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  • I’ve seen a 3 y/o have total control of a pit bull. I’ve seen adults struggle to contain terriers. The whole problem is improperly trained dogs.

    You shouldn’t leave a kid who doesn’t know how to interact with dogs alone regardless of how behaved the dog (of any breed). Just like you shouldn’t leave cats with young children. As neither are trained.

    The attraction to these larger breeds is the same that makes people choose small breeds, or cats, fish, horses, or any other pet . Unless you are choosing it to be a working dog, it’s a companion and there is no accounting for taste.

    Treat the animal (train if possible) well and it shouldn’t be an issue unless you choose an exotic pet that doesn’t have a history of being tamed or domesticated (like tigers, or komodo dragons and such)










  • HikingVet@lemmy.sdf.orgtonews@hexbear.net*Permanently Deleted*
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    8 months ago

    Breed specific bans don’t work.

    And if you say they do, why is it different breeds in different jurisdictions and why does it not do anything to stop the issue?

    It was Rotweilers, then Dobermans, then German Shepherds, then Pit Bulls, now XL Bullies. Pretty sure the fucking NIMBYs would want to ban Great Danes if one was never trained or trained to be a threat.

    It’s never the breed, it’s how the dog was treated.

    Obvious exception being the Chiauaua (kinda not serious). Unless every Chiauaua owner doesn’t train them.