Story // Dave Wilson Photographer // Al Santiago
What is Razors Edge? What’s up with BowWow Pits, Devils Den, The Elite Edge, The ABKC, and The American Bully? What is this all about and where did it come from? How do all these celebrities, athletes, and entertainers fit in? What are all these adds we see in DUB magazine, BET, every dog magazine, and urban magazine? What is up with Razors Edge Entertainment, Mega productions, and most importantly, The Elite Edge girls? To find the answers to these questions and the truth behind the Bully movement we had to go to the man himself, Dave Wilson, owner and founder of Razors Edge.
To begin, I’d like to thank everyone in our Bully communities supporting and promoting our breed, Americas breed. Razors Edge is more than dogs, it’s what I feel is the essence of America. It’s the true meaning behind unity. It’s a way of life that backs what our country is founded on. It’s people coming together from every region, and all races. It’s about representing a dog that represents us. It’s about Courage, Power, Honor, and Respect. It’s about coming together as one in support of what we love. Razors Edge is for everyone and was created by everyone.
I will give a brief run down on the origination of Razors Edge and Myself. I grew up in the DC metropolitan area. This is one of the most diverse places in our country. In my early years we grew up watching the Lil Rascals TV show and all fell in love with Petey. We all wanted a dog like that to be with us on our journeys through child hood. As I got older the realities of life became more harsh. The world changes and you begin to see the struggle of survival. In my life, there came a time where being tough was the most important status trait. This is how you were ranked and labeled amongst your peers. A lot of American children have to face this and the pressures of peer status. Growing up this way, being tough was what we strived for. The breed of dog that represented this to us, was the Pit Bull. Owning these dogs was also another way of representing this persona. My friends and myself grew up with these dogs and tried to portray ourselves as juvenile gladiators. I have softened these terminologies some for the average reader; but those who group up this way understand what I am meaning. The Pit Bull was the breed that represented how we wanted to portray ourselves. We were probably not the ideal representatives of the breed at this time, but we did become infatuated with the breed. As a lot of us know, these lifestyles don’t always take us through the right roads. Sometimes the reality of the law steps in and sends us a different route. That route personally changed my life and the breed became my savior.
