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EDITOR:

Pitbulls seem to the one breed everyone is discriminating against in the news and social media. Even a lot of places have bans against owning a pitbull breed dog. On P.E.I., you’re not allowed to own a pitbull if you live in Montague. The pitbull is viewed as a bad breed because the media only does reports on pitbull attacks. I have never seen a story about a Labrador attack or a Chihuahua attack, although they do happen just as much as a pitbull attack.

Most people hear that pitbulls have the worst bite attack because of their locking jaw, when in reality a pitbull and a Lab have the same jaw frame - it's just because of their large heads that makes their jaw look larger.

They do not have any special physical mechanism that allows them to lock their jaws; however, they are a very determined breed which is why they do not let go easily when biting.

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There is no difference in the bite severity between a pitbull-type breed and other dog breeds. Most people now are ready to claim any dog with a large head and a strong muscular body is a pitbull breed dog which is, on average, 50 per cent wrong.

So, before you go pointing fingers around of how a pitbull is a bad breed, remember that most times they are trained to be aggressive or trained wrong. So, don't blame the breed, blame the owners.

Marylou Sweet,

Rustico