Highlights: In a bizarre turn of events last month, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that he would ban American XL bullies, a type of pit bull-shaped dog that had recently been implicated in a number of violent and sometimes deadly attacks.

XL bullies are perceived to be dangerous — but is that really rooted in reality?

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    1 year ago

    Both of which are indicators that a dog may be fearful and prone to attack if it feels threatened. If you know nothing about dog behavior, why are you here?

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      1 year ago

      You are really stretching the words may be a lot here. Most fearful dogs are more likely to run away, and will only attack if cornered with no other way out. Seems you’re the one who doesn’t know about dog behavior, would explain why your a pitbull apologist.

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          1 year ago

          Nope, spent my whole life around dogs. Fearful dogs are very unlikely to attack, they’re nothing like aggressive dogs.

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        1 year ago

        My guy, you are nowhere near as smart as your mother told you all those years ago.

        Live with it.

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          1 year ago

          My guy, I really am very smart. 99th percentile or so through my PhD, and into my well published scientific career.

          Pitbulls suck and we need to stop breeding them, live with it.