I think it's kind of irrelevant if pitbulls are inherently more or less violent than other breeds. The damage that occurs is really what matters. Most people don't care about getting bit by little ankle-biter dogs because it's likely not life threatening. No demonization of pitbulls needs to occur for it to be realized that they present a bigger danger to humans than other breeds. The bloodshed does the talking.

Surely humans are at major fault with it comes to pitbulls attacking people, but society has to deal with the repercussions nonetheless. It is not unlike how gun "accidents [sic]" affect society. Guns don't just go off by themselves or fall into the hands of children. It happens due to negligence, irresponsibility, or sheer stupidity of humans. Similar to asshole dog owners. Just because some people are responsible dog owners, doesn't mean other people are. And this is the unfortunate reality we face.

For the record I'm an adamantly opposed to any form of demonization because it is dishonest by nature and misleading. I do not agree with what the media portrays. I do no condone propaganda. I'm simply pointing out some objective numbers.

I agree if you own a pitbull you need to be more aware of your animals behavior and capabilities. Its owners responsibility to make sure people arent put in to situations where that kind of damage can occur and which situations might cause an incident (Crying babies, kids with no boundary issues, etc).

Pepper spray too. Video was sad. What appeared to be a couple of homeless dogs.

Also op, I have owned pit bull. Never attacked any of my family growing up, had her about 11 years with many younger siblings (I’m 20). Has of course randomly barked and gotten defensive from other people but many dogs do that.

This post was edited by tommyd323 on Dec 30 2017 12:47am

I own a pitbull and can tell you they are naturally aggressive against other animals because thats their instinct. You can socialize them alot and neuter them but thats their natural instinct.

On the other hand, they are very sweet and loving to humans. Unless you abuse them / mistreat them, just like any other animal including humans.

I agree sir.

Your dumb and no

German Shephard > Pit Bull, Rottweiler & Doberman Pinscher

>inherently violent
all dogs are.
pitbulls and dobermans are far from a violent type dog, they're not nearly as aggressive as a lot of dog breeds.
rots are more aggressive. all 3 aren't even in the top 10 for aggression, though.
rots & pits are very big "dummy head" dogs, they're silly and stupid, that's the only thing you'll get from genetics. the rest are up to you (the owner/trainer)
dobermans are smart and crafty.



you're *

This post was edited by 2Cents on Nov 13 2018 01:19pm

Never met a violent dog in my life.

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Except tiny breeds, I dont count them, they aren't really dogs

This post was edited by Ep0ch on Jan 24 2019 03:56pm

I’ve never met a vicious pit bull. All the pit bulls in my area are the friendliest, snuggliest, and most obedient dogs. Chihuahuas though.. they’re little demons.