Not A Dangerous Breed, An American Icon. 🐾❤️ The American Pit Bull Terrier represents strength, loyalty, courage, and unconditional love. These dogs deserve to be judged by their actions, not by fear, stereotypes, or headlines. They’re not monsters. They’re not villains 🇺🇸🐾

The American Pit Bull Terrier of the early 20th Century was known as "America's Dog" the family dog. They were considered American Icons. They were part of our military since the civil war. They graced the cover of Life Magazine more than any other breed. They are used as therapy dogs, service dogs emotional support dogs as well as excelling at search and rescue. So what happened did pit bulls suddenly change no, we did. We turned on our best friends out of fear and ignorance. They are still the same dogs they always were but the media, hate groups and weak kneed politicians began calling on them to be banned and killed sayin g they are dangerous when all the facts and science disprove what they say. There are peer reviewed studies and reputable organizations such as AVMA, CDC, ASPCA, HSUS as well as others that have all concluded, there is no such thing as a dangerous breed. I also know this personally having worked with them for almost 14 years now. All the people condemning them for the most part have never even been around a pit bull. So who are you going to believe? The good news is people are coming to their senses. Since 2012 over 300 cities have repealed their breed bans and 22 states have banned BSL altogether. The tide is turning for the American Pit Bull Terrier so that one day they can once again claim their rightful title as America's Dog!

What is a pit bull? Now there's a loaded question! In the almost 14 years I've been working with and have had the privilege of having as family members, pit bulls, one thing is clear. Most people can't agree on what exactly a pit bull is. On the one side you have the people that say the only real pit bull is the American Pit Bull Terrier. Within that group you have a percentage that say if it isn't bred with "gameness" it isn't an APBT. Then of course you have the umbrella term side that says there is no pit bull breed it is a term that covers several different breeds. The problem with this umbrella it seems to keep growing. I had one lady on this page swear there were 15 different breeds that were considered pit bulls and another that insisted there were 25. Then of course on the BSL side, which I believe is where all this umbrella nonsense started. They have included just about any dog that has a blocky head and wide body. The Umbrella term really has gotten totally out of control. Now you cannot say pit bull isn't a breed because the American Pit Bull Terrier is in fact, A BREED! Now I know this will not change a lot of minds but here is the truth as I see it after studying them for so long. The first pit bull was developed in 1835 in answer to the ban on bull baiting. Breeders started breeding the now extinct Old English Bulldog with different terrier breeds including the Manchester Terrier, Black and Tan Terrier, and also the now extinct White Terrier. They created the first pit bull, the Bull and Terrier. Out of this original pit bull three breeds were created, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, English Bull Terrier, and the breed that was to become the American Pit Bull Terrier. In 1936 the AKC accepted the first of the APBT's and changed the name to Staffordshire Terrier at the time which in 1972 became American Staffordshire Terrier after the AKC accepted the Staffy. So now you have 4 breeds that are direct descendants of the original Bull and Terrier. Now the Bull Terrier has not been used as a fighting dog since early on which leaves us with three breeds that were actually used as fighting dogs, the APBT, AmStaff and Staffy. These all can all be considered pit bull breeds. All the others mentioned as "pit bull type" dogs (that term drives me crazy) are not. Now you can argue if you want between which of these three breeds can be called a pit bull since they have all been used in the pit at one time or another but, any and all other breeds are not and have never been pit bulls, period end of story. So you can take your umbrella fold it up and stick it in a closet somewhere. These are the facts and they are undisputed