Hello Again everybody
I was going to sign off of this Forum, But tonight my house is quiet, and I thought I might share with you all why I feel the Way I feel from my own experience. I realize in stating some of my opinions that none of you know who I am, and that I may have seemed like some Random Person Spouting off about Pit Bulls, So I will Share with you some of My thoughts that Had started from about 15 years ago.
I know that some of you may be annoyed by the dots in my writing, But i choose to use them as an expression of my tone... If that makes any sense.
OK. So here is My Story, Well some of it, because I have a really long Story, as I am sure many of you have as well.
I grew up on an Indian Reservation In Montana, Pit Bulls were very foreign to me... I never saw one as a Child, And never really heard of them either..... There were Wolf Dogs, as someone had mentioned in a previous Post... They were pretty scary Dogs, But were actually very common.
When I was a Teenager my Mother graduated from College, and moved my Two Sister my Brother, and Myself to Virginia... We started off living in a Low Class area..... Very different then what we were used to.... There were Many Pit Bulls in the Area... A dog that none of us had ever seen before.... They were very Scary looking, and most of them were not friendly at all.... Most of the young Thug Kids always had one on a chain walking it around trying to look tough.
In the Alley behind our house is where everyone would gather at night to have Dog fights.... Pit Bull fights... It was a contest to see who had the toughest Dog... It was a horrifying thing to Watch... It often replays in my head how awful it was.... Sometimes Dogs would Kill other Dogs..... People would cheer when it would happen....It was very Sad.. In the area where we lived it was very common to see a Pit Bull running loose, and if there was you better have ran in the house. It was very hard to get animal control out there, Because it was a Low class area, and it was the least of their worries... There were also many Dog attacks on People and Small Children.... They were never mentioned on the news, Again because of the Area we were in.. The Media does not tell you about these places.... It is a Big Secret....So Yes the Media is able to say what they want to, and it is not that they are lying, but they do not tell the Whole truth....So needless to say it was a very scary thing to deal with there..
I remember a Time when i went to the South Bronx with my Brother, and we were stuck in a High rise for two days, because there was a Pit Bull Loose in the Hallway....Sim
ular kind of crowd there who uses their Dogs as status symbols.
Well, Back to this story..... My Brother had a Friend... His name was Harold....Haro
ld was also an owner of a Pit Bull..... Harold was a very good Guy.... He was very good to his Dog... Of course I was terrified of it, because all of the other ones I had seen were very mean... Well, One day four Car loads of guys pulled up to Harolds house to start some trouble while my Brother was there.... My Brother was young at the Time, and had gotten involved in some silly gang stuff, Well it had came back to bite him in the Butt..... These guys Jumped my brother and Harold in the Yard... They were brutally beating them... I had ran down the road, and jumped on top of my Brother while he was being beat with a Pipe.... Harolds Girlfriend who was in the house opened the Door to let out Harolds Dog..... That Dog ran around attacking every one of those guys, and sent them all running like crazy..... That Dog knew exactly who was Bad, because it never even came near me or my Brother....Tha
t Dog had saved all of our lives.
Unfortunately Harold was Shot and Killed later on that night.... Very Sad story, So I do know that not all Pit Bulls are bad... I will be eternally grateful to that Dog, and I will always remember that day until I die.
That is the reason my Brother has such a passion for the Pit Bull now when he is a grown man, And he is trying to protect the Breed from being in these kinds of Areas...... Please believe me when I say that it really is a Big problem there..... Many children in these areas are killed everyday by one of these dogs.... That is true.... You will not hear about them all, Because the Media does not care about the poor people.... People in these areas are terrified in some cases to leave their homes in fear of a loose dog...... It is a huge Problem, and people don't want to hear about it.
I truly understand why you all Love the Pit Bull so much, But please know that all people are not like you with their Dogs.....They are being used as weapons in the projects.... They are a Status symbol there.... Also remember that Lower class areas are like being in two different worlds.
I am grown up now, and I am far from that place... Now I live out in the country, and I did have an odd incident where a Pit Bull did charge my Yard a few weeks ago..... His owner is a very arrogant Man... Just moved here from the City.... He is also a very irresponsible man..... His Dog is a perfect reflection of him.
My Children and I usually go to the Shelter about once a Week.. It is like a Zoo for us.. There is not much to do where we live... My Heart always breaks for those Pit Bulls I see with scars on their faces... I know what they went through to get them... It is even sadder when I go back the next week to find out that they have been put down....It is a constant cycle here.
I respect you all For loving this Breed.... But please try to make people aware how in the wrong hands this Dog can be like a Loaded Gun.... They need to be banned from these areas... Not because the Dog is Bad, But because the People are misusing them, and many people are getting hurt or killed.... It is not the Dogs Fault.... I Blame the people, But Pit Bull Lovers know what this Dog can Do, and it may take all of you to make a difference.
There is a lot that goes on in other areas that some of you may not be aware of, but I promise you it is all true... I have seen it for many years, And I am glad to be away from there, But I do feel for those people who are living like that today, Because it has not changed much.
My Brother still goes down into those areas today, and he saves Pit Bulls from these people.....To be Honest my Brother has taken many of them off of chains, and has taken them Home.... He is like the Pit Bull Whisperer
He is Brave I do know that, because I would be scared to death to do that, But he does, and I admire the way he has dedicated most of his Life to these dogs.
His Children help him in raising his dogs, but he will not let them around the ones he has rescued... He knows they are very unpredictable with all they have been through, But he still tries to save them, and I think he is wonderful for doing it.
Well, I realize this is very Long, and if you made it to the bottom without scanning over it then I thankyou.... One last thing before I end this.... Everything I said can go for any Dog of Any Breed..Not just the Pit Bull, But in this case it is the Pit Bull we are talking about.
Kind regards to you all My friends
Shell