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minus-squareVespair@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up113arrow-down7·1 year agoHot take (I’ll accept my downward facing arrows, thank you), but people regularly vastly overestimate the safety and docility of “regular” dogs too
minus-squareChocrates@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoI tried to rehabilitate a dangerous dog and failed and now find myself with another one (thankfully MUCH less prone to biting). “regular” dogs are one abusive/neglectful adolescence away from being unsafe
minus-squareroofuskit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down15·1 year agoThat has more to do with owners than breeding.
minus-squareSweetpeaches69@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down18·1 year agoWith the notable exception of pitbulls.
minus-squareEmerald@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down3·1 year agoPitbulls also have the issue of being abused at higher rates then other breeds. It’s not all genetic
minus-squareSweetpeaches69@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down6·1 year agoIt’s not all genetic, just largely so. https://www.forbes.com/advisor/legal/dog-attack-statistics-breed/#sources
minus-squareLiz@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down5·1 year agoGotta love when they don’t bother to normalize their statistics so it’s basically just a question of human population density.
minus-squareDraedron@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down3·1 year agoNo. They just often have shit owners who either want them to be aggressive or habe no ideas about dogs but think pitbulls are cool
minus-squarejoel_feila@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoIf only regular people could id pitbulls. No really it hard for average people to do that. Really compromises all our data.
Hot take (I’ll accept my downward facing arrows, thank you), but people regularly vastly overestimate the safety and docility of “regular” dogs too
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I tried to rehabilitate a dangerous dog and failed and now find myself with another one (thankfully MUCH less prone to biting). “regular” dogs are one abusive/neglectful adolescence away from being unsafe
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Humans too
That has more to do with owners than breeding.
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With the notable exception of pitbulls.
Pitbulls also have the issue of being abused at higher rates then other breeds. It’s not all genetic
It’s not all genetic, just largely so.
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/legal/dog-attack-statistics-breed/#sources
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Gotta love when they don’t bother to normalize their statistics so it’s basically just a question of human population density.
No. They just often have shit owners who either want them to be aggressive or habe no ideas about dogs but think pitbulls are cool
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If only regular people could id pitbulls. No really it hard for average people to do that. Really compromises all our data.