To cull or not to cull?

If you knew your dog was becoming human aggressive and deemed dangerous would you make every effort to "Break the habit" or correct the behavior or would you humanely euthanize?

no question put them down

I would have it PTS.

PTS...I have no use for a dog like that.

Blue juice cocktail followed by a dirt nap.

I think its entirely dependant on what level the dog is at. If it has bit a human before and if it lives in an urban setting with other dogs/people/children and it is impossible to rehabilitate it then the best option would be euthenasia.

However, that being said, a dog that is human aggressive should not be allowed to get that way in the first place. Everyone knows these dogs need early socialization with people and dogs, and excerise and the right stimulous. It comes down to being a responsible pit owner from the beginning, and getting your puppy from a respectable breeder so as not to perpetuate the bad breed image.

actually this is questionable. Some say this can be trained out of a dog. I know a dog that can guarantee he can train it out of them. Most of the HA falls along the lines of eithor two things Mental illness or Solicalization. If it is mental ilness it cannot be Trained out of it. If it is socalization it can be at certain levels.

Before you decide to use the dirt nap metthond try to get the dog to a trainer and see what can be done first.

Roger I can understand what you are saying in terms of socialization. I guess I just "assume" (yes I know that is bad) that everyone does this.....
But at the same time, my son has the responsibility of feeding the dogs (most of the time). If there is a dog that I have reason to believe may bite, that is NOT a chance I will take. I am not going to take the time to try to retrain or rehab that dog. There are millions more out in the world that need a good home. And that is not the only dog out in my yard and I cannot spend all my time with that one, as the rest need attention too.
I know that may sound harsh but........

For the sake of humanity and the future of the breed, a HA pitbull out to be put down. JMHO.

It depends on the situation.

I've culled a HA dog before and I considered them a danger. Other people would see a trainer or a vet. I rather not take the chance with such an unpredictable dog. On the other hand if not unpredictable and possibly nervous, has small issues that can be worked with and the dog is easily contained properly then I would cull them but might not PTS immediately. I'd have to see how they work out and dependent on what age they were. Working in rescue you might get dogs that seem iffy with humans but it doesn't mean they are outright or truly HA. Sometimes dogs are just distrustful at first. It has to be a rare exception anyway. It always depends on the breed. In some breeds its the opposite if they didn't show aggression to humans I'd cull them.

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What breed would you want HA? I'am confused?????

I guess when I speak, it is just from my own experience...I have only got one dog that was over the age of 8 weeks and she was 12 weeks. So socialization or should I say, lack of, has never been part of my situation.
I had 2 pups, sister and brother, that were crazy from the get go.....and I have had three others that at about 3 yrs old...they just kinda went bonko...If i had to guess, I would say bad breeding....

No excpetions-----It's called CAC

CAC????

Conceal and Carry-Why do you need a K-9 for the dirty work

Gotcha......

I guess to cull or not to cull depends on the one thing that it's always depended on "MONEY". I know many people are shaking their heads now, but most people say a game bred dog isn't bred to bite a human while this might be true, many of the champions and grandchampions of past and present would scatch at a human just as quickly as it would another dog, examples, gr ch ART, ZEBO, just to name a couple. Under normal circumstances these type dogs would be put to sleep, but when a man could pay for his home with the talent of one of these dogs there is little chance of that dog taking a dirt nap.

Well put Alfisher

i would say pts. plain and simple. all the time required to make a poor dog acceptable could be spent making a good dog great.

As much as I want to say to cull or PTS, it is hard. If it is a loved family member that developed HA that would be a hard choice. Though I agree with many of you...you must assess the situation: Is it truly a HA dog by means of mental instability or simply by under socialization and/or bad/traumatic experience? Regardless of the breed dogs are, well dogs. And though NO APBT should ever be HA...sometimes it's not their fault.