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State Bills you need to support!!   A Note from the Webmaster~  I started this website about 5 years ago when I entered the world of Breed Specific Legislation (BSL).  While we have had pit bulls in the family for about 8 years, like many owners, we had no idea what BSL was until it came knocking on our door.    I was thrown into a large fight to keep my rights to own the dog of my choice, and to educate people about dog breeds and good dangerous dog laws that are non breed specific.  When I started doing research on BSL, I found there wasn't a lot of solid information available on the internet-- ideas for fighting BSL, reliable research, etc.  So the idea of Understand-a-bull was born.  I started gathering information, writing pages on how to fight BSL, listing resources available, adding links to information, etc.  Soon I had a website that has continued to grow over the years and will until there isn't a need for the site.  While this site is geared towards the bully breeds because that is my breed of choice, we fight BSL regardless of breed.  Pit Bulls are NOT the only breed affected by BSL <see a list>.                                     ~ Marcy Setter

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About the dogs...

To start, pit bull is not a breed of dog, it’s a term typically used to group 3 breeds of dog, the American Pit Bull Terrier (ABPT), American Staffordshire Terrier (AMSTAFF) and the

 Staffordshire Bull Terrier (STAFFIE).

The Pit Bull is probably the most misunderstood dog in the United States. People see them and cross the street out of fear and try to ban them from their cities. Why? Simply stated, lack of education on the breeds. The public only sees negative stories in the news. Pit Bulls are wonderful dogs in the hands of responsible owners just like any other breed. As with any dog, there will always be irresponsible owners and poorly bred dogs. That does NOT mean that all of these dogs are evil! The majority of domestic violence in the US is caused by men, are all men considered evil and dangerous, No. Then why would all Pit Bulls be dangerous because of a few bad owners? 

For hundreds of years Pit Bulls were bred to fight dogs, certain traits were bred into the bloodlines for that purpose, high pain tolerance, high prey drive, etc.  However a quality that was never bred into Pit Bulls was human aggression.    Human "aggressive" dogs were undesirable as these dogs required extensive handling prior to and during their fights AND most of these dogs were also family pets so no human aggression was ever tolerated.  Dogs that exhibited human aggression were typically killed, meaning that only human friendly lines were perpetuated and desired.

 It has been said that a Pit Bull never met a stranger.  They love and adore humans.  They want so much to be apart of your family and spend time with you watching TV, walking, driving, etc.  I have seen severely abused and neglected Pit Bulls who see you coming and they can't wait to be petted and loved.  Even after the abuse, they want nothing more than to be with a family of their own!  As with any breed there are exceptions to the normal temperament and behavior.  We see this in humans as well, there are good ones and bad ones.  

So  please, take a moment to learn about Pit Bulls and you will fall in love with the breed.

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