BS.
You’re pimping a new twist on an old “myth” once applied to another “killer breed”.
“The brains of Pit Bulls swell and cause them to go crazy”.
Prior to the boom in Pit Bull popularity, the Doberman Pinscher was rumored to suffer from an affliction of the brain in which the skull became too small too accommodate a dog’s grey matter.
This would, according to the rumor, cause the Doberman to go crazy, or “just snap” out of no where and attack their owner.
This rumor could never be quantified, and indeed had
no merit whatsoever.
Now that the Doberman fad has run its course the Pit Bull has inherited the swelling brain myth.
It is no truer now than it was during the Doberman’s fad days.
“Pit bulls” have no more tendency to “brain lesions” than any other breed.
Post your “scientific study” that disproves me.
FWIW, education cures ignorance.
http://www.pitbulltalk.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=12922
If I have time, I’ll track down the article. I am not really invested in doing so because I know that the pro pit lobby denies evidence presented (like fatality stats - those are hard to make disappear so they simply deny them, problem solved) so actually presenting evidence to them is a waste of time. Oh I went on page after page with rabid pro pit people - they end up asserting that Llaso Apsos are a greater risk to people and NO I am not joking - they REALLY go there in defense of their breed!
If, in the meantime, you want to believe that pit bulls kill more people than any other dog breed in the US for no medical reason at all, that’s fine with me.
brain lesion?
never heard that one before...
not to mention...you can breed a brain lesion?
rotflmao...that is so bizarre
people want a mean dog you don't have to breed it...just treat em like crap and if female they get skittish and mean and if uncut male they get pissed and mean
it's sure not complicated
but breeding meanness?
Dogs are born with physical traits ...that is pretty much a given
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‘Mental traits are much more subjective other than instincts..such as herding, catching, rooting, retrieving etc
never bought that about breeding meanness...a few weeks ago it was a Cane Corso and before that a Rott...
People are killed by dogs...only way to stop that is outlaw any dog capable...which is at least half the breeds
and some folks ...especially the ones who detest purebreeds anyhow and think everyone must have a mongrel with no nuts attached will be so happy..we can have the dogs wear Birkies too
it's odd to see such govt intrusion on a conservative board
selective conservatism...it's always been that way here...and uninformed...which is really scary considering that freepers are as rule more informed than the GP...which means the general population is veritably stupid
Hi Chet...be sure and do your polling duties next year...you are good at that
btw...do you think it’s a coincidence that folks who tend to be hard on guard breeds and especially Pits or Staffies are usually soft on social issues as a rule
Does appreciating Pits go hand in hand with being a culture war type like us?
Yep - total BS.
Our vet owns two pits.