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[quote=Anonymous]Pit bull type dogs were bred for fighting in pits, originally with bulls. Because they were taking on massive angry animals they were bred to be vicious and resistant to pain, that they would not surrender the fight or break their bite grip on the opponent no matter how much pain is inflicted on them. When it became illegal to sic dogs on bulls in pits for sport, the dogs were taught to fight one another instead.

There have been thousands of generations of pit bull type dogs bred for these traits of aggression and resiliency in the fight. You cannot undo the power of those instinctive behaviors in just a few generations breeding for pet dogs or interbreeding with gentler breeds.

Every dog bite is the result of human mismanagement of dog behavior, period. But because humans are so imperfect I think it only makes sense to phase out these fighting breeds which have no purpose in the modern world where dog fighting is prohibited by law.

The other day I read about a dog who is up for a farm dog of the year award - a Great Pyrenees, a livestock guard dog that killed 8 coyotes in one confrontation after the coyotes attacked the flock of sheep the dog was tasked with guarding. There is a place for a dog like that in the modern world. I cannot recall any instance of a Great Pyrenees killing a human, so maybe if you need a guard dog you get one of those rather than a Pit Bull type or Presa Canario or Rottweiler or other fighting type breed that sits squarely at the top of the list for dog attacks on humans.[/quote]

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