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What's the deal with all the pit bulls?

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shateredsoul:
Where are you guys getting your dog attack stats from.. I hear so many different things about dog attacks that I don't know what to believe.

A pitbull enthusiast once told me that the dog with the highest human attack rate are the golden retrievers because people usually trust them too much, it's hard for me to believe this though. If it's true though, when a pitbull attacks the damage must be worse in the end.

I grew up in an area where there are many Latinos and Blacks (not all brown people are Mexican by the way) and the dog was very popular especially among younger guys.  I never met anyone who trained their dog to be aggressive though.  They are very playful, big, and strong.  But all the pitbulls I've met have been very friendly.  It's hard to adopt one though because unless it's a puppy you never know how that dog has been treated or trained before hand. 

Still, when those young guys get married they start to worry about how it will interact with their kids (because of its reputation) and the wife will probably make him get rid of his dog.

By the way, could anyone recommend a nice large or medium size short haired dog? I hate long haired dogs and the hair they leave everywhere.  I want a dog that is calm but that can accompany me on jogs or hikes (or even mountain biking).  When I used to mountain bike in Southern Cali my friend had a mutt that she brought over from Brazil as a puppy.  It looked like one of those Egyptian dogs and was pretty small.  It could keep up with us on 10 mile mountain bike rides.

Malenko:
more people die every year from cows then sharks.

jamesjones626:

--- Quote from: Malenko on July 18, 2010, 05:58:18 pm ---more people die every year from cows then sharks.

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GOOD POINT............i would never have a pet shark.  At a local pet store they had a pirahana on display (not for sale though), i asked the worker if i can watch him feed it and he said no.  Then i asked if i can buy a fish and feed it, he just walked away and shook his head, i laughed.

Malenko:

--- Quote from: jamesjones626 on July 18, 2010, 06:46:31 pm ---GOOD POINT............i would never have a pet shark.  At a local pet store they had a pirahana on display (not for sale though), i asked the worker if i can watch him feed it and he said no.  Then i asked if i can buy a fish and feed it, he just walked away and shook his head, i laughed.

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Point missed, I'd never have a pet cow but, well, you could get milk and hambur.......nevermind. I was getting at it doesn't matter the reputation of the dogs (pitbull, Doberman,etc). People think their dog is special until something happens. If nothing ever happens then the fact that all the other dogs attacked is no longer a valid point (just because their dog never attacked). Like I said, I have 2 Yorkies, if one of them turns and attacks me or my GF, nieces, nephews, mailman, etc I'm sure they'll survive. Your mileage may vary.

shmokes:
Not to mention that the yorkies are far less likely to attack in the first place.

BTW, james, sharks are not very dangerous pets.  It's not like you're gonna have a tiger shark in a tank.  One problem with pit bulls is that they don't just swim around behind glass in a 200 gallon tank.  Also they attack people.  Also when they attack people they're really good at it.

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