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Originally Posted by Nyah
The stories linked in the OP are of attacks on other dogs. Still terrible, but I'd be interested to see how often dog fights happen in places like dog parks or anywhere else, really. If a dog kills another dog, is it always reported in the news, or just when the attacking dog is a pitbul?
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Dog parks are worst. So many dogs that are out of control just running around. Most owners think they have control, but without 100% recall, they aren't. I have done some training on dog behaviour and it is interesting to go to the dog park to watch how dogs behave around each other and which ones have bad dog manners, simply because their humans haven't trained them. They don't live in a pack to be trained by the alpha, so they just don't know better. I think this happens with a lot of people with powerful breeds. They have no leader to show them how they should behave around other dogs.
I have seen so many dog fights and attacks at dog parks, I bet almost none are reported unless a pity is involved. If I had a pitbull, I would avoid those places like the plague.