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Why do people assume a large dog is a pit bull2007-11-25 2:55:53

theres a great dane her in calif thats about 7 ft 2 in tall when she stands on ehr back legs? define big...well maybe if your use to tehm yappy little purse alarm type hamster dogs anything over 4 lbs must be big, dont take it personal the world is full of idiots know ti alls and pre wits and DEE DEE DEES! My staffs are in the 80 to 120 lb range, my male dane is right at 220 lbs hes a moose and a bit too tall for his breed but hes a doll. my dogs are considered umm a little large I guess but not big like some i have seen

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i never heard of anyone assuming that.. but these days,, there are so many pit mixes that is the problem

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I think its because the most "feared" dog is a pit bull so when people see an intemidating dog they say Oh my god a pit bull. Pit bulls are very loving as long as you train them right, you can make anydog a vicous dog, even a chihuahua, if you train them that way, its just ignorent people. Bann The Owner Not The Breed!!!!!!!...

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The news media reports virtually EVERY dog bite, dog attack, dog peeing on a neighbor's car, dog that chases cats, ad infinitum, as a "PIT BULL ATTACK!!" Very often, the dog involved is described by someone in the artical as "huge" or "massive" or "unstoppable", so the general public, which is ignorant as dirt where most animals(dogs included)is concerned, just assumes that Pit Bulls have to be these enormous, "Incredible Hulk" dogs that can eat a semi tractor-trailer truck for breakfast. The situation is made worse by unscrupulous people who breed huge, massive mixed-breed dogs(generally some sort of Mastiff cross, like a Neopolitan)and call them "Pit Bulls". The phallically-challenged guys who feel the need to have the biggest, meanest, baddest dog on the block are impressed by these mutts, so they get some of these, and then cannot(or WILL not)control them. When one of these mongrels bites someone, or kills a neighbor's Yorkie, the deed is of course, blamed on "Killer Pit Bulls".