As a person who has lived with and loved two pit bulls I feel compelled, though, to object to the graphic of a dog that already gets a bad rap thanks to owners who take advantage of their tendency to want to please their humans. In the wrong hands, any dog can be vicious.
Back in the early 1900's, pit bulls were considered "nanny" dogs because of their tendency to protect children. Petey on the Little Rascals was a pit bull and families were crazy about the breed.
If you want to know what a dog is like, look at the owner. The pit bull in your story was clearly a product of the people who owned it. A better graphic would have been of a tough guy abusing his dog.
Ron was lucky he walked away with his own life in that first encounter. The guilt and confusion must have been overwhelming. I'm not sure we have learned enough about survivor's guilt even now. I hope he was able to move past.
The Pit Bull graphic is the most powerful I've seen and I'm wondering about the artist? The lingering sense of helplessness and guilt in this story is overwhelming.
I love this post - as I do all of your posts.
As a person who has lived with and loved two pit bulls I feel compelled, though, to object to the graphic of a dog that already gets a bad rap thanks to owners who take advantage of their tendency to want to please their humans. In the wrong hands, any dog can be vicious.
Back in the early 1900's, pit bulls were considered "nanny" dogs because of their tendency to protect children. Petey on the Little Rascals was a pit bull and families were crazy about the breed.
If you want to know what a dog is like, look at the owner. The pit bull in your story was clearly a product of the people who owned it. A better graphic would have been of a tough guy abusing his dog.
Good point, thanks.
Ron was lucky he walked away with his own life in that first encounter. The guilt and confusion must have been overwhelming. I'm not sure we have learned enough about survivor's guilt even now. I hope he was able to move past.
The Pit Bull graphic is the most powerful I've seen and I'm wondering about the artist? The lingering sense of helplessness and guilt in this story is overwhelming.