Since I was small, I always wanted to have a dog – not just a mongrel but one with a pure line. The problem is these pure breeds come at a high cost, usually ranging from 10k to 25k depending on the number of champions in the lineage. And with our ever-tightening budget, I don’t see that happening any time soon.
That’s why I was surprised to find out that one of my students just bought a pure bred last week at just 5 k. It was a pitbull, and from a champion line nonetheless.

At first I thought it was a missed opportunity, but andrea had mixed feelings about the breed. I mean, it’s not a secret that this type of dog has been related with a number of incidents involving human casualties. And to make matters worse, the casualties and injuries reported to be connected with pitbulls even involved children.

According to her, she would go against it even if the dog came without a cost. It’s not going to happen. At least not with a pitbull. With retrievers, perhaps, because she’s had an experience with golden retrievers before. If we are going to have a dog, according to her, it would most likely be that, or something with a little less aggressive reputation than a pitbull.