Yes, this is Dog Bite Prevention Week!!! 1. First of all, find out who founded Dog Bite Prevention Week sixty years ago, in 1956, why, and what has become of this groundbreaking public safety initiative since then: Dog Bite Prevention Weak. 2. Find out which dogs killed a record 33 people last year, and disfigured […]
Pit bull behavior
Pit bull behavior • Second Finn dog study conflates defensive behavior with aggression • Why “Human races are not like dog breeds: Refuting a Racist Analogy” • Dog study let pit bull owners lie & still found behavior is breed-specific • Pit bulls: new gene study shows it is NOT “all in how you raise […]
Voices of pit bull experience
Voices of pit bull experience • 16 real-life tips for surviving a dog attack (2021 edition) • Parents try to raise children safely; pit bulls et al have other ideas • Pit bulls: A retired humane professional speaks out at last, by Deborah Turner • Pit bulls: An active 40+ year shelter director speaks out […]
Speaking out against blind & frivolous pit bull advocacy
by Ashton Blackwell Ever since I was a little girl, I loved dogs. I accumulated an impressive menagerie of stuffed animals and dog books, and I excitedly educated anyone who would indulge me on my almost strangely encyclopedic knowledge of the breeds. My parents received ingratiating misspelled notes regularly, begging them […]