Pit Bull: Punish the Deed Not the Breed
When I moved into my brother's house a few weeks ago, I too joined the ranks of pit bull owners. Gretta the pit bull has proven to be the sweetest dog anyone could ask for. The only time I've ever seen Gretta get defensive is when she feels like either I or my daughter needed protection. What more could you ask for in a dog? The most I fear of this dog Gretta is that she may actually succeed in licking me to death one day.
Gretta's the only pit bull I've lived with, but I've known more than I could count on two hands. And they've all been sweet dogs, great with people, great with kids and even great with other dogs. That's more than I can say for most of the mutts I've picked up from the pound or even the black labs I've had.
A dog's behavior has more to do with how the dog was raised rather than its breed. The sad fact is that a lot of dogs are breed and raised to be mean, vicious dogs. I've never met a friendly Chiwawa, why hasn't anyone banned them?
My brother got Gretta by responding to an ad in the newspaper. He called the number and went to a house to pick out his new puppy. He drove up to the house, it was in a bad area and the house itself looked pretty sketchy. The windows of the house had been spray painted black and there was a 6ft chain link fence surrounding the house. After meeting the other dogs in the house it was quite clear what the purpose of these animals was. They seemed to be poorly treated and they were obviously trained to attack.
My brother's dog Gretta had been breed for violence, but she's been raised in a loving home. It's amazing how quickly you can undo inbreed violence, huh? Mean dogs are not specific to any breed; there are mean Labs, mean Terriers, snappy Dobermans, and vicious Rockwilders as well. So please, punish the deed not the breed!
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9 Comments
Post a CommentI don't see why places are banning them, pits are the sweetest dogs, if raised well. Any dog can be mean and aggressive, why pick on the beautiful pit bulls?
i have a pit now and have had 2 other pits. its the only breed i will own all my dogs were rescued and are the best. i also have 3 daughters that have been around the dogs since they were born never had a issue(i trained the dogs the right way) thanks for listing
I agree. My neighbor has a pit, and she is the biggest baby I have ever seen. Each time she sees me, she rolls on her back to get her belly rubbed.......
thanks for your comment. you are so right!!
Im very fond of the bullies. Although I dont have any, I have Rottweilers which are also targeted by Breed Specific Legislation. I along with many other people have worked hard fighting BSL. What bothers me most, is the endless "pitt puppies" on CL. so many breedings with little to no thought put into them. We have a lot of work to do to educate people not to just breed their dog. Breeding is fine, and is the basis for the survival of all breeds, but it must be done only if you can assure those babies all permanent homes and proper health, diet, and love.
i have 2 and they are great!!
I actually have 3 pitbulls and they are definately the sweetest dogs i have ever had. i dont think i will EVER purchase another breed of dog. They adore children and are amazing,loving, and loyal. I am so grateful for the breed and my 3 dogs
You are so right about the chihuahua! I have been snapped at and even bitten more than once by chihuahua's. Even so, I don't wish that the breed would be banned. The owner's of the vicious dogs be it a pomeranian or a pit bull are the problem. Dogs are nothing more than the product of their environment. Thanks for a great article and I'm glad to know yet another pit bull advocate! Oh yeah, I have to mention that I am owned by a five year old pit named Duke who has never bitten anyone!
Totally agree, own 3 myself and even wrote a similar article last month, great read!