The stereotypical Pit Bull dog breed is thought of as aggressive, but there is no science to support this information. Although people believe that Pit Bulls are “killers,” dog attacks by any dog breed are extremely rare. There is a population of about eighty million dogs in the United States, yet the chances of being killed by a dog is one in ten million.
Furthermore, people might develop these preconceived notions about this specific dog breed because of the inaccurate claims of fatalities caused by pit bulls. People claim a Pit Bull attacked them, but most of the time, the dog is a different breed with a big head and short hair that looks similar to the Pit Bull breed.
There are four types of Pit Bulls, the American Pit Bull Terrier, the American Staffordshire Terrier, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, and the American Bully.
Additionally, in these cases of assault from Pit Bulls, eighty percent were actually caused by the owners' teachings of the dog and not the dog's fault. Typically, the owner does not expose the Pit Bull to other dogs and humans so the Pit Bull does not know how to properly socialize. No dogs are born to fight, including pit bulls; the owner's way of training leads them to attack.
The stigma about Pit Bulls’ aggressiveness has led them to be twenty five percent of dogs in shelters. Overall, Pit Bulls are not inherently dangerous, their owners' teachings of aggression make them act this way.
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