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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We've had four pit bull rescues. All super sweet rescues and gentle as can be with children. Of course like any rescues you need to be choose wisely, explore their personalities as fully as possible and be alert to any worrisome tendencies. We watch every rescue like a hawk for a long time under all kinds of conditions to see how they are going to respond. I know lots of dog owners are not as careful.

Any dog can bite under the right circumstances. I was badly bitten as a child by a Gordon setter, and I once witnessed two Bernese Mountain dogs who were real sweeties drag a woman down by the legs and start biting her in the face.

We love our pits and they are great ambassadors for the breed. Your mileage may vary.[/quote]

another pitbull owner logic fail[/quote]

What logic did you not understand? Careful monitoring of rescue dogs + training + gentle disposition = happy owners and happy dogs. I'm sorry if your emotional reaction to these dogs is making you overly fearful, but you are the one who's not being logical.

https://www.thedodo.com/topics/pit-bulls[/quote]

sigh. the logic fail is to point to aggression by other dogs, which has nothing to with the fact that pitbulls are MORE dangerous and cause disproportionate harm.

the other logic fail is to say "my pitbulls are sweet, therefore there is no issue in general." No. The fact that your pitbull has not attacked (yet) says nothing about the breed as a whole. 
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There are several million pit bulls and mixes in this country.  There are not millions, thousands, or even hundreds of fatalities by pitbulls in any given year.  The overwhelming majority of pitbulls are not causing  injury.  The few that do cause injury can cause significant injury, the same is true for several other breeds.  This requires more diligence and training by responsible pit bull owners.

I am not a pit bull owner and have no plans to adopt one.  But it is completely obvious that there are one or more posters here who greatly overstate the degree to which pitbulls are inherently dangerous.[/quote]

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