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How do you know the breed?
How do you know the breed of dog that attacked the disabled woman?
Are they sure they were pit bulls? Did they have the UKC registration papers tied around thier necks?
They were actually "lab mixes", you say? Actually, it was two basenjis?
So many of these reports first scream "pit bull" and later it comes out that the dogs were actually something else entirely, or mixes, or whatnot. Anytime there is a dog bite, the media first screams "pit bull!" and fails to correct the errors. Most reporters can't tell a basenji from a basset hound. And when it comes to unregistered, mixed dogs, it's anyone's guess.