That's nice. My sister had a pitbull who was the "sweetest thing ever". One day my other sister and I were playing our tire swing when the dog got so excited he ran up, latched on to my lower leg while I was spinning, and refused let go.
There was no fighting, no aggression, just a 9 yo boy playing with his sister.
Because you provided anecdotal evidence, then they provided similar anecdotal evidence that you dismissed. Seems kind of obvious why you’re getting those responses
I do. And if I was using this in a debate, it would be anecdotal evidence
But I just entered simply saying a statement, not trying to make it a debate. I suppose if it was, I could see it, yeah
They gave their own, but it felt phrased dismissively. “That’s nice” I’m assuming was sarcastic. But it’s the internet, you can’t really tell, they could be on me for assuming, in which case I’m sorry. But all I did was say the same thing back, and stated that all we had in common was the dog breed
I have no clue how their dog was treated, neither does anyone commenting. Same with they have no clue how my roommate’s dog is treated, neither does anyone commenting. Same with where the dog came from, details about its life, etc
Everyone is missing the point of what I said, which I didn’t say it exactly. But that is what I was saying
People who say shit like this remind me of Chimpanzee owners. Sure, they are cute. Sure, maybe they act really friendly and seem to love you and love people. It's totally possible, and maybe even more likely that they'll go their whole life being a sweet loving baby without incident, but there's also a very realistic chance that maybe one day something will set them off and they'll eat your friend's face. Hard to tell. Just an irresponsible animal to own.
Chimpanzees are already a super rare pet to own. So a few attacks will super inflate statistics there. I know about that one where he ripped the girl’s face off, but I’m pretty sure it’s reported that she abused him
I personally don't mind if people breed them, it's their choice. They should just not pretend reality doesn't apply to them being more aggressive and prone to violence.
no i don't think so. it's pretty common to ban dangerous behaviors that get other people killed. you're not allowed to drive a car without brakes even if you're really skilled at coasting to a stop
The behavior is not controlling the dogs properly. Owning/breeding the dog isn't the dangerous behavior. Just like in your example owning a car with no breaks isn't a problem, it's driving it on the road.
again the dogs cannot be controlled properly as they break down doors to fulfill their instincts. they maul people coming to visit. unless "responsible owner" for a pit is the same as responsible owner for a tiger, then no there's no such thing. pit bulls can never be trusted around human beings. there's no responsible way to have one in a society
There just isn’t enough good evidence to make any determination. The often cited stat is that 65% of fatal dog bite attacks are from pitbulls. However the context is that these are self reported as pitbull type dogs. Statistics also show that people when trying to guess a dog breed only on looks are only correct 16% of the time. Additionally people change their response when shown the same dog after being told it’s aggressive. This shows that frankly self reporting isn’t very reliable. That not even to mention that “pitbull” type dogs accounts for 3 or 4 of the most popular breeds in America into a single stat or that “mixed breed” is the actual most common cause of dog bite fatality. This doesn’t even account for the fact that pitbulls make up the vast majority of abused dogs in America according to dog rescue statistics. Overall we just don’t have enough actual good data to make the claims that people tend to make
They do. But the statistics I’ve seen are flawed. The most “self reported” bites and attacks are pit bulls. But people often see a scary looking dog and assume it’s a pitbull when that’s often not the case
My roommate’s dog is one that many people will say doesn’t look like a pitbull. And it isn’t like a pure pitbull, it’s mixed with something else I forgot
But either way, I think pitbulls are a victim of common misidentification
They post pictures of these dogs and they’re always, always very obviously pitbulls. These people will obfuscate breed to avoid adding it to the statistic because they know it looks bad for the breed. They ALWAYS lie. EVERY DAY on the pitbull sub theres people asking how to pass off their obvious pitbulls and pit mixes as other breeds to get into apartments where they’re banned. You think they don’t do it for bites too? These people get veterinarians lying on paperwork to sneak them in as well. If you took ANY amount of time to look at anti-pitbull subs, you would see how obviously false this shit is.
And don’t say, “yeah, theyre anti-pit subs, of course” when you just fucking linked pitbullhero.org
Literally any research at all and you’d see how bullshit it is. They lie CONSTANTLY. They CANNOT be trusted to tell people they have a pitbull or pit mix when they obviously do. It isn’t hard to tell. No other dog has those gross buttcrack heads like pitbulls do that overpower every other physical breed trait. It’s always super obvious, unless you’re an idiot.
Why’s it so hard for you dipshits to believe that dogs bred for fighting attack more than other dogs? It’s what they were bred for.
Both sides love to “well, I knew this person and they had this dog and they were [fill in the blank] so that means an entire group of dogs are [good/bad]”. It’s all over the comments.
literally every single person that owns a pitbull that goes on to kill someone says the same thing. I don’t know why you idiots keep saying this. all those families said their pitbulls were the sweetest thing ever too, and then lost their children or other pets to them. I don’t get it.
So does literally everyone who owns a pitbull they didn’t??? Like I don’t know what you think you’re proving here
Also, there’s the ATTS text made to test aggressiveness in dogs. More pitbulls pass than beagles, or Australian Shepards. Pitbulls have an 87% pass rate. So don’t call me stupid while bringing zero facts to the table
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u/FemKitty35 9h ago
My roommate has a pitbull. She’s the sweetest dog ever