What is a pit bull?

[melonie]

happypitbull.com/basics/what-is-a-pit-bull/

While I do like some aspects of this article, I think it is very wrong to say

"The term “pit bull” does NOT describe a specific dog breed. A pit bull is a type of dog, just as retrievers, shepherds, and spaniels describe types of dogs. The term “pit bull” has no single, solid, scientific definition. Your idea of a “pit bull” is a personal and individual idea; no one else’s idea of a pit bull will be exactly the same."

[RealPitBull]

Holy crap is that convoluted.

"Simply put, a pit bull is whatever any person says it is."

No. It's not.

[RealPitBull]

I just don't understand...another person who goes out of their way to show "pit bull" means anything, while going on to get specific about breed. IF "pit bull" is anything anyone says it is, isn't "pit bull" just another term for "dog"?

[michele5611]

I just don't understand this "logic."

Excerpt from the article:
Your idea of a “pit bull” is a personal and individual idea; no one else’s idea of a pit bull will be exactly the same.

When I was a novice pit bull owner, I thought I knew exactly what “pit bull” means. Times have changed. Not only does our society use pit bull differently today, but my own meaning has changed after a decade of working with “pit bulls.”


It still does not make it true and or accurate!

[RealPitBull]

Doesn't make any sense at all, and a big reason why I've pulled waaaaaaaaay back from "pit bull advocacy" circles. They don't care about the breed. Period.

[michele5611]

^They have made that abundantly clear. However, they do care about it when it suits their agenda.

[perseus]

my impression is this was a cut and paste job from a lot of sources; ala a term paper from a student with no real thought of their own. Just bits and pieces.