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We Are Pitbulls
1593167032 "While some of these dogs are purebred American Pit Bull Terriers (APBTs), the only true “Pit Bull,” many of them look the part closely enough at first glance that they are lumped in to a loosely formed concept that is popularly referred to as the “pit bull” or “pitbull.” I intentionally use the single word, non-capitalized “pitbull” to refer to dogs under this broad umbrella." This is a book about differences, similarities and assumptions. I started this project by asking people to bring their “pitbulls” and “pit-mixes” to photo shoots in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland. I didn't ask for breeding papers, I didn't specify purebred American Pit Bull Terriers, I left it up to dog owners to self-identify their dogs as pitbulls or mixes, because they had decided themselves or been told by a shelter, a vet, or a DNA test that is what their dogs were. The result is a collection of dogs that look very, very different from one another, and yet, if a legislator or a landlord saw any of these dogs, he would call them pitbulls. The point is that while some of these dogs are purebred American Pit Bull Terriers (APBTs), the only true “Pit Bull,” many of them look the part closely enough at first glance that they are lumped in to a loosely formed concept that is popularly referred to as the “pit bull” or “pitbull.” I use the single word, non-capitalized “pitbull” to refer to dogs under this broad umbrella.