Horror as 80-year-old double amputee killed by FOUR pit bulls in savage attack which pulled him out

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54. The interesting part of that is this:

The dogs most commonly thought of when someone says Pit Bull is the American Pit Bull Terrier (APBT), American Staffordshire Terrier (AmStaff), Bull Terrier (not a pit bull breed in reality) or interbred dogs.

The actual most common breeds of dogs identified in media reports as pit bulls: indeterminate/mixed/mutt. (Blame lazy sensationalist journos: "Dog bites Man" doesn't make the paper, call it a "Pit Bull mauling" and it runs above the fold.)

A survey was done over several years of breeds of dogs identified in the US media as "pit bulls". Not surprisingly, because I already led with the answer, the majority were dogs of indeterminate breed. Also, more often homeless or feral dogs. However, dogs identified in media reports as Pit Bulls included the following breeds: Boxers, Presa Canario, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentino, Tosa Inu, Dogue de Bordeaux, Alapaha, Mastiffs, Golden Retrievers, Labradors, American Bulldogs, English Bulldogs, assorted hounds, assorted Spaniels, every variety of Terrier, Llasa Apso, Poodles, Dalmatians, German Shepards, Collies, Ovcharka, Beagles, Rottweiler, Doberman, Miniature pincer, Great Dane, Irish Wolfhound, Huskies, Malamutes ...with the exception of two breeds of Terriers (APBT and AmStaff), none of those dogs were "Pit Bull".

Pretty much the only purebred dog breeds not identified as Pit Bulls were Pugs, Chihuahuas and Basset Hounds. (So if you don't want to be mauled by a pit bull get one that's ankle-height.)