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Pit Proud: The History Of The Pit Bull


I’ve been working on Pit Proud: The History Of The Pit Bull for well over a year. But I believe that every second that went into it was worth it, because I knew then and I know now that Pit Proud is the single, most important Dog Files Episode yet.

It’s the story of what I believe to be, the most maligned and abused animal on Planet Earth.

The Pit Bull.

A dog that the media has made out to be the “great white shark” of the land. A monster waiting to jump out of the shadows and attack your children.

But you know what I’ve found out over the course of researching, writing and crafting this episode?

Pit Bulls… are just dogs. No more, no less.

And like all dogs, they are individuals with varied personalities and temperaments. But because of their intense loyalty and strong form, the pit bull has been singled out amongst lesser men to abuse and kill for their small-minded, cruel entertainment.

You see, the pit bull problem isn’t the dogs, by any means.

The pit bull problem is people.

The people that want to fight them. The people who want one so they feel tougher when they walk down the street. The people that keep them tied up in chains. The people who go about their days and weeks and months and years while ignoring the extremely social animal that’s locked up in their basement.

These are the irresponsible owners that should never own ANY dog. And these are the people that we should always have on our radar.

And the abused dogs?

Well, if the Vick case taught us anything, it’s that even fight dogs, when given a chance, would rather curl up on the couch next to it’s loving human.

And that says it all to me. Pit Bulls are dogs. Dogs are as individual as any human. And like humans, they shouldn’t be painted with a wide brush.

Unless that wide brush has peanut butter on it. I hear pittie’s LOVE peanut butter.

– Kenn Bell, Dog Files Creator

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Sue-Bowman/100002230897959 Sue Bowman

    That was very informative. I’m sorry to hear that Smokey passed away:( It was a great video. My son and his girlfriend have a pit bull. She is a very sweet dog:)

  • Cszar33

    I am a certified (certifiable!) dog lover!  I love any and every breed out there.  I happen to have 2 lab mixes, that were from the NE Humane Society, and that’s just who we ended up matched with.  I happen to feel very strongly about the pitbull, and their misconceptions!  I only don’t own one, because I would hate for my best friend to be judged, and treated poorly, for what their breed is.  I recently babysat a 5 yr old pit, who was the best behaved, out of the 3 dogs!  (Her only issue was that she licked, too much!  She’d sneak up on you, and lick you to death!)  But I feel like I get more result beating my head against the wall, than singing the praises of the pitbull!  I try and try, but people are more willing to shut you down, and dismiss you as crazy, for having anything to do with this brave, strong, loyal, noble breed!  Who else would fight to the death, or guard your house, or children, to the the death, than this dog?  As a child, I was attacked (by my own doing) by a black Lab, who was chained up to a doghouse, and was extremely aggressive.  Everyone is so willing to come up to my Lab-looking boys, and want to know them, which is ok, cuz I consider myself a great dog owner.  But, they could just as easily attack someone, as a pitbull!  Anyway, I digress…..  Just love pitbulls, and never met one, that wasn’t a cupcake!  Just seems ignorance overcomes common sense!  I will continue to sing their praises, no matter what!  Keep up the good work.  Any bad owner can make a bad dog!!!!  Sorry so long!

  • Shawn M

    Great Video!  A friend sent me the link lastnight as i am a amstaff owner and he know how much i try to educate people about bully breeds in general.  After watching it i immediately sent it to a coworker this morning who thinks all pitbulls are bad.  After she watched it, she came to me and said how she never knew the true story of the pitbull.  it’s amazing how one video like this can quickly change the outlook some people have on this beautiful, playful breed.  Thank you soo much for making this video!

  • http://petplay.com P Phillips

    Amazing video! I had a chance to meet you and attend your session at BlogPaws -  all of your tips were very helpful! Seeing your videos definitely inspires me to get out and start shooting.

    Thank you so much for creating a video that truly shows how wonderful APBTs really are.

  • http://www.thedogfiles.com Kenn Bell

    Thanks so much for the kind comments! Glad you got something out of my class. It was nice meeting you.

  • Jjanastasio

    You need to watch it again and dont try to change the message its sending!

