Cap'n Squirrgle Wrote:
catswilleatyou Wrote:
also,
pitbulls are trouble
even if you have one the good ones
"oh my dog is so mild... he's not like the million other pitbulls"
bullshit
it's still a ticking timebomb
leesh that thing and keep it away from humans
some kid that can barely walk is gonna yank its tail and then hate dogs for the rest of his life
(enter keyboard cat)
I forgive you, because you've earned a lot of credit with me over the years, but this is hands-down the dumbest thing you've ever said. Whatsay I tell you all about what it's like to smoke weed, and you can tell me about pit bulls.
I think overall some breeds require a heavier hand and one needs to consider the added responsibility with training. I'm not just talking about pitbulls which have taken the lion's share of the blame for attacks.
A quick search pulled up some stats from the LA SPCA:
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Pit bull and pit mixes account for 21 percent of all human fatalities, while mixed breed dogs account for 16 percent and other nonspecified breeds, 15 percent. Delise's study demonstrates that the breed of dog should not be the sole factor by which an attack is judged. Other factors include inherited and learned behaviors, genetics, breeding, temperament, surgical sterilization, environmental stresses, owner responsibility, victim behavior, size and age, timing, and the physical condition and the size of dog.
So 21% pit bull vs. 31% "Other". The next part to me really hammers it home.
Quote:
Of the 28 dogs responsible for a fatal attack between 2000 and 2001, 26 were males and two were females. Of the 26 males, 21 were sexually intact; the reproductive status of the remaining five male dogs could not be determined.
That's highly significant and explains nearly all the variance in your dog attacks. So, blame the owner, not the pit bull or "Other" dog, for not properly training and neutering.
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