I love dogs, big and small. Had many breeds, looked after many breeds in a kennel job I had for a while.
I have learned to read dogs to a large extent, and the most aggressive dog I've ever seen was a chiwawa (I've spelt that phoeneticly)
It would even try to attack alsations. Soft as putty with humans though.
I've been bitten a couple of times, mostly by terriers of some sort.
It's not nessasarily the breed, but the way owners raise them, and the sort of behavior they allow their dogs to show, and get away with.
No dog is 100%reliable all the time, no human is either. We all have a point where we show our teeth, and snap, and occasionally, bite in some way.
It's a difficult one, as most dogs are family pets and totaly fine.
My stepdaughter has a huge bulldog thingy, so stupid and gentle. Couldn't find a friendlier nicer dog. But it's big, powerful, and to some, looks very scary.
How on earth do you decide a dog is a danger before it does damage?
It's mostly about the way it's raised. If it's raised to be aggressive, it will be, much like some humans.
Should we ban them too??