I'm sure most of you have heard about the Pit Bull who killed the woman in Philadelphia over the weekend.  It's very scary and tragic.  Without a doubt, this breed of dog with its large jaws and true personality of a relentless, prey-driven terrier can be dangerous if the owners don't know how to train them, or worse, train them to be aggressive. It's a bad combination.

However, have you ever seen the sweet side of many Pit Bulls?  I was sitting in one of the cat colonies at the shelter on Tuesday, getting to know some of the kitties and giving them some love.  One of the staff members walked in with Angel, a happy female Pit Bull.  She had the typical looks of a Pit - large jaws, short ears - and the happy, wagging whip of a tail! With her were two women who were interested in adopting her, but they needed to see how she acted around cats.  The staff member brought Angel over to the colony where I was sitting and a couple of brave cats came over to the the fence.  Angel took one look at them, wagged her tail, dipped her head down in a submissive posture and turned away.  Good sign!  Then they went over to another cat colony.  One cat wasn't too happy about a dog's face coming near so she reached out and swatted Angel on the nose.  I heard the yipping and saw Angel sprawled onto the ground with a look saying, "what did I do to deserve that?!"  We laughed so hard at the sight of this "tough" Pit Bull turning into a wimp with just the slightest smack of a cat's paw. 

The Pit Bull sadly can have these two sides to its personality.  But so can all other breeds!  Can you say Chihuahua?!