Dogs can sense what type of person you are and if they go for you there is a reason. Agreed I adopted an abused Chihuahua thats mean as piss. We see it all over the world with wild animals and for some reason people as a whole forget that no animal ever can unlearn millions of years of instinct of fight or flight. If a pit turns on you is because of you. The first concern is the accuracy of dog breed determination. As for misidentification in these attacks I would suggest you look at the pics of the dogs for yourself. But dogs like dalmatians.great danes.and chows are never spoken about in the same breath.and they are behaviorally MUCH more likely to attackeven their own owners. There is little doubt this relationship has been hugely beneficial to both, leading to dogs being commonly referred to as mans best friend. Too often so not to dissuade people from adopting pits key information about inherent traits are omitted. Eyewitness accounts. She loved and trained that dog since it was a puppy until it reached age 10 and killed her. On that basis Im giving it the top spot. Half of you people on here dont have a pitbull or a bully breed like some of us an my pit is more well behaved than your dogs if you even own one my son will ride him grab his tail and ears and he does nothing the only thing is bad breading like inbreeding treating ur dog like shit like training to fight and when you own a bully breed you have to know how to be a responsible owner because their instinct kicks in and it is hard to break their focus on small prey like squirrels but when you known how to walk and do the right things you will have best pet you could emagine like me I have a male fixed staffie pit mix and a female boxer lab mix and she is a puppy and tourchers him and he might not like it but he knows his place that he cant do anything thats how you know youre doing the right thing and spadeing and neutering your dog does matter because most pitbull or mix breeds will end up in the wrong place even a kill shelter like they usual do so before judging the breed(s) get to know the breeds right owners that represents that breed so rember if you want a great dog if you do the work this is the breed for you. The term Dangerous Dogs Act refers specifically to the 1991 law passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and the 1997 amendment allowed them to add dogs to the list of exemptions again. Its how you raised your dog. We have no doubt that if our son had been alone outside at the time, that they would have killed him. Im a biologist. That was debunked years ago as a marketing ploy. This article is such horse shit and shame on all of who think Pitts are evil. The photos werent selected intentionally, this is just what was available from the sources I use. Over the years the breed has been crossed with mastiffs, Great Danes, Bulldogs, St Bernards and Bull Terriers. I havent just taken the statistics for which breed has been responsible for the most hospital admissions; this list BASED ON THERE POTENTUAL and temperament of various dog breeds. Personal experience so NOT science. BE. But that doesnt mean he couldnt rip your face off. I am afraid this dog may attack my smaller dog Agreed, 100%.. As the loving owner of 2 rescue Pit Bulls I can honestly say I wasnt sure what to expect because I very limited info regarding their up -bringing. The Rottweiler is a medium to large sized dog with a stocky powerful body. In particular areas of Queensland, Australia, these dogs can beseized and destroyed based on their label. Love the caucasion maybe someday I could own one. The animal response to tension is aggression. I do this because people in this neighborhood let their little dogs run off leash and if one of those little dogs started trouble with him, he has the ability to do great harm to him and even though the little dogs owners would be the ones at fault for basically not ensuring the safety (and training) of their own pet, I would be seen as the villian because I have a Bully breed. And these are the idiots that give any of these breeds a bad name. It is important to remember these dogs need specific training regimens to maintain their safety, as these dogs share the physical power of Pit Bulls. It is difficult to determine the level of dangerous based on statistics. Give me a pit any day over a two pound nightmare that bites, barks & growls constantly. BTW the ones that killed were described as teddy bears also. Do you really believe that during these little eras, only one specific breed was responsible for ALL attacks?? In 2020, the city of Denver overturned the BSL with an overwhelming 65% of voters support. Please rethink what you say, because statistics, in every sense, will always beat opinion. SEEM. In most states, owning any of the dangerous dog breeds or breed crosses that have already shown incidences of aggression is a free pass for regulating organizations to confiscate and destroy your dog. Their reputation is for intelligence and elegance, but just look at the pic I found. Numbers dont lie and out of all of the US human deaths caused by dogs, pit bulls cause 67% of those deaths, many innocent babies, toddlers and elderly. Weighing up to 75kg (170lbs) theFila Brasileiro was bred as a hunting dog trained to restrain but not kill its prey. Got a mixbreed pitbull with dogo argentino sweetest dog to all animals, very softminded to children, bitches (talking bout dogs now) can do bitchy to him.. he even likes cats and had a duck as his friend (until he accidentally sat on her.. then she attacked him but my heroe ran away). We genetically bred all the the breeds above for either fighting, guarding or taking down other animals. I got Daisy at 5 yrs of age from SPCA not knowing what her breed was (apparently these dogs end up in SPCA a lot due to owners inability to handle them) . Pitt Bulls belong to the Terrier family, a long with Staffordshire Terriers and Bull Terriers. The American Bulldog is a breed of dog that is usually involved in a few cases of dog-related attacks every year in the United States with some being serious or fatal. No mention of Chow Chows? The 3-day-old died following the attack in a home on Flanders Drive near Camino Ruiz in the Mira Mesa area. Everyone puts the impetus on the owners, so I will be shooting the owner first if their dog attacks anyone I know then I will put the dog down for good. Did some people then use them to fight afterwards? These dogs are all really ugly to me also. As you know, Pitt bulls are largely used for dog fights. Any animal that is abused and trained to fight and maim will be dangerous. I have a budgie named Camila. Not to eat, but to foster! Citing (note spelling) Wikipedia is usually fine as they reference their sources and these are often reliable academic publications. Pretty much every dog can be just as dangerous in their own way. But I wouldnt leave them alone with a child poking, running or yelling in a room alone. All dogs can inflict significant amounts of damage on a human being if they choose. Look up http://cravendesires.blogspot.com/2010/05/john-p-colby-fountainhead-of-american.html