Oh come on.You act like I am demonizing the breed when you know I LOVE them. It's called being responsible. Never expect a pit bull not to fight, they were bred to fight other dogs and it's just irresponsible to take a pit bull to a dog park with other strange dogs. I would much rather do a play date with a friend's dog the dog knows rather than a dog park where there are strange and rude pushy dogs that could cause a fight and the owner cannot pay attention.
I have been around them my whole life and dog aggression is common and I work with them at a shelter and the adults we get in are dog aggression. It's not a fault, it's just bred into them like a lab is bred to retrieve and a hound is bred to hunt.
I am not telling her to keep her dog in a bubble LOL I am just saying that it's not safe to take a pit bull to a dog park where there are STRANGE other dogs that could cause a fight and her dog might finish it and get blamed. We do not need any more bad press, it's called being a RESPONSIBLE owner. Hell I wouldn't take any of my dogs to a dog park if there was one and when I own my APBT I won't. There are much safer places to socialize your dog than a dog park like a strictly supervised playdate with a friend or relatives dog.
You should read this Irescue. Bad rap is a reptuable organization. Maybe you will understand better..
http://www.badrap.org/dog-parks
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