Rediscover the Pit Bull | Mitzi Bolaños | TEDxGrandForks

[@jimcarter80]

I lost my wife in 2020 5 weeks I found my dog, "pit bull " I named him Buddy he has no therapy training but from day one he knew when I was feeling down, depressed or sad and he comes to me and Helps me through it!

[@Eternal_11_Sasha]

BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well done! Well organized! Well explained! This was the complete package!

[@anonz975]

Pits do vary greatly but then again they are mixed (and many are bred/raised/kept in bad situations). It sounds like she is suggesting that breed specific traits do not exist. Anyone that has handled a lot of different dog breeds knows breed traits (i.e. hunting, guarding, etc...) do in fact exist.

[@apbt067]

Breeds have certain traits because they were bred for those traits for there intended jobs. But those traits also vary from dog to dog within the breed of dog. If you know your stuff you would know that true APBTs don’t vary anymore than any other breed of dog. They all have certain standards and characteristics to be within for there breed. FYI all dogs are mixed, it takes 2 diff breeds being bred to produce another so called breed. Same uneducated people say things like apbt are mixes. I’m sure you would think a American bulldog was a apbt if you seen one same as the rest of the uneducated in k9s. Mislabeling is responsible for at least half of the statistics for apbts.

[@anonz975]

@@apbt067 "Pit Bulls" refer to a variety of dogs that roughly look like APBTs and often do have mixed heritage. The shelters are full of them and euthanize approximately 1 mil every year. American Pit Bull Terriers are a breed and have a specific standard. Huge difference.

[@pickmeaname]

My blockheaded girl is a total sweetheart. This video needs more views!

[@maxinemcclurd1288]

I've owned rescued Pit Bulls for over 33 years....or maybe they owned me?Thank you Mitzi for the good work you do for my favorite dogs!

[@cupcakegoldendoodle2347]

Perfect

[@shannonhathaway4293]

Thank you from my darling pitties, Bernie and Miss Piggy!

[@PawsuasiveDogTeaching]

A pit mix is the star of my KZbin channel. Dogs are a direct reflection of what we put into them. Any breed can be good or bad. Subscribe to my channel if you agree.

[@PeaceLovePitBulls]

Perfect!!

[@gregoriocornilliac828]

PITBULLS A VERY CALM DOGS. I KNOW IT

[@LanaAnneMD]

SOOOOOO true!!! Humans are the "inhumane" ones and these poor animals suffer from injustice and abuse and a blind eye is turned again and again. I applaud courageous people like you !Keep it up ! I have a friend who is getting a LOTTTT of flack from many because she owns a bull dog and a pit bull; yet they are the sweetest!! I rarely see them yet EVERY TIME I go by her house, they are running circles to get my attention. Let's ask ourselves- "Who's the animal?"

[@DougHinVA]

this is nonsense. it's nonsense to assert that a racehorse is not inclined to want to run . It's nonsense to say a bloodhound does not naturally sniff smells. Dog breeds were developed over generations (sometimes hundreds or thousands of years) for certain characteristics. A pitbull is a breed of dog unlike a Cocker Spaniel or Bichon Frise' .

[@brianamurphy349]

"Pitbull" isn't a dog breed. It is an umbrella term for dogs who share a similar physical appearance. They range in temperament, personality, and skills. People like you are the problem.

[@TonyWadkins]

Briana, Trying to hide the dog behind the breed misidentification umbrella is ridiculous. These dogs share very common traits that anyone with any common sense can identify. The blood of the disfigured and dead children is on your hands for promoting this false sense of secuity.

[@hibnky]

It's a Pitbull until it bites someone... Then all of a sudden they don't know what a Pit is??

[@mumfordthepitbull4581]

All dogs naturally sniff smells - that is their most important sense. Tracking down smells is Mumford's favorite thing to do - he is an American Staffordshire Terrier, one of the "pit bull" breeds. There is an ongoing program, sponsored by Animal Farm Foundation, to train rescued "pit bulls" for drug detection and tracking and donating the dogs to police agencies. Besides their detection use, many of these are also used for community outreach.

[@apbt067]

Yes and APBT was bred to take on and fight other dogs. Also to hunt and take on game like boar.

