Another Attack By Pitbulls

Lethe200 said:
There are far more dangerous breeds than pit bulls, but they are more rare. Most of these, the average dog owner is not going to find one at the local animal shelter. Many are larger breeds bred for highly protective instincts, some to the point where only the owner can handle them safely – even the family has to be careful because simple incidents of friendly neighborhood “horseplay” will trigger the dog’s instinct to protect a family member.

Also, hunting breeds can be highly dangerous due to being bred for an aggressive nature (hunting wolves, etc.). Dogs with strong pack instincts (huskies and malamutes) are bred to follow a strong leader – so without one, they easily turn aggressive.
  • Perro de Presa Canario
  • Rhodesian Ridgeback
  • Siberian Husky
  • Chow Chow
  • Belgian Malinois
  • Pakistani Bulldog aka Kanda
  • Akita
  • Caucasian Ovcharka
  • Tosa Inu aka Japanese Mastiff
  • Alaskan Malamute
  • Tibetan Mastiff
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While pit bulls are everywhere I have never heard of most of those breeds so I suspect you got them from an online list. So I will ask you what breed is most associated with being the dangerous breed?
 

@fmdog44

It's my understanding the Press Canario is most dangerous BUT they are purely guard dogs. You will see them at high stakes poker games, in jewelry stores at night, gun stores, and also drug dealers use them. You will NOT see them walking around like pit bulls, and anyone telling you presa is as bad as a pit is blowing smoke. Presa owners have lots of land and vets make house calls.

Google Presa Canario...kind of interesting.

Also, do a search ... I think I had a thread about Presas with pics.
 
applecruncher said:
I'm on my phone, laying in bed, hard to post links.
Google "Which dog breed attacks and kills the most people?"
No surprise at the stats. (Forbes article)

Yeah, yeah, so many have stories about a gentle pit bull blah, blah... it's not the dog it's the owner blah, blah...🙄🙄
Get real.
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This is real........

From Google.....
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"Pit bulls were responsible for the highest percentage of reported bites across all the studies (22.5%), followed by mixed breeds (21.2%), and German shepherds (17.8%). Mixed-breed dogs and pit bulls were found to have the highest relative risk of biting, as well as the highest average damage per bite.
Jun 6, 2019

Wow...a whopping 1.3 % higher count......running neck & neck with "mixed-breeds".
 

The following infographic shows that the Pit Bull is still responsible for the most fatal attacks in the U.S. by far, killing 284 people over that 13-year period - 66 percent of total fatalities. That's despite the breed accounting for just 6.5% of the total U.S. dog population. There is evidence to suggest that owners of vicious dogs are far more likely to have criminal convictions for violent crimes which may go some way towards explaining the Pit Bull’s disproportionate rate of fatal attacks. The Rottweiler came second with 45 fatal attacks recorded while the German Shepherd was third with 20. Even some breeds that are not associated with aggression, such as the Labrador Retriever, also make the top-10 list with 9 fatal attacks documented.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallm...angerous-dog-breeds-infographic/#641fc0a62f8b
 
applecruncher said:
The following infographic shows that the Pit Bull is still responsible for the most fatal attacks in the U.S. by far, killing 284 people over that 13-year period - 66 percent of total fatalities. That's despite the breed accounting for just 6.5% of the total U.S. dog population. There is evidence to suggest that owners of vicious dogs are far more likely to have criminal convictions for violent crimes which may go some way towards explaining the Pit Bull’s disproportionate rate of fatal attacks. The Rottweiler came second with 45 fatal attacks recorded while the German Shepherd was third with 20. Even some breeds that are not associated with aggression, such as the Labrador Retriever, also make the top-10 list with 9 fatal attacks documented.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallm...angerous-dog-breeds-infographic/#641fc0a62f8b
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You prove my point.....it is due in [large part] to those [people] that own them,train them, and as someone else noted....live vicariously through them.

Much like the gun, it is the person behind it , that makes the difference.
 
rgp said:
You prove my point.....it is due in [large part] to those [people] that own them,train them, and as someone else noted....live vicariously through them.

Much like the gun, it is the person behind it , that makes the difference.
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The analogy to guns is totally invalid. A gun is an inanimate object that is under the control of humans. Nothing to do with a defective breed of dog.
The point that was proved is that you're in denial (like all Pit Bull owners). And denial is not just a river in Egypt.
 
win231 said:
The analogy to guns is totally invalid. A gun is an inanimate object that is under the control of humans. Nothing to do with a defective breed of dog.
The point that was proved is that you're in denial (like all Pit Bull owners). And denial is not just a river in Egypt.
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You can call it invalid , I stand by it.

Pits are in involved in 1.3 % more bites than other breeds , and mixed breeds rank right up there with them...........That is not a significant difference.

You're the one in denial, you refuse to read the facts. Just because your opinion doesn't agree with them, does not change them.
 
Pit bulls, rottweilers, chows, akitas, dobermans, mastiffs, wolf mixes, and a few others are specifically excluded from coverage on most homeowner insurance policies.

Other breeds and little dogs obviously also nip or bite now and then, but the ones listed above are nearly always the breeds responsible for killing or hospitalizing the people or animals they've attacked.
 
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StarSong said:
Pit bulls, rottweilers, chows, akitas, dobermans, mastiffs, wolf mixes, and a few others are specifically excluded from coverage on most homeowner insurance policies.

Other breeds and little dogs obviously also nip or bite now and then, but the ones listed above are nearly always the breeds responsible for killing or hospitalizing the people or animals they've attacked.
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Again, you prove my point......Pits....are not the single killing breed of dog that they are so often portrayed to be.

As for the little guys.....they can't take enough in one bite.........:)
 
StarSong said:
Pit bulls, rottweilers, chows, akitas, dobermans, mastiffs, wolf mixes, and a few others are specifically excluded from coverage on most homeowner insurance policies.

Other breeds and little dogs obviously also nip or bite now and then, but the ones listed above are nearly always the breeds responsible for killing or hospitalizing the people or animals they've attacked.
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Including Presa Canario and Cane Corso - which are mastiffs. These are guard dogs. Owners usually have lots of acres because those dogs require plenty of exercise.
 

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