looking through the statistics, it seems that pit bulls are, in fact, more likely to attack than other breeds, which makes sense when you consider the fact that many of them were selectively bred to fight.
i also know for a fact that most pit bulls are great dogs with big hearts who are, if anything, more affectionate than average.
― Treeship, Thursday, 22 June 2017 19:55 (six years ago) link
I like a lot of the Pitbulls in my neighbourhood, there was one really nasty fucker but it is now gone - with it's shitty owner. It is irresponsible owners with big fucking Akitas that are the current menace around here now. There is a guy who lives around the corner with a sibling duo of Pitbulls named Buddy and Holly, they are so affectionate and cute I even bought christmas presents for them last year. My labrador gets totally jel when I always make a big fuss of them if they are in the garden while we pass. They definitely have not got a bite in them.
― calzino, Thursday, 22 June 2017 20:06 (six years ago) link
Oh we're doing this again.
The statistics are that there are a higher number of pitties around than most other dogs, so it's not at all surprising that they'd lead in number of breed-identified attacks.
They are not a more dangerous dog than x or y. They are just mercilessly overbred (visit a shelter sometime).
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 22 June 2017 22:40 (six years ago) link
Why are they breeding so many?
― Treeship, Thursday, 22 June 2017 22:46 (six years ago) link
They're concentrated in large part in poorer neighborhoods where people don't have the money to get them fixed and/or don't give a shit. This has been changing over time as the breed (which isn't really a breed, but a loose grouping of genetic characteristics) has found more acceptance in communities outside the hood or biker gangs or whereever else "tough" dogs are prized. But there are still far too many that wind of being destroyed at shelters because they shouldn't have been born in the first place.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 22 June 2017 22:53 (six years ago) link
Breed bans are fucking awful, though, and anybody who supports one is also fucking awful.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 22 June 2017 22:54 (six years ago) link
First they came for the pit bulls . . .
― nickn, Friday, 23 June 2017 01:32 (six years ago) link
this thread has been going in pointless circles for 13 years. anti pit bull zealots of ilx: do you really want to fight alex in nyc's war for him in 2017?
― adam, Friday, 23 June 2017 01:37 (six years ago) link
https://www.yahoo.com/gma/teen-killed-bullet-la-county-deputies-fired-pit-031905070--abc-news-topstories.html
― down that brown path (Spottie), Friday, 23 June 2017 04:32 (six years ago) link
great now pitbulls have guns - thanks america
― Dean of the University (Latham Green), Friday, 23 June 2017 13:53 (six years ago) link
To Adam's point, even I don't give a damn anymore. Enjoy your dogs. Clean up their poop. End of story.
― Alex in NYC, Tuesday, 11 July 2017 19:11 (six years ago) link
Hey dude!
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 12 July 2017 01:38 (six years ago) link
Yeah, hey!
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Wednesday, 12 July 2017 03:24 (six years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/w1nKh6u.gifv
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Monday, 15 January 2018 16:40 (six years ago) link
oh well http://i.imgur.com/w1nKh6u.gifv