Dubuque Dog goes Hawaiian?
Meet Bella. She is a… well, can you guess?
An American Pitbull Terrier?
An American Bulldog?
A Staffordshire Terrier?
Do you know? Does it matter?
Apparently to some it does. To Bella’s owners it mattered cause after they adopted her from the local humane society they took her out and about to socialize and no one wanted to pet this 8 month old wiggly, happy pup.
Apparently because of her genetic phenotype….she is vicious.
Now lets look at her again.
What do you think?
Still don’t know the breed…that is ok. Apparently a wardrobe change deemed her not vicious and everyone was willing to pet her.
Perception is reality and in order to create a new reality for Bella I suggested her owners dress her in flower leis or other cute apparel. Suddenly everyone smiled, giggled and lined up to say hello.
A paradigm shift is needed across the country for people who believe all bull breeds are inherently vicious. It simply is not true. By and large dogs and their behavior are a reflection of the environment they live in and the people they are raised by. The responsibility to have a social, well mannered dog lies with the owner, not with the DNA.
Congratulations to Bella’s owner for taking on the responsibility of good training and for giving her a great environment to grow up in!
And speaking of paradigm shifts, check out my new blog project. 
Woof!
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Posted On: May 26th, 2010 at 7:04 pm
I agree. My significant other and I went through something similar to this (but to an extreme extent.) I started putting cute things on her and people were more than delighted to say hello. The latest addition to her wordrobe – a pair of doggy sunglasses. They are too cute.
It is all in how they are raised. What a cute baby! Congratulations on the new addition to the family.
We are thankful Robin and her team supported us and trained US on how to react to he the stereotypes.
