Pitbulls Used to Be Considered the Perfect "Nanny Dogs" for Children --

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106. I find it interesting

that when it comes to the MSM in matters of politics, we are suspicious of their stories/motives. But some of these very same people have no problem swallowing the bullshit that the MSM spread about pit bulls. Be wary if ALL stories you hear in this media who take an agenda and try to brainwash everyone with it.

What the first poster said is true. No bad dogs, only bad owners. Whether the dog was bred from a bad line (and this is rarely the cause) or the owner caused the dog to be aggressive, it is disingenuous to say ALL or MOST pit bulls are just born this way. Not true. Broad brushes are bullshit.

Watch the documentary "Beyond The Myth", it explores how this breed of dog, with enormous help of the media, has become so maligned.

Some of you have experiences, "oh I've seen what a pit bull can do to a person", or "I have a neighbor with a pit bull and that dog wants to kill everyone", or "I knew a person who was killed/attacked by one". And that's fair enough, I'm not calling you liars. But do you think only pit bulls attack? No, ANY breed/mixed can bite or attack. The media makes out that so many pit bulls are responsible for attacks, it makes you think more pit bulls attack than every other breed put together. In reality, when you combine all other breeds of dog, the pit bull attacks are a small percentage of those.

I used to work at a boarding kennel. In the time I was there we probably had 80 pit bulls stay there. We had all types of breeds, it would be easier for me to list breeds we didn't see. We had many mixes too. Many of them were rescues. We never had one pit bull that was aggressive and many of them were some if the sweetest dogs I had the honor to be around. Of course I love all dogs and enjoy being around all of them, but the one dog that tried to bite me was a border collie, not a pit bull. He just didn't like having the slip lead put on or taken off. Does that mean all border collies bite? Of course not. Does it mean that just because the 80 pit bulls I was around that weren't aggressive that none of them out there are, of course not. But to discriminate against one breed, who by no fault of their own are the ones more likely to be trained to fight or be aggressive because of their physical attributes and loyalty, is wrong. There are tens of thousands of pit bull owners that treat their dogs well and get the same in return. There are far more friendly pit bulls than mean ones. We are talking about small percentages here.

I know that was anecdotal and probably doesn't mean shit to anyone. Maybe I was just lucky, but I highly doubt it. However, my anecdote/experience and my own research have brought me to the conclusion I have and it's why I will always fight for pit bulls, along with any other dog that needs help.