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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pitbulls are only "less safe" because they're so incredibly strong and can do so much damage quickly.  They are not inherently more likely to bite [b](chiuhahas and golden retrievers bite more frequently)[/b] but when they do the harm is that much greater. They are also more likely to have unstable homes and poor training.

So look at the strength and background of an individual dog.  [/quote]Agreed.  Funny story....sort of.  I was walking with my 12-year-old pit mix (who we adopted from a shelter at the age of 5 months) and we passed a woman hanging Christmas decorations in a tree in her yard.  Her chihuahua is sitting by the front door unleashed and races down to the sidewalk barking like crazy and attacks my dog, getting its teeth on my dog's hind leg. I was terrified that my dog was going to get hurt, that my dog would get mad and attack, even kill, her dog, and that the woman and I would get hurt trying to keep them apart.  Luckily the woman was able to grab her dog after a few seconds while I kept pulling my somewhat confused dog away.  But those were some of the longest seconds of my life.

We were really lucky that chihuahua didn't succeed in breaking the skin on my dog's leg and everyone was okay. The woman was terribly sorry and I explained that small dogs are just like that - they feel more threatened and so they are more likely to go on the attack.  Fortunately my dog seems to have no PTSD from being attacked.  We still walk by that house with no reaction from her.

FTR I worked hard with my dog to teach her how to behave properly around other dogs and I don't put her in situations that could test that training.  But yeah, I don't believe that pit bulls are inherently more dangerous than chihuahuas and I now give every chihuahua I see on the street a wide berth![/quote]

My pit mix was bitten in the eye by a Golden. My vet said the purebred Goldens sometimes can have aggression issues and she was not surprised at all. The owner wasn't the least bit sorry. Didn't even want to help pay for the vet bills. Ass.[/quote]

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