The belief that pit bulls show no more aggressive tendencies than Golden Retrievers is widely accepted and often repeated. This belief is an outrage to reason.
The School of Veterinary Medicine at Hannover, Germany (TiHo) has been instrumental in promoting the belief. SRUV's series of posts on TiHo investigates the origin of the belief, which we have labeled The Hannover Formula.
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Index of SRUV Posts on TiHo
- Irreparable Harm
- Annotated Timeline
- Canine Aggression
- Commentary: Notes 1 - 4
- Where is Johann?
- Commentary: Notes 5 - 8
- Chinese Whispers
- The 11th Subtest
- Personal Communication
- Test for Aggression
- Conclusions
- Appendix IV
- Fighting Breeds
- Commentary: Note 9 (forthcoming)
- AVBIG (forthcoming)
Related Posts
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TiHo
Institut für Tierschutz und Verhalten der Tierärztlichen Hochschule Hannover (TiHo)
Institute of Animal Welfare and Behavior of the University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover
Est. March 3, 2001
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