Pitbull Paranoia.  

I have to admit that I do worry about my pitbull/lab mix dog often, thanks to the bad rep this breed has recieved from cruel owners. Sometimes people will look at my dog with admiration, but other times he will recieve glares followed by two people whispering to each other and staring. I live in Ontario, Canada, and they do not allow pit bull puppies anymore....all existing pit bulls are to be spayed/neutered. It's nice to see that there are some loving pit bull owners out there (you).

I have a pitbull, and there have been a few times that I was out walking her and the cops stopped me to check her tags! They said they make sure that "dogs like that" have their shots up to date, and told me to make sure she always has her tags on. I though it was harrassment somewhat. I don't see them checking other dogs. And then there was a time I had her across the street from my house, and someone called the cops and said there were dogs fighting, when the only dog in sight was mine and she can't really fight with herself! We registered her as a pit when she got her shots, and somehow our home owners insurance found out, and our insurance went up! I don't understand why people have to follow stereotypes, but it really does make me mad.

I know we just had a posting up that all pitbulls had to be out of our area by June 7th. The thing is most of them are mixed breeds but I too worried about those that look too much like pits. I have not had a problem with any of them in my area so I hated to see this ban come down. I know there are mean ones in the world but it is how they are raised that makes the difference. Next thing you know they are going to say all black cats have to be gone because they may bring bad luck. It is crazy in my opinion. I sometimes think some people have way too much time on their hands and start these things just for something to do.