WilshireMother fatally mauled by pack of dogs in Quitman, Georgia, 3 children taken to hospital
mysticpickleDollars to donuts shitbulls we’re involved.
WookieMonsterI bet irresponsible owners were involved.
I mean yeah they already said that were shitbull owners
Every pitbull owner is, by definition, irresponsible
Logic not your strong suit is it?
The breed should be extinguished. It serves no purpose other than dogfighting, mauling children, and wasting precious space in shelters.
Why don’t you personally go around and “exterminate” this one breed of dog? Carry out your personal dog-ocide, you fuckin hypocrite.
You stop breeding them, you don’t go around and kill dogs wtf is wrong with you.
I almost got mauled in the South. 100% irresponsible owners and nothing to do with the breed.
“I got hit by a tricycle”
“I got hit by an f150”
Something tells me it wasn’t a pomeranian
LaunchesKayaksWhy not both?
An irresponsible owner with a Yorkie can get your socks bitten, an irresponsible owner with a pitbull can kill you.
An irresponsible owner of a golden/newfie/GSD/dobie/St. Bernard/whatever can kill you too, it’s not the dog breed’s fault that idiots are attracted to them.
That’s disingenuous, especially with the livestock guardian, rescue, and hunting dog breeds you listed - precisely because those were the traits selected for when creating those breeds.
Even GSD and Dobermans don’t carry the specific risk that Pitbulls do, because their jobs require different behavioral traits that are very different then dog fighting.
Do you believe that pitbulls are the only working dog breed whose characteristics and behavior is completely independent of the selective breeding process used to create them?
Yes, all dogs carry some risk, especially large dogs, and exponentially when combined with a responsible owner.
Yes, pitbulls can be extremely sweet and affectionate dogs, but that doesn’t change the fact that they were intentionally bred to be the best in class breed for dog fighting
Again, I like pitbulls, a lot, but that doesn’t mean I can pretend that pitbulls are the only working breed whose behavioral traits are completely independent of their breeding.
Yeah, blame the dogs.
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The article is not conclusive. There are always going to be outliers in a case by case basis.
From the same article:
“Still, after decades of treating, showing, and judging countless breeds, AKC’s chief veterinary officer, Jerry Klein, disputes the study’s conclusions. “I think most dogs conform to the personality standard of their breed,” he says.”
People:
Bloodhounds are renowned for their sense of smell due to intentional selective-breeding.
Greyhounds are renowned for their incredible speed and ability due to intentional selective-breeding.
Border Collies are renowned as the premium choice of herding dog due to intentional selective-breeding.
The exact same people:
Intentional slective-breeding has ZERO impact on pitbulls!!!
Sure, dude.
AlwaysNowNeverNotMeAwww, adorable, you think we're talking about their personalities and not their bone crushing jaws.
Awww, adorable, you think other dogs have safe jaws and aren’t an inherently unsafe animal to have around.
Lol I owned a German Shepard. I'm fine with banning all those breeds.
But pitbulls would be The reason it had to happen.
Almost all dogs have that ability. That’s what their molars are for… That’s a trait they retain from their wolf ancestors.
Small breed dogs already outnumber and outlive large breeds with a smaller environmental footprint.
But sure
"AlMoSt AlL"
Where are you getting these statistics?
Having been a dog owner for all my life, small breed dogs are also way more likely to have a bad temperament and bite people.
And how often do they fatally maul?
If I accidentally shoot you with an airsoft bb, it’ll hurt, and that’s bad.
If I accidentally shoot you with a 9mm it’ll kill.
Except you don’t “accidentally shoot” someone. That’s negligence.
Keep going with that one. What’s it called when you accidentally let your dog maul someone?
Also negligence.
So…Pitbulls were bred for a purpose, just like all other working dog breeds were.
That doesn’t mean they’re all inherently bad dogs, but it does mean they carry significantly more risk then other breeds.
Unless you actually believe that they’re the only working breed not created with by selectively breeding for specific hereditary behavioral characteristics?