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Originally Posted by pornguy
Sadly this is only partially true.
I have trained dogs for more than 15 years in basic ob. as well as S and R and attack for protection and for ring competitions.
The only dogs I have ever seen that go nuts and attack with no apparent provocation is Pit Bulls.
My son is constantly around many different breeds of attack dogs and has never been hurt. But I wont let him near a pit as I have seen them attack for nothing at all.
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Actually I've seen a Dalmatian go bananas for no reason (took a chunk out of my friend's belly) and a Doberman, who dragged an old woman by her fur coat down the sidewalk.
My pitbull Nero only once snapped at a bicycle a kid was riding because she was deliberately skidding sideways at him, spooking him with the thing, and then another time at someone who was literally attacking a friend - yelling and shoving. But snapped, no biting or attacking.
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Originally Posted by wizzart
I have pit bull and that is great breed.
"it's the owner" in 100% cases because every pit bull can be like a cat.
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My Pit was raised with cats, his current buddy is Batman. They sleep butt-to-butt, and chase each other around the house when they play. I don't know if it's a breed thing or just Nero, but he's curious like a cat as well, always checks mirrors in case they're windows or passages, knows his left from right, etc...
Some stats show more pitbull mortalities from attacks, but less actual attacks from pitbulls.
I tend to agree it's the owner.
Recently a little girl was attacked by "A Dog" according to the headline - no breed specified.
This was just after another little girl was attacked by "A PitBull".
Pit Bulls make good headlines. Hundreds of attacks occur every day, but the pitbulls make the headlines.
For some reason, when it's a Poodle or a German Shepherd, it either doesn't make headlines or the breed just isn't mentioned.
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