And if that’s what we’re talking about, mastiffs, great danes, and any other big dog should get more attention than they do.
Why? We’re talking about a combination of aggression and the means to do damage with that aggression, and every time it shakes out that pit bulls are the perfect storm of those two things. You’ll say “but some dogs are stronger” or “but some dogs are more aggressive”, and both of those things are true. It’s patently obvious that none are nearly as much so both as pit bulls, and physiological features like their ridiculously wide, strong jaws are icing on the cake.
Why? We’re talking about a combination of aggression and the means to do damage with that aggression, and every time it shakes out that pit bulls are the perfect storm of those two things. You’ll say “but some dogs are stronger” or “but some dogs are more aggressive”, and both of those things are true. It’s patently obvious that none are nearly as much so both as pit bulls, and physiological features like their ridiculously wide, strong jaws are icing on the cake.