What is something that you use as a counter-argument for the pibble haters?
(1) I tell them that I conduct and interpret research for a living, so I can understand when a study is bogus and claiming something that is not true. As of now, I have not seen any studies that provide sound evidence of pitbulls being more inherently dangerous than other dogs. Where they do get the bad rap is that their bite force is incredibly strong.
(2) I show them this episode of Science vs, which debunks the pitbull rumors with an animal behavioral scientist. https://open.spotify.com/episode/7eHalYUnDRjG1KZAVOex9x?si=4rk0GZTAR2KUAUWQAK_8Tg
(3) I show them these studies: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1558787806000128
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0202633&type=printable
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-59837-z
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168159108001147
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1558787806000128
https://www.avma.org/sites/default/files/2020-03/dogbite.pdf
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6861953/
And lastly, I show them photos of my vicious girl!!! 🥰