Pit bulls: Breaking stereotypes

Pit bulls are they viscous killers or just aggressive cuddlers? The media has played a big role in making the breed known as pit bulls to look like monsters. They are stereotyping these dogs by looking at the pit bulls that come out on the news and assuming that they are all like that. Society started believing that these dogs are killers by nature but the real person to blame is the owner of the dogs. A dog only does what they are taught to do. If they are brought up to be violent then that's how they are going to be. Pit bulls are not killers they just want to play like any other dog. They make great companions and are very loyal.

When the breed first came to America they were a big part of the family. They were very useful on farms

because they protected the family from predators. They were also very good at taking care of children. Pit bulls were valued for being friendly, brave, hardworking, and respectable. Pretty soon America started using the pit bull as the image of the all American dog. All this information could be found here.

I myself have been the proud owner of a pit bull and could say that the pit bull is one the best dogs you could own. My dog Troubz really was a great companion because he was always by my side. He would always want to be part of everything and had energy to play all day. One stereotype is that pit bulls are only friendly with their owners but that obviously was not true with my dog. He was friendly to everybody including children and anybody else who wanted to pet him

So how did the pit bull go from being this very respectable dog to having such a bad rap? It began in the 80's when dog fighting became a big deal. Soon pit bulls were associated with urban crimes. The media used this to their advantage and started printing out magazines with snarling pit bulls as their covers. They started promoting the dog as being a killer and stated lies and myths about the breed. This led to the banning of the breed in a lot of places including apartments. This still hasn't changed and the breed is still being discriminated against. The sad part is that the breed hasn't changed they are still very dependable and still great with kids.

While many organizations are pushing to completely removed the breed, there are others that are doing the complete opposite. Everywhere you look pit bull owners and enthusiasts are fighting to remove this horrible name that pit bulls have got. These organizations could be found everywhere including Facebook. Here they don't only find ways to break these stereotypes, but also help find homes for pit bulls that people aren't allowed to own anymore. We really need more organizations like this so that pit bulls could once again be accepted by society as this brave, friendly and respectable dog.