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[-] quindraco@lemm.ee 22 points 7 months ago
[-] Vespair@lemm.ee 53 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

People:

Bloodhounds are renowned for their sense of smell due to intentional selective-breeding.

Greyhounds are renowned for their incredible speed and agility due to intentional selective-breeding.

Border Collies are renowned as the premium choice of herding dog due to intentional selective-breeding.

The exact same people:

Intentional selective-breeding has ZERO impact on pitbulls!!!

Sure, dude.

Edit: typo

[-] circuscritic@lemmy.ca 27 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

So...Pitbulls were bred for a purpose, just like all other working dog breeds.

That doesn't mean they're all inherently dangerous dogs, but it does mean they carry significantly more risk then other breeds.

Unless you actually believe that they're the only working breed not created by selectively breeding for specific hereditary behavioral characteristics?

Mind you, I actually like pitbulls, but that doesn't mean I should disregard what I know about the breed itself and why they were originally created.

Also FYI that article is about personality, not breed specific characteristics.

[-] AlwaysNowNeverNotMe@kbin.social 25 points 7 months ago

Awww, adorable, you think we're talking about their personalities and not their bone crushing jaws.

[-] Plague_Doctor@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Almost all dogs have that ability. That's what their molars are for... That's a trait they retain from their wolf ancestors.

[-] AlwaysNowNeverNotMe@kbin.social 10 points 7 months ago

Small breed dogs already outnumber and outlive large breeds with a smaller environmental footprint.

But sure

"AlMoSt AlL"

[-] Plague_Doctor@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Where are you getting these statistics?

[-] TerraNova@lemmy.ca 16 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

The article is not conclusive. There are always going to be outliers in a case by case basis.

From the same article:

“Still, after decades of treating, showing, and judging countless breeds, AKC’s chief veterinary officer, Jerry Klein, disputes the study’s conclusions. “I think most dogs conform to the personality standard of their breed,” he says.”

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