re: WTF is wrong with pitbull owners?

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I am not gonna argue that pits don't have something inherently wrong in their DNA that makes them more susceptible for attacks (but I imagine other breeds do too). But I am almost convinced that they just happen to be the breed of choice for trash a-hole (trasholes?) classes of people who are terrible dog owners, and that's the main reason their attacks are so prevalent.

If trashy people loved chihuahuas, for example, I bet we'd see a lot more chihuahua attacks happening because they would be owned by the same idiot dogowners.

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It is a vicious cycle. Pit bulls are probably a bit more predisposed to aggressiveness than other breeds, but that is amplified significantly by the fact they are the preferred breed of trashy owners who DESIRE that aggressiveness. As such, they foster it. The more they breed, the more owners there are who get such dogs and the cycle continues.

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If trashy people loved chihuahuas, for example, I bet we'd see a lot more chihuahua attacks happening because they would be owned by the same idiot dogowners.

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Maybe not THAT far. But you are right. German Shepherds, Rottweilers, Dobermans, even Dalmatians could EASILY take the place of pit bulls if they were the preferred breed of trashy people