Ask a hundred different Americans to define


what a “pit bull’ is, and you will get a hundred


different answers. Over the past two decades,


the category has swelled to include mixed-breed dogs with certain


physical characteristics, such as blocky heads, white chest markings or brindle coats. Those


same characteristics can be found in more than twenty breeds of dog. The latest genetic


research indicates that


many mixed-breed dogs indentified as “pit mixes” actually aren’t.


The Mars Wisdom Panel is now able to match the DNA of more than 250 breeds, but the


American pit bull terrier is not one of them, due to the genetic diversity of the group.


Excerpts from the book “Pit Bull”by


Bronwen Dickey


Timmy was hours away from being euthanized at Sebring Animal Services when Limbo Chihuahuas Chihuahua Rescue found him. The all- volunteer rescue group was already on a mission to pull five Chihuahuas from the shelter. Of course,Timmy is not a Chihuahua. “We just couldn’t leave this little guy behind,” said the group’s founder and director, Megan Barrett.


LimboChihuahuas.org Photographed by Anna Cooke at Pasco Pet Fest 2016.


“ 4 THE NEW BARKER


DOGGONE truisms


He has no right to give names to objects which he cannot define.


–– CHARLES DARWIN, The Descent of Man


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