Because this doesn't offer much street cred?

 

 

 

Man, you are on fire today. This brought tears to my eyes. :lol2: :lol2: :lol2:

As for your numbers, how many pit bulls are owned versus the other breeds?

 

In 2016, pit bulls contributed to 71% of dog-bite fatalities while making up about 6% of the total US Dog population.

 

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Nope you train them to be comfortable in different environments. Pit Bulls don't just have this urge to attack people. They do it out of fear, not rage.

 

So the pit bull was scared of the three week old baby?

So the pit bull was scared of the three week old baby?

It was an unfamiliar situation the Pit Bulls were in. There isn't an animal in the world that just likes killing things for the fun of it besides humans. There was some trigger for the dogs in this scenario that made them uncomfortable and they acted on it. But if you can train dogs to not be uncomfortable in different environments and around different people then you can drastically reduce the risk of your dog acting on their instinct. I think you will find that in probably 95% of dog attacks, the owners did not do enough to prevent the behavior from the dog.

That is true with just about every domesticated dog breed you can think of and no other breed has killed close to the number of people as pit bull in recent years. Sorry but every pit bull attack is not a result of fear, nor is every dog attack period a result of fear.

 

Agree... it can be frustration...no where to vent energy...been on chain or in enclosure...and/or responses to prey drive.

 

One thing Cesar Milan talks about, and I agree is the individual dog's energy level- high, medium, low A high energy dog must have an outlet for that energy or they will find one for themselves.

I didn't read every reply to this thread so I apologize if this has already been mentioned.

 

Can someone please show me a picture of the pit bull breed? I'll wait.. Pit bull is not a breed, it's a generalization. Everyone points to how many attacks/fatalities pit bulls are involved in but never seem to care that they aren't all the same breed.

 

You have the American Staffordshire Terrier. There is the Bullmastiff. Olde English Bulldogs. American Pit Bull Terrier. Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Cane Corso.

 

All those breeds listed above in addition to many others all get lumped into the "Pit Bull" category more often than not.

 

So yes, numbers of "Pit Bull" attacks are higher than say a German Shepherd. Why? Because we are now talking 10+ breeds counting as one as opposed to just a single breed.

 

As others said, no dog should be left alone with small children no matter the breed.

I didn't read every reply to this thread so I apologize if this has already been mentioned.

 

Can someone please show me a picture of the pit bull breed? I'll wait.. Pit bull is not a breed, it's a generalization. Everyone points to how many attacks/fatalities pit bulls are involved in but never seem to care that they aren't all the same breed.

 

You have the American Staffordshire Terrier. There is the Bullmastiff. Olde English Bulldogs. American Pit Bull Terrier. Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Cane Corso.

 

All those breeds listed above in addition to many others all get lumped into the "Pit Bull" category more often than not.

 

So yes, numbers of "Pit Bull" attacks are higher than say a German Shepherd. Why? Because we are now talking 10+ breeds counting as one as opposed to just a single breed.

 

As others said, no dog should be left alone with small children no matter the breed.

 

See my post #62 above: pit bulls are 6% of the population but 70% of the attacks. I don't care how many types of dogs are classified in that 6%, it's a troubling statistic.

See my post #62 above: pit bulls are 6% of the population but 70% of the attacks. I don't care how many types of dogs are classified in that 6%, it's a troubling statistic.

 

Even that stat is a little misleading, since the number of dog related deaths (not attacks...you're mistating the statistic) is so small (31 deaths, 22 related to pit bulls). Dog related deaths are very, very rare, even those related to pit bulls. 70% sounds bad, until you see it's a very small total number your dealing with.

Even that stat is a little misleading, since the number of dog related deaths (not attacks...you're mistating the statistic) is so small (31 deaths, 22 related to pit bulls). Dog related deaths are very, very rare, even those related to pit bulls. 70% sounds bad, until you see it's a very small total number your dealing with.

It is still 22 human lives taken by 1 Breed of dogs. That's too many.

It is still 22 human lives taken by 1 Breed of dogs. That's too many.

70% of attacks is all I need to know. Face torn off, disfiguring, severely injured, etc.

I'm glad that those of you that don't feel comfortable owning a "pit bull" don't have to do so. However, are you suggesting that those of us that do want to shouldn't be able to?

I'm glad that those of you that don't feel comfortable owning a "pit bull" don't have to do so. However, are you suggesting that those of us that do want to shouldn't be able to?

Don't plan on moving to Fort Thomas. They don't think you should own one.

It is still 22 human lives taken by 1 Breed of dogs. That's too many.

 

Anytime someone dies like that is too many. The 3 people killed by Labs is too many. The 53 killed by bees is too many. As are the 20 killed by horses. And the 15696 killed by other humans.

Don't plan on moving to Fort Thomas. They don't think you should own one.

I'm not moving to any city that bans dogs.

I'm not moving to any city that bans dogs.

 

It's a literal joke, I left when that passed and they can "take your dog without question"..... please