I know why a dog chases but I just wanted to hear your ridiculous faux "Expert" opinion. A normal dog stops the chase after the intruder has left the dogs turf. A normal dog does not want to bite as someone flees it's territory.
As usual you made excuses for the conduct of the dogs in this case and implied the kids were at fault for running. Additionally, the attack was intervened by the janitor who had to hit one of the dogs with a trash can to get it to release one of the kids inside the school! The frequency of Law Enforcement having to shoot these dogs during beserking episodes is undeniable.
You'll enjoy this Police Chief's comments.
"But Police Chief John Douglass said pit bulls made up a disproportionate share of the dog bites in the city. He said pit bulls had more than twice the number of bites per 100 dogs than any other breed registered in the city so far in 2006. Dalmatians and Rottweilers ranked second and third, respectively, on the city’s list of bites per breed per 100 dogs."
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/15025584.htm
A "normal" dog will chase as long as it wants to. I work with dogs, and it's a fact that many dogs just like to chase things. It has nothing to do with territory. Not everything in a dog's life is about that. Dogs chase things for fun, because of a high prey drive, or to ward off threats. And yes, many dogs still try to bite whatever they're chasing long after chasing it down the street.
I am no expert, nor have I ever claimed to be, but I work with dogs, I read about them, and practically live them, so if anyone is going to know about dog behavior and what's normal, it's someone like me.
Like I said in my earlier posts, I am not saying that I know why these particular dogs did what they did. But I do know some reasons why dogs in general do what they do. I never implied that the dogs in question chased the children for any particular reason other than the possible ones given, and I never said the children were to blame.
Putting words in my mouth and calling me names will not change the fact that your not paying attention is exactly why you cannot be swayed. You refuse to read anything given to you, you constantly use petty argument tactics to avoid questions, and you dodge excellent points by citing news articles, some of which are years old.
As much as I am sure a police chief somehow knows better than all the animal welfare organizations except for PETA, (sarcasm, and I would looove to know if his source is just his mouth), I know there are several cities with the same problem. Some of them rank labs as the highest percentage, some rank pit bulls, and some rank bichons. It just depends on the city and the population of certain breeds.
"According to statistics kept by city of Boulder Animal Care and Control, "labs" — as they are so innocently called — were responsible for an astonishing 18.9 percent of the 748 dog bites in the city from 1997 to 2003, more than twice as many as the next highest breed (German shepherds, at 8.5 percent)."
"According to the city of Winnipeg's own data,
when Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada banned 'pit bulls' in 1990, there were 214 reported dog bites that year (with 68 bites by German Shepherds and crosses, 18 bites by Terrier crosses, 16 bites by Labs and their crosses, and 11 bites by 'pit bulls'). For the decade following Winnipeg's 'pit bull' ban, there were an average of close to 50 MORE dog bites per year, with immediate spikes in bites by German Shepherds and crosses (92 bites in 1991, and 97 bites in 1992); Terrier cross (29 bites in 1991, and 34 bites in 1992); up to 2001, when the top biters were German Shepherd and crosses 64 bites, Rottweiler and crosses 37 bites, and Lab and crosses 30 bites."
"There had been just over 500 reported bites, the year Kitchener, Ontario, Canada decided to ban the #8 'breed' in their dog bite statistics ('pit bulls', but not the #1 breed, German Shepherds, and not even the #7 breed, Poodles). Eight years later, the city again reported just over 500 dog bites. "
"According to the BBC, hospitalizations due to dog bites increased by 25% after 'pit bulls' were banned in Britain. "
The only reason pit bulls are getting shot is because people are afraid of them. Police officers are people, just like the rest of us, with phobias and superstitions, just like the rest of us. They are not dog experts.
Many videos I have seen of supposed "dog attacks" where the dog had to be shot simply showed dogs running around, not biting anyone, and PEOPLE freaking out, thinking the dogs were "attacking". How a dog can attack someone without actually biting them is a mystery to me, but this happens a lot.