pitbulls were bred to heard cattle

Oh yeah, and don't forget Scottish terriers. I mean, the Presidents dog bit an AP reporter. let sput all of those down too.

Yeah, those dogs sure are dangerous, aren't they? They could put you in the hospital, if you give them a few hours. Personally, I prefer to punt.

Ban the breed, not because it's inherently evil but because humans mistreat and mishandle this particular breed to suit their vanity. Personally, I'd rather do away with those humans but since this is America 2008, and not Germany 1938, you have very little alternative.

For all the pit-bull type dog haters.

it seems like we have done this before. First off, can you find the pitbull?

Find the Pitbull!

And remember, the woman in France who had to get a face transplant was attacked by a black lab. A loveable, dopey, black lab.

Maybe we should put all of those down too. Oh yeah, and don't forget Scottish terriers. I mean, the Presidents dog bit an AP reporter. let sput all of those down too.

@#33; You may have a point there...

your point is still misguided.

i just take offense to ridiculously-created answers to questions that require more complexity. i wouldn't have been so emotionally charged if i felt you conveyed your original point in a reasonably intelligent fashion.

I was merely trying to compare the statistically significant amount of dog attacks that can be attributed to pit bulls (Here's a study http://www.dogbitelaw.com/Dog%20Attacks%201982%20to%202006%20Clifton.pdf). The point is that the breed is the common denominator in the attacks, hence the analogy about car accidents.

If there was an large number of accidents involving one make of a car, you can be sure that there would be investigation by DOT.

But yeah, way to argue... all that emotion and insults make your point oh so much stronger.

@30

not loving something that keeps biting you in the ass?

and you live in new york city? ;)

"There is no such thing as a bad dog."

Sartre?

There is no such thing as a bad dog.

Ban the breed. What is this incessant need to love the thing that bites you?

#19 I don't think it's "blatantly obvious" that the woman kicked the dog.

The pitbull was stray and had gone through god knows what after being abandoned by, or running away from, its owners. It definitely could have attacked her unprovoked.

If you need any proof that pitbulls are great family pets, watch Dog Whisperer. I'm not kidding! Cesar Millan's pitbulls have the demeanor of sweet puppies. I also have a couple of neighbors who own pitbulls and have young children. They would strongly disagree that banning an entire breed is a reasonable solution. It is the owner that determines whether their pet will be a vicious attack dog or a mild mannered dog.

@24:

That might be true, but who's at fault for that?

heh, springer spaniels as vicious.

when my dog meets someone new, all it does is piss itself.

Yes! Ban aggressive dogs! That will definately work! So when your grandma's springer spaniel and your cousin's chow chow gets put down cause people decided to lump aggressive dog breeds into one category dont come crying to me. People dont seem to understand there's a lot of breeds out there that are a lot more aggresive than pit bulls, they just dont make head lines. "Springer Spaniel attacks its owner" just doesnt quite have that same ring, does it? Additionally who identifies the dog's breed? What are their qualifications on breed identification, I worked in a dog shelter for six months and had to go through the entire facility and correct the breed types cause none of the employees could properly identify breeds.

Some dogs are bred to shepherd, to race, some to retrieve game fowl, some to rat, others to be lap dogs to be doted on. Pits are bred to fight.

We need to catch up to other cities in europe and ban aggressive dogs like pitbulls!

If 90% of all car accidents involved the same model of a car, you probably wouldn't blame the drivers.

Pulling that stat outta his ass.

this is why a housing cop I met always asks if there is a dog in the apartment. he hates dogs more than domestic violence calls.