I agree! There are so many people in my neighborhood who are afraid of dogs in general. Let them see a commercial like that and it just enforces that dogs are to be feared.

I just never get can get used to people thinking pit bulls are vicious. Especially my Bailey. The worst thing she'd do is lick you.

For instance, we recently went to an outdoor festival. She is very cute, so a lot of parents were trying to soothe their screaming kids by asking if the kids could pet Bailey. The kids were loving it and the parents were happy. They were like "I love your dog, she's so sweet, what kind of dog is she." The minute I say "Pit bull/lab mix", they yank their kids away like Bailey was going eat them. Actually, my new brother in law is the same way as well.

I try to educate people when I can about breedism and pit bulls being misunderstood (and also other stereotyped dogs like rotts and German sheperds and such), but it seems to be a lost cause.