Those lovable pits.....
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black dog
Free America
Who the **** do you think your kidding, only yourself.
If all bully breeds were eradicated, human deaths by dogs would be almost non-existent..
2017 analysis.
- 39 U.S. dog bite-related fatalities occurred in 2017. Despite being regulated in Military Housing areas and over 900 U.S. cities, pit bulls contributed to 74% (29) of these deaths. Pit bulls make up about 6.5% of the total U.S. dog population.3
- During the 13-year period of 2005 to 2017, canines killed 433 Americans. Two dog breeds, pit bulls (284) and rottweilers (45), contributed to 76% (329) of these deaths. 35 different dog breeds contributed to the remaining fatal dog maulings.
- In 2017, the combination of pit bulls (29), their close cousins, American bulldogs (1) and mastiff-type guard dogs and war dogs (2) contributed to 82% (32) of all dog bite-related fatalities. Rottweilers inflicted 1 death, killing an 18-month old Phoenix boy.
- German shepherds had the second highest death rate in 2017, inflicting 4 deaths, followed by mixed-breeds with 3 deaths and two breeds with 2 deaths, Labrador retrievers and mastiff-types, and 2 deaths involving unknown/unreleased breed data.
NextJen
Raisin cane
It's true. The stats are there if anyone cares to look.
mitzi
Well-Known Member
Exactly!
I'll stick with my GSDs.
New neighbors bring a a Pitt into the hood, I bring out my 17 HMR......
PeoplesElbow
Well-Known Member
Unless it is the owner doing the biting, its the dog.
The question is do these douche bags only own pits?
SamSpade
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On principle, I'm not in favor of the argument expressed by this thread.
But I really can't argue with logic or data. It's not the owner, it is the breed.
There are species and breeds of animals all over that are far more likely to attack, and others that are generally docile.
A wild boar or a rhino will attack you as easily as look at you.
No one gets a Great Dane or Newfoundland or Saint Bernard to be a guard dog. They're big dogs, and probably can
be trained to fight, but they are gentle by nature. People have aggressive dogs because they know what they can do.
If it was just the owner and training and not the dog, where are all the cocker spaniel and poodle attacks?
But I really can't argue with logic or data. It's not the owner, it is the breed.
There are species and breeds of animals all over that are far more likely to attack, and others that are generally docile.
A wild boar or a rhino will attack you as easily as look at you.
No one gets a Great Dane or Newfoundland or Saint Bernard to be a guard dog. They're big dogs, and probably can
be trained to fight, but they are gentle by nature. People have aggressive dogs because they know what they can do.
If it was just the owner and training and not the dog, where are all the cocker spaniel and poodle attacks?
Auntie Biache'
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I don't think I've ever blocked anyone after just one post. Oh, well. First time for everything.
Chris0nllyn
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Some tough talkers in here. The same group of people that laugh at the Brady Center's stats on gun violence use their equivalent for dog bite stats as their argument.
GWguy
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I did that last week. A new user, first post, all about cocaine. I put him on iggy imediately. By the time I refreshed the page, the post had already been deleted, I assume by one of the admins.
Chris0nllyn
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Why would a news station/site post a story about any other dog when putting "pit bull" in the name brings everyone clicking away and commenting on the site?
Who/what was this?
ginwoman
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Neighbors and everyone else. Some peeps seem to think having a pit is a status symbol.
GWguy
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A user named Immortal. 1st and only post and it's gone.
ginwoman
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That is so horrible! I cannot imagine!