  • Rananshiyr

    Love my Pit Bull and thank you for this video!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Kathleen-Reidy/1108961153 Kathleen Reidy

    I own a 200 lb english mastiff, who has a bark that would scare Satan. I get the same reaction as if I were walking  a pitbull.  People turn the other way, cross the street, and hide their kids.   Murph, is a gentle giant, who would drown in you in drool before he would bite.   He just barks to say hello, come pet me.  Nobody is taking my mastiff from me ever.  
    My daughter owns a pitbull, that she rescued after she saw a monster dump her from a car. Daisy is the sweetest dog in the world despite her horrendous beginnings.  She was starved, covered in pressure sores, anemic, flea bitten and parastic.   She is now spoiled and loved beyond measure and she returns that love ten fold.

  • Ldlsah

    I have 3,if I had more room I would have more.

  • Luv2operate

    Thank you for making this video for us all to share to help educate others about this lovable breed! I have been the proud parent of four pit bulls, two of them are deaf. They’re all wonderful, family pets.

  • Bettyortiz123

    I own 3 of my own and I have a cat! The so called “vicious” dogs seem to be living in harmony together. Honestly, I can’t imagine my life without my babies!

  • Angelsharley

    This is exactly what I have told all who say’s Pits,Rottweilers,Dobermans,and more breeds are born mean. I have owned all these breeds, Not 1, has shown aggression to anyone who has stepped into my home, especially children. Its the people who raise then, Don’t socialize them, spend time with them and include them in their lives….. Thank you for this site

  • http://pittiefullove.wordpress.com/ Jess D

    I love this— all comments that I would have said have already been said… but they really are amazing.  I just lost my pitmix on Friday… he came into our lives and completely changed it for the better.  The ‘Pitbull’ was unknown to us (for what it really is… a dog) before walking into the shelter to adopt our boy…but he changed our lives.  This is what I life for now.  Thanks for joining in the effort.  :)

  • Anonymous

    EmilyS-
    Take a Staffordshire Bull Terrier to Denver, and the police will confiscate it and kill it just like an American Pit.  The 2 are the same in the eyes of the law (also, I see many, many secondary sources citing calling the American a “Nanny dog” but no primary sources. If you have a good citation for your claim, please share!!)

  • John f mayer

    Really wish I could see this video. But there’s no video here, though there’s a large grey space where, presumably, it should be. I’ve tried two different browsers. I am able to view videos on other pages (though not in the latest versions of Flash, which my computer does not support). 

  • http://www.thedogfiles.com Kenn Bell

    Hi John, I just tested it on my Mac and my iPhone and the video is playing just fine. Not sure why you can’t see it.

  • SarahT

    If you have ever taken the time to deal directly with dog fighting in the inner city, as go into the actual neighborhoods and speak to the people involved, you would understand exactly how this problem is laid out. It’s ridiculous to call something racist when it’s happening exactly the way it’s been described. Racist is your label.

  • Dream2much2day

    It was a wonderful video, but I couldn’t continue Watching after the images of th dogs fighting. Perhaps you should just have a little warning in the beginning? I adopted a dog that spent 7 years in a fighting ring. She was rehabilitated and became the love of my life. She was wonderful, she was my Girl. When she became very old, and possibly began to suffer dementia, she attacked another family pet. It was devastating and I could not get her to release. It was almost as if she thought i would be proud of her. I witnessed my dogs killing each other and in my attempts to stop them, I was severely injured. The scars remind me every day of how a loving creature can be so torn up mentally as well as physically. I continue to rescue, foster and adopt Pitties. I know Lucy was only doing what she was trained to do so many years before I ever showed her what real love was. But I am shaken and traumatized by the images of dogs fighting and I can not stop crying. Please, all I ask is for a little warning in the beginning. Thank you.

  • http://www.thedogfiles.com Kenn Bell

    I’m sorry the images upset you, but that was my intention. As I made the video I realized that I wouldn’t be fair to the breed if I didn’t show how horrible they are mistreated by humans. I did make sure it was only for a few seconds. I can not tell you how many people have contacted me to tell me that that was the point in the video when they realized they were so wrong about their assumptions of Pit Bulls.
    Really wish you would watched the rest. The end really touches people’s hearts!
    Thanks!

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