re: Pit bull ownership check in thread

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Pits weren't trained to attack children/people.

Comparing them to the instincts of hunting dogs is laughable.

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Your argument that every dog breeds traits aren't all a result of human selective breeding is laughable. Domestic dogs are a man made product. They are what we have designed them to be, whether it is hunters, shepherds, herders, retrievers, or fighters. The "instincts" of hunting dogs are strong because of human interaction.

You mention the cost of the dogs I listed and then go on to point out Pits have been overbred so they are cheap. You completely miss the fact that any breed of dog can be overbred. Some Pit lines are very expensive and some trash has money.

I don't know how anyone can make a straight-faced argument that the people who want aggressive Pits will just give up that desire if Pits cease to exist. They will replace them with something and it is likely larger breeds that already have a high level of aggression.

As for Pits not being bred to attack people and children in a way they have been. When owners bred dogs that showed aggression to humans they were developing that trait. Had they all been euthanized or at least fixed at the first sign of human aggression we wouldn't have a Pit problem. Denying Pit temperament is not a result of humans is just denying the origin of the domestic dog and the hereditary links for aggression or any other trait.