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In reply to the discussion: Would you support imposing restrictions to breeding pit-bulls? [View all]TorchTheWitch
(11,065 posts)ALL dogs should only be bred by reputable breeders. Why on earth should Pitbulls be the only ones? There's nothing whatsoever about the breed that makes some of them a problem. It's the dog fighting industry that made them a problem and by extension the mass number of people that think having a "fighting breed" is cool.
Incidentally, one of the most attractive qualities of Pitbulls to dog fighters is that they are NOT very prone to attacking humans. Dog fighters don't WANT a breed like that or they would be useless (not to say dangerous) to them as a fighting dog. As an example the dog fighting world tried to introduce Presa Canarios to replace Pitbulls as they wanted a larger and stronger fighting dog, and it was an EPIC disaster (good!) because without proper obedience training and socializing by a knowledgeable handler they become dominant and aggressive toward even their own masters. Try beating them into submission and you'll just piss them off, and they'll rip off your face.