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My father hated my having a Pit Bull, he was worried and for a while called me every day to make sure I wan not eaten in my sleep. semi-seriously, lol. He has always feared them. I treid getting one when I was 15, and I know if it was a lab my folks would not have made me get rid of her. My folks live in Florida and over the last 2 years have stayed with me on occasion when visiting and of course fell in love with him. Now I hear stories from my mom and friends about how he has been saying so many great things about Pit Bulls and how great Gargamel is. He has made me so proud that he has opened up his mind and realized its the owner, not the breed. He has also been telling people about it being the owner and not the breed.
I also have tons of friends who love Gargamel. They know he could be DA depending on the dog, they know he is GREAT with kids and babies and adults and whoever he meets. They say he say an ambassador for the breed, blah blah blah, you know great things you love to hear about you fur baby. My sadness is when I ask them how they feel about Pit Bull's in general now that they have loved and met Gargamel and listened to me and my preaching about DA and Dog Parks. Almost every one, including my father, tell me its only MY dog that so great. That MY pit Bull is the 1% that are a "great" dog and that its the owner, not the breed, but no one owns a Pit Bull for love, they have said I am the abnormality.
Don't get me wrong, I am glad they like Gargamel and think so highly of them. I understand they will not run in fear but might meet another Pit since he is so great. But seriously, how can they not see that my dog is the normal temperment of this bred??? Why do they think Gargamel is the rarity instead of the dogs on the news and in the newspapers. Why do they think I am the only good owner of a Pit Bull. It infuriates me how they can appear so non-judgmental and then follow up with those statements. I will take what I can get, but its a shame how they are still perceived. UGH ok, sorry and thanks for listening.
I also have tons of friends who love Gargamel. They know he could be DA depending on the dog, they know he is GREAT with kids and babies and adults and whoever he meets. They say he say an ambassador for the breed, blah blah blah, you know great things you love to hear about you fur baby. My sadness is when I ask them how they feel about Pit Bull's in general now that they have loved and met Gargamel and listened to me and my preaching about DA and Dog Parks. Almost every one, including my father, tell me its only MY dog that so great. That MY pit Bull is the 1% that are a "great" dog and that its the owner, not the breed, but no one owns a Pit Bull for love, they have said I am the abnormality.
Don't get me wrong, I am glad they like Gargamel and think so highly of them. I understand they will not run in fear but might meet another Pit since he is so great. But seriously, how can they not see that my dog is the normal temperment of this bred??? Why do they think Gargamel is the rarity instead of the dogs on the news and in the newspapers. Why do they think I am the only good owner of a Pit Bull. It infuriates me how they can appear so non-judgmental and then follow up with those statements. I will take what I can get, but its a shame how they are still perceived. UGH ok, sorry and thanks for listening.