tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987329825466676029.post7047429696559724785..comments2023-11-20T20:20:24.404-08:00Comments on America's Dog: the pit bull in literaturescurrilous amateur bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00575387156203723911noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987329825466676029.post-83009476681211272482011-12-25T00:03:53.261-08:002011-12-25T00:03:53.261-08:00Decided to do some research on the America's d...Decided to do some research on the America's dog claim and here's what I came up with. <br /><br /><a href="http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045487/1912-03-01/ed-1/seq-1/;words=America+dog?date1=1836&rows=20&searchType=basic&state=&date2=1922&proxtext=america%27s+dogs&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&index=1" rel="nofollow">1912 Kenmore Sorceress</a> the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire_Fox_Terrier" rel="nofollow">wire fox terrier</a> wins title of <b>"best dog in America"</b> at the Westmenster Kennel Club. <br /><br />Also remember nutters like Fuzzy claiming that Shepards and other so called dangerous breeds were hated while the pit bull was praised? Turns out that in 1913 according to The Sun Newspaper, <a href="http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030272/1913-08-17/ed-1/seq-68/;words=America+Dog+dogs?date1=1836&sort=relevance&rows=20&searchType=basic&state=&date2=1922&proxtext=america%27s+dogs&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=2&index=8" rel="nofollow">"intelligence of the German Shepard dog has aroused wide interest in breed in this country and europe."</a> And the paper goes to further note that the breed is becoming highly popular as a police and protection dog due to its ease of trainability. <br /><br /><a href="http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045366/1901-08-10/ed-1/seq-25/;words=AMERICAN+American+DOG+dog?date1=1836&rows=20&searchType=basic&state=&date2=1922&proxtext=american+dog&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&index=15" rel="nofollow">Another story from 1901</a> tells of a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Bernard_%28dog%29" rel="nofollow">Saint Bernard</a> who was considered a fine example of an American dog. <br /><br />Out of all the hype that pit type dogs were commonly known as Amercia's dog there seems to be no evidence that shows a correlation between any keyword search of archived material showing this supposedly oh so known popular fact. The few mentions that it vaguely implies mind you aren't even to the American pit bull or the Staffordshire. But other breeds entirely! <br /><br />If the evidence was so available; you would think that the pit bull community would provide irrevocable proof that's not open to interpretation. Is that so hard? In fact; I'm surprised that Fuzzy's not here breathing down your throat on this blog. But then again, maybe he's smart enough to know that he would sound stupid trying to defend his position here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com