... and thank you for an level headed response. It’s getting rarer these days in both dog breed discusion and politics. lol
Anyway, the size of the dog is only partially relavant to the potential damage it can do to a human. A small breed that is in a highly agressive state can easily rip apart a child, and sometimes is more of a threat because people think, “It’s just a little dog.” A crazed Chiuhuahua could easily be as much of a threat to a fmily as a 200# English Mastiff (which would probably be very little threat).
If you’ve ever whatched the Dog Whisperer, he is right on the money in almost 100% of the cases we see on the show. It’s almost always the way the dog is raised and handled by the owners.
Picking a (precieved) loving breed (like a Golden Retriever) is no protection against dog aggression if the dog is left to its own devies. It will assume the alpha role (becuase no one else does) even if it is not a particularly dominant dog. That is just the way dogs are.
Thanks for your balanced commentary. As has been said ANY breed can be vicious; the only two dogs that ever attacked me were a chiuaha & a 5 lb teacup poodle. If they’d had their way I’d be in pieces.