Predictability itself is neither good not bad. In the article mentioned above, it was likely predictable that something bad would happen. I fail to see how banning a certain kind of dog would have done anything to prevent the situation. This guy likely would have had four badly behaved dogs of another breed instead.
As for predictability being a good thing, an example might be a dog who could be a runner. Alone, you couldn't trust him to come when called. However, when he's with a group, he would.
The one thing I do know though is that if you find a "dog behaviour expert" who says one thing, you can just as easily find one who says the opposite.
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