Attacking dogs weren’t pit bulls, after all
After its news reports blamed two pit bulls for the mauling Saturday of a 7-year-old girl, ABC2 News in Baltimore took steps to correct the error. But take a look at the news report (above) and see...
View ArticleTherapits: Pit bulls as therapy dogs
My favorite part of this news report is not the beginning, which dredges up recent footage about dog attacks to establish the pit bull’s reputation as violent and unpredictable. It’s not the part where...
View ArticlePit bull wins national “hero dog” award
Elle, a 5-year-old pit bull who helps children become more confident about reading, has been named the 2103 Hero Dog by the American Humane Association. But it wasn’t just her listening skills that won...
View ArticleA case of mistaken identities in Idaho
Not every white van is driven by a child predator. Not every large dog is a pit bull. Why police in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, wanted to check out a white van parked near a coffee shop Wednesday morning is...
View ArticleIf San Francisco’s neighborhoods were dogs
Just as every dog breed has a distinct personality, so too does every neighborhood. In a city as dog-loving, artistically inclined and fantastically diverse as San Francisco, perhaps it was only matter...
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