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Itachi157 posted...

You cant train most breeds to be as aggressive as pits. Pits are bred for tenacity and have an instinct to fight. Sure you can train another dog to be mean but it probably still wont get to the level of a pibble, even one that was trained to be nice.

It's not that pitbulls are more aggressive than other dogs. What makes them more dangerous is their powerful bite strength and their "hold and shake" instinct when attacking. This is especially dangerous when they bite a human or other animal by the neck. This is what leads to higher fatalities.

Other breeds attack a lot, maybe even more than pit bulls, but they are much less likely to result in serious injury or death. Chihuahuas, for example, may be more aggressive than a pit bull, but usually a chihuahua attack won't result in anything more serious than needing a few stitches on your hand and a tetanus shot.

Now personally I don't think we should euthanize pit bulls unless they already have shown aggressive behavior, but making it illegal to breed pit bulls and having more restrictions on owners seems like common sense to me.

I also would be on board with extending that to other "attack" dogs. In general I think selective breeding of dogs is gross. The less of it the better.