People are certainly judgmental towards pit bulls, and I never paid much attention to that until after we adopted our little Blue Nose Abby. Here is what Modern Dog Magazine explains about this mislabeled bread:
“Houston, we have a problem.” “A wide-spread malfunction in the communications system is causing crew members to be mistaken for hostiles. Please advise.” Pit Bull. Devil dog. Killer. The Staffordshire Bull Terrier (SBT) is none of these, yet he is constantly mislabelled. Frequently just lumped in with other “bully” breeds and slapped with breed- specific legislation that can condemn dogs to a lifetime of muzzles and close confinement or even send them to death, the Stafford does, indeed, have a serious problem. Yet, those who know the breed well say it is rarely aggressive towards humans.
Read More: http://moderndogmagazine.com/breeds/staffordshire-bull-terrier
