Pit bull....
In the 50s/60s, "Police Dogs" (aka German Shepherd Dogs) had the bad rep, then Dobies got popular with the wrong sorts and became the 'dangerous' breed in the 70s/80s - Rotties came next in the 90s, and it's been Pits ever since.
In my observation, whatever breed gets popular with the 'tough guys' (bikers, gangs, whatever) ends up with the bad rep, mostly due to irresponsible people (breeding for traits other than temperament, mistreatment, training for aggression, etc.)
We've had one or more of all of these types (all but one rescues, all neutered, all great dogs).
Exactly. In the articles I linked above you can actually see that Rottweiler's were the "deadliest" dogs from 1991-1998. This directly corresponds with a spike in their popularity with irresponsible folks using them for their "tough" image. And no doubt a spike in their being raised conditions that can create dangerous dogs (staked or tethered, unnuetered, abused or mistreated, used as guard dogs etc).
The most dangerous dog is one that is mistreated. Because Staffordshire's are currently the most mistreated, they have the highest number of incidents of attacks. If golden retrievers were frequently left staked down in yards on chains and used a guard animals, they would have the highest number of incidents. Simple as that.
yea, I quoted my opinion. but your b.s. doesn`t alter a true fact. the pitbull jumped on the kid that was laying in the floor watching tv from behind, for no reason, they played, and were raised together for most of both their lives . don` give a dam weather you believe it or not! :finga::finga::finga:
Right. A single incident involving a single dog, which might or might not be genetically a "pit bull". And my "BS" is supported by evidence, in the articles I already posted, that you have refused to read. Again, if you want to remain ignorant on the subject, I can't change that. But it doesn't mean that your poorly informed opinion has any weight.
I never said the incident you listed didn't happen. But to condemn an entire breed based on the actions of one dog is simply irrational.
By that "logic", and the articles I posted above detailing other incidents, Golden Retrievers, Poodles, Rottweilers, and Lab mixes should all be similarly condemned. Raising dogs in conditions of neglect and mistreatment tends to create dangerous dogs. Pits are statistically the most mistreated, so it should directly follow, and it does, that they currently lead the statistics for attacks. It is not the breed, it is their environment, and perhaps a small percentage of aggressive dogs. But that small percentage of aggressive dogs can and does occur in any breed, just like the golden's, labs, and even poodles that I posted above. If I had a dollar for every time a chihuahua tried to attack me at work I'd be laying on my own private beach somewhere...