Ferocious Pitbull

[doctorjj]

Sure it is, wolves haven't been bred in domestication nearly to the point "pits" have. That's not even up for argument.

Now I DO agree completely that owners should absolutely respect their power as with any other large breed of the like.

To the rest... https://www.pitbullinfo.org/ Follow the links to the myths, believe them or not, but they are better referenced than anything presented here.

You act like it’s comparing a pit to cobra. I never said that a wolf and a pit are the same or the same level of domestication, but at what point does the risk outweigh the benefit?

 

[doctorjj]

Here’s a link to some an article that has some opinion and some science mixed in.
https://www.livescience.com/27145-are-pit-bulls-dangerous.html

 

[D. Hargrove]

Here’s a link to some an article that has some opinion and some science mixed in.

Dagnabbit Doc, there ya go throwing science into the mix.

 

[JD8]

Dagnabbit Doc, there ya go throwing science into the mix.

The link I posted earlier has 8 peer reviewed studies.

 

[JD8]

You act like it’s comparing a pit to cobra. I never said that a wolf and a pit are the same or the same level of domestication, but at what point does the risk outweigh the benefit?

I can't speak for the wolf but the risk for me is relatively low for a "pit"..... no more than a number of other breeds.

 

[MacFromOK]

Again...

Free to believe whatever makes ya happy.

 

[doctorjj]

Again...

Free to believe whatever makes ya happy.

Yeah, even if a number of scientific studies refute that belief.

 

[Neanderthal]

Back in the 90's I lived with my brother and his wife, who raised registered pits. They were the nicest dogs on earth. I loved them to death, until my favorite brindle tore into me out of the blue. Less than a year later, one that my brother swore was the "most timid of the lot" scarred him up. Pits are a super-sweet, trustworthy dog, until they aren't.

 

[JD8]

Yeah, even if a number of scientific studies refute that belief.

Exactly. You boys are catching on.

 

[deerwhacker444]

Apt.