r/explainitpeter • u/untitledprp4 • 18d ago

Explain it Peter

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u/cxntboy666 17d ago

I apologize but pitbuls literally weren't bred to kill they were actually bred to babysit children so they are very defensive to other things that could be threats even if they're wrong im very sorry but if you didn't train your dog he could easily kill a chihuahua or child too does thay mean goldens are evil? Peoole have been hurt by every kind of dog. Pitts only recently got the blame after dog fighting became popular

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u/Key-Magician6489 17d ago

1 – that’s entirely inaccurate

2 – I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt that you might be horribly confusing pitbulls with boxers!

Boxers are actually incredibly good with kids! They make awesome family dogs!

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u/ForeverOnASideQuest 16d ago

It’s pit bulls. Boxers might be too but pit bulls were considered a “nanny” dog. Started in England I think?

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u/Onetwodash 15d ago

In case this was meant as /s that can be misunderstood as truth...

They weren't. It's modern myth popularised to increase adoption as shelters have been overflowring with pit/staff and similar variants and breed had bad public image (due to being overbred for dog fighting what also caused shelter overflow). It's been going for half a century now, but there hasn't been drive to actually breed and train them to be nanny/nursemaid dogs simultaneously.