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The Pitbull Breed Isn't the Problem (And Neither Are You)
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The pitbull faces constant discrimination - banned in cities, rejected by landlords, labeled dangerous by default. As someone who manages eight pitbulls daily, I know this breed's true heart.
In this episode, I connect the false narrative around bully breeds to the lies men of faith carry about themselves. The breed isn't the problem - and neither is the strength God put in you.
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If you want to check out the gear that reflects this kind of life, it’s linked below.
Welcome back to Abiding Trails. I'm Chassity, founder of Abiding Paws. I spend my days creating embroidered gear for men of bold faith who love their dogs and the outdoors, and managing a household with eight pit bulls, from my wise 10-year-old senior down to five energetic two-year-olds. Today I want to talk about the narrative around the pit bull breed. And connected to the narrative, our culture pushes onto men of faith. Because I see massive parallels between how the world misunderstands this breed and how it misunderstands the men I designed for. The world says pit bulls are dangerous, unpredictable, a liability. Cities ban them. Landlords reject them. Insurance companies label them high risk by default. The message is clear. The problem is the breed itself. But here's what the research actually shows, and what I see daily with my eight dogs. Breed alone is a terrible predictor of aggression. Behavior is shaped by environment, training, socialization, and most critically, the human holding the leash. The pit bull was historically bred to be intensely human-friendly. What's in their DNA is loyalty, sensitivity to human emotion, and a desperate desire to please their person. When those traits get twisted by bad owners, the breed gets blamed while the human walks away. I see the same pattern with the men I design for. The culture looks at God-given traits, strength, intensity, protectiveness, bold faith, and labels them toxic masculinity, or too much. You were designed with specific qualities to be a protector, provider, and leader. But when the culture doesn't understand those traits, it tells you to suppress them. The narrative around the pit bull is the same narrative the enemy runs on men. Take something designed for loyalty and love, expose it to broken systems, and when things go wrong, blame the nature rather than the nurture. 2 Corinthians 5.17 says, Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come. God designed you on purpose. He gave you that strength and intensity for his kingdom purposes. Psalm 139.14 says, You are fearfully and wonderfully made. The same God who created these dogs with loyalty and resilience created you with the exact qualities you carry. But just like a powerful dog requires disciplined handling, your God-given traits require the discipline of walking with the Holy Spirit. Stewardship means taking what you've been given and developing it toward the purpose it was designed for, not suppressing it because the world got uncomfortable. At abiding pause, I create gear for the man who refuses to shrink down to fit cultural labels. The guy who walks his bully breed proudly and wears his faith boldly. When you put on one of my pieces, you're declaring, I'm not the problem. I'm learning to steward what God gave me well. Like my I asked God for patience, he sent me a pit bull tee. It's funny, but it's also a declaration that God is using your dog to shape you into the man he designed you to be. Check the shop link in the show notes. The breed isn't the problem, and neither is the strength God put inside of you. Steward it well, walk faithfully, and don't let the world convince you to be smaller than God made you. This is Abiding Trails. I'm Chastity from Abiding Pause, and I'll see you on the trail.