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Originally Posted by combustiblefuel

You know pit bull is not a Breed right? It is a term that refers to multiple different breeds. One of them Is the American Terrier. American bull type terrier's were actually bred for Cattle Herding. Any dog could have been made into fighting.
If your so pleased if they die off then do you fell the same about Retrievers and Labradors?? They attack more people then pit bulls. What about Dalmatians? There one of the top ten most dangerous dogs.

In the past Bull type terriers Often were called " The nanny dog" as they would be used to babysit children. Bull type terriers were also one of the First breeds used as Therapy dogs.

http://www.examiner.com/article/19-p...-as-nanny-dogs

Ah another dumb photo showing a cute scene of a pit bull.
The truth is more like this.

120 sites dedicated to the Staffordshire Bull Terrier include this phrase in support of the fighting nanny dog mythology,

"These dogs were renowned for their courage and tenacity and despite their ferocity in the pit were excellent companions and good with children. In fact it was not unknown for an injured dog to be transported home in a pram with the baby!"

Frankly, even if this anecdote were plausible, let alone true, this doesn't support a nanny dog claim so much as it supports a sociopathic, baby abusing, dog abusing parent claim.


Dig as hard as you want, the pram story is all you'll find to support the Nanny Dog myth in any of these sites. You won't find a single citation, quote or reference of any kind to a 19th century, or early 20th century text. Since the Staffordshire Bull Terrier enthusiasts didn't see fit to support their claims, I decided I would have to find the origin of the Nanny Dog myself.

http://thetruthaboutpitbulls.blogspo...-revealed.html

From 2004 to 2010 59 US children were killed by the family's, babysitter's, neighbor's or friend's pit bull.