Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 6:02 pm
Now you guys are arguing two different things. Unless I'm mistaken Maggy and Brawn, TT and Astrotrain ARE NOT talking about pitbulls used for fighting.
Pitbulls IN GENERAL are a dangerous breed. Even IF they're *perfectly* trained, that natural aggressive tendency remains. There are numerous instances out there of a perfectly well trained, well behaved Pitbull mauling children with little to no provocation. Simply put, even with the absolute best traininig possible, you will NEVER be able to train out the *possibility* that instinct will take over. And if/when that instinct takes over, due to the attack style of a pitbull, it is FAR more likely that the dog will maim or kill, compared to say, a vicious attack pug.
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published in 2000 a study on dog bite-related fatalities (DBRF) that covered the years 1979-1998. The report found that
"the data indicate that Rottweilers and pit bull-type dogs accounted for 67% of human DBRF in the United States between 1979 and 1998. It is extremely unlikely that they accounted for anywhere near 60% of dogs in the United States during that same period and, thus, there appears to be a breed-specific problem with fatalities."
Pitbulls IN GENERAL are a dangerous breed. Even IF they're *perfectly* trained, that natural aggressive tendency remains. There are numerous instances out there of a perfectly well trained, well behaved Pitbull mauling children with little to no provocation. Simply put, even with the absolute best traininig possible, you will NEVER be able to train out the *possibility* that instinct will take over. And if/when that instinct takes over, due to the attack style of a pitbull, it is FAR more likely that the dog will maim or kill, compared to say, a vicious attack pug.
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published in 2000 a study on dog bite-related fatalities (DBRF) that covered the years 1979-1998. The report found that
"the data indicate that Rottweilers and pit bull-type dogs accounted for 67% of human DBRF in the United States between 1979 and 1998. It is extremely unlikely that they accounted for anywhere near 60% of dogs in the United States during that same period and, thus, there appears to be a breed-specific problem with fatalities."