Seattle Times Article: Pit bulls: Most dangerous of dogs or least misunderstood?

Pit bulls: Most dangerous of dogs or least understood?

By Lisa Wogan

Special to The Seattle Times

In early January, Sarah Smith went walking in her leafy North Seattle neighborhood. Not far from her house, she saw two of her neighbor's pit bulls running loose. Before she could do anything the dogs rushed her, attacking her small terrier. READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE

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Smith works in a dog-friendly office that includes a pit bull. Yet despite the attack, she disagrees with those who would ban the breeds. "Pit bull" is a catch-all used to describe American Staffordshire terriers and Staffordshire terriers, American pit-bull terriers and any mixes involving these breeds.

"I am afraid of pit bulls now," she says, "but I see this as an owner problem."

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