English Composition 1 Unit 2 Individual Project

There are many different types of bully breeds in the world today but there is one specific breed that has been getting a lot of bad publicity here lately. The American Staffordshire terrier, also known as the pit bull is one of today’s most feared dogs alive. But why is that? In the next page or two I will share with you my personal experiences and a little bit of history behind the pit bull.

Since the late 1800s pit bulls have been loved and feared at the same time. Some love to hate them and some just love them. Those that love to hate them never really do any true research on the animal if they did they would find out a lot about the dog that they did not know already. Pit bulls are loving dogs that just want to be loved back. Not all pit bulls are mean or vicious as most would like to call them. It’s all in how the animal is raised, if an owner raises a dog to be mean and fight then that’s all the dog will know. It doesn’t matter if it’s a pit bull or a poodle; any dog can be trained to be the sweetest dog in the world or the meanest dog that you will ever meet. We have all encountered a wide variety of dogs, some sweet some shy or skittish or some meaner than a mad momma when her child has been mistreated. In my life time there are many dogs that have approached me and was mean, then there was the ones that were as sweet as a new born baby. The way a dog or any animal for that matter acts is based on the behavior and actions of their owners. Pit bulls in the early 1900s were the most trusted dogs that anyone could have, not only were they part of the family but they were used as nanny dogs to watch over babies and young kids. Nowadays you have the people that want them only to fight or attack people. All around the world today there are pit bulls that are loved and cherished not only by their owners but by everyone that they come in contact with. There are pit bulls that are used as war dogs and pit bulls that are therapy dogs, and there are those that work on a police force. Everywhere you look there are pit bulls that are doing nothing but good, whether they are service dogs or just a family pets. Then you have those that have been made attack people, or those that are made to fight other dogs to the death. Almost everyone that is associated with me has pit bulls, and not a single one of them has ever been known to do anything more than lick everyone that they come in contact with. Owning a full blood pit bull and a pit bull mix has taught me a lot about the breed. Granted not every experience is the same but if you have every had one that is amazing you know that you will never forget it or the animal. The pit bulls that are owned by everyone in my life have made a serious impact on those that love them. There are more articles and information on people and other dogs being attacked by a pit bull then there is the real truth about the breed. During just the last 3 months there have been so many stories on pit bulls that have been seized just because they got out or because they scared the mailman. But did any of those dogs hurt anyone? No. Everyone that comes into our home falls in love with our pit bulls. I would trust my boys with a baby bunny. The most my pit bulls have ever done to someone is jump up on them. During a couple days that my best friend asked me to babysit her 7 month old son my boys slept by the crib, if the baby cried they were looking in the crib trying to give him kisses to make him feel better. Everyone has their own opinion of pit bulls some good some bad. But if there is any doubt in your mind that a pit bull is a good dog then please do your research. There is a lot more to pit bulls then just harming people and other dogs. They are the most loving dogs that I have ever met in my life. So please do your homework before judging the breed. Meet one, let them show you what they have to offer.