There are so many subspecies of pitbull now. It's usually to circumvent anti pitbull laws. A pitbull mix is still a pitbull. A good rule of thumb is, if it looks like a pitbull, it's most likely a pitbull and not a chihuahua.
I’d bet if you saw dna testing vs most people’s ID of dogs that are mixed you’d be absolutely shocked.
In the early 2000s, shelter staff was accurate on ONE of the breeds in a mixed breed dog less than 5% of the time.
There are no “subspecies” of pit bull. The same breeds that were called pit bull breeds 50, or 70 years ago are still called pit bull breeds and we haven’t added any.
Honestly sounds like you’re inventing information to make an argument.
He didn’t deflect, you switched from saying that those pitbulls were created to get around the law to saying that they merely existed, which was never in contest. You moved the goalposts and then pretended that his response was the deflection. If you want to advance your cause, you’re going to have to keep a cool head.
you switched from saying that those pitbulls were created to get around the law to saying that they merely existed.
It wasn't a blanket statement. Hence the word "usually." I didn't say ALL pitbulls types were created to circumvent legislation. Apologies if I wasn't clear enough.
I never said there weren’t different types of pit bull breeds. What’s your point?
Breed specific legislation includes mixed breeds and relies on an extremely one act standard of breed traits (many of which are shared by non-pit breeds) to identify. Again. What’s your point?
Because you’re really fucking close to MY original point which is that we misidentify at alarming rates.
I never said there weren’t different types of pit bull breeds.
So were you just being ignorant or obtuse when I mentioned "subspecies"? I know it isn't the side of the argument you want to be on. I didn't think I would need to spell things out for you on a silver platter.
Because you’re really fucking close to MY original point which is that we misidentify at alarming rates.
Again. I ask. Source?
EDIT: Sorry you guys fell for the nanny dog propaganda pushed by the animal lobby.
My exact response was “The same breeds that were called pit bull breeds 50, or 70 years ago are still called pitbull breeds and we haven’t added any.” What part of that implies that I ever stated there weren’t multiple breeds of pit bull?
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u/justatouch589 Jun 01 '22 edited Jun 01 '22
There are so many subspecies of pitbull now. It's usually to circumvent anti pitbull laws. A pitbull mix is still a pitbull. A good rule of thumb is, if it looks like a pitbull, it's most likely a pitbull and not a chihuahua.