Within 3 - hours of news media reports, DeSousa used
multiple breed names to distance the dog from a pit bull, including a «great dane - terrier mix» — complete denial of any pit bull heritage.
«Rather, there are
multiple breeds with these physical characteristics, including, but certainly not limited to, American Pit Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, Bull Terriers, American Bull Dogs, and English Bull Dogs, to
name but a few.»