Pit bull with bunnies and a baby chicken
The other day I was walking my dog (who is a female pit bull) and I noticed a couple walking towards us on the same side of the street. As soon as they noticed us, they moved to the other side of the street and kept looking at Candy (my dog) like they were nervous about being around her. I notice that a lot; when I had a little tiny dog people wouldn't be afraid to be around it, but when I got a pit bull I noticed people's behavior was really different around my pit than they would have been around my other dog I had.
People today still have the idea in their heads that all pit bulls are aggressive, deadly, and just plain vicious.
<---- Sadly, this is how some people view all pit bulls.
What I wish people would realize is that not 'all' pit bulls are dangerous. Just like with children; their environment and the way they were brought up determines the type of person they will become as adults. If you teach a dog to be vicious, then that's what they will be. If you teach them how to be a hospital dog that comforts sick people, then that's what they will do because they don't know any other way. They only know what you teach them. No one or thing is born evil, angry, vicious, or dangerous. Their surroundings shape who they are, just like with any living being.
Although, in some cases people are just being misinformed about the pit bull bread. Here is a link to a webpage that lists some common myths that people often believe to be true: http://www.realpitbull.com/myths.html
This is my pit bull. She is the biggest baby you will ever meet!
She sleeps with her tongue sticking out, cute huh?!
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P.S. Her last owners cut her ears for some unknown reason (really wish they didn't do that).
I say, try and forget everything you've ever 'heard' about the pit bull bread and look into some FACTS about them so you can reach your own opinion about them that you know is based off of real information. Although, that's what I think everyone should do about everything, gather your own opinion about things off of information you know is correct. That will also help keep wrong information from spreading.
The first picture of the pit bull was cute with the bunnies and baby chick. But I'm one of those people who think pit bull are very vicious dogs, I was bitten by one when I was a kid and I have a scar on my kneecap due to it. But don't get me wrong about them being bad pets, it's mostly on the owners that are bad people.
ReplyDeleteAlison--Your two new entries are pretty good. Interesting topics and points. Keep developing and digging.
ReplyDeleteSide note: The dog I had to put down a couple weeks ago was a blue nose pit. He was an amazing, sweet, charming, loyal dog. I have experienced the same stereotypical behaviors and "profiling" you discuss above. It is unfortunate that pit bulls have such a misinformed reputation.