What a long, strange trip it's been.
Nevermind what got deleted.
I recall seeing a flurry of, of all dogs, poodle bites about late 80’sor so.
It appears as if there are ebbs and flows as to which dog is the “dog to hate” per decade or so.
Also, anyone recall when a “pit bull” looked like spuds mackenzie instead of having a passing resemblance to a boxer or spitz?
Seems as if the very identity of what is or isn’t a “pit” has changed some.
“Pits” these days don’t resemble spuds with the terrier nose profile.
Actually, there’s no such thing as a “Pit Bull”, even though they’re commonly called “American Pit Bull Terriers”.
That’s just a loose term used for members of the Am Staff breed and spin-off variants, thereof.
“Pit Bulls” are not a homogenous breed.
Many other “bully” breeds have been tossed into the pot over the years and the AKC does recognize them because of that.
Non-dog people cannot even properly identify a “real” Pit Bull in a lineup of other, very similar dogs.
Spuds is a Bull Terrier and oddly enough, the original Bull Terriers looked more like Pits.
Fashion and idiot judges gave us the over-done “egg shaped” head we see, now.
What a long, strange trip it's been.