Jawbreaker

June 20, 2014

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“No one said that this life was easy, did that no one ever live a life this hard?”

(Blake Schwarzenbach, Jawbreaker)

I must admit, growing up, I was led to believe that pit bulls and bulldogs had “lockjaw”. It’s this crazy idea that these dogs have jaws that actually “lock” when they bite and that’s why they don’t let go. People that actually owned these dogs would tell me this and I believed it. My mom also used to tell me that if I made mean face at someone that my face would stay like that forever! There was also a time when people actually believed the Earth was flat.

Today, I’m here to tell you that NO DOG has lockjaw! If you didn’t know, now you know. Feel free to tell your friends, too! Think about it, if pitties actually had a lockjaw, how would they know when to use it? Wouldn’t it accidentally happen during feeding time or when they were chewing on something? Or maybe people actually think they have a “battle mode” which actually activates it and then it “unlocks” when they’re not mad anymore. In essence, you’re saying that a pit bull is like a Transformer or the Incredible Hulk, which are all FICITIONAL characters!

If you want to get technical, the only way any animal can get “lockjaw” is through a serious medical condition called, tetanus and that includes ANY warm blooded animal.

By now, you would think this would be common knowledge but it isn’t. So just to clarify, you can make mean faces all you want and your face won’t stay that way. People may not like you very much but you get my point. The earth isn’t flat, no dogs have lockjaw and pit bulls don’t have the jaw strength of an alligator, neither!

Enjoy your weekend and for all you bully owners out there, try to educate at least one person this weekend!