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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I think you miss the point too. A pitbull's bite is exponentially more powerful than a bite from a GSD, so temperament really is not the issue. IF they snap, then they cause incredible damage. [/quote]

Sorry, but that's just not true.  Pit Bulls do not have extraordinary jaw strength nor do their jaws "lock" any differently than other dogs.  I would never own a pit simply because I think they have been poorly bred and are unstable.  I also wouldn't want the liability.  But I hate to see misinformation spread around.  My older GSD is 170 pounds (very unusual for a German Shepherd). He has a huge head and jaw.  I promise you that his bite would be much stronger than a smaller pit bull.  My younger GSD weighs about 85 pounds.  But she has a small head and jaw.  She could not bite with as much strength as the average pit pull.  It all comes down to the size of the dog and the threat that the dog perceives.

Citation needed?  Here you go.....
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"In more recent research (published in 2009 in the Journal of Anatomy), Dr. Ellis and her team were able to show that the size of the animal and the shape of its jaw predicted bite strength. The larger the dog and the dog's head, and the wider the jaw, the higher the bite force turned out to be. The dog breed with the largest head and widest mouth is the Mastiff, so it is perhaps not surprising that it has been recently measured as having a bite strength of 552 pounds-just shy of the bite force that the lion has. This force exceeds that of all breeds measured to date."[/i][/quote]

Makes sense but a Mastiff is not inclined to bite.  I run a group for English mastiff owners and we own a 4 year old Mastiff.  He wouldnt hurt a flea and we have personally never met one that is aggressive in any way unless the owner is being threatened.  Even then, they tend to hold people up against a wall rather than bite.  I let me 1 year old curl up with my mastiff and I dont give it a second thought.  We also have a 3 year old English Bulldog and I watch him like a hawk because he has more issues with jealousy and toy aggression even though he loves kids.  But the mastiff is clearly three times or more his size and has the biggest head you have ever seen....he is a gentle giant.  There is a reason why people need to read about breed specific characteristics. Big head and jaw doesnt mean dangerous.  [/quote]

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