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Well, I agree that since I didn't witness the "attack", I can't comment on the validity of it. However, there are numerous examples of this particular breed attacking out of nowhere and the report mentions this is the second time. If the hearing proves it didn't touch the postal worker then fine, it didn't touch him\her. That doesn't mean it didn't scare them severely.

Is that a human problem or is it the breeds problem? The breed was bred specifically for that purpose, that's just a fact. They were also trained, inhumanely, to be that way as well, that's fact. Can any dog be bred to fight, sure, I agree with that. They may not fight well due to their physique, but, they will fight. This dog was specifically bred to bite and not let go, except to bite again. That is why they are so dangerous. The way the dog is treated can determine it's attitude. From a puppy, it's a lot easier to trust the dog. Rescued from a bad situation, is like playing the lottery in reverse, most of the time nothing happens, but, once in a while... I wouldn't risk my kids life with those odds.

Throughout human history, dogs have been bred for specific purposes, for all kinds of reasons. This breed was bred to be mean, vicious and volatile in a small package. That is a fact. Over time, people who have been keeping them as pets have done a service to the breed by weeding out the more vicious ones and not breeding them at the rate they once were. However, look at that story that came out last week about the dog fighting ring with hundreds of dogs involved.

Don't get me wrong, I like dogs. I just think it's better to be safe than sorry when kids are involved and wouldn't own one of these with young children. When my daughter was 3-4 yrs old I took a chow mix my cousin bred. I can't remember the other breed now, that was 13-14 yrs ago. This was a cute little dog that my daughter loved.

Except it was as dumb as could be and didn't take to training of any kind. I have had several dogs and trained them just fine. I even took it to a dog trainer. When I told him what the mix was, he told me it was hopeless, that mix had a bad history with kids and just couldn't be trained properly. Only when they get old and tired do they make good pets. This dog constantly pawed and jumped on my daughter, scratching and biting at her. It was just playing, my daughters skin just couldn't take it, even with trimmed claws. I would have had to keep a muzzle on it all the time and put paw muffs on it to keep it. I thought that was more cruel.

She had scratches and bite marks all over her arms and face after about two weeks. I had to get rid of it. I gave it to someone who had older kids and a lot more land to let it run and burn off it's energy. Years later when we visited it, you wouldn't know it was the same dog. My sister took a brother to it, they were identical looking. She kept it for 12 yrs till it died. Her son was a couple years older and much bigger than my daughter and when it was a puppy, young dog, they kept it outside most of the time in it's own house. When it got bigger and calmer, they allowed it in the house. After about 8 yrs it was basically a very large lapdog. Dumb as a nail, but, as lovable as could be.

Unfortunately, the APBT was bred for all the wrong reasons and will take a lot more time to get past that history. Sometimes that means a dog may get accused erroneously, that's unfortunate for the dog. Don't blame otherwise good people, for being scared of something that has a bad history, it's not their fault. Blame the ones that abuse and misuse these dogs. They're the reason the breed has a bad name and temperament.

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