(05-31-2018, 04:23 PM)MalabarJag Wrote:

(05-31-2018, 03:24 PM)Kane Wrote: By nature, Pit Bulls (which technically isn't even a real breed) are actually less aggressive than Dalmations and about 7 other breeds https://pethelpful.com/dogs/10-Most-Aggr...nformation
And yeah Pit Bulls are notoriously raised to be fighting dogs... so they are probably treated more poorly and raised incorrectly (and also inbred the most) than any other  breed

In your link, a mauling from a pit bull is recorded as one incident, the same as a chihuahua barking at a stranger. 

Quote:Dog aggression is defined as dangerous behavior directed at another individual, including other animals. This behavior includes barking, biting, lunging, snarling, etc. 

While barking, lunging, and snarling are disturbing traits in dogs, they don't send people to the hospital, and one bite is not the same as a mauling. From HandsomeRob86's links, Pit Bulls (and we know what they are even if they aren't considered a real breed by the AKC) were responsible for 100% of the deaths in the study. Death is a lot worse than being barked at.

BTW, have you been to a dog shelter lately? The last time I went almost every dog there was a pit bull. Maybe that's because they're overbred, or because people don't want to adopt them. But it also could be because they are the breed most likely to threaten their former owners. Probably it's a combination of all three.


 

I get it.. you hate pit bulls for no good reason.

Dog aggression is what stems violence.
But how you raise the animal matters more.
I could raise 100 pit bulls that would never bite or attack anyone, much less cause death.
But another person could raise a Dalmation in the same manner and it would actually be more likely to attack.

The main problem with "pit bulls" is breeding which you allude to. Overbreeding and inbreeding.

My main point is... the problem is with people, not the dog/breed.

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