# Are pit bulls more dangerous than other dogs? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 19, 2013, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pit-bulls-more-dangerous-than-other-dogs/647728 "2013-01-19T17:44:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Jim\_s\_Son](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19adc/32.png) [@Jim\_s\_Son](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_s_Son)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pit-bulls-more-dangerous-than-other-dogs/647728/21 "2013-01-20T01:25:50Z")
A few years ago I asked this question to a relative who is a veterinarian. She said that pit bulls had an unfair reputation and they were often the sweetest dogs. If you train it wrong, it can be dangerous though. The breed that she was most afraid of, that caused her the most problems? Cocker spaniels. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pit-bulls-more-dangerous-than-other-dogs/647728/22 "2013-01-20T01:40:08Z")
\*Intrinsically \*more dangerous? No. Likely to be owned by someone who wanted to raise a dangerous dog? Unfortunately yes. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pit-bulls-more-dangerous-than-other-dogs/647728/23 "2013-01-20T02:20:56Z")
Heh. I’ve had cocker spaniels, and they were pretty harmless to anything larger than a pigeon–or maybe a cat. I don’t really buy into breed personality. ---
**Author:** ![Simple\_Linctus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pit-bulls-more-dangerous-than-other-dogs/647728/24 "2013-01-20T02:27:48Z")
In the UK, believe it or not, they’re [actually banned (well, for all intents and purposes)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangerous_Dogs_Act_1991). Mind you the act involved is regretted by many MPs involved in it. It should be obvious from reading the link just how **bloody silly** that legislation is. A practice for the Blair years, I guess. Yet there’s still plenty of maiming going on. The funniest thing is the Staffie. To the untrained eye, it looks like a pit bull. I learned this running away from one once and finally realising that it did just want to play - pathetic as it sounds I just thought it was a vicious beast. Now I was young enough then to drink under official UK health guidelines, but too young to have sex according to the law. So I was quite young 🙂 So I have no experience with pit bulls as such. All I can say is that I **have** read some popular science books which have done the research and cite real papers and things. And sorry, but the truth is that pitbulls have been shown to be OVERALL vicious buggers. And it’s for exactly the reason Chronos has mentioned. They don’t attack humans a great deal, it’s basically middling. It’s all about the bite. And it ISNT a myth. No doubt there are other dogs with similarly strong bites (see the Staffie and other terriers - my extended family has loadsa terriers) but it’s the combination of the two that fuck em up. Sorry but the stats don’t lie. Olives, while it is not focussed upon this issue at all, it’s just a minor thing, I know you’re an animal lover and I also know you’ll love this book: "[Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It’s So Hard to Think Straight About Animals](http://www.amazon.com/Some-We-Love-Hate-Eat/dp/0061730858). Now you must recommend me a book. About psychology please, I know you know about that 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pit-bulls-more-dangerous-than-other-dogs/647728/25 "2013-01-20T02:46:05Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > My friend was looking after a pit bull. I went to my friend’s house, and when she opened the door, the pit bull jumped on me in excitement. Now, the dog was not mean at all - she was greeting me in what she meant to be a friendly way. However, this was a big, strong dog, and had I been smaller and weaker I might’ve been knocked over. I’m wondering if similar things have happened with other people and pit bulls, and if this was perhaps misconstrued as the dog attacking? I don’t think many people confuse jumping up with attacking. On the other hand, it is hard to interpreting biting, tearing and rending of flesh as anything other than attacking. I don’t fear individual pit bulls out in public who appear well-behaved. I’ve made friends with them (with the owner’s permission). I’m much more wary around small dogs who feel threatened easily and can be snappish. Thing is, if little Muffin the poodle or Dolly the cocker spaniel are from bad stock and ill-trained, you can get a nasty nip. When a pit bull or other aggressive breed loses it, the outcomes are often a lot worse. ---
**Author:** ![Simple\_Linctus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pit-bulls-more-dangerous-than-other-dogs/647728/26 "2013-01-20T02:52:54Z")
woof ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pit-bulls-more-dangerous-than-other-dogs/647728/27 "2013-01-20T03:36:38Z")
Simple, pit bulls are banned in some US cities and Canadian provinces, too. Originally bred for bear and bull baiting as well as dog fighting, aggression towards humans was always regaqrded as undesireable, since handlers had to be able to interact and control their dogs in very high-stress situations. The fact that so many people own them now as “mean” or “guard” dogs speaks only to the ignorance and ineptness of humans. Properly bred and raised, APBTs are sweet and friendly towards humans; the problem is, they are very often poorly bred and poorly raised. That’s a human fault, not an inherent fault with the breed. Unfortunately you combine a strong, athletic breed of dog with a typically high innate level of animal-aggression that’s popular with unwitting, irresponsible owners who do not socialize, train, exercise or understand it and you get a high level of bite