"My dog wouldn't hurt a flea", "Not a mean bone in it's body", "It's never even barked or growled at anyone" that's part of the mentality that put these breeds where they are today. Regardless of the fact that a dog has ever bitten or shown any aggression, none of that changes the fact that they have the Potential to do serious harm. Some more so than others making them dangerous breeds.
Of course most adults or anyone with size on them, may not be too worried about being chased by an aggressive malty or chi. But switch that to a larger breed and you change the game completely.
Their potential is what people get complacent about and down play, until something happens. By then it's too late, what's done is done. Then you have one side that blames the dog while the other blames the owner.
I LOVE my bully breeds, would never be with out at least one as long as I can help it. But I don't sleep on the fact that they have the Potential to do some serious harm. Whether they have shown aggression or not that Potential is Always There.
@ Kodieh, the 90's was Rottweilers
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