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<blockquote data-quote="skatalite" data-source="post: 2107514" data-attributes="member: 6808">I used the term dangerous to signify one&#039;s belief in &quot;demon&quot; dogs, or breeds that are demonized. It&#039;s a prejudice against specific breeds. I edited my post to make that clear, because you&#039;re right: Larger breeds, because of their strength, are more dangerous than smaller breeds.Pit bulls are the demonized breed of today. Before that, it was dobermans and rottweilers. Before that, German shepherds. Blood hounds were even once demonized, along with malamutes. Breeds are demonized because of, like you said, the people who seem to like them the most. But if a pit bull, or any dog, happened to wander onto my yard, I wouldn&#039;t automatically assume it&#039;s dangerous, and I definitely wouldn&#039;t shoot it just because.All dogs have the potential to be a good guard dog, one that is a living door bell and a protector of her humans and home. But the reason big dogs are used is intimidation, not necessarily because it&#039;s more aggressive or dangerous. I&#039;ve known many a big dog that are all bark and no bite.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="skatalite, post: 2107514, member: 6808"] I used the term dangerous to signify one's belief in "demon" dogs, or breeds that are demonized. It's a prejudice against specific breeds. I edited my post to make that clear, because you're right: Larger breeds, because of their strength, are more dangerous than smaller breeds. Pit bulls are the demonized breed of today. Before that, it was dobermans and rottweilers. Before that, German shepherds. Blood hounds were even once demonized, along with malamutes. Breeds are demonized because of, like you said, the people who seem to like them the most. But if a pit bull, or any dog, happened to wander onto my yard, I wouldn't automatically assume it's dangerous, and I definitely wouldn't shoot it just because. All dogs have the potential to be a good guard dog, one that is a living door bell and a protector of her humans and home. But the reason big dogs are used is intimidation, not necessarily because it's more aggressive or dangerous. I've known many a big dog that are all bark and no bite. [/QUOTE]

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