Are Bull Terrier puppies aggressive due to genetics or upbringing?

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If you breed 2 aggressive bull terriers together will the puppies be aggressive or is that based on the way you raise them? Pet's info: Dog | Bull Terrier | Female | unspayed | 3 years and 3 months old | 28 lbs

Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA · Accepted Answer

It may be a little bit of both. I believe that a lot of aggressive behaviors can be prevented by the way the puppies are raised, but there are possibly heritable traits that could be passed along with breeding. I would avoid breeding aggressive dogs.

Are Bull Terrier puppies aggressive due to genetics or upbringing?

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