Dog mourning over Beaver
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Who said that I did. I'm once again giving my opinion and feeling towards pit bulls. I said I know they are nice but they scare me because of the damage they CAN do. What is wrong with what I said?
Pitbulls are like cigarettes. Bad and potentially deadly? Yeah. But they make you look cool, even if you are a midget.
Pitbulls are like cigarettes. Bad and potentially deadly? Yeah. But they make you look cool, even if you are a midget.
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That is quite possibly the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Do you have a source or is this just another feeling of yours?
2012 U.S. Dog Bite Fatalities - Dog Bite Statistics - DogsBite.orgThat is quite possibly the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Do you have a source or is this just another feeling of yours?
- 38 U.S. fatal dog attacks occurred in 2012.2 Despite being regulated in Military Housing areas and over 600 U.S. cities,3 pit bulls contributed to 61% (23) of these deaths. Pit bulls make up less than 5% of the total U.S. dog population.4
- Together, pit bulls (23) and rottweilers (3), the second most lethal dog breed, accounted for 68% of all fatal attacks in 2012. In the 8-year period from 2005 to 2012, this combination accounted for 73% (183) of the total recorded deaths (251).
- The breakdown between pit bulls and rottweilers is substantial over this 8-year period. From 2005 to 2012, pit bulls killed 151 Americans, about one citizen every 19 days, versus rottweilers, which killed 32, about one citizen every 91 days.
A lot of people have that opinion and that is fine but I hope you feel the same way about German Shepherds and Bulldogs as well since they are two examples that have stronger bites than pitbulls.
Pitbulls are definately attributed to a lot of attacks and if raised wrong can do substantial damage, but some of these attacks may be mistaken identity based on how the dog looks
Pet Pitbull - Find the Pit Bull
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That is quite possibly the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Do you have a source or is this just another feeling of yours?
It is stupid to be statistically and factually correct? Interesting.
Good stats, thanks. I don't buy that a pitbulls bite is anymore likely to kill me than say the bite from a sheppard or retriever. That breed may be statiscally tied to more deaths but there is nothing magical about their bite in comparrison to any other dog.
I'm also not a big fan of being around those dogs as well. 99.9% are nice, but like I said, if they do bite you, the damage is much worse than from another dog.
I didn't realize I had to provide stats to something that was common knowledge.
I believe what leads people to believe Pitbulls are more dangerous is what they were bread to do - fight and kill. And the media makes it even worse - the media portrays dog fighting as strictly pit bulls, when in reality it is multiple breeds.
I would never own a pitbull, as it is in their blood to fight. Can they be domesticated and become sweet dogs? Yes. In fact, I have never met a bad pitbull. But I personally believe they have much shorter leashes (pun) and snap quicker than most breeds. No, not every time, as there are always exceptions. But I would never be able to live with myself if I owned a pitbull and trained it correctly and when it turns 9 or 10 and is getting old, just snaps and bites a house visitor.
I would never own a pitbull, as it is in their blood to fight. Can they be domesticated and become sweet dogs? Yes. In fact, I have never met a bad pitbull. But I personally believe they have much shorter leashes (pun) and snap quicker than most breeds. No, not every time, as there are always exceptions. But I would never be able to live with myself if I owned a pitbull and trained it correctly and when it turns 9 or 10 and is getting old, just snaps and bites a house visitor.