San Diego pit bull owners and their detractors

A lot of mis-information in here. 1> Banning a Breed is a terrible ideal and should never be practiced. That is the same kind of reasoning people use for Genocide and it is despicable. Many cannot really even identify an American Pit Bull Terrier, can you? http://www.pickthepit.com/ 2> An American Pit Bull Terrier does not have "locking" jaws. Using the word "locking" indicates they have some physical trait the locks like a door locks. That is just not true and when people use the term they sound very ignorant. They have very very strong muscles and very strong jaw muscles, that does not mean every single one will be trained by a dog fighter to latch onto something and not let go. 3> Not every dog referred to as a Pit Bull is an American Pit Bull Terrier, nor is it a Staffordshire Terrier, nor Bull Terrier not Bull Dog, nor American Bull Dog, etc, etc. There are many dogs in the "bully" family. In fact many news "reports" the cite a "pit bull" attack are not dogs that are actually American Pit Bull Terriers, many are mixes in which it is hard to know exactly what the bloodlines are. 4> In the US, Golden Retrievers are responsible for more Dog Bites than any other breed, probably due to the fact that they are one of the most popular breeds in the Nation. (that stat is from a few years ago and may not be current) 5> John Stewart of the Daily Show owns and advocates for APBT's, and was on the Television show, PitBulls and Paroles (which if you do not watch I encourage you to watch at least one episode to see just how well these dogs can react to terrible situations.) 6> Why was your cat off leash? I feel bad for you, but keep your pets on leash when outside of your home and you wont have problems. You are doing your animal a major disservice to let it go anywhere outside off leash. No matter what side of the issue you find yourself on, make sure you educate yourself before just making assumptions. Beyond the Myth is a very good Documentary about the breed. Here is a preview for it: https://youtu.be/1HE6act57Aw Until I watched that Video I did not realize how biased the media has become, but since then I have taken notice of my local media when reporting dog attacks/bites etc, and it is sad to see that when it is a non-bully breed the news just says dog attack, and when it is a bully breed they state pit bull. Why would they do that? Terrible. I have personally witnessed two dog bits in my life. Once I myself was bit by our pet cocker spaniel. The second time my cousin was bit by out pet Labrador. In the end this is my opinion: **"all dogs are dogs, breed aside, dogs treated well and trained well will behave well, dogs treated badly or trained badly will be unpredictable."** And finally here are my "pit bulls". http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2015/a… http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2015/a… http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2015/a…
— April 27, 2015 10:06 a.m.