Re:The sinister, shocking rise of dog attacks on postal workers
by hw-guy on Wednesday July 31, 2024 @02:22PM
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That socialization may account for some of the cases, but there are too many "gentle" family dogs that may be fine until they jump over the fence and kill a child.
Re:The sinister, shocking rise of dog attacks on postal workers
by analognoise on Wednesday July 31, 2024 @02:07PM
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Guard dogs are working dogs - why would it be bad to breed guard dogs for traits specific to their job?
Aren’t there breeding programs for service dog traits?
Re:The sinister, shocking rise of dog attacks on postal workers
by bastawhiz on Wednesday July 31, 2024 @05:57PM
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I can assure you that the casualties of dog attacks are not uniformly distributed across dog breeds. A Chihuahua bite and a pit bull bite are not even close when you consider the possible outcomes.
Hell, every "guard dog", in my opinion, should need to be insured for the possible outcomes it can cause. Dogs aren't infallible. Why should you be able to keep a guard dog and not pay money to mitigate the extremely real risks of that dog attacking someone?
Pitbulls are more likely to be socialized to be aggressive than other dog breeds. Either for fighting or duty as guard dogs. (Both terrible - you do not have to breed an animal or abuse it to make it a good guard dog)
The numbers for how many pits involved in attacks this is true for, I have not been able to find.