within the last two months numerous pit bull attacks have been reported nationwide the latest reported incident happened in ghaziabad in which a pit bull attacked a 10yearold this comes after a teenager was critically injured in meerut an elderly woman was mauled to death in lucknow while a woman sustained serious injuries in gurgaon after being attacked by a pit bullread alsoneed a trainer for your dog heres how to find a good onecanine trainers behaviorists and pet parents share some handy tips on how to look for the right trainer for your petthese cases have led people for the ethical treatment of animals peta to renew its call to prohibit the keeping breeding and sale of dogs bred for illegal fighting shut down illegal pet shops and breeders and crack down on illegal dogfightsbut is this about a single breed activists and trainers say that it is high time that illegal breeding was curbed and it is not just about a specific breed train your dog properly teach them social interaction and prioritise educating yourself before getting a breed like that to your homes they sayactivists and trainers say that it is high time that illegal breeding was curbed and it is not just about a specific breedenrol your dogs in social trainingkaveri rana bhardwaj founder smart sanctuary canine paralysis and rehabilitation center says as per ethical breeding dogs need to be dna tested before they can mate it has many clauses but we dont follow them we get our puppies from anywhere through illegal breeding we dont know the genealogy or the dna of the dogs parents this can be achieved only if we stop the illegal breedingregarding pet parenting she adds enrol your dogs in social training it should start as soon as you get a pet pet parents need to ensure that nobody gets hurt because of their dog be alert when you are walking your pet if you are in a small space like a lift stand between the dog and someone sharing the lift with you shorten the leash these are small things you can doenrol your dogs in social trainingpit bulls are capable of being family petsdog trainer and behaviourist rajvi mariwala says that pit bulls can very well make excellent pets in the hands of the right owner but as any other dog breed they have the capacity for aggression the breed is challenging for people who dont have experience or have a limited understanding of the breed unfortunately both in india and abroad pit bulls have developed a reputation for being powerful and dangerous so when a person buys into these stereotypes they may not put in the effort required to raise such dogs correctly says rajvi such dogs should have a leash at all times in public spaces because people may get scared in case your dog is rowdy and jumps on people even in a friendly way ensure you put in time to teach good manners the