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Warpy

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4. In the early 80s there was a lot of scare journalism about pit bulls

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Tue Aug 19, 2025, 03:00 PM

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We hadn't really seen them in the coastal resort I was preparing to leave. I was standing in line at the bank and this dog strained away from its owner and came over. I let him smell my fist and scratched behind his ears and asked his owner what breed he was. "Pit bull," she snapped.

The dog didn't snap, he was a leaner, gazing up at me with big doggy eyes, tail wagging. Nasty owner, sweet dog, that was my introduction to them.

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