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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm guessing you are a troll OP. But I'm biting anyway (no pun intended).

Dogs are as good as their owners. Bad owners = bad dogs. The breed is fairly irrelevant (in fact, small dogs like Chihuahuas can be pretty volatile if they aren't trained correctly).

I've known many good dogs who happen to be pitbulls, Rottweilers, etc.The issue isn't with the breed, its with the owners who don't know how to train dogs correctly (or who train them to be aggressive). [/quote]

A mastiff with a bad owner can inflict more damage than a pomeranian with a bad owner.   True or false?  I am not in favor of banning ownership of this kind of dog, but I think restrictions on who can own them, where you can keep them and where you can bring them are not unwarranted.[/quote]

PP here.

True. Just like a 18 wheeler is capable of inflicting more damage then a Fiesta. And a Fiesta is capable of inflicting more damage then a bicycle. Point is?

Ill trained dogs are ill trained dogs. Blaming the breed is irrelevant and wanting to prohibit and/or kill the entire breed is ridiculous.

As for another poster's point about herding dogs and terriers - well trained dogs can be trained not to nip at people's heels and kill small rodents. Yes, often breeds have some tendencies. Training is key. I also disagree that pitbulls, Rottweilers, etc have "aggressive tendencies" - they really don't. Just because we see stories about people training their dogs to fight does not mean the entire breed is aggressive. Just because a pitbull bites someone it does not mean the entire breed is aggressive (I've seen Chihuahuas bite more, actually).

And about tendencies - pitbulls tend to be very loyal. They also can be very hard headed. If you train them correctly so that they don't think they are the boss (this is true of any dog) there will be no issues.

And darn this evil pitbull! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUV1oTciznE&feature=related 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75GEzD6wh8o&feature=related [/quote]

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