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Just recently, I received the following comment in response to a post about pit bulls as “nanny dogs”:
“Pit bulls have not been and will never be suitable “Nanny dogs”. First of all, they have only been popular household pets for the last 20 years. Breeding pits for the aggressive trait of fighting other dogs have created a breed with an unstable temprament (sic) and an unhealthy genetic linage. This is why you find so many pit breeds in shelters.”
In response to this comment, I’d like to offer this link to a collection of photographs of children pictured with various pit bull breeds.
I realize from the tone of the comment that it’s not likely that this person will be dissuaded easily, if at all. That saddens me because I find this attitude to be misguided, not to mention that what this person apparently thinks of as facts are just plain wrong. I’ve stated my opinion loudly and often on this blog and there’s no sense in repeating what I just said yesterday in Pit Bulls, Breed Bans and Breed-Specific Legislation (BSL).
I will pose the following question though: When pit bull breeds are banned completely and no longer exist anywhere in the world, what will be the next breed targeted? I can remember a time when people said that German Shepherd Dogs were aggressive by nature and too dangerous to be owned. Then it was Dobermans. The current “flavor” is pit bulls. These folks that villianize pit bulls don’t even bother to target a single breed. They include a whole group of breeds that look similar to one another and lump them under the term “pit bull”.
So, again I ask, when the pit bulls are gone, what breed will be next? Will we then start banning Dalmations, retrievers, labradors? Or maybe we’ll return to German Shepherds and Dobermans. What breed of dog do you love? Could your breed be next?
Photo Courtesy of stephskardal/Flickr.com
About Lorie Huston, DVM
Lorie Huston is a veterinarian, pet health and pet care expert, professional writer, blogger, social media and blogging consultant, and SEO strategist.
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i personally love pitt bulls the most loving dog ive ever known, i think the whole pitts bad pitts good deal is people need to look at the pitbull attacks and look at the people that own them, its all in how you raise it i believe any dog can go bad and yes people exploit the fact that a pitbull is a aggrsive strong dog and use to fight which is horrible and wrong, but that same drive they have can be raised where they protect you!