That is a decent article, but it does not address the actual problem. During the time the attacks increased dramatically, what drove that? The early nineties was mtv, gangster rap, drug dealers breeding them to fight or attack, thug culture started to become mainstream and people saw the dogs attacking tires online or in a music video and went out and got one. They didn’t bother to learn how to control dogs, how to train them properly, how to socialize them, how to spot a bad breeder. They wanted a status symbol, so the number of dogs being sought exploded along with an increase in attacks. Most people don’t train their dogs to do anything more than tricks. They are not serious owners. I am not saying that they are not potentially dangerous dogs, I am saying that a well bred dog, raised well is not more dangerous than most other breeds. Cane corso, dogo Argentino, Belgian malinois, GSD, etc...these are all potentially dangerous breeds but are less dangerous than an untrained mutt when they are trained properly. Breed has less to do with it than most people are willing to admit. Negligence on the owners part has lots to do with it.
Bro if I don't train a yellow lab it will jump on people when it's happy, and eat off the table. It probably won't eat my kids.
Pit bulls are one of the few breeds of dog that even by admission pit bull fans will say are extremely dangerous. If you're saying the dog is dangerous when untrained then that means it's also dangerous when trained. It's not a robot where I am deleting the "psycho murder" subroutine and it can never happen... it's a living being, meaning it can make its own decisions and one day it may just go fucking nuts for literally no reason.
There is no evidence that pit bull attacks are even remotely connected to a lack of training. It's a knee jerk assumption pitbull owners make as an excuse when in reality I'll bet you most of these dogs were trained as adequately as any other dog.
I agree pits are a dangerous breed....but definitly don't underestimate labs and retrievers. I've seen a mean ass retriever that looked cute and friendly.
Lots of bad bites happen because labs and retrievers look cute and people underestimate them....but they can be very mean.
That is a decent article, but it does not address the actual problem. During the time the attacks increased dramatically, what drove that? The early nineties was mtv, gangster rap, drug dealers breeding them to fight or attack, thug culture started to become mainstream and people saw the dogs attacking tires online or in a music video and went out and got one. They didn’t bother to learn how to control dogs, how to train them properly, how to socialize them, how to spot a bad breeder. They wanted a status symbol, so the number of dogs being sought exploded along with an increase in attacks. Most people don’t train their dogs to do anything more than tricks. They are not serious owners. I am not saying that they are not potentially dangerous dogs, I am saying that a well bred dog, raised well is not more dangerous than most other breeds. Cane corso, dogo Argentino, Belgian malinois, GSD, etc...these are all potentially dangerous breeds but are less dangerous than an untrained mutt when they are trained properly. Breed has less to do with it than most people are willing to admit. Negligence on the owners part has lots to do with it.
Bro if I don't train a yellow lab it will jump on people when it's happy, and eat off the table. It probably won't eat my kids.
Pit bulls are one of the few breeds of dog that even by admission pit bull fans will say are extremely dangerous. If you're saying the dog is dangerous when untrained then that means it's also dangerous when trained. It's not a robot where I am deleting the "psycho murder" subroutine and it can never happen... it's a living being, meaning it can make its own decisions and one day it may just go fucking nuts for literally no reason.
There is no evidence that pit bull attacks are even remotely connected to a lack of training. It's a knee jerk assumption pitbull owners make as an excuse when in reality I'll bet you most of these dogs were trained as adequately as any other dog.
I agree pits are a dangerous breed....but definitly don't underestimate labs and retrievers. I've seen a mean ass retriever that looked cute and friendly.
Lots of bad bites happen because labs and retrievers look cute and people underestimate them....but they can be very mean.