A professor of psychology debunks the myths and misconceptions surrounding pit bulls and highlights the importance of anti-science rhetoric and humane laws in dog attacks.
If you are a dog lover , anti-science rhetoric and inhumane laws should scare you just as much as the dog attacks themselves. (Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) A Staffordshire pit bull wears a Headless Horseman costume at an annual charity walk that raises money for homeless pets.recently about dog attacks , both of which named the breed of the dog as pit bull. I’m a professor of psychology that has published and presented on dog cognition and aggression on and off over the past 17 years.
I also worked in various dog welfare settings for about 10 years, and I have the bite scars to prove it. You might have even seen my students lingering around your neighborhood dog park with clipboards documenting dog-on-dog aggression. Now, I do not want to minimize the fear and serious harm victims and survivors experienced, but I’m seeing classic myths swirl around about the breed. First off, calling them a specific breed is a mistak
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