Great post JLLH.
The other thing about the story of pits that supposedly “snapped” is that the owners have a legal interest in portraying the dog that way because many states have laws that base liability on a dog’s known past viscousness. So if a dog has no past history of viscousness there is no liability for negligence and no question of insurance coverage. So no person would admit to anything but an unpredictable “snap.”
Thanks. As usual, the breed-haters are out in full force. It’s sad they aren’t really interested in looking deeper. It’s a known fact the media don’t distinguish between a “family dog” and a “resident dog” - although there’s all the difference in the world. A true “family dog” is fixed, trained, socialized, well cared for, gets regular vet care, and is not chained up intact and unsocialized. Of course, the media neglects to mention that little detail, and those who hate irrationally don’t really care to look for the truth of the matter. Sad.