Pit bulls are great dogs.
I agree! It's a shame that although dog fighting was banned in the US, pit bulls are still made to fight in underground activities.
That's so sad to hear.
It really is. They were bred for fighting, but they're actually really good as catch dogs and they excel at hunting and driving livestock.
They have such a negative stigma even though they don't deserve it.
Yes, they do have such a bad stigma. They can be really great family companions, if they're trained correctly. Unfortunately most people won't give them a chance.
I know, they're so smart too.
Very smart! But it's also unfortunate that some dogs that aren't truly pit bulls are classified with the breed. Many dogs with similar characteristics are often thought to be pit bulls, when they aren't.
Oh yeah, stuff like American Bull dogs right?
Pit bull
Pit bull is the common name for a type of dog descended from bulldogs and terriers. The pit bull-type is particularly ambiguous, as it encompasses a range of pedigree breeds, informal types and appearances that cannot be reliably identified. Formal breeds often considered to be of the pit bull-type include the American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, American Bully, and Staffordshire Bull Terrier. The American Bulldog is also sometimes included. Mixed-breed dogs which physically resemble these breeds often get labelled
as "pit bulls" by shelters. Many of these breeds were originally developed as fighting dogs from crossbreeding bull-baiting dogs (used to hold the faces and heads of larger animals such as bulls) and terriers. After the use of dogs in blood sports was banned, such dogs were used as catch dogs in the United States for semi-wild cattle and hogs, to hunt and drive livestock, and as family companions. Despite dog fighting now being illegal in the United States, it still exists as an underground