Quote Originally Posted by wolfsoul
Terriers are not the problem -- it's people owning them that do not understand the breeds. Terriers encompass hundreds of different breeds. Many many breeds have high prey drives -- basically all of the Northern breeds (huskies, malamutes, etc), dogs bred specifically for schutzhund (usually line-based -- Belgian shepherds, dutch shepherds, etc), hunting and catching breeds (catahoulas, curs, etc). If you wanted to ban every breed known for it's drive, you'd eradicate most of the dog population.
This is for the most part true. But the Staff being a terrier breed is PART of it's problem. Terriers are tenacious, yes, but most of the other terrier breeds cannot inflict the harm/damage in a bite that a Pit breed can. That is biggest problem that society has with this. For example, I really would be hard pressed to think that, for instance a Jack Russell Terrier or say a Scottish Terrier would even inflict a minute amount of damage on that Swan that a Pit breed could or would or did in this case.