…they’re trained to do so by unscrupulous owners.
Nearly every time someone is attacked by an animal it seems as if it is a Pit Bull. No matter that they happen to be the most popular breed right now (as was the Rottweiler last decade and the German Shepherd the one before) if they are involved in any way in an altercation with a human, they are featured at the top of the news with aplomb. I have owned each one of these breeds and I am here to tell you that it absolutely depends upon how the puppy was raised and how it’s treated by it’s owner.
I love all animals. OK, so I don’t get all warm and fuzzy when I see a python, but they are living beings so I have to include them. (There is, however, a complete disconnect for me when it comes to cockroaches and I won’t bend on this!!) But this piece is about Pit Bulls and how they’ve been swift-boated by the media, so that every time someone hears anything about the breed, they cringe and fold into the fetal position.
People’s perception is that Pit Bulls are dangerous. Of course, not all pit bulls are dangerous. Most don’t bite anyone. Dobermans, German Shepherds, Rottweilers, and Great Danes are frequent biters, but the dog that mauled a Frenchwoman so badly a few years back that she was given the world’s first face transplant was, of all things, a Labrador retriever. Shocked? You should be, because statistically, the ONLY breeds with NO bite records are the Bassett Hound and the Beagle. But, come on, Snoopy would never have bitten anyone!
So yes, French Poodles bite. Chesapeake Bay Retreivers bite. Chihuahuas bite (a lot). And ANY dog who is afraid has the potential to bite. But I’ll bet you have never heard about any dog bites lately that weren’t Pit Bulls, have you? So in the interest of dispelling the negative profiling about this breed, I invite you to view a short video about Pit Bulls.
Enjoy!!
http://server.inalbum.com/show/jodipreis/Message_to_the_Media2.html?296033009
