Animal Cops

They don't do the testing immediately. They give the dogs a week to rest from my understanding. They don't just drag the dogs off the street, shove food under their nose and gasp when the dog snaps at them. That would be completely stupid.

And when you say 'responsible and capable owners', you are suggesting that the average american family cannot handle this dog. Is there a waiting list out there I am unaware of that people put themselves on WANTING a dog that will likely bite them over food? It's just a fact that most people don't want to keep animals that are going to hurt them. Why should the shelter sink a lot of money into that one dog when it can find ten other non-aggressive dogs a home with the time and money it would take to try to rehome that one biting dog? I don't like it, but that's the truth.

That is such a tricky call. I would hate to know I was in charge of that decision making. I have little terrier mix who my husband and I always jokingly say, God forbid he get loose and picked up because they would put him to sleep for food aggression. He just loves to fight for his food. He lives for growling at us. Yes we do encourage it because he is only playing. He will actually sit there and wait for you to say "I'm going to get it!" he'll hunch his head and look and growl. If we touch his head one time he will bark and then start eating. He's just a little runt and has to act bad. If he has a little treat he will hold one piece to play-fight with and eat the rest. I have watched probably the same animal show however where they did give a pit a chance. Someone adopted him under the same premises. He was kind. Everything was fine, nice dog, but hen one of the vet-techs came around doing a follow up weeks later the dog bit him, bad on his hand. They gave him a chance and several months later they visited again and the dog bit the guy again for no reason.