[RavenATB]

"However, almost every gun accident is the result of some kind of neglect or lack of training. Sadly, the same is true with dog bites."

Dog trainers always say that. It's good business...a great way to take financial advantage of tragedy. I'd be interested to see if any one of these "experts" who blame bad training can back up their assertion with empirical evidence.

How do you go in after a mauling like this and assess the training given the dog after the fact? You don't! Nearly everyone you could possibly interview regarding the training of the dog after such a attack would have an agenda.

Unless you have first-hand knowledge of the training that dog's received, you can't make such a statement with any credibility.

To make such a sweeping statement about all such attacks is laughable. The only people who would give that comment a moment's consideration are nitwits and those who own and/or love the breed in question.

[Kokojmudd]

Surely you are not suggesting that lack of training (of the dog and the owners) and/or neglect has nothing to do with dog bites in general? I have read posts on this thread detailing horrible dog bite stories where dogs actually chased people down the street. Not to mention your own posts which suggest the importance of training and so on.

Ok, I will mention them.

In post 421 you agree that one should have a strong personality to control one of these breeds. In post 469 you say "allow a proven threat to roam our cities and towns." Roam cities and towns? Sounds like neglect to me. Even though you apparently contradict yourself I think you are probably an expert on animal behavior. Therefore I refer to your statements in #469 and #421 as empirical evidence that neglect and lack of training can contribute to dog bites. I was going to post a link about preventing dog bites for your review but it is not necessary now that you have cleared things up. Have a nice safe weekend.