raechiemay
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Chihuahuas.
My goal someday is to take what is deemed to be what a very vicious/aggressive Mastiff-type breed and make it a therapy/service dog. The more the breed that is highly regarded as vicious, (to me) the better.
Because I want to show what's deemed a vicious dog breed can be a good at it and show that said vicious breed shouldn't be subjected to BSL.
well said!!!Then you are going about it all the wrong way. You can't change a square breed to fit into a round hole. If a breed is designed for guarding, then you can't show the world what the breed can do by trying to squash its natural instincts and say you are going to accept strangers completely and be a therapy dog.
Besides focusing on a breed, you should do some research and learn about what makes a breed. Go from there. What you have to look at is the dog's drive and abilities, not whether it is vicious breed. Take a breed that is misunderstood and work with that breed. Cane Corsos are a very misunderstood breed and I know that they have been used for therapy work. However, there are some breeds that cannot be used in that manner and trying to force a dog to be used in a manner that goes completely against its breeding will become unstable.
Once that happens, you won't be helping the breed, you will be dooming it to further BSL.
So learn as much as you can about dogs and then go from there. Starting with the question, what is the most vicious mastiff breed is the worst possible way to start when it comes to "saving" a breed.
Because I want to show what's deemed a vicious dog breed can be a good at it and show that said vicious breed shouldn't be subjected to BSL.[/QUOTE
Seems to me you should be using a different word besides vicious. By using the word vicious to describe a dog breed you are as bad as the people trying to put the bans in effect.
really? so you take a Fila and attempt to make it a therapy dog,based on the genetics of the Fila how would this work?what would be your game plan,with the Fila?honestly,you would first have to find a Fila breeder that would sell you a pup for that purpose.I know FIlas and Dogos,which is why I used Fila for the example.DMikeM, you are correct. Maybe I should use the word "aggressive" or "fierce" vs. "vicious".
northernmastiff, I don't think I am aiming to force a breed to change.