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[–]SerpensInferna 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

strong jaws that can do more damage than most dogs

I believe that is a myth that has been disproven. They have no more of a dangerous bite than other dog breeds - this is the first article that popped up on a search engine, for instance https://dogfoodsmart.com/pitbull-bite-force/.

[–]PenseePansyBio-Sex or Bust 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Counterpoint: pitbulls are literally built to maximize biting damage, from their broad chest to the fact that they're bred to hang on until they are dead.

[–]SerpensInferna 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Ahhh, I see now that the much touted "but they have a 1000 lb PSI!1!!!" garbage hysteria has been disproven, the argument moves on to the locking jaw until they are dead gambit. Which besides not being accurate - a dog hanging on to something it has bitten or attacked is not unique to the pit bull breed by any means.

[–]PenseePansyBio-Sex or Bust 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Oh, so most dog breeds have been selectively bred to fight to the death, huh? You DO understand that this is the purpose of dog-fighting, right? Attacking and continuing to do so until one or both animals die?

Then why don't those in this "sport" use golden retrievers, or poodles, or just whatever dog breed is handy? Apparently any will do, since "a dog hanging on to something it has bitten or attacked is not unique to the pit bull breed by any means". And yet, strangely, they just KEEP ON USING PIT BULLS. Why, it's almost as though... pit bulls excel at the VERY THING THEY'RE BRED FOR. Which must be a matter of (duh) genetics. Unless you're positing that they are masters of some super-secret canine martial art, or something.

[–]yousaythosethingsFind and Replace "gatekeeping" with "having boundaries" 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

OK so to clarify the bite problem is not just bite force but that they latch on and maul, are likely to bite multiple parts of the body, pain does not deter them, they are more game to incite violence, when they bite they bite to kill, etc.

[–]SerpensInferna 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

None of these traits are unique to pit bulls or are really true - a dangerous dog will do all of the above, but pit bulls are not more likely to engage in this behavior than any other breed. If this truly concerns you, I encourage you to engage in well-rounded research and not give in to the hysteria around pit bull type dogs.