Im confused, are you saying that certain breeds, Staffies, Rottis etc, should be muzzled at all times?

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Ozzy has been attacked twice by the same staffi, and also once by a patterdale terrier, everytime Ozzy has been on the lead and they have not...my two have never attacked another dog, except only to defend his self in them above instances

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I met the sweetest little Staffy last night, and to be perfectly honest my soppy Goldie is more likely to cause trouble than this Staffy so why should he have been muzzled?
Doesn't make sense

Staffies are lovely dogs, i've met lots in the past and have never met a bad one.

What ppl need to remember about bulls tho is the simple fact that they have a little thing called lock-jaw, once they get hold of something it is nie on impossible to unlock their jaw! This is what is so terrifying about the breed! YES other dogs can be just as bad for attacking BUT they are less likely to kill as their bites are quick and over fast. bulls however lock on to what they are attacking hence causing more damage than if it was a quick bite.

I am not saying that the breed is to blame for attacks, that obviously falls down to the lack of responsible dog ownership, as is with any other breed, all I'm pointing out here is the fact tht if a bull does attack it is more likely to kill thn any other type.

Thats why ppl are afraid of those types of dogs, after all from their point of veiw their dog, child or selves are more important than your feelings, they only don't want to risk what is presious to them on the maybe tht ur dog is not one of the many mistreated and ill used staffies!(they are the most ill used and abandoned breed) Sorry if I offend.

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They don't have locking jaws - whoever told you that?

Thats a load of rubbish. There is no such thing as a locking jaw, its a complete myth made up to make certain breeds look "hard".

They have great strength, stamina and tenacity, but their jaw structure is no different to any other breed. It does not lock.

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actually that is a fallacy they dont have locking jaws, theyre jaws are just the same as other dogs

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I have watched someone break a stick in a bull mastif's mouth trying to get it off a dog it was attacking, absolutely terrifying experience as it just held the poor dog down until it stopped moving, no-one could get the bull mastif off the poor dog, it didn't move it's jaw locked onto the other dogs throat, i have seen the attempts made to open it's jaw, all to no avail. It turned out tht that particular mastif had been so badly beaten round the head by it's owners tht they had caused a bloodclot on it's brain (hence the reason it just flipped).

I then researched the bull breeds and they do have a tendancy to LOCK onto their prey (that is what i mean by lock-jaw) it's what they were bred for!

I'm sorry again if i offend I am not saying tht bulls are bad i'm just stating what causes caution around those breeds of dog, personally i like them all, but after the frightening experience with the mastif i don't think i'd be confident to own one.

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but theyre jaws are no different from any other breed its been proven

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So if a lab was to exhibit the same behaviour, would you say they have a lock jaw?

It was pure strength and determination that stopped them from opening the jaws of the Mastiff. It didnt lock, and i cant stand it when people claim they can do it. ANY breed can do what you witnessed.

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