[@pitbullsweet]

Totally agree

[@TheAidab]

Absolutely wonderfully said! Well done Mitzi.

[@writerinfact1768]

Goddess, help me become the person my dog thinks I am!

[@ciscomo8911]

Great job Mitzi!!! 🐾 All true facts!

[@AUnicorn666]

She said smaller dogs rank higher on mean scale then big dogs. It is also because they are treated like that my dog is a Chihuahua and he is so sweet and kind and loving. So please don't go being mean to small dogs instead

[@DucatiQueen]

Little dogs don't kill you and " normal " big dogs don't either. These SHITBULLs DO !

[@TheWolfspirit22]

@@DucatiQueen Your a shitbull.

[@Sunny-vv3gg]

Totally agree also .... very well said ,thankyou for sharing and having the courage to speak up

[@jaimemorrison4217]

You must be very proud of yourself. Your marketing strategies with Stubbydog was quite the success and we have had a record two weeks. Three American fatalities. This year is almost double the deaths by pit bull over last year. Give yourself a high five. I hope they paid you well.

[@jessicaking3744]

LOVE the pits

[@tinotincup1071]

amazing

[@mikefrost5481]

Does a whole Ted talk about pitbulls... Shows a picture of herself & dog's & theres not a single pitbull.. all American bullys lol these kind of ppl bug me.. 'ive owned one pitbull now I'm an expert "

[@DucatiQueen]

I remember when Ted talks were about intelligent discussions, not SHITBULL propaganda.

[@mumfordthepitbull4581]

The term "SHITBULL" is so juvenile. If you want to be taken seriously you first need to grow up.

[@alisonvunderlund3636]

Why would you promote babykillng dogs?

[@Sunny-vv3gg]

Al Vezz your deaf and blind

[@operatlve]

@@Sunny-vv3gg *you're

[@NielsenWill]

Pit Bulls are also known as nanny dogs because of being so good with kids.

[@operatlve]

@@NielsenWill myth.

[@TheWolfspirit22]

@@operatlve Your a myth.

[@vincentcrusoe3227]

Pittbulls are pitiful excuses of dogs ... And So are Chihuahuas.

[@janeolijnek]

All great information but yet you use pit bull continually through out the video. "pit bull" is a slang term not a breed. Why list all the proper facts and then use "pit bull"? This myth does not help, Advocacy should move society forward. To do so, we must advocate with facts and not myths. There Is No Benefit to Focusing on Fiction Over Fact. Now that we know better, we have an obligation to consider the way we communicate on behalf of the dogs and the information we’re sharing. Dogs are depending on us to stop adding to their problems by recycling old content that has no basis in science. TRUTH; "Pit Bull" is a slang term not a breed - there is a large variety of dogs similar in appearance with mixed or unknown origin - they are "mutts". "Stop feeding the myth machine"!

[@kaylighboo1987]

Jane Olijnek have you seen beyond the myth?

[@writerinfact1768]

The AKC does not recognize a breed called pit bull. The official breed name is American Staffordshire Terrier. Pit bull usually refers to a general type of physical conformation, not DNA. As always, dogs are individuals; as Mitzi says, even litter mates can have very different personalities.

[@TheWolfspirit22]

There is a breed a called American pit bull terrier.

[@mumfordthepitbull4581]

@@TheWolfspirit22 The American Pit Bull Terrier is registered with the United Kennel Club. When people wanted to register them with the AKC they branched a breeding line off of the APBT and called it Staffordshire Terrier, and then later added American to the name.

[@mumfordthepitbull4581]

It is appropriate for her to say "pit bull" because she is talking about all dogs that an animal control officer might identify as "pit bull" based on physical appearance, regardless of whether it is a purebred APBT, American Staffordshire Terrier, several other pure breeds, or a random mixed breed that happens to physically resemble one of these breeds.

[@madisontipton4919]

Not spaying and neutering is a factor for bites? Oh, PLEASE!

[@mumfordthepitbull4581]

Yes, it is a factor. Intact dogs are more territorial and generally more intense at being "dogs".

[@madisontipton4919]

Well dogs are just that....dogs.

[@DougHinVA]

@@madisontipton4919 correct.... lower animals