No.... We found these dogs, puppies at the time, dumped on the road. They were so cute. We had the DNA thing done on them and they are 1/3rd of the bad dogs, 2/3s good, pyre, border collie, lab, and such. 17 breeds total in the mix.. big one in picture is 3% yorkie, the pit looking one has 3% chihuahua (which does come out and can be bad in that badass body). THey are good dogs, smart. We keep them contained with a wireless fence. Before the wireless fence, we would have either put them down or given them away. Loose pit crosses are not good in any situation. But, they are contained and good guard dogs. In the wrong hands and let wander, they'd be dangerous. I just worry what will happen if someone wanders into the yard they dont know. I've worked with these guys from day one. We have had fights, but i keep bear spray handy when fighting breaks out. Pit one is the most of the trouble, and age is learning him that his much bigger sweeter brother can kick his butt. Pit one is more border collie when he fights, thank goodness, he goes for feet. The bigger one though, goes for the head and neck, he got the mastiff head. Bear spray though works great, i just need to make sure i'm upwind....lol.. We did have a calf get into the yard and they went ape. Chased him out of their boundary, big one holding on to a leg. He had a hold of this 300 pound calf across a large pasture until the cows chased him off. The calf had not a single mark on him. He did tear his ear on the fence, so at the time it looked really bad. Then one time a cat followed me into the yard, i was running to the house to get my purse and had no idea this cat followed me. So weird, they know the dogs boundaries. Anywhoot, the dogs of course tackled her, she bolted for the greenhouse where they broke their boundary again and when i got to them with a big stick, they were on top of this cat. Figured she'd be in shreds... but, she was unharmed. So strange. Mac could eat her in one bite. So, conclusion, they like to chase, they like to hold, but they dont like to kill... Things we avoid to keep the peace.... we chain them when we feed them... we leave no food out. No toys. We chain them when we work cows, that sometimes sets them off, that did with our older dogs too.. Neutered and now over a year old, i suspect over time they'll get lazy and fights will stop to just a few a year. I say this because the 2 old dogs we have, both female, would fight. One a hanging tree the other aussie/BC. They'd fight viciously, ripping skin and such. So i figure the same with these two, its just they are so much bigger and it looks frightening and sounds horrible. But, its been a while and if i can get it to just a couple times a year, i'll be happy with that.
He is confused, do i chase them, do i guard them, or do i eat them??? He will stand like this and just look at them.. no bark, nothing.. just watches them.
Upstate is totally different then NYC.
