To call something a Pit
Bull type only devalues the true purebred American Pit Bull Terrier (APBT), works to create inaccurate and confusing statistics and supports efforts of breed specific legislation (BSL).
Not exact matches
Nevertheless, the very fact that chart pictures of this
type make their appearance, as a rule,
only at the end or at the final phases of a long
Bull Market, lends credence to our characterization of them.
Unlike pit -
bull -
type dogs, non-fighting dogs usually
only bite defensively.
December 1937, Wichita County, TX L. G. Brown, 71 Fatal bulldog (pit
bull -
type) attack In 1935, the American Kennel Club (AKC) began recognizing the pit
bull breed, but
only under name «Staffordshire Terrier.»
Although, yes, pit
bulls are in fact banned in some states based on Breed Specification Legislation, they aren't not the
only types of dogs that are, and it is not effective in law in every state.
However, the city has clarified that pit
bulls and pit
bull -
type dogs need
only be muzzled when they are outdoors.
And that
only helps further the point that all dogs are individuals and that is what is most critical when we talk about Pit
Bull type dogs.
Pit
bulls are not the
only types of dogs used for fighting.
The study concluded that true pit
bull -
type heritage was positively identified
only 33 to 75 percent of the time, depending on which staff member was making the assessment.
Province of Ontario (Ban on pit
bull type dogs since 2005)-- The Toronto Humane Society noted in 2014 that the
only thing that changed were the breeds of the dogs involved: Restricting breed ownership has not reduced the incidence of dog bites.
Finally, MADACC now offers a full - adoption program that is no longer limited to
only cats and pit
bull type dogs called the Pre-Select Program.
One of the most challenging aspects in the conversation about pit
bulls is that not
only are they one of the most misidentified
types of dogs, there's a lack of agreement about exactly what breed or breeds of dogs are pit
bulls, and what are not.
Finally, many people are under the impression that pit
bull -
type dogs are
only good for one thing: fighting.
In Kansas City, MO, the city passed a law requiring all «pit
bulls» to be spayed or neutered in 2006, and because of increased impounds for non-compliance, the city killed 38 % more «pit
bull»
type dogs in 2006 than in 2005 (with the ordinance in affect for
only 5 months) and 75 % in 2007 with a full year of the ordinance.
Local SPCAs and Humane Societies typically commit to dogs for the longterm, but most accept
only a very limited number of pit
bull type dogs each year.
Pit
bull -
type dogs are always at the top of the list — sometimes the
only dogs on the list.
In a shelter like ours were we
only receive pit
bulls and others hard to place breeds when we bring in other
types of dogs or dogs that have been proven to be well mannered and adoptable people swarm in to get them.
More recently, BSL is affecting military families — and pit
bulls aren't the
only type of dog landing on the «not wanted» list.
There is a service dog school that
only reacues pit
bull type dogs and trains them to be service animals.