# The "Pit Bull" Myth

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**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")\
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**Post date:** [November 28, 2009, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pit-bull-myth/518682/201 "2009-11-28T04:44:49Z")

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> [@NajaNivea](#):
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> 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.

For your information the Catahoula cur is a bay dog, not a catch dog used for razorback hunting. The catch dog breeds are mastiff in origin and the pit bull breed is commonly used.  
You really, truly, honestly have \*no idea. \*

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