Not exact matches
Cities, counties and towns throughout the US have defined «pit
bull» as «a pit
bull terrier, a Staffordshire
bull terrier, an American Staffordshire
terrier, an American pit
bull terrier, any dog mixed with any
of these three breeds, or a dog that has an appearance and physical characteristics that are substantially similar to (these) dogs...» Until YOU are appointed to the US Supreme Court and succeed in getting the other eight justices to hear a «pit
bull»
case and overturn this definition, it stands!
I can honestly say that in three out
of four
cases, an American pit
bull terrier is involved.
It is a
case of nature vs. nurture and taking away the fact that the American Staffordshire
Terrier or Stafford
Bull Terrier are naturally muscular, they are no different than any other dog on the street.
In the majority
of the
cases, they come with a more muscular body as compared to either American Staffordshire
terriers or even the American pit
bull terriers.
This media bias started in 1987 when an issue
of «Sports Illustrated» featured a photo
of a snarling pit
bull terrier on the cover and an article inside made a
case against them.
The
case in point is that
of the American Staffordshire
Terrier and the American Pit
bull Terrier, or Pit
bull.
In this
case, the subjects
of the study were
Bull Terriers, who were chosen for their breed - specific behavior
of repetitive tail chasing.
All you can do is to indicate your pet's breed and add something like «the least aggressive Pit
Bull Terrier in the city» in
case the breed
of your pet is not famous for being friendly and kind.