Or Hand grenades....
I am so sick of this. First of all, AKC NEVER wanted "nothing to do with pit bulls". They simply changed the name to American Staffordshire Terrier to make it sound better. It wasn't their history they were worried about, as the dogs were WELL FREAKIN KNOWN for being very human friendly. They were worried about idiots like you guys who absolutely cannot LEARN! There is so much evidence out there that totally proves you wrong, yet in the face of it, here you are with your nonsense again!
A couple lab mixes killed a lady the other day, and guess what! No responses to that thread! Hmmm.. I wonder why. Perhaps YOU ALL WANT TO ACT LIKE IT NEVER HAPPENS!
And as for the post that somehow pit bulls attack MORE OFTEN than cocker spaniels, ABSOLUTELY WRONG. Cockers, Labs, and Goldens are the TOP THREE that attack most often. They just aren't as physically strong.
And another thing. I really do feel bad for the cow, but what do you expect from a breed whose original purpose, before dog fighting, was to bait bulls?? Where did you all think the name came from?? Never in their history have they been bred for human aggression, and you can talk till you're blue in the face, but the facts prove it.
Most people do not have the time, focus or correct knowledge and attitude to keep an aggressive dog breed so that it is under control and safe. Locking them in a yard and/or leaving them alone drives them crazy, they get insane.
I have no sympathy for such dog owners who get into trouble over an agressive dog breed.
A few years ago a kid in Montpelier, VT went into a Wolf/Dog hybrids yard to get a ball that was accidentally thrown into the yard. The Wolf /hybrid promptly killed the kid in about a minute.
Aggressive breeds have no place being owned by people who do not have the knowledge,ability, time or space to dedicate to them, because they become very dangerous animals, accidents waiting to happen. An agressive dog breed is generally a one person dog, not a family dog like some romantically want them to be. They accept no one as an alpha except their master, without a fight to the death or near death.And even then they will test the Master for weakness from time to time. Most people make the mistake of thinking it is play, and then doggie thinks he is the alpha, thats when the hurtin' starts.
Females are generally less high strung but can be more dangerous than males when they come into heat or have puppies. They just have different kill triggers, and are more likely to drag home what they kill.
I am convinced that only ranchers , and people with big spreads and lots of time on their hands are capable of safely owning an aggressive dog breed.
They have no place in the hands of the ordinary 9-5 working stiff who spends an hour with the dog each day and throws down a little dog food every day.