The American Staffordshire, also known as the Pit-Bull, has garnered a reputation for being a fierce, intolerable, violent animal, capable of the most horrendous atrocities known to man or beast. Although the American Staffordshire’s reputation is not without merit, it is false to assume that the pit-bull is in any way different than any other ...
First of all, yes, it is true that Pit Bulls, or Staffordshire Terriers, were bred to fight and kill. That is the history of the breed and how it originated, we cannot deny it. Society has officially labeled these dogs as “mean” and “scary. Hmm… let’s see, in reality, there are tons of other breeds ...
A pit bull is a type of dog rather than a breed, according to the ASPCA, Pit Bull Rescue Central and Best Friends Animal Society. These are dogs that were originally bred first to fight bulls and then to fight other dogs. Despite their recent fierce reputation, pit bulls are very people-loving dogs and will ...
I went for a walk the other day, to clear my head, when along the way. I came upon a sight to sorry to see, a beaten pit bull looking up at me. She had been fought, and lost my guess, Thrown away like all the rest. In her eyes, I saw a love so ...
For well over 100 years the main goal of pit bull dogs has been a desire to please their owners. It is not that they are a vicious dog, it is that some people that have owned them are vicious people. Pitt Bulls have done whatever we asked and now they are being punished for ...
Dog fighting is considered a sport to many of the people involved in it. To those concerned with animal welfare, however, it is a cruel contest with serious ramifications for the animals involved, as well as the communities in which it takes place. What is dog fighting? Dog fighting involves putting two dogs into a ...
Anyone who has ever witnessed Pit Bull aggression is usually shocked by the level of ferocity these dogs display. The come hard, with everything they have, and do not stop coming. What most do not realize is that this has long been a desirable and positive trait of the breed. It is called gameness. Only ...
When anyone says the word “Pit Bull” most people tend to picture this big, vicious, growling attack dog. That couldn’t be any further from the truth about these animals. Don’t get me wrong, there are people out there who have taken these beautiful dogs and trained them to lust for blood just so they can ...
When I heard about Kelly Ripa’s negative comments about pit bulls on “Live With Kelly and Michael,” I wasn’t an angry pit bull owner. It just made me sad. Despite the best efforts of pit bull advocacy groups, many still believe that any breed or mix classified as ‘pit bull’ is automatically dangerous. When I ...
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