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- #21
I have taken quite a few animal behavior courses. Don't try to school me with your ignorance. Dogs will bite if someone tries to take their food or something else that the dog considers theirs. The only one that can do that is the accepted pack leader. The child should have been taught not to try to take the dog's bone. In fact how about teaching a child not to take something that doesn't belong to them at all.
I have encountered many people who think taking away their dog's food or toys as a way of playing with them. That is the fast track to making a peaceful dog generally vicious.
In a perfect world, perhaps, but such a thing does not exist.
Meanwhile, children are attacked by certain breeds of dogs far more so than others. Pit bulls are the worst because of how much maiming they can cause and surely death as well. We all know there are thousands of dangerous pit bulls in neighborhoods because they are not trained right, fine. But they will always be there. One false move by them and you get rid of it from ever being around strangers. That should be the law.
Of course, I would grandfather in all current pit bulls and make a law none are allowed into the community after that. No parent should have to have their child die because the child did not know better and became a victim. No dog is worth that.
Actually, there is no reputable evidence that shows pitbulls are more likely to attack or bite than any number of breeds. It's just when a pitbul bites - it hits the media.
The only strike against pitbulls is the same as that with any large or powerful breed - when they do bite they can do a lot of damage and when children get bitten - the damage tends to be worse because they are more fragile and their short stature means they are more likely to be bitten in the face. Bites that do more damage are also more likely to require medical intervention and be reported so it's not really an accurate reflection on what breed is more likely to bite.