy days, and that might be what triggers his aggression twards that specific breed,,,,naturally it will be any dog that looks like it posses a threat though.my pit pup is always punked by older boxers and labs absolutely hate him. on christmas he was bit in the neck and stomach (needed stitches). everytime i see a lab near him i cock my right foot back and get ready to go for the goal posts. jk! i leash him when a lab is near bc i don't want him trying to retaliate everytime he sees a yellow lab. he's not aggressive but i like it that way. anyways labs scare me. they're extreme ass kissers to humans but very skiddish around pits. this is an overgeneralization but that's what i usually see.

[realonebulldog]

Personally, I'm not afraid of any particular breed. Considering every single breed has had dogs that have bitten people & almost 50 breeds have had dogs that caused fatalities (including Yorkshire Terriers, Pomeranians, etc), there are obviously bad dogs in every breed but one must take into effect all the remaining dogs in that breed that do nothing wrong.

I'm only afraid of dogs owned by uneducated people, ignorant people, & fools. If I talk about dogs that scare me I mean dogs that maybe able and willing to kill me...and some lines are so called army and police dogs...here in germany for example rottweilers or malinois. They are bred to atak aspecial humans...

[frankie_knuckles]

i worked at a boarding kennel for years and have been bitten by pretty much everything but i dont like german sheps or jack russels they just seem unpredictable like you dont know if there gonna bite or not....lol id also have to agree with wiener dogs

[*PLAYBOY*]

Dobe's Scare The Heck Out Of Me. Any Dog That Can Jump That High, Run That Fast, And Unlike Pits Doesnt Too Much Care For Us Scares Me. Unless My Apbt Is W/me Of Course.