[Taz's Master]

Originally Posted by Hugh R

Yeah, that isn't why it killed the kid. Maybe it was just a rogue Rhodesian Ridgeback. Have you ever seen one in person? Pretty daunting animals. When I had little kids, I had little dogs. I have a good for nothing SIL who had little kids and had two pit bulls. One of them came up to me (interestingly, they named it Porsche, cause they wanted one). and clamped down on my calf (not hard, but firm). I was told she wanted to be petted. I remember my 3 year old niece repeatedly wacking this pit bull on the head for fun. The dog would growl and once in a while aggressively bark at the three year old. They laughed it off saying "Oh, that's just Porsche!) They eventually put it down because it attacked a neighbor's kid that teased it, and the dog bit the kid and he required a few (actually a lot) of stitches to his hand.

BTW, I think Rhodesians are magnificent animals. I have a larger dog because of the coyotes. I just wouldn't have something that was designed to be a killing machine around little kids.

Killing machines need to be managed as such. When people lose sight of the potential for destruction, bad things happen. Dangerous dog is a repetitive term. If you think your dog isn't dangerous, you're one of the problem owners, and it matters little which breed you've brought into your family. Likewise, owners who recognize the destructive potential of their property can live safely with designed killing machines in their home, be they firearms or dogs.