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>>I apologize in advance for the broad brush but that accounts for at least 90% of pitbull owners.<<

I agree. Interestingly though, if you look up “pitbull attack” on youtube, nine out of ten will be of someone showing their dog playing with their children, thinking their anecdotal story somehow proves their dog is harmless. For crying out loud, I believe many of the ones that attack have had such moments.

When my wife’s first husband died, he left a very cute and loyal doberman that the whole family loved. She had three children all of single digit age. One day the doberman snipped at her. She immediately had it put down.

I will try to reply with respect. I’m glad to know as a white female, 45 yrs old, at the same professional business job for 15 yrs, that I am considered trailer trash, or a thug because I own 2 American Pit Bull Terriers. Granted, I don’t live in Memphis, but 90 minutes East. I realize that the majority of citizens in Memphis that own this breed shouldn’t own a pet rock. But do not assume that the majority of owners are thugs or trailer trash. My dogs are great dogs.... why? Because I am a responsible owner that knows I’m accountable for their actions. It is my responsibility to make sure my dogs never roam loose, are UTD on shots, and are a good representation of the breed... something that most of the owners in Memphis care nothing about. Yes, there are some responsible owners, but for every one responsible owner, there are 3 irresponsible owners. If this lady knew the neighborhood kids were teasing her dog, she should have never left it tied up to a tree to be teased until it finally got loose and by then, the damage was done. I would never allow kids to tease my dogs, and if I couldn’t stop the kids, I wouldn’t let my dogs outside in the fenced in yard without my presence. This breed is an awesome breed, when handled correctly by responsible owners. Too often, that’s not the case. You never hear about the responsible owners dogs though, we never make the 5:00 news. I wonder why? Is it because that my dogs have been to obedience school, and even though I live on 25 acres, I never allow my dogs outside the fence, that my dogs are house dogs and never left unattended outside.... the responsible owners take the steps necessary to make sure our dogs do not end up on the news. But you never hear our stories. You only see one side of it. It’s racism of a different color, against me and the breed of dog I own. Why do I own 2 pit bulls? Because they are an awesome dog, but they are not for everyone. And half the people that own them shouldn’t own a rock. I adopted my youngest dog, Bella from a Pit Bull Bark in the Park walk in Memphis last March at Tom Lee Park. About 50+ responsible owners there, not one mean dog in the bunch. There is a pit bull Bark in the Park walk every month in Memphis... we’d love for you to come out and see the other side of the coin. Not all these dogs are raised by irresponsible owners, and the ones that are raised by responsible owners, are awesome dogs. Be warned though, Bella might just try to lick that look of disbelief off your face. ;)