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Re:Study of pet dogs shows breed does not predict behaviour by thephyber on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @06:17PM (#31254317)
I’m not a fan of breed-specific legislation, but I’m more amenable to breed-selective homeowner insurance[1].

Interestingly most people misunderstand what a “pit bull” is. There are a few very similar breeds:

  - American Pit Bull Terrier
  - Staffordshire Bull Terrier
  - American Staffordshire Terrier
  - American Bully
In my experience, most people don’t specify which they mean, so they don’t actually care about the “breed” (the bloodline), but care more about their intuition of a breed based only on visuals.

[1] https://forbes.com/advisor/homeowners-insurance/banned-dog-b...

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Re:Study of pet dogs shows breed does not predict behaviour by etempleton on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @07:54PM (#31255162)
Another statistical problem is almost any mutt that looks vaguely like a terrier labeled a “Pitt bull type.”
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