Dude, I'm providing statistics, you're providing anecdotal (sp?) evidence. You may not know bad pit bulls, but that doesn't make real life satistics irrelevant.
I know hunters, have been in homes with guns, my grandfather had a number of hunting rifles, I grew up in a house that had a hunting rifle in it. Funny thing, I don't know a single person that has been shot, or that has shot someone. Doesn't mean I think that my life experiences are somehow more relevant than measured evidence as to how dangerous guns are and how they should be stored.
Pit bulls are fighting dogs, labs are retrievers. The statistics prove which breed is dangerous and deserves to be banned.
Not leaving a kid with an unknown dog, that's common sense.
I have read the statistics , but I'm not going to jump on the "ban pit bull bandwagon". Did you read about the other breeds that attack ? Why not ban them too ? Like I said , there's no shortage of douchebag pit bull owners or ignorant people like you who read the statistics and say something along the lines of , "wow that's really bad , those dogs should be banned". You don't think where that behaviour comes from , you look at the breed "pit bull" and assume it's aggressive and will inevitably attack. Meanwhile the owner of that pit bull is yanking on its leash and kicking it and leaving it outside , not giving it any positive reinforcement or love and maybe even using it as a bait dog to train other dogs to fight , but people like you don't see that because you can't get past the name "pit bull"
So you sit in front of your computer or tv and judge.
Labradors are retrievers and pit bulls are fighting dogs , very good , but they don't deserve to be banned , each dog breed has been bred for different things and to have certain traits to make them specific for a task. Just because a dog is bred for retrieving doesn't mean that it won't bite a person , and just because a dog is bred for fighting doesn't mean that it will bite a person. Dogs like people have personalities. Some are assholes , some are nice. Some dogs are great with all people but not with dogs , some are the opposite and some are good with everything.
Have you ever heard the saying , believe none of what you hear and half of what you see ?
I'm glad that the OP's dog is ok.
There's always another side to the story of why any dog attacks , and it usually comes down to the owners.
You need to educate yourself on this matter.
