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THIS! I hate that some dog breeds are condemned as vicious. A friend of mine had a little pitty and he was the sweetest, happiest dog ever, especially when there were a bunch of people around. The bigger the pack, the merrier that dog.

How do you explain the cases where a pit bull is a “sweet, loving” dog for years, was raised by normal people and not mistreated, then the dog bites the face off of their owner’s 4-year-old child? Unfortunately, certain dog breeds were selectively bred to be fighting dogs, and pit bulls are one of them. Not all pit bulls will attack, but they’re risky. I love dogs, but I have no illusions.

No. Genetics play a big part in dogs.

Tell that to my poor chow chow after he was attacked by a ‘loving, friendly, never done this before’ pit bull.

That's basically the same argument the NRA uses for guns. They're not dangerous unless handled by the wrong people. I'm still glad most developed nations have strict gun control.

Same with people....when your parents aren't bright themselves.....

Pitbulls were bred to attack, hold on, shake, and do so in surprise. With 197 AKC breeds + mutts, its irresponsible to own one. Pitbulls make up 6.2% of US dogs. Since 2005, they kill on average 1 person every 15 days and 53% of those were a household member. They have killed over 7x more people than the next breed (Rotweiller). 48% of all documented pitbull attacks showed no signs of aggression or provocation prior to the attack. 2019 SC study showed pitbulls accounted for 1/3 of all dogs bites, 3x the next breed. 52% of dog bites in KC in 2020 were pitbulls, 5x next breed. A 2020 combined government study showed pitbulls were 3.75x more likely in the UK and 5x more likely in the Netherlands over any other breed to attack another dog with a 70% mortality rate if they attacked a smaller breed. A 2021 study pediatric admissions involving dogbites across the US showed 53% of them were caused by pitbulls (5x next breed) and 56.2% of those to the face. H/T dogsbite.org

Yes and no. Dogs are beautiful creatures, but you have to respect that they're territorial and protective of their "pack". This is true even of dogs that have been well treated. This is why when I meet a dog with its person out on a walk, I stop and move to the side and let them approach me. Dogs are often visibly far more relaxed and happy when I take this simple step. Sadly, even the dog owners often don't understand this and will insist on stopping and letting me approach, or they'll try to reassure me that the dog is gentle, as if they think I'm scared or something.

Agreed! I love pits. But they need to be raised right, not inbred like crazy and tied up in a yard with 20 other dogs.

Animals are animals. We can't control them and they can have bad days, temper tantrums, or go senile.

I would like to differ…. I know a family that had a pit bull from a puppy and raised it with lots of love and then one day out of nowhere the dog attacked there daughter. Most pit bull are aggressive and can’t control it. It also doesn’t help that their breeding is for fighting in the first place. That is why they have such powerful jaws. Just not long ago there was a lady who was taking a walk and a pit bull attached her. She ended up having to bite the dog after poking out its eyes because it wouldn’t let go. Thankfully she is still living but there are ones that are not so lucky. There is also a whole Facebook page dedicated to pit bull attacks to raise awareness.

I have a pittie and he’s just a giant meathead. No thoughts behind those eyes. He is the sweetest dog ever, and definitely the nicest out of our three

Apparently not...21,000 plus is a lot of Chihuahua casualties. Who knew ankle bites were fatal.

I have 2 and my 80 lb male is afraid of EVERYTHING. Especially the baby gate and kitchen floor.🤣

I've never met a mean pit bull. OTOH, I've never met a chihuahua that wasn't unstable and prone to randomly attack people. Even chihuahuas owned by really nice people.

I saw a picture of one dropping bricks on people that ring the door bell. That was pretty cool

But you can NEVER trust a Chihuahua! lol

But there are dogs who tend to attack more easily than other (and indeed are supposed to, because that#s what they were bred for) and there are also dog who can do just so much more damage than others. Pits are great dogs, loyal and usually very even tempered. But when a human has manged to ruin them, their sheer strength makes them very dangerous.

stop talking about DOGS!! you're missing the point here....!

They make great family dogs. No sarcasm what so ever. They tend to be unbelievably patient with kids - more patient than I could ever be, that’s for sure.

There are rarely bad dogs, but frequently bad owners.

They’re actually prone to schizophrenia so that’s why they can “snap”.

The point was not to highlight dogs as dangerous but to provide another example of statistics. The author doesn’t state that any dog breeds are vicious.

FGS, who cares? Everybody knows that. This post is to show how uneducated the person is that "chihuahuas killed over 21,000 people," nothing to do with whether dogs are inherently vicious or not...and yes, some are....have you read about Dogo Argentino?

I wanna up vote this more, Ive had pitbulls and the fat yellow lab I have now is way more aggressive and territorial than my pities ever were. He loves us in my family but will drool bark and fart scream over mailmail, or the god forbidden squirrel...

pitbulls are the sweetest dogs ever

Yea, Pitbulls were nicknamed 'nanny dogs' before people started using them in dog fights.

pitbulls have actually been said to be one of the nicest .... https://www.lifewithdogs.tv/pit-bulls-are-just-about-the-nicest-dogs-there-are/

I read this: Nipper was most likely a mixed breed. Most early sources suggest that Nipper was a Smooth Fox Terrier or perhaps a Jack Russell Terrier (size and appearance most likely predominantly this) or even possibly part Bull Terrier. I've never heard of Nipper being referred to as a Pit Bull Terrier type I must admit.

Exactly. It's the difference between risk and hazard.