Once upon a time, when immigrants arrived in the United States, they brought their beloved companion dogs with them. The American Pit Bull terrier was a dog that many people took into their homes as loyal and loved companions. They became war heroes and mascots. Famous people owned them and so did the poor.
This is America's Dog.
Over the years, something sinister occurred and America's Dog lost its favored position.
Recently, they have become outlaws. Instead of playing in their yards , they are used to fight each other. Instead of loving and protecting their family, they are now claimed to be monsters that bite their victims with "jaws that lock", not letting go. They are claimed to attack and maim. They are hated and banned near and far in many locales. They are now shunned by many, and at times are shot on sight, even when they try to flee rather than attack. They are regularly and freakishly mixed with other more human aggressive breeds, creating a hybrid called by some "Ghetto Pits" or "Franken-pups".
They are, by far, the most abused and the most over-bred of any other dog today, and sadly, for every one that is rescued out of our country's shelters and animal controls, hundreds more die ignoble deaths and heaved onto garbage heaps, or they are sold to be rendered down for products that you and I buy and use. Everything from pet food to fertilizers to --- ???
This blog will strive to elevate America's Dog back to the favored position it once enjoyed in America's history by all means necessary.
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