Addressing an Urban Myth about Pit Bulls

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Aunt B.

While it’s true that having a pit bull strapped to you will deter some panhandlers from approaching you, I can’t recommend their use in this manner (no matter how tempting it is after reading this thread).

First, these are breeds that average between 40 and 70 pounds (with some mixes hitting the century mark).  If you have a bad back, strapping a pit bull to you is going to do you in.

Second, these tend to be very affectionate breeds.  Depending on how you work the harness, having their face next to your face all day is going to mean a day full of dog kisses.

Third, there seems to be little scientific consense about whether it is better to carry the dog with its back to your belly or its front.  If you can work it, it’s probably better to carry it facing you, but, if you’re using it to deter folks from approaching you, it probably needs to be feet and belly out.

And fourth, and most importantly, if you have a dog strapped to you, how are you going to keep it from eating your fries?  Every arm movement from the table to your mouth must go right by its mouth.

So, no, I can’t recommend the use of these dogs in this manner

It does make you wonder, though, just how bad is the pan handling problem in this chick’s neighborhood?

Filed under: Adventures with Mrs. Wigglebottom

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8 Responses

  1. The Editor, on January 19th, 2008 at 11:43 am Said:

    Not to mention how wiggly they get. It’s difficult to support 60 lbs of Sophie when she wiggles.

  2. Helen, on January 19th, 2008 at 11:53 am Said:

    Editor, you had me cracking up with, “If that’s the test, then we need to get rid of chihuahuas too, because most of the chihuahuas I’ve known have been vicious little ankle biters.” Because I’ve never met a nice chihuahua.

  4. Helen, on January 19th, 2008 at 12:28 pm Said:

    Kevin, could you maybe show a little sensitivity for the fact that this proposed law would remove and probably kill a member of B’s family?

  5. The Editor, on January 19th, 2008 at 1:41 pm Said:

    Kevin doesn’t care at all. I asked him to respond to that notion, and he’s ignored it, preferring to throw up newspaper articles about dog attacks. That is his only response (which equals no response at all in my book).

    I just put a bunch of “non-newsworthy” stories about my Sophie up on my blog.I encourage other bully owners to do the same.

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