great article, thanks for posting it.
“Pits and Rotts, together with their recognizable mixes, make up about 7% of the U.S. dog population, but account for 70% of the fatalities and 83% of the disfigurements.”
i guess that answers my questions.
i don’t think i could carry a fire extinguisher with my on walks with my yorkie, but i will start carrying my bear spray. If the problem the article states with pepper spray is the small size, then the larger can of bear spray might be effective enough.
They may make up only 7% of the Nation's dog population but they seem to make up about 80%+ of the animal shelter population.
When my son and I went to look for a new rescue dog a few years ago we went to four different shelters and found that each shelter had maybe one or two that were not Pit Bulls.