incidents. Same thing happens with toy poodles and Chihuahuas (both notoriously snappy breeds), but of course they’re tiny dogs and rarely cause much harm when they go after people so their aggression goes largely unreported and is even thought to be cute by some owners. Pit bulls DO tend to be aggressive towards other dogs, especially those of the same sex. And, being terriers, their high prey drive means they are not always safe around smaller dogs and other anmals. (The same can be said for greyhounds and other sighthounds, which often tend to chase and kill smaller animals.) This is not a “fault” though. Just something that a responsible owner understands and manages. The UKC recognises [APBTs (American Pit Bull Terriers](http://www.ukcdogs.com/Web.nsf/Breeds/Terrier/AmericanPitBullTerrier12012012)) and says this about temperament: > [@](#): > > APBTs make excellent family companions and have always been noted for their love of children. Because most APBTs exhibit some level of dog aggression and because of its powerful physique, the APBT requires an owner who will carefully socialize and obedience train the dog. The breed’s natural agility makes it one of the most capable canine climbers so good fencing is a must for this breed. The APBT is not the best choice for a guard dog since they are extremely friendly, even with strangers. Aggressive behavior toward humans is uncharacteristic of the breed and highly undesirable ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pit-bulls-more-dangerous-than-other-dogs/647728/28 "2013-01-21T01:42:31Z")
**chiroptera** , I think you’re correct. Though maybe I’m biased, because I like pit bulls. ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pit-bulls-more-dangerous-than-other-dogs/647728/29 "2013-01-21T04:47:09Z")
Woof, indeed. We’ve been over this a lot, there’s a LOT of threads on this topic in the SDMB. I’ll try to limit myself to a few observations: > [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > For some reason I got involved in a Facebook battle about this. My position is that because they were specifically bred for fighting, they have an inherent tendency toward aggression. > [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > My friend argued that they have no inherent tendency toward aggression, and anything bad they do is just a result of poor socialization. You’re both wrong. So to speak. Because pit bulls were bred for aggression toward dogs, and from bulldog stock bred for aggression toward bulls, they _can be_ aggressive toward dogs and livestock (although it varies widely from dog to dog). That no more makes them aggressive toward humans than your Lab, bred to be duck aggressive, or your Dachshund, bred to be badger-aggressive, or your cat, bred to be mouse-aggressive. Everyone takes it for granted a dog can smell parts-per-million of smuggled drugs, but for some reason some people think pit bulls can’t distinguish between a human and a Weimeraner. I’ve seen and evaluated at least one dog, a pit bull mix, whom I would say was unqualifiedly, intolerably dog aggressive – and she was super sweet and submissive _around humans_. She knew the difference. > [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > Now every pit bull I have ever met was the sweetest dog in the world, but as I understand it, even the sweet ones are still a risk of totally losing their shit and killing something. No more than any other breed of equivalent physical capabilities. They are not “psycho;” their brains don’t “grow too large for their heads;” they don’t “snap,” they give the same warnings other dogs do; they have the same jaw structure other dogs do. > [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > I found a citation that said 1/3 of all dog bite deaths are from pit bulls. And I found the Time Cube webpage. The CDC and the American Veterinary Medical Association have both said it’s not possible to generate scientifically useful bite statistics. Here’s [one citation for that](https://www.avma.org/public/Documents/dogbite.pdf) (warning, .pdf): [[QUOTE=avma.org](http://QUOTE=avma.org)] Which dogs bite? An often-asked question is what breed or breeds of dogs are most “dangerous”? This inquiry can be prompted by a serious attack by a specific dog, or it may be the result of media-driven portrayals of a specific breed as “dangerous.”12,13 Although this is a common concern, singling out 1 or 2 breeds for control can result in a false sense of accomplishment.14 Doing so ignores the true scope of the problem and will not result in a responsible approach to protecting a community’s citizens. **Dog bite statistics are not really statistics** , and they do not give an accurate picture of dogs that bite.7 Invariably the numbers will show that dogs from popular large breeds are a problem. This should be expected, because big dogs can physically do more damage if they do bite, and any popular breed has more individuals that could bite. Dogs from small breeds also bite and are capable of causing severe injury. **There are several reasons why it is not possible to calculate a bite rate for a breed or to compare rates between breeds.