CCW and dogs?

[barnetmill]

While it is true that a non vicious or non-aggressive dog via maltreatment can be made into a dangerous animal, genetics certainly play a role in this. I do not know the russian studies, but any number of dog breeders will certainly confirm this. A good breeder will put down dogs that have behavioral or physical traits that are not desirable.
Old timers would kill on the spot a dog with bad behavior. Case in point a female friend of mine is afraid of nothing (she is 6'3") was helping an older gentleman with a shrimp breeding project. His pitbull maggie wanted some of chopped liver and growled at my friend. Next day maggie is gone. Older gentleman told her: I took maggie out back and shot right her after you left. Maggie knew you and yet she growled at you. I have people including children that come over here and I can not have sort of behavior in dog. That was how things use to be done in this country. Now days most dogs are pets and do not have to earn their right to exist w/o providing a service to the master.

 

[alsaqr]

i know guys who used to breed fighting Pit Bulls: They say its in the genes. They also say a pup from a non-aggressive line will never be a good fighter.


The Russian studies on Silver Foxes:

http://www.brighthub.com/science/genetics/articles/46555.aspx

Later experiments crossbred tame foxes with the aggressive ones and then bred the offspring back with tame foxes. Researchers found a genetic basis for the behavioral changes. They observed 40 gene differences between tame farm-bred silver foxes and aggressive farm-bred silver foxes, and 2700 gene difference between the two sets of farm-bred silver foxes and wild silver foxes. A paper on this was published in the 22 November 2005 issue of Current Biology.

 

[Deltaboy1984]

That was how I was taught to deal with them. If they acted aggressive without cause they were put down before the sun set that day.