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Old 06-24-2005, 05:39 PM  
WarChild
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Originally Posted by eroswebmaster
But more than likely the one with the most potential to cause damage if ever provoked...and with an animal you can never be quite sure what that will be.
Yes obviously it has the potential to cause damage.

Your own statistics you're quoting from show that a pure bread dog is LESS likely to bite than a mutt, period. When you have a large, powerful dog and it does bite, it does more damage. Simple physics.

I am very much a dog lover. My sister is a Veterinarian and I sometimes foster and have now adopted a Rottweiler she rescued. I know the breed very, very well, and I know my dogs are not going to just "snap" one day. My sister will tell you the same thing, which is that a well socialized, trained and properly adapted Rottweiler does NOT just suddenly snap for no reason and kill someone. The same goes for a Pittbull. I've had this VERY conversation with her, at her office, with several DVMs. When it comes to animal behaviour, she's an expert in the subject where you and I are not.
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