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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP here.  I think pit bulls and bull terriers are often confused.  They are different dogs.  The more posts, the more amazed I am at how truly ignorant so many are here - blissfully so, unfortunately.

I tend to see that people are either dog people or not.  Those I know who do not like digs really don't like people, either.  [/quote]

Actually I love dogs. I have an [b]airedale terrier.[/b] They can be aggressive. I have to be careful with him. he wears a muzzle in public. He is never off leash in public. But pit bulls and the others on the list? Put them down and ban 'em I say. The mixed breeds will eventually die out. I don't like people that put dog's rights ahead of people's. I think that is just wacko. You're wacko if you can't see the public safer imperative of this. Priorities people. You want to ban SUVs too? Oh brother, get a grip. [/quote]
I just checked out the site recommended by a pp that shows breed results for temperament tests.  Are you aware that Airedale terriers are actually [i]less[/i] likely to pass the test than American pit bulls or Staffordshire pitbulls?

http://atts.org/breed-statistics/statistics-page1/

77.5% of the Airedales passed.
86.4% of the American pit bulls passed.
84.2% of the American Staffordshire pit bulls passed.

Now, I don't know if those differences are actually statistically significant so I can't tell you that this means that Airedales are more likely to be difficult dogs (the test is not just about aggression) but clearly there is no evidence that they have better temperaments than pit bulls.  So if I were you, I'd be careful about making broad generalizations about breeds because based on this [i]your[/i] dog should be banned before my pitbull mix!

At any rate, pp, you and I both believe in controlling our dogs and preventing accidents so we're on the same page there. I think the most important thing is owner responsibility.[/quote]

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