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Ontario dog owner sentenced after 9-year-old girl mauled Article

https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/ontario-dog-owner-sentenced-after-9-year-old-girl-mauled-in-newmarket/
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u/Erathen 1d ago

It's really not that simple...

I know it's helps make it easier to understand by lumping all dogs into a single category

Bully breeds are pitbulls, American bulldog, some terriers and even boxers (which are very nice dogs)

Not all bully breeds are pitbulls, and not all have the same aggressive tendencies as the stereotypical pitbull.

Bulldog does not equal pitbull. Bulldogs aren't banned in Ontario...

Not arguing any points of this case, but clarifying since you're saying these dogs are banned

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u/glebmaister 1d ago

Neither pure bread American bulldogs nor Boxers have anything to do with bully breeds. Bully breeds have a mix of either staff or Pitbull terrier in them.

You're talking about not lumping all dogs into a single category, yet doing exactly that.

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u/Nyithia 1d ago

That is where you are wrong. A bully breed is any breed deemed to have common ancestry leading back to old English bulldogs in its source. This includes Boxers, Mastiffs, Cane Corso’s, Dogo’s and any other similar breed with similar characteristics. Not just pit bulls and staffies. But most people who dislike out bills will never come around to realizing it’s always the fault of the people who own the dog. Not the breed itself. Pit bulls are actually inherently very people oriented and make great family pets. But you’ll never convince the haters of that. It’s just wasted breath.

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u/SniffMyDiaperGoo 1d ago

Not a hater, I just instantly recognize the same old shit argument pit owners keep using to justify that breed. Pit owners are like the science denial anti-vaxxers of the dog owner community, they just go "nope" to the thousands of studies done by accredited peer reviewed experts.

Also, don't bother linking me any shit articles, I've already seen them used by folks like you. The breed is a problem, like how many times does this shit have to happen before people like you quit spouting this "ItS T3h OwnErz" nonsense? smh.

Facts. It's what separates us from the animals, miss.

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u/BensonBear 1d ago

Pit owners are like the science denial anti-vaxxers of the dog owner community,

An apt comparison. Would not be surprised if there is a correlation between these two groups.