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Originally Posted by lazycash
They aren't disproportionately represented in the media. As the study Kane referenced shows, during the last 9 years, Pits accounted for 62% of all dog bite fatalities in the USA. I have no idea what stats you keep referring to, but all that I've seen state the exact opposite of what you claim. The German Shepherd and Rottweiler have the 2 most powerful bites, yet combined they account for only 15% of all dog attack fatalities.
As a Pit owner you seem to have lost objectivity. Your dog has already shown extremely aggressive behavior towards other dogs and you still haven't got it fixed. The thing with Pits is they can be gentle and pleasant with adults and kids for a long period of time, but it just takes that one time for them to flip out and wreak havoc.
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They ARE disproportionately represented. The study referred to took into account MEDIA reports of attacks/fatalities, which can be easily shown to be non-representative and sensationalistic.
All the stats or whatever you're referring to probably relate back to the CDC report, which they admit are based solely on media reports.
They obviously don't refer to actual facts of the National Canine Research Council:
http://bslnews.files.wordpress.com/2...ies-report.pdf
My dog hasn't shown "extremely aggressive behaviour", only typical breed behaviour. Most dogs are aggressive towards some species, and in canines it's often a hierarchical reaction towards other canines.
Your thing that Pits "can be gentle and pleasant with adults and kids for a long period of time, but it just takes that one time for them to flip out and wreak havoc" is completely contradicted by facts. The same story used to be told about Dobermans - I don't know how old you are, but before the whole Pitbull craze there was an anti-Doberman thing, about 'brain-swell' and sudden-snap aggressive madness occurrences. Which were, as is now known, pure dog-poop.
Dig deeper.