So, many of you may have heard about the ban of pitbulls in Montreal Canada. Well I have to say, everytime I see a ban on that breed it makes me angry. How many times do people have to tell others that it's NOT the breed, IT'S THE OWNERS! I cannot stress that enough. I came from a school where I learned proper training skills. I can assure you humans have the power in their hands to train for good, or to train for bad. Sadly there have been cases where there have been many dog fights involving pits.
On October of 2015 Ontario Canada had a dog fighting case. 31 dogs were seized all being in the pitbull family. Now I suppose the dogs just decided "Okay, we're going to fight today." No, that's not how that works. The enforcement who found these dogs, also found many tools used to train the dogs to fight. That's right, train.
The Humane Society of the United States said "Breeders take advantage of pitbulls loyalty to make them more aggressive." Breeding is a key factor in how these dogs are handled. If people are purposely breeding for the aggresive gene then they are using their power to manipulate these dogs. They are ultimately destroying the reputation of this breed. Not all these dogs are bad.
In 2013, a pit named Ellie earned an award for being a therapy dog in Roanoke Rapids, NC. She helped children learn dog safety and to help people overcome fear of dogs. You can read all about her story.
We don't just hear about attacks from pitbulls either. What about the Golden Retriever named Jackson who attacked his owner 2 years ago? No one looks at a Golden Retriever as a vicious dog, they're seen as a "family dog." It's funny how you don't really hear much about the other breeds that attack as much as you hear about the pitbulls. Media blows things up and puts fear into other people. I can assure you that any dog can become aggressive if not properly trained.
I think it's time we stop to realize it's not the dog, it's the owners training or lack of training. We can't target all the pitbulls because of another pitbull's actions. That's like if a kid had an allergic reaction to soda then we're going to ban soda everywhere. That's normally not what happens. In that case you just don't let the kid have soda, just like you shouldn't let a bad owner who will not properly train a dog have one, pitbull or not. No matter what happens I will always stand with pitbulls, nothing will ever change that. If you read this article and you still believe pitbulls are the problem then may I suggest you never own a dog. However, if you're like me and stand with pitbulls then maybe we should start our own petition, one that will ban bad owners.