** **First** , the breed of the biting dog may not be accurately recorded, and mixed-breed dogs are commonly described as if they were purebreds. **Second** , the actual number of bites that occur in a community is not known, especially if they did not result in serious injury. **Third** , the number of dogs of a particular breed or combination of breeds in a community is not known, because it is rare for all dogs in a community to be licensed, and existing licensing data is then incomplete.7 Breed data likely vary between communities, states, or regions, and can even vary between neighborhoods within a community. [/QUOTE] [[QUOTE=avma.org](http://QUOTE=avma.org)] Dog bite costs to a community Costs associated with dog bite injuries cannot be readily measured, because so many intangible quality of life issues are involved. This makes it more difficult for community councils to justify the time, effort, and expense necessary to institute a bite reduction program when compared to a new fire truck, street paving, or city park. [/QUOTE] Bolding and color mine, for easy reference. Since this is such a hot-button topic for some people, I’m going to re-emphasize this: scientists and veterinarians have said, for the record, there are **no** accurate “dog bite statistics” by breed, _because they’re not possible_. Again, to sum up in my own words: 1. Bite reports are not rigorously collected. They only come to our attention when people who were bitten bother to report the bites. An unknown number of other bites go untracked. 2. Breed Identification in these reports is notoriously unreliable. Most people cannot identify dog breeds, especially pit bulls. Additionally, even if they could, there’s an incentive to describe one’s own bite incident in the most dramatic way possible. Few people want to admit to having been maimed by a Miniature Poodle; everyone thinks you’re a stud if you tell them you survived a vicious pit bull attack. 3. No one knows how many dogs there really are in the United States. 4. No one knows how many pit bulls there are as a subset of that number of dogs. Entirely leaving aside the fact that the reports are unscientifically tallied and tend toward bias, how can we determine whether pit bulls bite disproportionately to their presence in the population if we don’t know how many dogs there are, period, and what proportion might be pits? This isn’t new – it’s been presented on the web before. Hell, the date on my JAVMA citation is > [@](#): > > JAVMA, Vol 218, No. 11, June 1, 2001 Therefore, someone who presents statistics that pit bulls – or any breed – bite with any claimed frequency is simply spreading unscientific ignorance. Period. They have an agenda. > [@Jackmannii](#): > > Remember, no _ **true** _ pit bull is dangerous. 🆒 I don’t think anyone’s ever said that in these threads. Why do you keep posting as if someone has? The point is, they are no more nor less dangerous than other dogs of equivalent mass. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pit-bulls-more-dangerous-than-other-dogs/647728/30 "2013-01-21T06:08:13Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > They are not as dangerous as a lot of other dogs. Like those little teacup poodles for instance. I can stomp a poodle dead while reading a book. They simply don’t have the jaw structure or tenacity of a pit bull. > [@TriPolar](#): > > In every era there is a greatly feared dog, something fairly large, and popular. When I was a child it was German Sheperds. They’re ‘police dogs’ you know, they look like wolves too. Then it was Doberman’s, because they just look mean. Then it was Rottwiers, “My God! Look at the size of that thing!”. Now it’s Pits. I’m over 50 and it’s ALWAYS statistically been pit bulls doing the greatest amount of damage. I’ve told a number of pit bull owners their dog was going to cause serious problems (based on the dog’s behavior) and as sure as the sun rises in the East they ended up having to put them down. These are not dogs that simply bite and release in fear. Once they attack they don’t stop and that’s made worse by a fairly strong jaw. but someone will be along shortly to explain why people are stupid for not recognizing the signs of a frightened dog. All dogs can and will bite. Pit bulls will shred your arm on a good day and kill you on a bad day. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pit-bulls-more-dangerous-than-other-dogs/647728/31 "2013-01-21T06:17:04Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > They are not as dangerous as a lot of other dogs. Like those little teacup poodles for instance.. Well, now, see the Op asked which breed was the _most dangerous._ Now a Pit Bull is actually a rather sweet tempered breed, as opposed to many nasty little rat dogs. BUT when one of them nasty little rat dogs goes after you, you laugh it off. **You don’t laugh off a Pit Bull attack.** They have a very nasty bite, about the worst of any common breed. And, altho a Pit Bull _raised as a family pet is no more dangerous than any other breed_, there are a LOT of Pit Bulls out there raised as a Fighting dog, and those _are_ more dangerous. It’s also not hard to train a Pit Bull for fighting, as opposed to a few breeds where it’d be very hard indeed. So- your chance of running into a pit bull trained as a fighting dog is higher than just about any other common breed, And a Pit bulls bite is way up there also. So yeah, a Pit Bull is more dangerous than other dogs. But again, a Pit Bull \*properly raised as a pet \*is no more dangerous than any other powerful dog in their size class. Thereby they are fine as pets. If you would have a German Shepherd, A Collie, Husky, etc, then a Pit Bull is also a good choice. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pit-bulls-more-dangerous-than-other-dogs/647728/32 "2013-01-21T12:15:01Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > **You don’t laugh off a Pit Bull attack.** They have a very nasty bite, about the worst of any common breed. I don’t believe this is true. Pit bulls are relatively small breeds, in the 30-50 lb range IIRC. They can be dangerous for sure, as any dog in that weight range can be. But there are plenty of larger dogs that by their sheer size are more dangerous than a pit. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pit-bulls-more-dangerous-than-other-dogs/647728/33 "2013-01-21T13:26:39Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Then it was Doberman’s, because they just look mean. That plus popular media - I think the highest incidence of Dobermans being the pariahs (heh!) would map nicely with the popularity of Magnum P.I. and The Boys from Brazil. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pit-bulls-more-dangerous-than-other-dogs/647728/34 "2013-01-21T13:52:08Z")
