rinkerdink

100% agree,

What is the point of a big dog? People worry about secondary smoke but you are allowed to walk down a street with a dog as big as a lion attached to a thin peice of leather, absolutely crazy and anybody who says they can predict a dog's actions 100% of the time is a bit deluded

To all the staffy owners that love em and think they're great with kids, they are or until recently were responsible for more attacks on children than all other breeds of dog put together... They can't all have had bad owners

spottydog

I would actually say in the last 10 to 20 years in the UK staffies did generally get a reputation for being aggressive and therefore attracted owners with that mentality in the same way as flying the st. george cross was associated with racism which stopped many proud englishmen from flying their flag.

When you look at the figures you have to consider how many are cross breeds which can be a lot less predicatable the pure breeds.

Deancm_MKII

Evidence?

Wendy66

Popular breed here. I brought my 4 Staffords out with me, used Overhills first class treatment

mr mover

We love them here, my avatar, is a mates, Staffie with his favourite squeeky toy stuffed in his gob, great dogs and good family defenders .......MM

iamthecreaturefromuranus

Hair splitting... if the dog is a pure bred American Pitbull or not is utterly irrelevant. We all know what types of dogs can be overly aggressive and the 'pit bull type' sits firmly at the top of that tree.

I find it bizarre that people can fully except that other humans can unexpectedly attack people for no obvious reason, but will roll out that clapped out line of "my dog would never do anything like that".

Deancm_MKII

Pit Bulls are generally dog aggressive a not human aggressive. Rottweilers, Dobermans, German Shepherds tend to be more human aggressive. I agree with you though, animals can be unpredictable and these dogs require the owners to be very responsible.

petensue

Some dogs attacks may be out of the blue.My dog has just had a fit and when we took her to the garden for fresh air she did not know us or where she was and bit me which is very out of character.

A lot of the attacks are because some owners are drawn to certain types of dog who do not know how to treat or train them and are often cruel to them.Then all the responsible owners of these breeds are treated as if they are idiots by some.Sue.

jimbo_d

There is some irony in this statement but it is true. Pit bulls were bread on their traits that they would be agressive towards other dogs, and not towards humans.

PaulandNic

Bought our fella over from blighty - Max (yes as mad as the rest!)

Mine falls true to this. Gets on with 'some' dogs, but takes a keen disliking to others. Humans he just goes crazy for and could prob only kill one by kissing them to death!

mpgrewal

Recent fury by 3 Staffies in Australia
Killer dogs free


Dog survives being shot six times

Pit bull attacks lady
Dog nature seems to be becoming more unpredictable

Deancm_MKII

They weren't Staffies, the were Staffy crosses. Big difference.


German Shepherd, again not a Staffy.

From the article "Believed to be Pitbulls or Pitbull crosses"

So what they are saying is that they don't really know what the breed is but Pitbull is a good catch all so lets blame it on them.

Hostess with the Mostess

AAAHHH Maxi Boy x x x x x

mpgrewal

I appreciate your knowledge about dog breeds and their characteristics which common people fail to identify.

The point is dangerous dog is a dangerous dog and it has no place in an urbane and civilized world. The owner's love towards a dangerous dog can turn out to be a costly liability when he is made to pay fines. I believe, all such dogs should only be licensed to police and military. For general public, small pookies and poodles are enough.

Deancm_MKII

A chihuahua could be a dangerous dog. Just because a dog is a Pitbull does not mean that the dog is dangerous. There are a lot of other factors that come into play. Nature vs nurture.

Is a murderer born or created by society?