Dog days

Dog pictured: Rottweiler
'The number of people that get dogs specifically to fight is really small. I've met people who do it and I've told them I don't agree with it. But they won't stop. They're ignorant and they're just going to do it'
Photograph: Jonangelo Molinari

'My dog just got attacked a couple of days ago by a pit bull, but the owners weren't the hoodie stereotypes. It's happened a few times. There's lots of people who aren't responsible with their dogs'
Photograph: Jonangelo Molinari

'There's a lot more young people around with dogs these days. It used to be fashionable about 15 years ago for everyone to have aggressive dogs – now it's coming back. Sometimes it's about safety – that's what people say – but the rest of the time it's just fashion'
Photograph: Jonangelo Molinari

Dog pictured: Staffordshire bull terrier cross-breed
'A dog needs TLC and patience'
Photograph: Jonangelo Molinari

'If I see a young kid in the street with a dog I always say "Are you looking after him? Are you feeding him?"'
Photograph: Jonangelo Molinari

'These younger kids think when their dogs get older they'll protect them, but if you don't train them properly they'll just get in trouble'
Photograph: Jonangelo Molinari

Dog pictured: Staffie-pit cross and presa Canario cross-breed
With these younger guys around nowadays it's all about status. They see it as a macho thing – don't mess with me or my dog will take your face off in a second. Dogs aren't violent – people train dogs to be violent'
Photograph: Jonangelo Molinari

'I love all dogs – I've had mine two and a half years and I was there at his birth'
Photograph: Jonangelo Molinari