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[Juniper]

JuniperI meant he wasn't as big as a mastiff could get.  The other breed is keeping him small.  And I have no particular attraction to Pit bulls, so I would never be looking specifically for a pit bull.  My reason for not getting them is that they seem to upset people and insurance agents and just in general...so, since I don't really have an attraction to them, why not just avoid them?  I've seen many, many sweet natured, silly old Pits and Staffordshire terriers also, but I'm not going around looking for one. What's unfortunate about the pound is that 95% of their dogs seem to be some kind of pit bull. The better breeds are at Southern Oregon Human, but I boycott them on principle. Those people are loopy and over the top.

 I've seen many, many sweet natured, silly old Pits and Staffordshire terriers also,

So have I but facts are facts and insurance companies don't base what they do on a dogs undeserved reputation or a stigma against PB's.


I think pits are indeed a dangerous breed. The typical defense PB lovers use is it's not the dog but the owner that makes them aggressive.
My question to those people which has never been answered is this.... Why don't other breeds have these bad owners that teach aggression? Where are all the bad owners of Labradors?

Well, there's certainly something to that argument. But I'm not getting a pit, so it's meaningless to me.  Except I probably have a dog that's part pit!

But I'm not getting a pit, so it's meaningless to me.  OK but you seemed to say you WOULD get a pit if it were not for the fact that they upset other people and insurance reasons.

That's not my primary reason. My primary reason, is that I'm not attracted to the breed. But the second reason is a big part of it. IF I was attracted to the breed, it probably wouldn't deter me as much.

I wonder why people are attracted to the breed. But here's my guess. At the beginning it was most the wanna be tough people. People who like the idea of having a threatening dog. The same kind of people who are more likely to be low income and to live in the cheapest area like west Medford.
The same type of people to NOT spay or neuter. So the next thing you know there are PB pups that are easy to be had cheaply or for free.
And that just snow balled and now no one wants all the excess ones which is why the pound has like 80 to 90% PB's.

I swear, everyone in West Medford has a pitbull. And it's sad that the pound is so full of them.  I just looked at their page and for once they have a few different ones, but a really high percentage of pit mixes. Many, many times, when I look they are ALL pit mixes. I asked the pound why they only had pits the last time I was there, and why did they always have pits and that Southern Oregon Humane does not have so many. They said because SOHS is able to be selective. They only accpet the animals they want to accept where as the pound does not, and cannot discriminate. I do not patronize the Human Society, because I have too many experiences with them being that kind of militant pet crusader I disdain. I support the pound all the way.