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MEDIA BIAS

“When is a scratch considered a front page dog mauling story? When the dog has short hair, nobody got a good look at it, and it might have been a “pit bull”. So, when is a serious dog bite unworthy of anything more than a photo caption on the back page of the newspaper? When the dog is an AKC registered Akita show dog and wins Open Bitches at the Oklahoma City Summer Classic all breed show. Even more insulting, the Daily Oklahoman dismissed this embarrassing incident with the title “In the line of duty” and excused this breach of canine etiquette by making sure to mention that the attack occurred because another dog crossed the path of the Akita and bit her. Never mind the poor judge captured memorably on film trying to keep the blood off his suit.

If this incident had happened at an ADBA or AADR sanctioned American Pit Bull Terrier show the dog would have been banned for life, its points for that show rescinded without a refund and the owner/handler immediately escorted off the show grounds by security.

Further, the dog most likely would be euthanized regardless of titles or pedigree as we have a zero tolerance for “man biters” within the “fraternity”. But the Akita “did not lose her award, show officials said”, according to the Oklahoman.”