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I'm amazed at how many people have the wrong idea...
rovingmind:
A good test of Tommys dogs training would be for him to put on a bacon coat and do some off-leash work while crouching down.
shardian:
A better test would be giving his dog free roam of the neighborhood and see just how friendly his dog is without "master's hand" nearby.
rovingmind:
--- Quote from: shardian on November 12, 2007, 11:25:34 am ---A better test would be giving his dog free roam of the neighborhood and see just how friendly his dog is without "master's hand" nearby.
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yeah but i wouldn't want his neighbors to have to risk their lives for the test.
patrickl:
--- Quote from: tommy on November 12, 2007, 11:18:12 am ---You know what you can do with your stats. I'm living it 24/7 and see it all to be lies and false truths.
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That's is exactly the problem. You are unable/unwilling to understand statistics. It's not a fact that a pitbull will attack and maime someone. It's the risk that it might maime someone and you cannot see that from one example.
In fact your example fits in with the statistics perfectly. If your dog does ever attack then you will be with the 424 other owners who also stated their dog was a nice dog and then claimed their surprise to the fact that their dog just maimed someone.
I seriously hope you will never have to say to someone that you thought it was such a nice dog.
patrickl:
--- Quote from: shardian on November 12, 2007, 11:25:34 am ---A better test would be giving his dog free roam of the neighborhood and see just how friendly his dog is without "master's hand" nearby.
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I lived in/near Amsterdam and knew some people in the lower tax brackets there too so they tend to have pits as well. I can attest that these were all very friendly dogs indeed. Not a bark or a growl. Still, 2 thirds of the fatal attacks comes from these friendly dogs.