Children play with their family pit bull

March 25, 2012 | 3:05 p.m. CDT

Ava Ward, 5, and her brother Weston Miller, 6, play with Bowser, the family pit bull, at their home on Friday. Bowser is 2 years old and has grown up with the children. Pit bulls are considered a bully breed, which have a reputation for aggressive behavior.

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