I'm a Good Dog: Pit Bulls, America’s Most Beautiful (and Misunderstood) Pet

....to give to my friends and one for myself. Make no mistake, I love me some pit bull! I rescued one a year ago and have done extensive research on the breed. They are an incredibly loving breed and I can't imaginine my life without a pit with me ever again. And I want everybody to understand this highly misunderstood breed that is so abused.....Saying that, while this paticular book does expound on the positive aspects of the pittie - and there are so many! - it downplays some realities to a fault. According to this book all pits are "good" and accept other dogs. All pits have completely lost their innate passion to fight other dogs - UNTRUE!!!!!!! This book does a dis-service in that aspect.Many pits are subdued, love kittens and baby ducks and wouldn't hurt a flea. But MOST will act out towards other dogs. NEVER, EVER, EVER leave a pit alone with another dog. Respect this breed! Know what you have! After several centuries of being bred to fight other dogs (thanks to idiot humans), these dogs are not going to change. In the words of comic Chris Rock referring to the Vegas tiger attacking Sigfield of Sigfield and Roy - "People say that tiger went crazy! Huh! That tiger went TIGER"! Don't expect a pit not to be a pit - and pits will go after other dogs without being trained otherwise....pits go after humans then something is gravely WRONG....the breeding or raising has gone bad.Pits do not have jaws that lock. They do not. However, they can snap your neck, know that. Raise them properly. Monitor them, For God's sake, don't breed the most overbred dog there is - but if you slefishly must - be responible about it and use a good blood line and follow up on the pups.I love the fact this book does not demonize these sweet babies. This book also shows the true brilliance and love this breed does possess. I just think this book shows this breed with no fault - and with that is fault. Know the breed. Respect and care for accordingly. As a first time pit owner, I can say my life has never been so graced and full of love before I found this incredible breed

I bought this book as a gift for my daughter and she just loves it! Perfect book or gift to give for a Pitty lover!

This was a great book for pit bull lovers, but also talks about what it means to love dogs of all breeds. There are touching profiles of rescues, failed fosters, canine helpers/workers, and dogs through history. The book is a quick read but I can see myself going back to it in the future just to share some of the stories and photos with friends. I loved that the author addressed BSL. Probably my only issue with the book was that I got the impression that the author was saying that things are turning around for bully breeds, and while I do feel that is partially true, it is my opinion that there is still so far to go that it seems a little to early to make that claim. However, the whole book has an encouraging and thoughtful tone of hope, so it really does align with that spirit. I also wish that the call out story pages would have come at a logical place in the reading order rather than in the middle of another story, but that was also a minor issue. This is a lovely book, and my doggies probably thought so too because they snuggled up next to me while I read it. My own pit pup was adopted from the humane society where they had labeled him a "shepherd mix" so he could be adopted in our area that has BSL and breed bans in place (the author actually mentions this practice of identifying a pit mix as a lab or shepherd mix to save more lives and allow placements). I will admit that before owning my dog, I actually worried about what I had heard about owning a pit bull, but my dog taught me that none of thise stereotypes were true. My pit is a big love who thinks he is a lapdog, and he loves my other two dogs and even the stray cats! He is loyal, playful, and a total bed hog. This book definetely represented what I feel about my dog, and how I wish others would view him.

The book is in good condition arrived well packaged and the pages are perfect awesome book Thanks

This is a beautiful book, full of gorgeous pictures and really lovely words - done in a coffee-table style. It's easy to get through in one sitting, and you will go back time and time again to look at those beautiful bullies. Beside its obvious message that pit bulls are sweet, lovable couch potatoes, what really stood out for me is the riotous variety of colors that pit bulls come in - truly every color under the sun.I have two pits, Alice and Cooper, both rescued. Cooper is a beautiful black and white, traditional-looking pit bull, 3 years of age, adopted at age 1 from Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. The worst thing he has ever done is steal shoes (unfortunately it seems to be a crime of which he is completely unrepentant and which he apparently intends to continue committing), and Alice is an almost-white pit-mix with one big brown spot around her right eye. She's about a year and a half old and was adopted 6 months ago from our local shelter, looking like a skeleton. She has fattened up nicely, and is a total marshmallow full of love. Her only crime is excess kisses. (Incidentally, when I adopted her from the shelter, it was FULL of pit bulls, as most of them are.)Anyone who loves pit bulls like I do, will love this book. It would make a great gift. If you are familiar with Mr. Foster's other books, "The Dogs Who Found Me" and "Dogs I Have Met", you already know of his love for dogs and particularly pit bulls. Highly recommended.

I bought this book as i have a dog which has the same temperament and looks she is a cross staff, and also because they are nice dogs and have a bad press because of some owners who take advantage of their good nature and their keenness to please their owners, this book shows the truth about this breed of dog!!

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one of thee finest books i have in my collection. i cant own a pittbull so this buke is the nearest i have to owning wan!!! xxxx

We recently had a rescue staffie pick us as her furever family. As she had not been my first pick for a pet, I have been on a steep learning curve about rescues and especially the pitbull breed. This book is amazing, Wonderful and very insightful! Ken's experience mirrors my family's in so many ways.

I was the owner of a beautiful intelligent Staffordshire Terrier who, sadly, has since died. I learned first hand what a remarkable breed this is.The author obviously feels as I do. The book is a fitting tribute to a noble breed.