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[quote=Anonymous]Pitbulls do a tremendous amount of damage when they attack, but I think it's a mistake to specifically identify them as a problem. Not because they aren't capable of vicious attack - they are - but because even the sweetest lump of a fat, old therapy dog who has never had an aggressive moment in their lives will attack under the right conditions.

We were at a playground yesterday and some idiot parents had their golden doodle in the playground off leash. It went after a baby. It was growling, barking, and charging a 1 yo who was just quietly sitting in the sand. Thankfully, it responded to the owner's voice command before it actually got to the baby, but the moron of a dog owner didn't think to put it back on leash until I snapped at them. Those owners clearly had no idea that their dog was capable of harming a child. I hope to God they don't learn the hard way with their own child at home.

Our former dog - a golden - was a total sweetheart 99% of the time. But, our toddler once approached her at the wrong moment (she was drugged and recovering from major surgery) and she snapped at him. We went through extensive training with highly qualified dog trainers and learned so much about them. And any trainer worth their salt will tell you all dogs bite. All dogs attack. It just depends on the circumstances.

You never, ever leave kids alone with a dog. Not for a second. We adjusted our life so our dog was gated until the kids were old enough to know how to interact with her. After that, she was still gated a lot and only allowed contact that was strictly supervised. Never had another attack and we lived peacefully together until she died of natural causes.

Anyone who thinks their dog "would never hurt anyone" knows literally nothing about dogs.

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