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Originally Posted by GenuineRisk
I read that article, too. I like the pit bull terriers I've met, but I guess any dog can turn on you (a friend who owned dalmatians said he'd never trust one), but some breeds are just bigger and stronger than others. I'd be willing to bet there are more chihuahua bites than other breeds, but how much damage can a chihuahua do, compared with a bigger dog, right?
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i'd imagine there are more vicious attacks with injuries or deaths with pit bulls than any other breed, by far. it's bred into them. that was the whole point of that breed when they first sought those traits, and it can be a latent trait in any of those dogs. i don't understand why anyone would take a chance and have one, not when there are so many other dogs out there without that 'ticking time bomb' worry. i know why some choose to do so, gangsta mentality, or for fighting, and some do so because they are macho. then there are those that have that feeling that they are special, can have some kind of connection with animals that others can't (the black stallion syndrome??) and then they find that's not true. sadly, others pay the price to show it's not true.