Aggressive? Yes.
But that's not to say that you shouldn't be careful around certain breeds, especially if it's not a dog you know.
I personally have had multiple incidents involving Chow Chows. All of them involved me being at the house of the owner and being followed, snarled at and practically sheparded through the house.
I personally love the breed, and would want to have one if I ever had kids, but they get really defensive in their home, especially with their owners.
That being said, they were bred to guard emperors in 150 BC and were marching across China, Europe and the Middle East with the Mongolian armies in 1300 AD, so they've been pushed into the role MUCH longer than most other breeds. That being said, they're not ALL aggressive, and when they trust you, they're the derpiest dogs ever. But even so, even though I love the breed, I keep an eye on them whenever I see one I HAVEN'T PERSONALLY TRAINED because I know what they can do of they think I'm a threat.
And I can't-
-call anyone out for their "irrational" fears about other breeds, because I carry my own "rational" one. I mean, I've been bitten by a Pit Bull before. Never bit once by a Chow^2. And yet it's the Chow's I worry about. It's just a basic comprehension of the animals usual temperament and mentality. The aggressive desire to hurt someone has to be taught to the dog, purposefully or not. But the protective desire to keep "bad people" away from your owner is kind of what we've been teaching dogs since they were wolves. And the Chow was one of the first.
TL:DR Agression has to be taught, but some dogs make more of it then others. A 5 lb Chihuahua can't do nearly as much damage as any bully breed can.
You mean apart from the ones that are specifically bred to have aggressive tendancies and do nothing but fight?
Don't go getting all crusade mentality and giving dogs a free pass, they are just as capable of being an aggressive douchebag as a person is. And sometimes its not a human you can blame.
My parents breed dogs, I've seen a King Charles spaniel (tiny shitty lapdog) that was aggressive from the moment it could realistically bite. And stayed that way its entire life.
snapping at everyone and attacking people and other dogs.
It had a predisposition toward aggressive behaviour.
So I guess my point is.
Don't make wide sweeping pronouncements because you're championing a cause this week that you think might get you laid the caring way.
Um this post is true. Dogs are not aggressive just cuz. It is because the owner abuses the dog so it thinks that every human will do that. No dog is aggressive just cuz. There is always a reason. Pitbulls are getting banned from areas because people think they are aggressive because of the breed. Um no it's because people put them in fights and abuse them. If a poodle bit a kids toe of it would not be in the news because people think those dogs are harmless. If a pitbull bit a kid and all that happened was that the kid was bleeding a little it would end up on the news. Researchers say that most dogs that everyone loves and thinks are not afressive are actually more aggressive many people took a test with a poodle,jack Russell, terriers, ect and they got worse scores than a pitbull and Rottweiler and chow chows, ect it's always because of irresponsible owners. (Sorry this is long and kinda got into a little bit of something else. But this is all true)
The dog is aggressive because the owners abuse it? Calling bulldust on this. Certain dog breeds are genetically predisposed to being aggressive. Sure, that doesn't mean every single dog of that breed is going to be aggressive, but if they get the right genes then they will be harder to train, and more likely to be dangerous. Saying that 'no dog is dangerous just cause' is a blanket statement just like 'every dog of that breed is dangerous'. Get your research straight.
What if I told you that, in any species where there are breed variations, some have genetic dispositions to be more dangerous. This can be countered with good training but not always.
There was a study done. I believe it was either on foxes or wolves... But anyways, the people bred the friendlier and nicer ones with others that are also like that, and vice versa with the meaner and more violent ones. The end products were these: fluffy pups that are the perfect house pet, and others that were so violent and aggressive that they had to be put down. (If this didn't happen don't kill me my reliable friend told me)
Also, there's a reason they're called Bulldogs. They were bred to fight bulls. Every breed has traits that are bred into them, but not all of them fit within that because there's always going to be variation. Labradors are loyal. Poodles are intelligent. Chihuahuas think they're bigger than they are and act that way. Generalizations mean that overall this is like this, but that it doesn't apply to everything. Each dog breed has general traits that made them useful in certain ways.
WHat if i told you that there are aggressive dog breeds. responsible owners or not. there is training that the owner can enforce to maintain control over the aggressive dog.
But that's not to say that you shouldn't be careful around certain breeds, especially if it's not a dog you know.
I personally have had multiple incidents involving Chow Chows. All of them involved me being at the house of the owner and being followed, snarled at and practically sheparded through the house.
I personally love the breed, and would want to have one if I ever had kids, but they get really defensive in their home, especially with their owners.
That being said, they were bred to guard emperors in 150 BC and were marching across China, Europe and the Middle East with the Mongolian armies in 1300 AD, so they've been pushed into the role MUCH longer than most other breeds. That being said, they're not ALL aggressive, and when they trust you, they're the derpiest dogs ever. But even so, even though I love the breed, I keep an eye on them whenever I see one I HAVEN'T PERSONALLY TRAINED because I know what they can do of they think I'm a threat.
And I can't-
TL:DR Agression has to be taught, but some dogs make more of it then others. A 5 lb Chihuahua can't do nearly as much damage as any bully breed can.
Don't go getting all crusade mentality and giving dogs a free pass, they are just as capable of being an aggressive douchebag as a person is. And sometimes its not a human you can blame.
My parents breed dogs, I've seen a King Charles spaniel (tiny shitty lapdog) that was aggressive from the moment it could realistically bite. And stayed that way its entire life.
snapping at everyone and attacking people and other dogs.
It had a predisposition toward aggressive behaviour.
So I guess my point is.
Don't make wide sweeping pronouncements because you're championing a cause this week that you think might get you laid the caring way.