>Obviously, you've never spent any time around pit bull terriers. The problem is with the humans that own them. Dachsunds and Chihuahuas are statistically far more aggressive and apt to bite, followed by the Jack Russell Terrier.
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>But humans are stupid. It used to be the German Shephard, then it was the Dobies and the Rotties. Now it's the Pits.
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My wife volunteers at a no-kill animal shelter. Almost every dog that comes in is a pit bull or rottweiler (or a mix thereof). Many are completely unhandleable - they'll never be adopted. Some actually do get adopted, although there is a high return rate.

Are the original owners responsible - Absolutely! Aside from getting them as puppies so they can raise them to be the toughest dog on the block (because the owners are drooling redneck winos in general) they provide the market that puppy farms need to keep breeding the things.

Although I think a lot of the problem is the owners, I also think the dogs have been bred to favor the more aggressive and protective tendencies, and with the size and strength of the dogs that makes them dangerous.

BTW German Shepards, Labs, and Retrievers are my kind of dogs. We currently have a huge black lab and a retriever mutt (along with some retarded little shi+-poo thing that my wife picked up for some reason).

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>>I see it as a dangerous animal that should be removed.
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>>And dogs/humans, its not really the same thing at all is it.
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>>Tell you what at least they could be useful and make burgers out of it.