(06-13-2018, 07:20 PM)MalabarJag Wrote: (06-13-2018, 12:05 PM)Kane Wrote: 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.
Yeah. Only 71% of people killed by dogs are killed by pit bulls. No good reason there. And I don't hate pit bulls. I just think the breed needs to be heavily regulated.
If you could raise 100 pit bulls that would never bite or attack anyone, then you are not the problem. If you raised 100% of the pit bulls in the USA we wouldn't be having this argument. But, except for a few places in the US, anyone can own a pit bull, not just you.
I once believed the same as you, that the problem was 100% with the owners. But the actual statistics and years of seeing no improvement convinced me otherwise. On average the people who raise other breeds are no more capable of correctly raising a dog than the average pit bull owner is. But somehow pit bulls end up responsible for 71% of killings? Just a coincidence? If pit bulls need special training (as you imply) it is not a fact in the breed's favor.
Dude... you've said it yourself.. Over the years it hasn't improved. Dog breeds are supposed to magically get better even when inbred?
The problem is always humans. We screw up everything. I get that "pit bulls" are a large number of dog killings. I'm not disputing those numbers. I'm just saying the breed isn't the issue. Its the breeding and raising.
Look... here in Pensacola I see pits in every neighborhood I drive through. MANY of them are chained up in small yards. Many more or bred with their brothers and sisters because there is a racket in selling pit bull pups.
But I also personally know a few people that have had pit bulls and they were the nicest, kindest, most well behaved dogs ever. More so than many of these Chihuahua I see with these old ladies. Sure... a chihuahua is never going to kill someone from biting them... and I'm not arguing against the dangers of pit bulls and other large dog breeds (Rots and dobermans probably make up the other 30% of dog killings) but the fact remains that if you get a pure breed pit and raise it correctly, it is less likely to attack than other breeds of dog.
Those are facts....
Why is the number of dog attack deaths so much higher for pit bulls? Because that "breed" in particular is one of the most inbred (which causes mental issues with dogs) and most mistreated (used for fighting I guess because of the lock jaw thing...)
FTR... I'm actually not a big "domestication of animals" guy. Chihuahuas, pits, cats... I think it's kind of a selfish thing us humans do for entertainment and companionship.
I refuse to blame animals for stupid humans.
It's like blaming cars for pollution. (It isn't the cars fault we built them that way)
