Bite force competition. Pitbull, Rottweiler, and Shepherd - Page 3

LOL, that the GSD made him nervous.  doing all that nice guarding.

And I agree with you sportdog.

One would have to measure several of each breed to get a true picture.

Interesting nonetheless.

Oh the joys of statistical analysis.   Unfortunately a test to compare breeds that only takes a sample of one specimen of each breed is unfortunately not going to produce results with any statistical significance.  Sorry to whip out the "SchHnerd" persona again, but (unfortunately) I make a living on number crunching.  A good rule of thumb would be a minimum sample size of 30, for each breed, and that is optomistic assuming the data is normal.  If the data is skewed you may need many, many more data points to draw a valid conclusion.

Just for reference, when I crunch numbers at work, I typically use hundreds or even thousands of data points for each measurement system to draw any meaningful conclusion.

SchHnerd, oops I mean SchHbabe

Any body that has bitten these breeds over a period of time will agree pretty much with the test results. I used to work lots of Rotts and Pits. It is in the breed. Agree that the individual dog makes some contribution to the results but there is no question that Rotts are the hardest biters of this group. Many have argued this point but if you take a bite on a good Rott you will know the difference immediatly. Any one that doubts this just go out and work the three dogs over the years and see for your self. It really is a no brainer. Look at the structure of the head. Look at the structure of the head of the Hyenna. Look at the dogs with broad heads.  After awhile you can see the bone crunchers coming. This does not rule out the individual dogs genetics and determination but it is a pretty safe bet.
Glad to hear the ignorant  " Lock Jaw " myth is expossed. It's simply called determined not to let go until a better bite comes along. A Rott is a much stronger dog with stronger muscles in a bigger head to handle these muscles. He is a very strong dog and it is real easy for him to do lots of damage. This is too much of a liability for L.E. Pits have the advantage in ' gameness'. That incredible desire to fight and win at all costs. Ultimatly this is what seperates them from the rest and makes them fighting dogs. Again, these are generalizations. Thanks

Good info olskool. Thank you.

Goodness people, she showed it because it was COOL, not trying to prove a point, right Angela? And thanks Angela, for posting the results, It is GREATLY appreciated by us Dial-Up users!!!

Thanks again!

http://dranem05.blogspot.com/2005/08/feats-of-strength.html

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