Teddy (left), and Sampson (right)

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    1 year ago

    Again, there is no database of dog genetics that police maintain in the US, unless it was created after 2021.

    Meaning all the stats you have are based solely on media reports of dog attacks and not actual dog attacks.

    You can also contact the people compiling the lists. If they respond, they will admit that they do not track the rate of attacks committed by German Shepherds in the line of duty.

    We also know that Cane Corso’s probably attack a few people per year, yet almost every list excludes them… Because they are counted towards pit bulls.

    If you can provide an actual scientifically validated list, I am happy to see it. Otherwise your numbers are fiction and you know it.

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        1 year ago

        Your sources are a personal injury law firm and a victim’s advocate website.

        Are they taking their numbers from media reports?

        Your first source says 60% of dog fatalities are from dogs with Pits in their bloodline…

        So mixed breeds are being counted as full pits for the sake of building a case?

        Which further confirms my statement that you do not have true scientific numbers to support your claims. Ambulance chasers are not scientists. I don’t think that needs to be explained to you.

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            1 year ago

            So your argument started out as pits cause 60% of attacks to now being the 5 pit types, the commonly mistaken for Pitts, and mutts comprise 60% of attacks.

            These are two separate arguments being made. The first one is false, and the second one probably is true, bit you are presenting it as if it is the first argument.

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                1 year ago

                Your own source, an attorney’s office, is who states that mutts with pit in their genetics are part of that 60% number.

                This is your own source.

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                    1 year ago

                    If your argument isn’t that mutts + pit bulls and commonly mistaken for like Cane Corso’s make up 60%, than that is not a source backing up your argument.

                    Your second source separates mutts and backs up your original claim?