I didn't see the episode you speak of...but as I said I am not crazy about some of the stuff he does but I have spoken to people who thought all Pit Bulls are born to kill and after seeing CM and Daddy interact with Oprah's dogs they were convinced that at least some are good dogs. He has at least planted the seeds of doubt in the Pit Bull Hating world.
So you are ok with a few "little white lies" being told about "pit bulls" all so the general public will like them and possibly even want to run out and buy one of their very own? You think it's ok to say that DA is just some made up mumbo jumbo and if you are "alpha", your dogs will be perfect and get along in a dog pack all hunky dory?
See, I'm different. I believe that education is what will save these dogs, not purposeful misinformation. At that needs to begin with explaining what a "pit bull" is and what it is not. Daddy may be a generic "pit bull", but he sure as hell isn't an APBT. And DA needs to be explained as well as tips given on how to manage it. DA is no big deal. It's easily manageable. The only people who have a problem with it is those who are ignorant and think DA equals "mauls children" and those who refuse to accept that they cannot let all 10 of their dogs roam loose together 24/7. Those who refuse to acknowledge and/or accept DA are chosing to be irresponsible and willfully ignorant.
More and more people I talk to are starting to mention CM as changing how they view Pit Bulls.
And more and more people are putting their "pit bulls" in a position to fail such as taking them to dog parks or leaving them loose with other dogs unsupervised and then people like me have to hear the "But they've never done that before!" boo-hooing as we either stitch up their dog, stitch up the other dog that was the victim, or tell the owner about our cremation/burial services.
And more and more people think they need to yell and be "assertive" with their dogs and other peoples' dogs as well because that how you get a dog to respect and obey.
To me that is a positive that I will acknowledge regardless of what else he has done.
We just differ. I don't acknowledge lies and misinformation as positive to these dogs. I don't ride a unicorn to work nor do I live under a rainbow either.
He even had one episode where he took a lady (a Pitbullaphob) to his center and showed her a bunch of his Pit Bulls and convinced her that Pit Bulls can be stable, loving companions.
Oh yes, I remember that episode. The one where he had her come into the pack only to have a few "pit bulls" get into a scuffle while she cowered in fear. Even after all his BS talk, it was still quite obvious that not only did she not believe him, but that she had since seen how these dogs are in person. He put those dogs in a position to fail and because of it, I bet she's busy badmouthing "pit bulls" to anyone that will listen. It didn't appear to me that she looked like she bought anything he was trying to sell our about "pit bulls".
The idea of "its not the dog its the owner" is becoming much more part of the conventional wisdom.
And yet bad dogs DO exist. Bybreeding has produced unstable dogs and dogs with ****-poor temperaments. Period. To allow bleeding hearts to make excuses for these animals and spout the same old "It's all in how you raise them", we will continue to allow people to be bitten/attacked/injured by these dogs and we will continue to put these dogs in positions where they will injure another dog. Irresponsible owners almost seem to be the majority these days, but that group includes the bleeding hearts and the naive and the willfully ignorant. And sadly, they are the ones who are owning these unstable dogs and/or the dogs with sub-par temperaments that are doing all the damage.
That is all I ever wanted
I personally want the truth to be told and for people to see our dogs how they really are: loving, stable family members who love to be with their people while they may or may not like to be or can be around other dogs. I want people to understand where they came from and HOW that history made them into the dogs they are today. I want people to understand how bybs and the "I bred my dogs because they are sooooo nice and pretty!" people are ruining the breeds and subsequently the temperaments of some dogs.
And I want my grandkids to own American Pit Bull Terriers and not some horrific cross-bred monstrosity touted as a "pit bull".
and I think CM has played a substantial role in that. The power of the media can be a two edged sword both good and evil.
Well, CM is controlling his media exposure. We see and hear only what he wants us to see and hear. So how is that the "truth"?