Are Pitbulls Good Or Bad Essay

Pit bulls: Good or Bad?

What do you think of pit bulls? Pit bulls are seen as dangerous dogs by society, but are they really that bad? Others think that pit bulls are perfectly fine and are like any other dog. There have been people attacked by pit bulls causing injury or death. Other people are perfectly fine with pit bulls being family pets. Before I start talking about this subject, think about your opinion of pit bulls and why you think that.

Pit bulls are sometimes dangerous. An example is of a two-and-a-half-year-old boy named, Jayden, that got attacked by three pit bulls. The pit bulls jumped over their back-yard fence and jumped on the boy. They took his head in their mouth and started shaking their head. In the article, ‘Troublemakers’

by Malcolm Gladwell, stated, “Jayden was straggling behind, and, as his father’s back was turned, a pit bull jumped over a back-yard fence and lunged at Jayden.” Pit bulls have also killed some people. In the article, ‘Troublemakers’ by Malcolm Gladwell, stated, “…dogs known to have seriously injured or killed human beings, and, as a result, pit bulls have been banned or restricted in several Western European countries, China, and numerous cities and municipalities across North America.” Many places don’t trust pit bulls, so they have them banned. I have heard of pit bulls turning on their owners , even after being with them for three years. Sometimes you just can’t trust these kinds of dogs, even if you’ve had them for a long time.
Some pit bulls aren’t even dangerous.

The same article says, “Most don’t bite anyone.” Why should you be afraid if most pit bulls don’t even bite. Other dogs are also very violent it’s not just pit bulls. In the same article it says, “ …and the dog that recently mauled a Frenchwoman so badly that she was given the world’s first face transplant was, of all things, a Labrador retriever.” No one would expect a Labrador to do something so violent because they are seen as family dogs that are gentle and kind. Many of the dogs that attack people are not raised properly. In the article it says, “In many cases, viscous dogs are hungry or in need of medical attention.” It then goes on to say, “ In about a quarter of fatal dog-bite cases, the dog owners were previously involved in illegal dog fighting. The dogs that bite people are, in many cases, socially isolated because their owners are socially isolated, and they are viscous because they have owners who want a viscous dog.” So, some dogs are viscous because they just don’t know how to act around others because they are not social. Another reason is because their owners just want them to be viscous.

The article says,” It was a textbook dog-biting case: unneutered, ill-trained, charged-up dogs, with a history of aggressive behavior.” So, this means that this pit bull attacked because of all these reasons. Sometimes it’s not the pi bull’s fault, but the owners fault for not treating them right. Some pit bulls are also violent because

they used to be fighting dogs, so they think that they are supposed to be violent. So, many things contribute to dogs attacking and even killing people.
People have so many different opinions on pit bulls. Pit bulls have killed people and have been banned in many European countries. Pit bulls have turned on their owners even after being with them so long. On the other hand, a Frenchwoman had to get a face transplant because of a labrador retriever, so other dogs also attack people severely. Most pit bulls don’t bite anyone. Many pit bulls attack people because of how their owners treat them and how they are raised. Do you still have the same opinion or has it changed after reading this?