russ "loves the herb" w. says:



David D. says:



Its a sad when historically, the American Pit Bull was the most popular family dog in the United States for decades.



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Actually, that's a myth put forward by the pro Pit-Bull folks. There is no evidence to back up that often cited claim.



"Pit bull advocates often claim that by World War I, the pit bull had become the "most popular dog in America." A source is never cited with this claim. In 2006, the publication Animal People tested this claim. By searching the classified dogs-for-sale ads between 1900-1950 on http://NewspaperArchiv..., the group discovered that huskies and St. Bernards were the most popular dogs of that period followed by the setter family. Of the 34 breeds searched, pit bulls ranked 25th. "



I use to have a friend that was all into the Pit-Bull rescue stuff and I never really thought twice about it. Then I actually looked into it and realized a lot of it was just bullshit repeated for so long people had started to believe it.



dogsbite.or...

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Good info russ.



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Actually it is terrible info that is highly biased and baseless. Note how the writer of that site has few sources and is mostly a "he said/she said" article. It states that pit bulls are genetically human aggressive, the temperament tests that show that pit bulls are friendly are unreliable and baseless, and that pit bulls have lock jaw.



Lets look at some UNBIASED breed info sites. For this debate I will use the American Pit Bull Terrier, since "pit bull" only refers to a group of dogs known as "bully breeds."



Temperament- dogbreedinfo.com/america…



dogtime.com/american-pit…



The American Pit Bull gets 5 out of 5 stars for "Affectionate With Family." It Gets 4 out of 5 stars for "Compatible with kids." It gets 5 out of 5 stars for "Friendly with Strangers." It gets 4 out of 5 stars for "Intelligence." And it gets 5 out of 5 stars for "playfulness."



puppydogweb.com/caninebr…



"American Pit Bull Terriers are courageous, full of vitality, strong, confident, stoic, and fun loving. The American Pit Bull Terrier is friendly toward people but it tends to be aggressive to other dogs especially others of the same sex. They have been said to have a "zest for life." They are quite friendly, towards children and adults. "



A site that states that Pit Bulls were bred to now show signs before an attack is complete bullshit. As a person who has worked with MANY dogs, including many pit bulls, I know for a fact that this is nothing but a myth. Just because some people can not see the warning signs of a vicious dog does not mean that they do not exist. Barking and growling are NOT the only signs of aggression. Aloofness is a sign of a possibly dangerous dog,