> [@Sailboat](#): > > I don’t think anyone’s ever said (no _ **true** _ pit bull is dangerous) in these threads. Why do you keep posting as if someone has? There have been numerous posts in these threads denying media reports of pit bull attacks on the basis of breed misidentification or that the dog involved is a mix and not a purebred pit bull. > [@Sailboat](#): > > Breed Identification in these reports is notoriously unreliable. Exhibit A. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pit-bulls-more-dangerous-than-other-dogs/647728/35 "2013-01-21T13:54:59Z")
No dog maulings since they were banned in this province. And if you have one from before the ban you are required to carry a large insurance policy. I realize it’s as much or more the owner than the breed, in a lot of ways. But legislation was enacted to protect innocent children, without regard for the tender feelings of the owners. I feel people were able to endorse it because after every horrid mauling, there stood the tearful owners with clear honesty saying, ‘Garsh but he’s just never, ever, ever shown any such inclination. We are baffled!’ If the people who own the animal, love the animal, know it better than anyone, are shocked and taken aback it sends the message that owners are useless at judging the dog’s nature or predicting his behaviour! It makes it very hard to give credit to those arguing, " But I have had many, they were all sweet and good natured…" ---
**Author:** ![crucible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@crucible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crucible)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pit-bulls-more-dangerous-than-other-dogs/647728/36 "2013-01-21T14:18:28Z")
One person killed by a dog is too many. Clearly, we could live without dogs. Many of them perform wonderful service and can be trusted with your very life, though. Since Pits and their allied breeds have a life style that centers on being the protector of their ‘family’, any person who somehow triggers the protection at all costs brain cell that pits have is in danger for their life. If up to me, I would make breeding of pit and their allied breeds illegal. We can live without them, and the 20 or so people they kill every year for no apparent reason? Hey, they will live and not die a horrible death. Isn’t that easy? Human life vs. some potential dog sometime in the future? Banning pits will save lives as surely as you breath. Can you really think of a reason to continue that breed? Don’t kill the existing ones, just neuter them and stop breeding new ones. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pit-bulls-more-dangerous-than-other-dogs/647728/37 "2013-01-21T15:08:13Z")
Define ‘pit bull’. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pit-bulls-more-dangerous-than-other-dogs/647728/38 "2013-01-21T15:32:16Z")
> [@crucible](#): > > Since Pits and their allied breeds have a life style that centers on being the protector of their ‘family’, any person who somehow triggers the protection at all costs brain cell that pits have is in danger for their life. While popularly believed, pretty much everything you wrote is either incorrect or applicable to all dog breeds. Pits were specifically selected to reduce their aggression towards humans. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pit-bulls-more-dangerous-than-other-dogs/647728/39 "2013-01-21T15:43:59Z")
We could certainly ban all dogs. But how many lives would _that_ cost? You don’t have to go very far to find accounts of dogs saving humans’ lives. Assuming the statistics posted by other folks here are accurate, there are a total of 30-ish humans killed by dogs each year in this country. Do you really think that the number of humans saved by dogs is less than 30? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pit-bulls-more-dangerous-than-other-dogs/647728/40 "2013-01-21T16:03:55Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > I’m over 50 and it’s ALWAYS statistically been pit bulls doing the greatest amount of damage. First of all, there are no statistics. There’s no way to know how many of each breed of dog there is out there, and dog attacks and bites are under-reported and rarely investigated to determine any factual data. Most of the time that a dog harms a person there days it is attributed to a Pit Bull, even if that Pit Bull happens to be a hamster. Secondly, even if you’re talking about reporting this can’t be true because Pit Bulls were barely recognized as existing until the 70s, and it was well into the 80s before they reached their current level of popularity, and ignomy. Popular conceptions about the danger of dogs is based on media enhanced image intended to instill fear. All dogs can potentially be dangerous to humans, and that danger increases with size. And pound for pound Pit Bulls are high on the potential danger list because a greater proportion of their weight is in the their jaws as opposed to other dogs, and they are somewhat more muscular than many dogs for the same height or length. But there’s still no evidence that Pit Bulls are more dangerous to humans than any other dog of similar size. It is out of the ordinary for any dog to attack a human being, and it is usually the result of poor training, or worse intentionally bad training. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pit-bulls-more-dangerous-than-other-dogs/647728.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pit-bulls-more-dangerous-than-other-dogs/647728.md?page=3)