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In response to "It's really hit or miss with the breed. My brother has one (part pit). Sweetest dog you'll ever meet. -- nm" by decline

genetics being what they are I will never trust that breed.

Posted by Mel Profit (aka mel profit) Feb 20 '13, 10:48

they just seem too twitchy and like they could snap at any moment.

Compare that to a Golden Retriever.

Any dog can snap but I think dogs bread for aggression are more predisposed to it.

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Here's a list of dogs most likely to kill (can't find most likely to bite). I hope crash was NOT bit by pit bulls. - loosilu Feb 20, 10:55 10
- omg!! -- (link) - amanda Feb 20, 10:59 8
  - I would only be around that dog if I had a large caliber firearm. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 20, 11:04 1
    - mothereffing word. -- nm - amanda Feb 20, 11:06
  - those are evil looking mutherfuckers. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 20, 11:02
  - This picture here would cause me to soil my pants. -- (link) - Will Hunting Feb 20, 11:02 4
    - that dog is about to do something very bad. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 20, 11:08 1
      - looks like a friggin chupacabra* -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 20, 11:10
    - i lived next door to drug dealers once upon a time, who owned a bull mastiff. that thing LOOKED terrifying. - Andie Feb 20, 11:06 1
      - We went to the local Humane Society thing 3 years ago --- there was a rescue tent for Great Danes and Bull Mastiffs - Will Hunting Feb 20, 11:09
- Right, I believe mine (Mercury) specifically excludes them. -- nm - Meg Feb 20, 10:58
I read somewhere that the dog most prone to biting ( not attacking per se) was a Dalmation. -- nm - Epiphany Feb 20, 10:50 6
- I don't think I've ever seen one in person. -- nm - amanda Feb 20, 11:07 2
  - they are not really a good breed because of all the problems with health. - groiny Feb 20, 11:09 1
    - they are super hyper. -- nm - loosilu Feb 20, 11:15
- I think that may be related to their hearing problems - they're easily startled. -- nm - Meg Feb 20, 10:50 2
  - heh - could be. I've only really known one and he was a weirdo. - Epiphany Feb 20, 10:54
  - yes, vision and hearing issues in a crazy high % of the breed. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 20, 10:51
oddly, my uncle was a professional firefighter (did we know this? uncle tony) and he says that the most vicious dogs he's encountered - amanda Feb 20, 10:49 2
- totally anecdotal, but the few dobermans i've known have been, like, sucky lap dogs. -- nm - Andie Feb 20, 10:51 1
  - Ours is exactly like that. But again, I understand why people can be anxious around them. - Shaun Feb 20, 10:53

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genetics being what they are I will never trust that breed.

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