Ad #10: My Best Friend 3, If It Aint Pit

This is a sticker for cars and I love it and have one on every vehicle I drive. Once a person owns a pit bull they usually feel this way because no other breed can compare to the compassion and loyalty and love of the pit bull. This is a type of branding because it brands a person as a pit bull owner and supporter. The only problem I have with this ad is the spiked colar because it makes them seem imposing, which I have a studded colar for my dog because it does look nice but still does not help with a positive out look of the breed. You here this "tage line" or slogan in most pit bull circles, as well as the "blame the deed not the breed," which says dont blame a whole breed for what few people do. There is a sort of racism against pit bull that is just the same as that of African Americans or Mexican Americans saying that they are bad and criminal, and non of these stereotypes are true! The American Pit bull terrier is the American breed of dog. They were ranked #2 as the most friendly dog to humans outranked by only the laborador. They also started out as an all American breed, such as in the little rascals, Petey was a Pit!!! He was a pit that followed around little kids all day, which every pit loves to do

Ad #9: My Best Friend 2, jail house

I found this on the San Fransico Chronicle Website. It was discussing the problem of pit bull attacks and how a recent attack in that area of leading to a hearing and possible breed-restriction legislation. This is a huge issue about pit bulls. Many apartments refuse pit bulls as well as issurance policies, some towns and even some states have banned pit bulls. I have heard that Texas is  also discussing a ban on pit bulls which would be devestating to my 4 pit bull house hold. Many people see pits and think of them as monsters and viscious. I walk my dog at the park and I see people sneer at her and some walk way out of their way to avoid a dog who will probably run from them at the slightest look. This article was speaking out against pit bull hysteria, saying that many attacks are falsely accusing pit bulls because anyone that sees a beefy dog and thinks it is a pit. It was really refreshing seeing someone in the media who is defending the pit breed. In the article they had a pit bull test, which i will link for you to take at your enjoyment. It shows you several pictures of dogs and asks you to pic out the ONE pit bull, all the dogs are pure bred and if you click on the picture it will show you the breed name. It was actually really hard because I am a veteran pit bull owner and still could not find the real pit bull. This shows how the "brand" of the pit bull has can be falsly accused.

take pit bull quiz here

Ad #8: My best friend

Everytime I see this video I cry. It is not graphic in the least and really isnt a bad video but it is so true that it kills me =*( This is the first of three posts that are the my best friend posts. I wanted to have a section on pitbulls because they are very impotant to me and most of the time are shown in a horrible light even though they are amazing dog and the best friends you can have. This ad is service announcement against dog and specifically pit bull fighting. It shows a slide show of cute pictures of the same pit, an adorable white female, with very easy going music and simple texts. They dog is asking not to make her fight, and then suggesting other things that they can do instead, but at the end she says if you wanted her to fight she would because she is your friend and will do anyhting for you. This is so sad because it is so true. Pitbulls will do anything for their owners, they love you and will die to make you happy and that is why this video is so sad because these dogs are forced to do horrible things and have a bad reputation because of people making it that way. This very simple video has a VERY strong emotional appeal, especially for pit bull owners. It also does a good job of showing people that when a pit bull is bad, it is usually due to human error. In class we talk about branding in society pit bull is a brand. Most people think pit bull and they think vicious and angery and attack, but in reality most pits are nothing like that and this video shows that. This shows the brand (pit bulls) as what they are best friends.

My best friends: beware they may lick you to death =p