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Originally Posted by ARCHIE  Breed identification is left up to victim and witness testimony, and is often wrong. Due to negative press, biting dogs of almost ANY breed have been called "Pit bulls".
This statement is hard to believe, really, in any kind of percentage, that is.
I am sure a few may have been mistaken but all in all a pit bull is just that,
a pit bull and the majority of people know what they look like. Even those
dogs that are mixed with this type of dog, they just stand out.
No way can a rottie, spaniel, boxer, lab, etc be identified as one.
I know lot's of people love them and have them as family members but
it remains, they are a dog to be weary of because of the damage they can
do. I don't hate any dog, I have two pits as neighbors, I stay away because
I fear them. It is what it is. Just from reading about attacks makes you
fear them. It's human to have fear from things that can harm you. |
In my experience having both owned a boxer and a couple of Rotties, is many many people think they are pits. It was rare to go for a walk and have someone not comment about my "pits". I also used to belong to a couple of boxer forums, a common thread is how often boxers are mistaken for pits.
Lets play this game here again, it's been posted before. All of the dog breeds in this are mistaken for pits.
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