You WILL listen (a rant)

Robyn Shaver
Jul 30, 2017 · 2 min read

This is being inspired by my neighbor and friend.

Recently, a pit-bull needed to find a new home within 24-hours of a notice.

So, why? Because he was a pit-bull puppy of (15 weeks)??? Because he has a square jaw? Because he’s meant to be a fighting dog???

Time to call BULL SHIT! This sweet puppy never barked or even jumped. He is always happy, wagging his tail and happy to see people and other animals. Fact of the matter is, dogs would snap at him because he would come right up to say hello. He never retaliated and still wanted to play.

This is where the world needs education. First, let’s talk about dog-bite statistics. Where the seriously high numbers of 70+% of dog related incidents are pit-bull type dogs are wrong. Look deeper…MORE THAN HALF of reported incidents are cases of mistaken identity! If you look at the numbers AFTER the correct breed is identified, it’s something around 77% of these incidents occurred from non-pit and mixed breeds! That’s a seriously huge change now, isn’t it?

It is not the breed of dog that is the problem, it is the owner and how the dog was raised. I have NEVER been around an aggressive “pit bull” type of dog…EVER! I have never been attacked by a “vicious” dog breed. My daughter, on the other hand, was attacked and bitten in the face by a dog several years ago. Want to guess the breed? A small mix-breed ankle biter that had a history of biting children.

This unfair perception of one of the sweetest breeds of dog is causing bans around the world and the unnecessary genocide of an entire breed, and even other breeds with similar features.

It’s time to wake up the world with FACTS! I call out anyone who labels any particular breed as dangerous. Open your eyes! Stop being ignorant and judgmental!

Robyn Shaver

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Mother, writer. Highly opinionated and too real. Passionate and compassionate. Welcome to my jumbled mind.

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