staffilover
04-02-2007, 09:35 PM
to start "pitbull" is not a breed of dog its a term typically used to group 3 breeds..
american pitbull terrier {APBT}
american staffordshire terrier {AMSTAFF}
staffordshire bull terrier {STAFFIE}
often dogs that attack are identified as pitbulls when in fact they're not.
it seems any dog of medium build and short hair is thought to be a pitbull.
there are 25+ breeds commonly incorrectly identified as pitbulls.
the worse part of this i.d problem is that the initial attack has front page coverage with pitbulls all over it, then several days later when they properly identify the dog as mixed breed or another breed altogether,
the story is a line or two on page 30.....buried.
E.G
kansas city,mo 6th march 2006.
headlines on a news report/
"pitbull attacks 12 year old"
however the dog captured was not a pitbull nor a pitbull mix.
after hundreds of complaints by the public to the station,
what did they do???
they removed the picture of the dog and left it as a pitbull attacks story:mad:
american pitbull terrier {APBT}
american staffordshire terrier {AMSTAFF}
staffordshire bull terrier {STAFFIE}
often dogs that attack are identified as pitbulls when in fact they're not.
it seems any dog of medium build and short hair is thought to be a pitbull.
there are 25+ breeds commonly incorrectly identified as pitbulls.
the worse part of this i.d problem is that the initial attack has front page coverage with pitbulls all over it, then several days later when they properly identify the dog as mixed breed or another breed altogether,
the story is a line or two on page 30.....buried.
E.G
kansas city,mo 6th march 2006.
headlines on a news report/
"pitbull attacks 12 year old"
however the dog captured was not a pitbull nor a pitbull mix.
after hundreds of complaints by the public to the station,
what did they do???
they removed the picture of the dog and left it as a pitbull attacks story:mad: