actually I hate ankle biters. my last two dogs were a chow and a husky. with my ex we had a rat terrier we got from ODB, sweet dog with lots of attitude but wasn't my first choice.

later in the year when we move I plan on finding myself a good lab or retriever for when I go duck hunting. till then I will keep trying to hey my illegal fish.

all bullshitting aside I don't think that pits should be an object of genocide solely because of what name they have received by their owners. most pit owners cry the media portrays the pit as a killer menace but theirs is always a gentle animal, but many stories start out with he was never an aggressive dog. their is no dispute that when they snap for what ever reason they kill or come close to it. I have seen them crush the skulls of smaller animals, imagine that was your child's body.

I wouldn't mind getting another chow but won't because I know how mine was with strangers and was highly defensive around them. not the type of animal I trust around my kids.

some animals need to be clarified as a threat and unfortunately in many peoples eyes the pit bill has made it to that point because of irresponsible owners and the media showing the aftermath of the attacks. I don't blame people pushing for a ban or strict sidelines for ownership. homeowners insurance companies have already shown they know the wrath certain breeds can cause and will not cover them, yet there is no put cry they choose to discriminate certain breeds.

the home owners association where I am working this morning has a weight limit for dogs allowed and a banned list that includes pits, rots, chow, boxers, and a few others. why because research and data has been shown that they can cause damage to our frail human bodies when (not if) they have a bad day. in one of my training classes for patrolling they taught how felons in the hood keep pits to attack people since they can't have weapons and a dog is completely legal.

they're still animals that no matter how domesticated you as an owner think you have them, can revert back to their inbred nature....... oh what were pits need and designed for again? definitely wasn't cattle herding.

and for everyone of you who claim to be a perfectly responsible owner of a put, bravo there's 25 dirtbags to make you look bad. if you spent half the time you spend defending the breed of your dog and spent that time finding solutions that would not allow those who give them a bad name to own them.

as with many invasive species of animal and animals deemed dangerous, one has to have a special permit to own them. now just having to go through all that how many of these shitheads would still try to keep their dogs? or if the state mandated that the animals must be housed a certain way, not just on a big ass chain in your back yard, how may would comply and not lose their dogs?

you problem isn't with the media or others who wish to ban them, its with a lack of rules in place to keep honest owners put of the crosshairs. and the only way to do that is with restrictions, legislation, and possibly a ban.

guns don't kill people, the people behind them do. yet all gun owners are lumped with those who illegal use firearms or illegally purchase them. is that the responsible owners fault?

fast cars street racing can cause fatalities(just look at the rotating banner above), but its not the cars doing it its the driver. yet all owners of cars that fit that image are seen as street racing punks. who do you blame, those who stereotype you or those who give you a bad name?

take the time to listen to the other side and don't
just lash put at them because you disagree with their view your pet is a potential hazard. someone tried using bite stats to show pits weren't the most biting breed, but what does that stat entail? just a nip or actually having to get stitched up? and to the nationwide average of deaths per year, that was over how many years? and how long have they truly logged the breeds? growing up in south louisiana I can say I never saw on the news or in the paper an attack till we moved down here in '89.

and lastly since it is such an old breed and popular, why is it not recognized by the american kennel club?