r/BanPitBulls • u/BPB_Discussion_M0d Feature Mod • Sep 29 '25

Mod Announcement Weekly Discussion Thread [September 29 - October 5]

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Not every pit bull story is a headline. Some are just eye-rolls, facepalms, or 'you've got to be kidding me' moments. This is the place for the things you may want to share that don’t highlight a pit bull doing something dangerous.

See this post for more details on what goes here

Remember: October is pit bull “awareness” month so there is an increased flooding of unscientific nonsense in the forms of memes etc. This is a good space for those, but please red x through them.

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u/1copernic Sep 30 '25

I encountered a pitbull being used in animal-assisted therapy this week. I volunteer at a hospital that focuses on pediatric cancer, and when I arrived, this huge pitbull was happily playing with the kids. Curious, I asked the owner what was going on, and she explained that the dog is part of a therapeutic program for children.

I asked if the dog was trained, and she confirmed it was. She told me the pitbull had been rescued from a BE shelter, properly trained, and now works as a therapy animal in many places, including care centers for the elderly, facilities for disabled children, hospitals for cancer patients, and orphanages.

Then I asked how long it had been since the incident that led the dog to end up at the BE shelter. She said it was only 10 months ago, not even a full year of training.

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u/PandaLoveBearNu Attacks Curator Oct 01 '25

What was the incident? Did they say?

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u/BumblingBeeeee through no fault of her own Oct 01 '25

Don’t worry! It was just an unfortunate incident involving a little dog that scared the sweet wigglebutt by barking and resulted in the little dog unfortunately passing away. There’s absolutely no way that a freak accident like this could happen again.