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In reply to the discussion: Pitbulls Used to Be Considered the Perfect "Nanny Dogs" for Children -- [View all]OwnedByCats
(805 posts)Most breeds of dog were initially bred for purpose, but most pet owners are not having them for what they were bred for in their early history.
Most pit bulls are not adopted by people who want to fight them or work them - they are companion animals and most of them are perfectly fine in this role. There are many different pit bull type breeds, as I'm sure you well know "pit bull" is only a generic term. Many different breeds of this nature came about that were bred to work on farms, hunting and companion animals - and yes, SOME were bred for bull baiting and fighting. My point was that advocates for these dogs do not agree with breeding them for fighting, at the moment we don't want anyone breeding them, for nefarious reasons or otherwise! We're trying to deal with the population we have now which is way too much because of scumbag people who should never have been allowed to own animals for any purpose! I'm still not going to discriminate against ALL of these dogs who for the most part, are loving companion animals that have been horribly misunderstood. I'm just not going to do it. Fatalities from pit bulls are miniscule in comparison to the population of people and pit bulls in the United States. Good people are doing the best they can to eradicate even that small number. I don't understand the mass hysteria.