re: We need criminal felony legislation for owners of this breed!!

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Chows

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I hate pit bulls and pit bull owners as much as anyone on this board but sweet-natured pits do exist. There is no such thing as a sweet-natured chow. Every chow wants to kill you. They're not too common these days but I remember tons of them back in the '70s.

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There is no such thing as a sweet-natured chow. Every chow wants to kill

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Absolutely not true. I raised Chows for years and I've had some that were extremely sweet. My last male was 100lbs and would take him to parks and kids loved petting him. I've also had a couple that strangers couldn't come near me but it's mostly the females that were that mean.

For those defending their sweet, gentle DANGEROUS BREED dog - Here is a report on the FATAL attacks 2005-2017. Non-fatal mauling's are not included.

"In the 13-year data set, only 21% (89) of all fatal dog maulings resulted in criminal charges. Pit bulls were implicated in 75% (67) of these criminal cases vs. attacks not involving pit bulls 25% (22) and at a rate 2.5 times higher than rottweilers."

U.S. Dog Bite Fatalities: Breeds of Dogs Involved, Age Groups and Other Factors Over a 13-Year Period (2005 to 2017)

Breeds of Dogs Involved in Fatal Attacks on Humans (2005-2017)
Breed Deaths % of Total
Pit bull 284 65.6%
Rottweiler 45 10.4%
German shepherd 20 4.6%
Mixed-breed 17 3.9%
American bulldog 15 3.5%
Mastiff/bullmastiff† 14 3.2%
Husky 13 3.0%
Unknown/unreleased 11 2.5%
Labrador retriever 9 2.1%
Boxer 7 1.6%
Doberman pinscher 6 1.4%
Alaskan malamute 4 0.9%
Golden retriever 4 0.9%
Heeler/Australian cattle dog 4 0.9%
Cane corso 3 0.7%
Chow chow 3 0.7%
Wolf-dog hybrid 3 0.7%
Presa canario 2 0.5%
Japanese akita 2 0.5%
Australian shepherd 2 0.5%
Belgian malinois 2 0.5%
† Bullmastiff 6, English mastiff 2, Italian mastiff 1, mastiff (unspecified) 4, Neapolitan mastiff 1.

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Yeah, I posted in an OT thread a little over a month ago about an 11 year old boy in my neighborhood who was jumped by three pit bulls while riding his bike, they drug him into a ditch and he would up losing approximately 70% of his scalp and part of an ear.

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Justin Gilstrap- Very lucky to be alive

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Absolutely not true. I raised Chows for years and I've had some that were extremely sweet. My last male was 100lbs and would take him to parks and kids loved petting him. I've also had a couple that strangers couldn't come near me but it's mostly the females that were that mean.

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When I wanted to get a dog after finishing school 30 years ago, I was researching breeds that I liked, and Chow was one of them. From what I read, a Chow is pretty-much always a one-person dog, so I steered clear.

Was that accurate?

Sounds like we need a Pitbull History month to fix the problem.

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If a Chihuahua had another 50lbs they would make Pit Bulls look like sweet Angels.

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I think that the only reason Chihuahuas do not make these lists is that you cannot consider something a "mauling" if the (alleged) dog attack does not break the skin.

I submit that more people are bitten by Chihuahuas than any other breed. Afterward, there just is never any physical proof it happened.

Beware of the DACHSHUND pack!! They bite through the achilles, you go down, and it's over.

That is the key. It should also not be considered negligent homicide. It should be a much stiffer crime like 3rd degree murder. Until there is a real punishment for these killings and attacks for the owners, there won’t be any changes.