Every time i could read closer into a story like this, it turned out there was some form of animal abuse going on. Keeping the dogs caged, beating them, training them for aggression, stuff like that. This isn't behavior you see with a dog socialized to be a family dog and emotional companion, this is behavior you see with an animal that had the misfortune of ending up with humans that wanted to turn them into a weapon.

Our dog is normally a sweet little dude but has a resource guarding problem we haven't managed to train out of him. He'll snap and/or nip at me if I try to get him to drop something he picked up on a walk, if I walk too close to a meal he doesn't want but also doesn't want me to have, if I hand my mom something when they're on the couch together (she is apparently a resource)

But he's a dinky little toy mix and weighs 25 pounds max, so the worst it ever gets is a little nick on my toe. Scale that up to a dog twice that weight at minimum and a big bite and what would be annoying in my case is life threatening in hers.

Some dogs are very reactive and no matter how good you are with them they are still a risk for biting. Sometimes they're reactive due to earlier maltreatment, sometimes it's something they were born with. Unlike with people, dogs don't have the higher reasoning or communication skills to control a reactive tendency nor do they have mental health support options. And when the dog is large and strong, this is a very dangerous situation.

Personally I think all dog ownership should be banned. For evidence I point to the unbelievable quantity of dogs foisted on animal shelters who then live bad lives likely ending in euthanasia, and the sheer quantity of literal dog shit I see just going on simple walks around the city. "oh well I'm a responsible dog owner" idgaf I've been around for a bit, I've seen more than a few self-described "responsible" dog owners give their dogs up to a shelter because they couldn't handle them. People are terrible at predicting where their lives will take them in even a year or two, let alone a whole decade which is how long these animals live.

I have no opinion. I am here to watch until one side emerges bloody and victorious, and the losers are shamed and banned. And then I will know the correct opinion and I will champion it with the zeal of a new convert. So continues my hexbear education.

It's good actually when aggressive dog breads kill their owners, it strengthens the homo spaiens gene pool

It's wild to me how many people do this. There's a woman near me who walks multiple (big breed) dogs. They (combined) weigh more then she does and are strong. They've hurt multiple people/animals.

I just can't imagine wanting to own and walk double my body weight of dog. How could I possibly control that much? Even walking a dog half my weight and I just can feel how powerful they are. But three or four of them? No chance.

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