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Mother fatally mauled by pack of dogs in Quitman, Georgia, 3 children taken to hospital
(www.usatoday.com)
this post was submitted on 13 May 2024
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Oh no, not golden retrievers again /s
I have a golden and she's awesome and gentle. That said, I had heard because there's so many goldens, they are the number one dog for total number of dog bites on children. I guess even a golden has their limits and a kid can find that limit unerringly.
This is why per capita stats exist.
We all need to agree that pits are at the very least a very advance dog for an owner, they need extra care and training. They should never be dogs just anyone can get.
My friends that are pit owners are always freaking out about how the breed is stigmatized.
I don't personally have a problem with pits, but yo: an aggressive pit is a far bigger problem than some terrier. There are some awful dog owners out there; a fact reinforced by the heaps of dog shit I see on the sidewalk outside of my job. Those same people are supposedly training a powerfully bred canine to not be an asshole by checks notes being neglectful. Cool
Technically pit bulls are some terrier.
This was similar to mob behavior in humans. Most dog breeds would act similar in that situation, whether they were Pits or not.
I don't get why people think one breed is worse than another. I have had Rottweilers, bullies, staffies, most of these "dangerous" breeds.
They have all been very good dogs, some I would say were some of the most gentle giant type dogs I've had, because I didn't train them to be aggressive.
Just because a bully dog tends to be owned by a twat that likes to kick it and encourage it to attack other animals doesn't mean all dogs of that breed are the same.
You can tell me all day that YOUR Pitbulls is sweet and docile and wouldn't hurt a fly, but I don't believe you or trust you, keep that animal away from me and any children in sight
And I’ll insist that if there is a problem, fault almost certainly lies in the owner or the victim, more than the dog or breed of dog.
I keep them on leads unless in remote locations. You judge me and these animals based on the worst minority demographic of dog owners.
About 75% of pit attacks are by dogs with “good” owners and a general docile disposition. They undergo the PBMS (pit bull mental snap). This is why in most cases the owner is gobsmacked that their dog did such a thing.
Attacks by bad pits or pits with shitty owners are actually the minority.
You're part of the problem