Where is the statistic that says goldens bite more than pits? And really, all of that is relative to how many own goldens or whatever breed people own versus how many pits or other bully breed people own.
Really I try to stay out of these things but it always aggravates me how whenever a thread is started, seems particularly about whether people like labs or goldens, it turns into a thread of comparison and stories of "bad" dogs of that breed, whereas a thread about pits or rotties or other more maligned breeds has almost all positive, glowing praise. The fact is there are poorly bred, poorly raised dogs of all breeds, and I bet when someone asks in general, "do you like this breed" it's safe to assume they mean dogs of that breed that fit the standard, that are what they are supposed to be. I do realize labs and goldens in particular are the "poster children" of friendly family dogs and ignorant people spouting off how pitties shoudl be banned often use them as an example of a dog people should get instead, but really, sometimes it almost seems here that there is "reverse breedism" and people feel the need to say something negative or some negative example of them when they are brought up, whereas that is not very well tolerated with other breeds.
Anyway, sorry to get off track. It's just something I've noticed in threads over the past few months when a discussion regarding goldens and sometimes labs (as a breed discussion) is going on.
As for the question (which confused me a bit, just love or fear?). I do love goldens as a breed.
Edited to add: I don't mean this as aimed at any one person or group of people or any particular post even in this thread. It is just the thoughts I've had a few times when this type of thread has come up, and I decided this time to voice them.
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