Your link and views are still skewed a little. A "Pit Bull" outnumbers all other dog breeds in our nation.Originally Posted by butterballpython
I disagree quite strongly with you regarding certain breeds of dogs. Years ago I was a rep to the Arizona Dog Council when breed specific legislation began cropping up in California, and I was one of the people who fought against breed specific legislation. Since then, I have educated myself on the topic (not via popular "poor misunderstood pit bull" propaganda, but by looking at statistics and amount of damage inflicted), and now regret having taken that stand in the past. I highly recommend looking at the web site www.dogsbite.org for compiled statistics. I've been threatened by stray pit bulls on my own property, and a coworker's grandson was the victim of an unprovoked pit bull mauling several weeks ago. My neighbor's sheltie puppy was mauled to death by unleashed pit bulls while she was taking it out for a walk, and the pits went for her, too. There are some breeds that are more dangerous than others, and need to be controlled.
On the other hand, I do agree with you that people fear snake bites way out of proportion to the actual damage inflicted--at least in the case of smaller to medium sized, non-venomous snakes.
This is a two sided coin because not all the dogs/attacks reported are true PBs, many cities classify a muscular build and short hair fall under the PB class.
I deal with the BSL ignorance almost on a daily basis and many people open their eyes after dealing with my dogs.
This is a whole decades long debate that really isn't for this thread or site.
My only point is don't believe everything you read or hear
Have you ever dealt with an untrained full grown lab?
Owning any dog ,the owner should have some experience to train it......
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