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Comment on What is the hate against Pit Bulls? Everyone I've met are super friendly like my BC. Or are they the new Doberman for this cycle?

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Elting@piefed.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

According to Wikipedia (I understand the irony here) dogsbite dot org has been accused of publishing misleading and inaccurate information. However, pit bulls are terriers and terriers don’t let go when they bite. Most terriers are small ratting dogs where this doesn’t matter so much.

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jordanlund@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Dogsbite.org is super diligent about showing the supporting evidence. For example, the last complete year they have is 2019:

dogsbite.org/dog-bite-statistics-fatality-citatio…

Each death marked with multiple citations.

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Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
When I was bit by a pit, I was in a fight with his uh, human. The dude was being a dick. The dog looked at me, looked at his “owner” and then lunged at me. I put up my left arm to block my face, thats where he caught me, in my arm. The guy jumpped on the dog, started punching it in the head (this guy was a complete moron) and he wouldnt let go.

I played dead. It was isntict, I dont know. After what felt like enterity, I just, took out a deep sigh, pushed all the air from me, went limp. the dog let go, the guy whos dog it was threw him in the bathroom and locked him in there, and I went to the hospital.

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- Elting@piefed.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  My neighbors had a pit that hated other dogs. My sister brought her dog over and it escaped the backyard and jumped through an empty screen door to attack her. I was right there on the porch though and got the dog by the collar. As soon as I got it away from my sister’s dog, it was wagging tail and happy face. Pit bulls are capable of intense focus when they have identified “prey.” Luckily I only got grazed in that altercation.
  
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