Highlights: In a bizarre turn of events last month, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that he would ban American XL bullies, a type of pit bull-shaped dog that had recently been implicated in a number of violent and sometimes deadly attacks.

XL bullies are perceived to be dangerous — but is that really rooted in reality?

  • @[email protected]
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    49 months ago

    Also, no your link does not say temperament is propensity to attack. A dog can fail the temperament test because it is shy or nervous, as per your own link.

    • hiddengoat
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      -19 months ago

      Both of which are indicators that a dog may be fearful and prone to attack if it feels threatened. If you know nothing about dog behavior, why are you here?

      • @[email protected]
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        29 months ago

        You are really stretching the words may be a lot here. Most fearful dogs are more likely to run away, and will only attack if cornered with no other way out. Seems you’re the one who doesn’t know about dog behavior, would explain why your a pitbull apologist.

          • @[email protected]
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            09 months ago

            Nope, spent my whole life around dogs. Fearful dogs are very unlikely to attack, they’re nothing like aggressive dogs.

        • hiddengoat
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          -39 months ago

          My guy, you are nowhere near as smart as your mother told you all those years ago.

          Live with it.

          • @[email protected]
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            19 months ago

            My guy, I really am very smart. 99th percentile or so through my PhD, and into my well published scientific career.

            Pitbulls suck and we need to stop breeding them, live with it.