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I will not tell you the breed was used to pull carts because that is FALSE and I am not a liar. Although they definately could pull carts. I do know the American Pit Bull Terrier's past. They were bred for bull baiting and dog fighting. Most of these attacks on humans are by badly bred pit bulls bred for money by backyard breeders and NOT temperament.

But what about all the other dog attacks that are not pit bulls? I believe ANY dog can be dangerous in a certain situation. On the dog board I belonged to one person told a story of a Golden Retriever who tore half of a woman's face off. Pit bulls may be powerful, but so are Presa Canarios (the ones that killed the woman in San Francisco). If pit bulls are banned I believe people may turn to this larger breed.

Here is the book I was talking about. I should order and read it. http://www.fataldogattacks.com/

So do you believe all pit bulls are vicious or only some? I'm wondering how accurate these bite stats are. I wonder how many of these so-called pit bulls are full blooded American Pit Bull Terriers...

Well I'm off to work for now. Why is it only Tuesday?

Ditter, While we do not agree I think AT LEAST we can talk civily...I hope. There are more breeds than just pit bulls with high prey drives...Rottwielers are one of these breeds. It is the high prey drive that causes SOME dogs to see children as prey. I KNOW there was an article about this some where. Maybe I could find it and post it here. So do you honestly believe the banning of pit bulls would solve the dog attack problem? I think people would just bring in OTHER breeds to make up for it such as Filas or Tosas or create new ones.

Thanks for the welcome.

I talk politics, but I prefer dogs. Why do you ask? I just get a little wound up sometimes when people seem to believe everything they hear. I probably should have calmed down BEFORE I posted, but I messed up. I'm only human.

Does anyone remember awhile ago when the GSD was the killer dog? And the Rottweiler...and the Doberman...The media throughout the years has always had a certain breed in it's spotlight.

Hahaha! Funny stuff...I mean really. *rolls eyes* You know what I meant. A lot of dogs that aren't pit bulls are labeled pit bulls by the media. A boxer was labeled a pit bull by the media then they later said...oopsy we bad...it wasn't a pit bull after all, but by then the damage was all ready done...

I'm sorry to say but people CREATED what the pit bull is. It's our own fault for creating a breed we wanted to fight. Pit bulls WOULD be a dog of peace if people would stop breeding them for dog aggression and using them for dog fighting.

Gosh, I'm glad ignorance isn't contagious...You people are pathetic spewing ALL the lies and myths the media has told you about pit bulls. Have you even meet a REAL WELL BRED American Pit Bull Terrier before? Wait, let me answer my own question...NO! Why don't you all go read the book Fatal Dog Attacks, which is the TRUTH about dog attacks instead of all the crap the media feeds you. Did you that MIXED breed dogs are usually labeled pit bulls in an attack? I wonder why that would be...BECAUSE IT GETS MORE ATTENTION that just saying mixed breed.

I was attacked by a lab when I was younger. OH NO! Not AMERICA'S SWEETHEART DOG?! NO WAY..it MUST have been a pit bull..NO it wasn't. Should LABS be banned? No, because ANY dog is pontentially dangerous. Grow up and stop pinning the blame on pit bulls. Now I'm going to go hope my brain hasn't shrunk after reading these posts.