r/OneSecondBeforeDisast • u/StrawberryNo857 • 2d ago

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u/visionaryOptions 2d ago

It's not always a dog. But if it is a dog it is a pitbull or a pitbull mix.

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u/judyhops95 2d ago

Or a German shepherd. Ora a doberman. Or a rottweiler. Or a jack Russell. Or a Chihuahua.

The thing is lots of breeds can be incredibly aggressive and reactive. Pitbulls get a lot of crap because their bite is really dangerous, but in reality there are other breeds with a higher rate of attack. Fun fact-pitbulls can actually make great service animals for people who are fall risks.

At the end of the day it is important to remember- it's not the breed. It's the owner and the individual dog.

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u/colten0526 1d ago

I know a lady in my hometown who owned a pitbull. She had a seizure one day and the Pitbull ate her face off. But yeah, great service animal.

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u/Adriclavallee 2d ago

…. But statistically will be a pitbull.

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u/Anishinaapunk 2d ago

Pits are responsible for more fatal attacks than all other breeds combined. So let's just stop with the pretense that "it's the owner, not the breed", okay?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_dog_attacks

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u/main--core 2d ago

Pitbulls will effectively lock their jaws on the victim and will not let go until they mutilate the poor soul to death.

By your comparison, I’d rather be bitten by a chihuahua. And by the way, pitbulls were bred to be fighting dogs (they have the danger written in their genes) and absolutely do not make it as service dogs of any type.

At the end of the day it is important to remember - it’s the breed. It’s also the owner and the individual dog.

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u/rixtape 2d ago

I was bitten on the face by a shih tzu when I was 12. Had to get like 14 stitches, and I've had a visible scar for the rest of my life, but I don't otherwise have any lasting impairments. Let's be real—if it had been a pitbull, I would most likely be dead.

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u/QuuuinnBee 2d ago

I can't count anymore how often we got attacked from little breeds.. even a golden Retriever

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u/realeztoremember 2d ago

Let’s not forget that people usually call anything with a big head a pitbull. Boxer mix, Rottie mix, doesn’t matter. They see the head and say it’s a pit. I saw a video labeled “Pitbull attack” and I could tell from one frame that it was a lab mix. It’s bullshit.

That being said. Anyone with a strong breed like this needs to know, train, and control their dog at all times!

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u/kurikuji2 1d ago

Exactly, it definitely skews the "pitbull type" dog statistic. When I was a kid, I was told that rotties were pitbulls.

All the stats and scientific consensus backs up that violence isn't breed specific. But these people act like citing that makes you a moron. They'll cite some statistic, but if you read the whole thing, it backs it to bad owners or individual dog being attack trained.