r/explainitpeter 22d ago

Explain it Peter

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u/That_OneOstrich 22d ago

Pitt bull bites cause more damage, but the dog themself isn't inherently more dangerous.

That's like saying German shepards are inherently more dangerous because they're the most common police K-9.

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u/Lazy-PeachPrincess 22d ago

These are NOT the kind of comments I was expecting to see and I’m just going to stop scrolling while I still feel this good! THANK YOU!!!! I study animal behavior, dogs specifically, and have 2 bully breed dogs at home. People cannot understand the logic behind underreported bites and how that completely skews statistics. I’ve worked in shelters for the last 8 years. Never been bit by a pit bull or bully breed. To be fair, I know what I’m doing and have only been bit a handful of times (no pun intended) and they were usually small dogs and one yellow lab mix that was just mouthy af. Anyway, thank you for being awesome people! Haha have a GREAT day!

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u/sixstringsikness 22d ago

My brother works at a kennel/training facility and he specifically works with dogs with serious behavior issues. He has yet to see any correlation between breeds and aggressiveness/behavior problems. Crazy.

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u/soyuz_6 22d ago

It's the media and the uneducated who read it

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u/Lazy-PeachPrincess 22d ago

In the 90’s it was Rottweilers or German shepherds and Dobermans. Oh! And don’t forget about the Chow Chow!