I've been hearing about a young woman here in Corvallis who takes her dog, a young pit, to the dog park, off leash, even though the dog has attacked and bitten several of the dogs there. We can advocate all we want for the pits, but one dog owner like this and one untrained, aggressive dog wipes all that out. Pit bull owners, your dogs, like it or not, are ambassadors. They are showing people, by their behavior: this is what a pit bull is like. Don't let your dog reinforce unjust and inaccurate stereotypes. Fair or not, you do a disservice to the entire breed. You give ammunition to people like those in Denver who have outlawed pit bulls and have killed hundreds of family pets........
ps the painting at the top of this entry is a link. Click on it!
