Pit Bull: The Battle over an American IconKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 10 трав. 2016 р. - 352 стор. The hugely illuminating story of how a popular breed of dog became the most demonized and supposedly the most dangerous of dogs—and what role humans have played in the transformation. When Bronwen Dickey brought her new dog home, she saw no traces of the infamous viciousness in her affectionate, timid pit bull. Which made her wonder: How had the breed—beloved by Teddy Roosevelt, Helen Keller, and Hollywood’s “Little Rascals”—come to be known as a brutal fighter? Her search for answers takes her from nineteenth-century New York City dogfighting pits—the cruelty of which drew the attention of the recently formed ASPCA—to early twentieth‑century movie sets, where pit bulls cavorted with Fatty Arbuckle and Buster Keaton; from the battlefields of Gettysburg and the Marne, where pit bulls earned presidential recognition, to desolate urban neighborhoods where the dogs were loved, prized—and sometimes brutalized. Whether through love or fear, hatred or devotion, humans are bound to the history of the pit bull. With unfailing thoughtfulness, compassion, and a firm grasp of scientific fact, Dickey offers us a clear-eyed portrait of this extraordinary breed, and an insightful view of Americans’ relationship with their dogs. |
Зміст
5 | |
cHAPTER Pariah Dogs | 25 |
cHAPTER In the Blood | 45 |
Americas Dog | 60 |
cHAPTER s Dogs of Character | 75 |
Different Is Dead 23 | 231 |
cHAPTER Is For Life | 256 |
Epilogue | 269 |
Acknowledgments | 275 |
cHAPTER s Tooth and Claw | 291 |
cHAFTER s The Sleep of Reason 28 | 301 |
309 | |
316 | |
331 | |
Інші видання - Показати все
Загальні терміни та фрази
aggressive American bully American Kennel Club American pit bull American Staffordshire terrier animal control animal shelters animal welfare APBT April ASPCA bait dogs banned behavior believe Berkey Breed Identification Breed-Specific Legislation breeders bulldog called canine City County crime cruelty culture DBRFs death Delise Diane Jessup Diane's Doberman Dog Attacks dog bite dog bite injuries dog breeds dog's dogfighting fatalities fear fighting dogs genetic German shepherd guard dog HSUS human hundred interview with author James Jane Journal July Kennel Club killed lives looked Lori Michael Vick mixed-breed dogs Mutch named neighborhood never officers percent Pete pit bull owners pit bull terrier pitbull police dog problem puppy purebred Randall Lockwood reported retriever Rottweiler social Society Solesky spitz Staffordshire bull terrier story thousand tion told trainer victims Voith wrote York