Renaming Pitbulls "New Yorkies"
 

I think this is utterly disgusting and ridiculous they want to change the name to something so similar to Yorkies! It had BETTER not catch on! They were named pit bulls for a reason! Not that I dislike all pitbulls, but some of the bad ones (or just bad owners) don't take care of them and don't know how to handle them in public. I wouldn't want any confusion between our beloved Yorkies and them pitbulls!

Here's the article:
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New Yorkers are renaming the pit bull terrier in an attempt to improve the dog's frightening image.

The city's animal welfare agency has decided to change all its official documents to rename the pit bull the "New Yorkie".

It is hoped that the image change will encourage more people to adopt the thousands of pit bulls taken in by the animal shelter each year.

Ninety per cent of the 6,000 pit bulls taken to the New York City Animal Care and Control centre each year are destroyed.

The name change was the idea of Ed Boks, the new director of the centre.

He said he came up with the idea because New Yorkers, like pit bulls, were often thought of as hard or mean, but are actually "some of the most generous and open-hearted people I've ever met".

While pit bulls have suffered bad publicity following maulings and attacks, the breed is actually well behaved.

Animal experts say pit bulls outperform the cuddly golden retriever on behavioural tests.

San Francisco tried a similar tactic in the 1990s in an attempt to get more people to adopt pit bulls from shelters.

The Californian city called the breed St Francis terriers, but it failed to catch on.

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_852535.html

That is indeed DUMB! I hope the name doesn't catch on either. It's too similar to our Yorkies!

This upsets me, too.

First of all, "Yorkie" is already taken. Why don't they use "Bronx Terrier" or "Manhattan Terrier"????

I have never had a good experience with a Pit Bull. In fact, I got bitten by one last year. There is nothing similar between a Pit Bull and a Yorkie except for the fact they are both canine!

I'm sad that so many of them are being put down, but that's no one's fault but the irresponsible owners who fail to get their Pit Bulls neutered.

Well, I wonder what we can do about it. Maybe just spread the word that "YORKIES" are already reserved for Yorkshire Terriers?

Wow, I never even heard of this. Pathetic attempt by the pitbull owners, I think they are trying to ride the "good name" of our Yorkies! Perhaps a petition of some sort could be established by YorkieTalk and we could spread the word?

It is just a fad and wont catch on. Like that burnt out hippie where I live who tried to change "hello" to "heaveno". He said he wanted to take the hell out of the greeting and replace it with a more positive heaven version.

ROFL ... Surely he was kidding!?? :D

Dumb idea!
 

Yorkie is reserved for the little guys.....they don't attack, bite, intimidate, kill, wound or have a bad rep!! (except in Max's dreams :D)

The name does not fit the breed!!!!!!!


Max's Mom

Does it have to be "New York" specific?? If not, wonder how they would like "'Bama Bull Terrier" ... leave out the "Pit"? :confused: Everyone knows how "sweet and genteel" folks from the South are!! ;) Wanna see?? ... Just insult my Yorkie!!! :)

I'm really upset by this. i love pit bulls but i've never heard of a yorkie attacking and killing a little boy or a yorkishire terrier. I agree that pits are some of the sweetest dogs but they aren't like our babies "final" then bad rumors can start spreading about yorkies and so forth. all i have to say is NO NO NO!!!!!!! not to mention the fact that pit bulls aren't from wherever yorkies are from. (where is that again???)

Pitts got their reputation for a reason.

The name "Yorkie is synonomous with cute a sweet for a reason.

Put another name on that dog it is still scary.

I don't think it will catch on. I can spot a pit a mile away. It will always be a Pit to me! But it is a shame that they are trying to change the name to something "cute". :thumbdown It still won't change the image a lot of people have about them. And it's not even the dog's fault!

That is the most inane attempt at "marketing" I have ever heard! Give me a break! I can't believe that in San Fran they had the audacity to try to use St. Francis' name to disguise a pitbull! That actually makes me ill! It won't take! just won't happen!

This is so upsetting. First of all I don't think pit bulls are sweet dogs. Yes most of them have bad owners but Pit Bulls are not exactly a cuddly breed. Why name them after such a sweet breed as Yorkie???

:confused: :confused: Someone was on some good drugs when they thought up THAT name.

No one in the whole world will ever be able to call a Pitt a 'NEW' anything. No offense to Pitts but they are strong, tough, have a rep... and already HAVE a name - how can anyone in their right mind thing The New Yorkie will ever stick ?

before anyone gets to hatin....I don't MIND Pitts - I'm just SCARED of them...