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[โ€“] quindraco@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dog breed has no meaningful impact on predicting behaviour.

Naturally, breed definitionally impacts physiology, which can and will impact how practically dangerous a dog is, but let's not pretend other big dogs are meaningfully safer than this breed.

[โ€“] DoneItDuncan@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

TBF I do think there's a cultural aspect. If you search for 'XL bully' half the video results are about how to get your bully XL dog to build muscle mass and look intimidating. It seems people that are attracted to that breed are so because they desire (at least on some level) to have a dangerous looking dog, and actively work to make the dog fit the role.

I'm unsure how you address that behaviour, but it is a problem.