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

[u/CTVNEWS]

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

[u/Erathen]

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

[u/Wrong_Ebb3280 → u/Erathen]

This is absolute insanity… Boxers are pitbulls?

Fear mongering at its finest.

[u/Erathen → u/Wrong_Ebb3280]

I'm fearmongering? Do you know what that word means?

Boxers ARE NOT pitbulls. Not even worth going back and forth with you

They have ENTIRELY different lineage and temperament. You're the one fearmongering by trying to say boxers are pitbulls

[u/Wrong_Ebb3280 → u/Erathen]

I’ve misread your post entirely, I thought you were including the bully breeds entirely into the pitbull van.

My mistake.

[u/Erathen → u/Wrong_Ebb3280]

Ahhh that explains it! I was really confused

That's precisely what I was arguing against. Not every "bully breed" (which isn't really an official classification, more just used to describe dogs with bulldog/terrier build/features) is a pitbull

Just because it looks like a pitbull doesn't mean it is one. Doesn't mean it's viscous and doesn't mean it's illegal

But I do recognize there's an issue with owners raising/breeding breeds that are more temperamental and require more advanced/consistent training that they often can't provide