Pit Bull

Pit Bull is a large breed dog with a bad reputation due to its long use as a fighting dog. Conventional police dogs have usually been German Shepherds, Belgian Malinois, and other breeds. So can the aggressive-tempered Pit Bull serve as a police dog?

Pit Bulls have always been perceived as fierce, tenacious, and resilient, with multiple annual incidents of Pit Bull attacks on people. As a result, many Pit Bulls are abandoned by their owners, left on the streets, or even euthanized. To stop the prejudice against Pit Bulls and prove that their wild nature can be useful, the Animal Farm Foundation and an international K9 organization tamed 9 Pit Bulls and made them police dogs loyal to local law enforcement, assisting local police officers.

Before becoming a well-trained police dog, Pit Bulls have to face many challenges. To train dogs for fighting, many young Pit Bulls are not treated normally; from an early age, they are forced to separate from their mothers and endure many harsh exercises.　　

But fortunately, some Pit Bulls can still be corrected to obey commands rather than senselessly biting every dog they encounter. Therefore, it is not surprising that they are used as police dogs.

Pit Bulls' survival status is also grim. In the United States, over a million Pit Bulls are euthanized every year, an astonishing number! To change and soften the brutal image of Pit Bulls, French photographer sophiegamand’s “Power of Flowers” series challenges people’s perceptions of this breed by adorning them with colorful crowns of plants and flowers, contributing to the positive image of Pit Bulls.