Another week, another report of a horrific pit bull attack.
A 7-month-old infant in Columbus, Ohio, was killed after being mauled by one of her family’s three pitbulls.
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No sensible person could read a horrific article about a pit bull attack and not vow to keep such a dog away from their baby. Yet countless families have pit bulls around their children without incident.
I’m deeply invested in this debate as the owner of a pit bull mix, which slightly shifts the conversation, but I’m still mindful of the breed’s reputation. Seven years ago, Rocky, our pit bull mix, wandered onto my father-in-law’s ranch in North Florida after a hurricane. He was tangled in barbed wire, and after freeing him, my father-in-law searched for his owner. No one claimed Rocky, so he stayed. Rocky was a joy until his playful antics started knocking over new calves, which wasn’t sustainable on a ranch. When my father-in-law asked my son to take him, Rocky found his forever home with us.
I’m deeply invested in this debate as the owner of a pit bull mix, which slightly shifts the conversation, but I’m still mindful of the breed’s reputation. Seven years ago, Rocky, our pit bull mix, wandered onto my father-in-law’s ranch in North Florida after a hurricane. He was tangled in barbed wire, and after freeing him, my father-in-law searched for his owner. No one claimed Rocky, so he stayed. Rocky was a joy until his playful antics started knocking over new calves, which wasn’t sustainable on a ranch. When my father-in-law asked my son to take him, Rocky found his forever home with us.
