Capstone Project Proposal – The Truth About “Pitbulls”

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For my CAPSTONE project I will focus on the controversy about pit bulls and whether or not they are a dangerous breed. This has been a hot topic for a while now and there are two very distinct sides fighting to either rid our neighborhoods of the Pit bull breed or show that they are not dangerous. I will use my project to stand on the Pit bull breed’s side to show evidence that they are not dangerous by default and that there are many myths portrayed by the media.

    • I plan on making an info-graphic on the topic of the uncommon myths Pit bull’s face and the truths that follow. The reason I chose uncommon was that there are some myths already debunked and I want to add new material to support this breed.
    • Then I will do a mashup video of all the good this breed provides. I will either find videos on the Pit bull’s history in helping humans (if I can find ones) or I will focus the video on the mass amounts of innocent Pit bulls that are filling our animal shelters and euthanized.

The reason I want to focus on this social issue is because I was a dog trainer for 5 years and have worked with the inner workings of various breeds’ behavioral issues. When I first started to encounter the claim that these dogs are dangerous by nature I was completely confused as this was never a breed that I encountered with aggression issues. I understand peoples’ concerns and I feel that there are a lot of misconceptions portrayed by the media. One of these misconceptions that I find most irritating is the “studies” done showing Pit bull’s are responsible for more than half of the hospitalized dog bites. My issues with these studies are that the dog breeds are victim self-categorized, the smaller breed dog bites are less likely to be reported, and the unknown dog breeds are not covered at all. This topic is close to my heart and being able to make an informational project about them means a lot to me.

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