English 112 Leonard The Misunderstood Pit-bull The misconception of the pit-bull has always been controversial to most people. Most of the public refers to the breed as mean and vicious. It is unfair that they judge the breed based on rumors and hearsay rather than base it on hard facts. These rumors make it hard for current owners and potential owners to adopt or own this breed. The pit-bull has the same right to become a loving pet as any other animal does. The reason
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When pit-bulls don’t attack? Pit bulls are thought to be aggressive‚ dangerous‚ and sometimes even lethal to other animals and people. That is why most individuals think it is sensible to have them banned in certain cities and sometimes even states‚ but all of these perceptions are incorrect. There are a lot of misconceptions about pit bulls that range from their temperament to their anatomy. All of these mistaken beliefs have lead Miami-Dade County to consider these dogs illegal to be owned within
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Evelyn Watson English 101 Mr. Blake November 8‚ 2009 Banning Pit Bulls All dogs bite. Every single one of them has the potential to turn on their very owner and as studies and news tell it they turn on children‚ strangers and other pets more often than we care to know about. What make makes a dog aggressive to the point they attack innocent victims? Is it their genes and nature‚ their training or perhaps their owners? Some individuals have proposed banning certain breeds that display a propensity
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Pit Bulls are commonly recognized as wild‚ vicious and inherently dangerous animals‚ which is false. “Singling out a particular breed or type of dog has repeatedly been proven to be ineffective because breed alone is not predictive of whether a dog may pose a danger” (The HSUS). How can you look at any given dog or certain breed of dog and know whether it is dangerous‚ just by the way it looks? The answer to that question is‚ you can’t. Look at it this way‚ as a similar scenario‚ how do you know
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Imagine this world without Pit Bulls‚ Pit Bulls do not always have to be vicious‚ any dog can be vicious but people only care about if it is a Pit Bull or a dog that looks like a Pit Bull. Now should Pit Bulls be allowed as pets‚ YES! They are great family pets. First‚ we should be allowed to have Pit Bulls as pets. Pit Bulls as pets. Pit Bulls were a respected breed‚ Pit Bulls were brought by Irish immigrants. They were specified as working dogs‚ otherwise they were hunters and guardians and
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Banning Pit Bulls Pit bulls are the most misunderstood dog breed in the world. When people hear the name pit bull they automatically think of dogs fighting and attacking. Pit bulls refers to a range of breeds and‚ often‚ a mixed-breed dog. People think they are a very dangerous breed of dog. Because of this‚ some areas do not allow pit bulls and breeds like them. I do not believe pit bulls should be banned or technical words are breed specific legislation. The National Caine Temperament
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` Pit Bull Stereotyping Has anyone ever come in contact with a pit bull and felt fear that you were going to be attacked or mauled? I bet at least some of you have. I to was one of those people who thought I was going to be attacked‚ But after I owned a few I thought differently. Pit Bulls are banned in some state and counties because the government feels that it is the breed’s aggressive behavior is a threat‚ instead of the owners who made them that way. The pit bull breed has the stereo-type
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Are Pit-Bulls an overly vicious breed or are they just misunderstood by today’s American society? Jessica Williams Strayer University ENG215046VA016 June 04‚ 2011 When you see a Pit bull‚ what is the first thing that goes through your mind? For some‚ it is a sense of fear and for others it is the thought that this breed is misunderstood. Have you ever stopped and thought about if the Pit bull breed is really a vicious breed‚ or are they just misinterpreted due to the reputation that others
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Rep is the ’PITS’: But controversial breed makes great family pet The American Staffordshire Terrier (also known as Pit Bull) is believed to be a man-eating beast. But is this breed all it’s made out to be? The Pit Bull started in the Unites States; it has been developed since the early 1800’s as a result of crosses between the bulldogs of that time and game terriers. Although the early ancestors of this breed came from England‚ the development of the American Staffordshire Terrier is the story
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Responsible Pit Bull Ownership DeeAnna Rodriguez Kaplan University CM 220 American motivational speaker Wayne Dyer once said‚ “Judgments prevent us from seeing the good that lies beyond appearances.” (Dyer‚ 2012). This quote holds true in relation to the public’s perception of “pit bull” type dogs. Pit bulls are often judged by their muscular bodies‚ large head‚ and strong jaws. Pit bulls are consistently portrayed in the media as aggressive as well. Because of this‚ pit bulls face a variety
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