Bullin’ for a pit-bull, but dad’s showing me teeth

I LOVE dogs.

I’m always online looking at them, and begging my parents to add another to the mix. But when I told my parents that I wanted a pit-bull, my father immediately said ‘no!’ Why? Because we live in an estate, and I have a three-year-old niece, who he doesn’t want ‘mauled to death’.

But then I did some research and found... A pit-bull is just like any dog. If it has no obedience training, it’ll run wild and be aggressive. Studies have also shown that pit-bull owners, and owners of other “vicious” or “high risk” breeds, are more likely to have criminal convictions and are more likely to display anti-social behaviours. As we all know, environment is one of the key factors in deciding behaviour. We see this with people — the better environment we are in, both socially and economically, the more chance we have of succeeding. Give pit-bulls a chance and, who knows, they might just prove us wrong.