“Sure, little dogs bite more but a bite from those dogs is nothing and they’ll run away when hit hard.
A Pit can snap bones and will come at you with the ferocity of a madman on bathsalts
They account for the vast majority of dog related fatalities in every statistic.”
As a teen our family had two Shelties. They were viscous, when they got into it with each other. We had to pull them apart, and often got bit pretty severely.
I guess if people want to be afraid of dogs, they can. Better look beyond just Pit Bulls, however. During the 1970s Dobies held the same reputation, that Pits now hold.
Pits aren’t the only breed with the size, strength to inflict severe injuries, either.
What is NOT being discussed is the responsibility of owners to keep their dangerous animals secured and away from the public.
I was walking my normal route through a beach parking area, a few days ago. An owner had a dog loosely on a leash, and the animal struck at my leg. I pulled away but the animal tore my clothing.
That animal should NOT have been in public. Period. (I did nothing to bring cause the animal to charge and strike).
I am shocked to hear of vicious Shelties. The two males I had were unrelated-one a few years old when we got the second-and NEVER so much as growled at each other OR people. They were the most docile human-like dogs I have ever known. A friend was a breeder and showed Shelties. She had 13 in her house when I, a stranger, went to visit. It was fabulous! Beautiful, affectionate dogs everywhere! Never saw a bad moment. Any breed can produce a dog that deviates from the breed standard. My aunt had what had to be a bi-polar cocker spaniel. His eyes would look funny and you knew to stop petting him; then he was fine again. Those are anomalies. Pits were created to be powerful, aggressive dogs and, with the proliferation of thug breeders, I contend that docile, non-aggressive pit- bulls do exist but they are the anomaly now.