The Pit Bull is a character from the 2019 Disney/Pixar animated short Kitbull. He is a white dog (hence his name) who used to become enemies with a black kitten until he realizes that the kitten was trying to bond with him.
Background[]
The pit bull is a large white dog who lives in his owner's yard encountering a black kitten. At first, the kitten became frightened, thinking that the dog is her enemy, but she then realizes that the pit bull can be friends with her, despite the dog's aggressive behavior. She becomes compassionate upon realizing the dog's emotions and started a friendship with him. Afterward, he and the kitten become adopted by their new owners, adapting his new life with a cat.
Role in the short[]
The pit bull is first seen when he notices a black cat in his yard where she tries to repel him, unaware of the dog being innocent. As the kitten sees the pit bull chained, she sees him sleeping and accidentally knocks off a bottlecap which comes loose out of a bottle trying to retrieve the bottlecap without disturbing the dog. Unaware of the dog's emotions, it is then realized that the dog is being friendly with the kitten and not trying to kill her.
One night, the kitten sees the pit bull who is injured at night during a fight. Seeing the scratches on the dog, the box where the kitten is at falls and as the kitten gets stuck on plastic pack rings, the pit bull approaches her and rescues the kitten who is stuck, though she scratches the dog in fear as the dog retreats to his home. Seeing the injuries the pit bull has, the kitten then approaches the dog and as she sees the scratches on him, she bonds with the pit bull, who still has his scratches on and upon hearing a door opening, the kitten fears that the yard's owner can find them which the two manage to escape. Some time later, the pit bull finds a new owner who adopts him while the kitten adopts her new life with the dog.
Trivia[]
- Pit bulls are the pets least likely to be adopted, due to stigma about violence. They often end up euthanized since no one will adopt them, despite being healthy.
- Other signs that the pit bull was abused are that his ears are cropped and he ripped the head off a teddy bear (meaning that he was trained to kill). However, when the woman adopts the pets, the dog’s scars are still not completely faded, hinting that his injuries are taking time to heal.