Is it true that Pit Bulls can just "snap"?

[Sara]

True_Pits... for the record...I do know that for a fact...pound for pound and in the "percentages" game APBT's pull more per their weight than any other breed.... HOWEVER... a mastiff does hold the record for most weight pulled.

I also want to state that my examples were simply to show that it is a moot point about what breed is stronger etc... MOOT.

Kim... I hadn't realized you were talking about holding rather than bite and release...either way the APBT may not have the strongest but I do agree they're more likely to "hold" than many other breeds (Dogo ARgentino is the same way). My male APBT knew where he wanted to get his bite in and just didn't get a chance... I think during the entier two second altercation the BB was on the defensive...no doubt really...

The point is that the breed isn't the strongest...they may be some of the most determined out of other breeds...but blanket statements like that can't really be proven and do in some cases end up hurting the breed more by making them look like something they are not...

Mastiff's aren't really fighters in most cases...nothing like the APBT...but if they decided to do damage...ANY dog can do damage...ANY breed...

Also...the tearing thing... From what I understand (haven't seen anything to base anything on) APBT's hold and shake right??? So tearing could be likely...right??? Also...??? Dull teeth???? None of my APBT's have dulled teeth, THAT might be a "game" thing...but the APBT's teeth are just as sharp as the BB's teeth... My girls scrapped once (two apbt's) and puncture wounds there were...a few... I don't think you can say definitavely what kinds of wounds to expect from what kinds of dogs... Bully's as opposed to shepherds maybe (shepherds HOLD not to damage but to hold etc....) Even then...can't really say what breed will cause what kind of damage...

JMO