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Its a hard knock life...

discrimination...

Now some of you may or may not have known, a 12 yr old kid was recently mauled by his family pitbull. I feel really bad for the kid and the family, and no one really knows what happened. But the fact of the matter is no dog, should ever attack another living creature.

Even tho I understand this, I still get dirty looks in the streets. I walk down and have people compliment me on how cute I am and then when my owner tells them I'm a pitbull they head for the hills. I told my owner from now on to tell them I am a staffordshire terrier, or even to lie and say I am an old english mastiff. We will see, if i still get those dirty looks. It's just frustrating, even when walking down the street infront of a church while on a leash, all the people lounging infront ran into the church screaming their head off because i am a pitbull. I mean I am still on a leash and I wasnt even looking in your direction. I was more interested in sniffing and peeing on the tree outside your church then I was in you.

I dont understand why people hate me. I have never once done anything agressive towards any animal. However I may once in a while rip the squeaker outta my stuff animals. I have also been attacked by other dogs and i didnt even fight back. I have the scars to show it. I'm actually a real big chicken. But yet people still hate me?

I use to be able to go to my local park, where everyone knows my name and would be able to run off leash with other dogs and even play fetch (which is my favorite past time, I can fit 3 tennis balls in my mouth, 5 if they are broken, how much can you fit?). But now since the incident with that 12 yr old boy. I cant even be off leash ever. This frustrates me now because I no longer get my excercise and I will end up being fat. I mean I aint no youngin no more. I'm almost 5 for god sakes, thats 35 for you humans. Its just wrong that something someone else did, is now my fault. But I guess that is how the world works. First it was the holocaust, then the japanese intermin camps, now breed specific legislation. I guess we have to wait another 50 yrs before people realize that targeting my breed is not right, you might as well target every dog.

I just hope another person doesnt come along yelling at my owner that he should get rid of me. I mean I cant help that I was born a pitbull, I cant help that I was given up in a shelter and then adopted again to give a second chance. All I can do is be the best dog my owner has ever had (hes had 9 and he tells me im the best, lets hope its the truth) and hope that this political hoopla will all blow over and I can go back to life as normal again. Sleep for 20 hrs a day, chase a ball and socialize for 1 hr, then hang out with my owner for 3.

Ok thats it for now, time for a walk. Talk to you guys soon. email me if u wish.