if it’s just a reflection on the owners, then should pitbull owners (or any dangerous breed of dogs) be required to have their background checked before? Like firearms. I would be scared everyday if my neighbours had a breed of dog that was high on the list of dog attacks. Too many instances of people getting mauled to death or with left with horrible deformities because of bad owners.
All dog owners should be licensed, all dogs are a reflection of the owner. The difference is a bad dog owner with a chihuahua only hurts the dog and not other people.
also, if somebody is scared of dogs it’s not hard to learn how defend against one (edit: assuming able and of average strength).They should look into that before being racist against certain types of dogs.
You are right. I should correct my statement to say: an able bodied individual of average size is more than capable of defending against a large dog if they have put any effort into learning how.
It is, of course, still the duty of the dogs owner to make sure that does not come into play as a factor.
Just as PSA: if in a situation where you need to survive a dog attack, pull apart the front legs. It’s gross and brutal, but it quickly and easily ends their ability to harm anyone. The amount of force it takes is within the average human upper body strength. DeEscalation is preferable of course, but if it’s a bad situation that shit works.
Pits are more dangerous than other dog breeds, but not uniquely dangerous. People buy pits because they want a violent dangerous dog, and then train the dog to be just that. It becomes a vicious cycle.
No they are not. The jaw strength thng ignores what actually matters. The “lockjaw myth” is just that.
It’s entirely about “what breed is abused the most”. If size mattered Labradors and German shepherds would be maligned. The thing is the people who abuse dogs and then them into weapons (privately, the state does do this to GS/malamute/Belgian shepherds) choose pitbulls (a loose term to begin with). You are correct the oart of your comment that points this out.
if it’s just a reflection on the owners, then should pitbull owners (or any dangerous breed of dogs) be required to have their background checked before? Like firearms. I would be scared everyday if my neighbours had a breed of dog that was high on the list of dog attacks. Too many instances of people getting mauled to death or with left with horrible deformities because of bad owners.
All dog owners should be licensed, all dogs are a reflection of the owner. The difference is a bad dog owner with a chihuahua only hurts the dog and not other people.
also, if somebody is scared of dogs it’s not hard to learn how defend against one (edit: assuming able and of average strength).They should look into that before being racist against certain types of dogs.
Good luck to elder people or children trying to defend themselves from a pitbull.
Or a German Shepherd, or a Rottweiler, or a Mastiff, or a Husky, or an Akita, you see where this goes?
You are right. I should correct my statement to say: an able bodied individual of average size is more than capable of defending against a large dog if they have put any effort into learning how.
It is, of course, still the duty of the dogs owner to make sure that does not come into play as a factor.
Just as PSA: if in a situation where you need to survive a dog attack, pull apart the front legs. It’s gross and brutal, but it quickly and easily ends their ability to harm anyone. The amount of force it takes is within the average human upper body strength. DeEscalation is preferable of course, but if it’s a bad situation that shit works.
Pits are more dangerous than other dog breeds, but not uniquely dangerous. People buy pits because they want a violent dangerous dog, and then train the dog to be just that. It becomes a vicious cycle.
No they are not. The jaw strength thng ignores what actually matters. The “lockjaw myth” is just that.
It’s entirely about “what breed is abused the most”. If size mattered Labradors and German shepherds would be maligned. The thing is the people who abuse dogs and then them into weapons (privately, the state does do this to GS/malamute/Belgian shepherds) choose pitbulls (a loose term to begin with). You are correct the oart of your comment that points this out.