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Originally Posted by Por_sha911
They're all (meaning ones not spefically trained to be killers) sweet and lovable until something bad happens. Grenades are totally harmless until the pin gets pulled. The question is why does it seem like "the pin" gets pulled on Pits for no apparent reason?
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The reason is generally that 99% of people are mostly clueless when it comes to understanding dogs. I include in that number most "dog people."
Why pits? Although there are a dozen dogs that I'd fear more than a pit bull, the sad fact is that a significant chunk of the pit bull population is owned by *******s, which you can read to mean exactly what it sounds like. Pick a certain demographic that comes to mind when you think of dog fighting, if you need a hint. Many pit bull rescues are from the bad side of town and have been poorly raised, if not maltreated. If this same demographic started to have an interest in german shepards, you'd see problems with that breed in the news.
Any dog is capable of attacking; that has not been bred out of them. Any dog of a certain size can maim or kill. Anybody that owns a dog needs to understand a dog. Anybody that takes in a rescue dog needs to have aq deep understanding of dogs. This is seldom the case.