Behind the pit bulls’ sensationalistic stereotypes hide dogs like Benson, a goofy, lovable pit who greets strangers with a wet tongue and walloping tail.
On a clear, windy day, three strangers knocked at Joan Mansfield’s door in Erie. Eddy the pit bull waited just inside, growling. He’d been doing that more and more. “Don’t respond to him,” Aimee Sadler advised as she stepped inside.