I've learned a lot about pit bulls in the past six months. It's a very polarizing topic where fans like myself are at odds with decades old misinformation that still persists into critical representation.
I'll grant the critics a couple of things. First off the breed does have a characteristic that can be a problem for the casual pet owner. They are fiercely loyal. If you mess with me my dog is going to react. Trying to be respectful I walked my dog into the street as some idiot lady started yelling at him just because he was a pit bull. How dare you bring that creature into my neighborhood! Newsflash dumbass, he's reacting to you being a moron, not being aggressive because he's a pit bull.
Second. Bad pet owners gravitate to pit bulls. The people that want a dog to guard the junkyard, protect the meth lab and make you look cool in front of your gangsta friends.
Those dogs never get the proper attention that a Lab or Golden Retriever would get. Chained up in the yard. Lack of food and water. And even worse trained to be a part of the cruel and senseless sport of dog fighting.
For this first post I will just start off with an overwhelming factual statistic. Michael Vick's dogs are the best thing to ever happen to the breed. Ordinarily the lawsuit would culminate in putting the euthanising the dogs. They served their purpose for the legal case. But as Vick was such a public figure a great cry came out from the pit bull lover community. Let's give these dogs a chance.
51 pit bulls were taken from Vick's compound. One was euthanised for extreme aggression. One was euthanised for medical reasons.
THE OTHER 49 WERE REHABILITATED AND PLACED IN HOMES OR SANCTUARIES WHERE THEY LIVED OUT OR ARE STILL LIVING LIVES AS PERFECTLY GOOD DOGS THAT JUST HAPPEN TO BE A PIT BULL.
These experts thought they would be lucky to save 5 of these dogs. 10%. I'll let you do the math.
A properly socialized pit bull is not just another dog. It's a way above average dog. I'll never have another dog in my life other than a pit bull.
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Pity the Pit Bull
I've learned a lot about pit bulls in the past six months. It's a very polarizing topic where fans like myself are at odds with decades old misinformation that still persists into critical representation.
I'll grant the critics a couple of things. First off the breed does have a characteristic that can be a problem for the casual pet owner. They are fiercely loyal. If you mess with me my dog is going to react. Trying to be respectful I walked my dog into the street as some idiot lady started yelling at him just because he was a pit bull. How dare you bring that creature into my neighborhood! Newsflash dumbass, he's reacting to you being a moron, not being aggressive because he's a pit bull.
Second. Bad pet owners gravitate to pit bulls. The people that want a dog to guard the junkyard, protect the meth lab and make you look cool in front of your gangsta friends.
Those dogs never get the proper attention that a Lab or Golden Retriever would get. Chained up in the yard. Lack of food and water. And even worse trained to be a part of the cruel and senseless sport of dog fighting.
For this first post I will just start off with an overwhelming factual statistic. Michael Vick's dogs are the best thing to ever happen to the breed. Ordinarily the lawsuit would culminate in putting the euthanising the dogs. They served their purpose for the legal case. But as Vick was such a public figure a great cry came out from the pit bull lover community. Let's give these dogs a chance.
51 pit bulls were taken from Vick's compound. One was euthanised for extreme aggression. One was euthanised for medical reasons.
THE OTHER 49 WERE REHABILITATED AND PLACED IN HOMES OR SANCTUARIES WHERE THEY LIVED OUT OR ARE STILL LIVING LIVES AS PERFECTLY GOOD DOGS THAT JUST HAPPEN TO BE A PIT BULL.
These experts thought they would be lucky to save 5 of these dogs. 10%. I'll let you do the math.
A properly socialized pit bull is not just another dog. It's a way above average dog. I'll never have another dog in my life other than a pit bull.
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