Like Any Other Dog

I try to not get flustered by people being ignorant so this is what I have to say about the breed labeled a monster....

Pit bulls and all that the name enTAILs (see what I did there?) are dogs like any other dog you see walking down the street. They have their issues like any other dog. They also have their strong points and weak points like any other dog.

Like any other dog, they aren't born monsters and they aren't born fighters. They can, however, be molded into such a creature.

Pit bulls do have strength, physically. They need exercise and they need training ... well like any other dog. They need guidance and in that they need a leader. In that leader they need love, patience, tenderness and sterness not abuse or harm. All of this is like any other dog.

And that brings me to the next kind of strength. A pit bull has... Mental strength. A pit bull can go through horrid abuses and grotesque treatment like any other dog. They can come out of that abuse and fully recover like any other dog. Be rescued and adopted like any dog. Love like any dog. Be loyal like any dog. Snuggle like any dog.

But I admit, at the same time our pit bull isn't like any other dog. Our pit bull is special to us. He's our Bruce. Our baby. Our snuggle buddy. Our fur baby. 

Our dog is a pit bull and any prejudices people might have against him is their own issue and we can't do anything about it but show them a dog like any other dog. 

Bruce on his favorite spot on the couch