# The "Pit Bull" Myth **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [November 23, 2009, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pit-bull-myth/518682 "2009-11-23T19:55:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 196
**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2009, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pit-bull-myth/518682/196 "2009-11-28T04:03:33Z")
> [@independentminded](#): > > I disagree with you on this one, NajaNivea. Comparing pitbulls and pitbull attacks with that of other dogs is **ludicrous** , imho. It’s agreed that any dog can inflict a certain amount of damage if and when they bite, but even rottweilers and German Shepherds aren’t capable of doing the kind of damage that pitbulls inflict. You know, honestly, this is pure and total ignorance, in the truest sense of the word. You have no idea what a Catahoula Cur or American Bulldog is capable of in terms of bite power. These dogs are made to control 500lb _wild goddamn boar_ with daggers for tusks. I have \*seen it. \* I’ve seen photos of a 350lb wild boar with a _cracked skull_ from a catch dog’s bite. You really, truly, honestly have \*no idea. \* Can you give me any even… _remotely plausible explanation_ for why a 35-45lb dog with the same physique, skull and jaw structure, same musculature, and same breeding background for battle-to-the-death would be phenomenally more powerful than any of the dogs whose photos I linked to, which are _twice the size_? --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pit-bull-myth/518682)._