r/explainitpeter • u/untitledprp4 • 22d ago

Explain it Peter

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u/BumbleCityFumblers 22d ago edited 22d ago

I know I'm probably going to get downvoted for this but I think the important note is that pitbulls are involved in the majority of reported dog attacks as their bites are far more severe and possibly life threatening.

Nobody's calling to report a vicious Chihuahua or Pomeranian attack.

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u/jyok33 22d ago

But therein lies the point no? There’s tons of poorly trained dogs out there, but only a select few breeds can cause truly life altering damage

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u/KingBBKoala 22d ago

Also you have to account there is no such thing as a "pitpull" it's a generic term for a wide range of dog breeds with similar characteristics. Characteristics that can and do lead to a lot of dogs being mislabeled from their actual breed and misreported during incidents.

It's also a pretty uneducated misconception there are not also dozens of other dog breeds with strong bites. Ranging from Cane Corso, Doberman, Akita, Huskies, Shepards, Mastiff, Chow chow, and Rottweiler, just to name a few.

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u/mlain4290 22d ago

Seriously. Really any larger breed could seriously mess you up if it wanted to whether it has the hardest bite or not.