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You're talking apples vs. oranges. It's hard to die from a Chihuahua bite: counting "deaths" instead of "bites" is going to bias the results rather much towards big dogs and those with powerful jaws.



True but I think that when one is debating the most dangerous dogs that deaths are more important than bites. Pits are notorious for not letting go and finishing the job. I have known others that espouse the same views as gypsy that it is all some kinda media propoganda that is anti pitbull, but when she makes a statement like "dont try to pet them outside or go near them, I have to walk them w/muzzles." that speaks volumes. Sure she may be a good owner and keep them muzzled and safely indoors and that is fine and her right but there are countless idiots that see them as some kind of badass status symbol and are far less careful and they escape and usually it is kids that die. It is just not neccessary. Plus in Baltimore the street gangs that use them to protect their stash houses feed them stray cats...and cats > dogs.

There are plenty of big dogs that don't have the body count that pits do.
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