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The “pit bull” epithet given to any dogs that even remotely fit this image has resulted in a great deal of carnage among innocent dogs. Either the word “pit” or the word “bull” came to generate public indignation. Even the squat and humorous Bulldog (known colloquially as the English Bulldog) has not escaped some heat.

Many breeds and mixes have become victims of mistaken identity. In the quest to rid the world from the vicious and hyperaggressive street pits, well-intentioned, but ignorant souls have caused many of these other dogs to be given the mark of a canine Cain. That the vast proportion of the dogs in these breeds are excellent pets hasn’t stopped people from seeking out and eliminating any vestige of a dog that might just be a “pit bull.”

The APBT receives most of the grief. This breed has the misfortune to have both “pit” and “bull” in its name. This breed also provided some of the genetic material that went to make the street pits that have been the actual cause of much pain, anguish, and misunderstanding. The APBT is also a dog that needs reasonable precautions when it confronts other dogs, but the APBT and these other breeds mentioned earlier are no more dangerous to people than any other breed and considerably less than some.

The APBT suffers because of look-alike and sound-alike dogs that do bad things.