Pit bull bites off N.Y. 5-year-old's genitals

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62. I'm around animals 24/7 as a pro in the business and have not experienced anything like that

In fact of the hundreds of dogs I interact with annually most are strangers and I've never been bit once in 30 years.

Oh and I am an Irish citizen.

Furthermore as a professional trainer (horses but much if this is applicable to dogs) I'd be a fool to ignore breed instincts and propensities. Its about working WITH those instincts to produce maximal results. It would be cruel to try to train some breeds to participate in what we do - they simply are not designed for that work mentally or physically.

Lastly some breeds are not appropriate for every situation/owner. Its foolish to place an OCD oriented energetic border collie with an elderly senior and its not a slam on border collies to acknowledge that's a bad.match.

Some pit bull lines have been bred for aggression. Its a fact. Same thing with schutzhund dobermans etc. Overlooking a breeds history and natural instincts can certainly lead to tragedy.