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1. Pits don't have a locking jaw.. are th ey persistent? Yes, just like ALL terriers. They will keep going, but that isn't what makes them dangerous.
I will have to get the link later, I am at work and on my phone. There is a study that looks at attacks by not just breed, but circumstances of the attack.
#1 factor was age. The vast majority of victims were young children with a dog with no adult present. Some were family dogs and others belonged to neighbors or were strays.
2# chaining. The dogs were either chained at the time of the attack or were loose from their chain.
#3 socio-economic. Majority of attacks were in poor and/or rural areas. I attirubute this to rental situations where no dogs in the h ouse prevails as well as an attitude of "dogs arew dogs=outside"
Its like plane crases vs auto accidents. All the cars in the ditch yesterday isn't news but 1 plane diverted for weather is a national headline.
I will have to get the link later, I am at work and on my phone. There is a study that looks at attacks by not just breed, but circumstances of the attack.
#1 factor was age. The vast majority of victims were young children with a dog with no adult present. Some were family dogs and others belonged to neighbors or were strays.
2# chaining. The dogs were either chained at the time of the attack or were loose from their chain.
#3 socio-economic. Majority of attacks were in poor and/or rural areas. I attirubute this to rental situations where no dogs in the h ouse prevails as well as an attitude of "dogs arew dogs=outside"
Its like plane crases vs auto accidents. All the cars in the ditch yesterday isn't news but 1 plane diverted for weather is a national headline.