I'm a pit bull owner and a HUGE pit bull fan. I know what great loyal dogs pit bulls are. I also know that pitbulls and it relatives are great with kids because they can tolerate the pains that children sometimes inflict on kids. However, the potential that these animals have makes them, in my opinion, to be unsuitable for ownership by most dog owners. I would support a measure to require a license attached with a pretty hefty fee for ownership of potentially deadly dogs (and pythons for that matter). I have seen the faces of beautiful children torn off from these dogs. It isn't the dogs fault it is the way they were brought up. I know pitbulls aren't prone to attack anymore than any other dog but they do have a fighting history which includes aggresion. How can anyone believe that there isn't anything going on with this breed? Look....my philosophy still remains....PEOPLE first animals second. Again, I have a pitbull that is part of our family and he is a house dog, but I have to be smart too and realize what could happen. So I keep him socialized and keep a EXTREMELY watchful eye on him. Let's not be ignorant at the expense of some innocent beautiful child. It has happened way too much.



BTW the same holds true with Rotts, Dobys, German shepards and the such.



Alex

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• And people want to ban reptiles - but this is ok?? more - southernboids, Wed Apr 13 14:57:32 2005
• RE: And people want to ban reptiles - but this is ok?? more - koky6869, Wed Apr 13 16:26:17 2005
• btw heres a pic of my baby - koky6869, Wed Apr 13 18:21:51 2005
• RE: btw heres a pic of my baby - stconstrictors, Wed Apr 13 20:47:01 2005
• fines are a deterrant-but you can't get blood from a stone. - dmac, Wed Apr 13 18:52:14 2005
• Don't bash one group of animals to make another look okay.... - callmedaddie, Wed Apr 13 16:45:14 2005
• Beautiful dog... - RyanT, Wed Apr 13 17:32:07 2005
• RE: Don't bash one group of animals to make another look okay.... - Dove_3, Wed Apr 13 17:34:21 2005
• RE: Don't bash one group of animals to make another look okay.... - RuBeN14, Wed Apr 13 17:34:46 2005
• there's plenty of other breeds out there.... - mrcanada21, Wed Apr 13 21:28:16 2005
• RE: there's plenty of other breeds out there.... - callmedaddie, Wed Apr 13 23:04:00 2005
• Well put.......................np - RuBeN14, Wed Apr 13 23:37:01 2005
• You've been lucky with Pits. - morgans boas, Wed Apr 13 23:42:39 2005
• RE: You've been lucky with Pits. - callmedaddie, Wed Apr 13 23:57:24 2005
• RE: You've been lucky with Pits. - callmedaddie, Thu Apr 14 00:09:38 2005
• RE: You've been lucky with Pits. - morgans boas, Thu Apr 14 00:27:50 2005
• RE: You've been lucky with Pits. - Royerreptiles, Thu Apr 14 12:33:47 2005
• I TOTALLY agree with Morgan........ - lexxxx300, Thu Apr 14 18:28:32 2005
• very well put .. ignorant posts like the one russ made ... - koky6869, Thu Apr 14 00:00:05 2005
• RE: there's plenty of other breeds out there.... - torayoma, Fri Apr 15 18:15:35 2005
• I was not bashing... more - southernboids, Wed Apr 13 18:39:12 2005
• RE: I was not bashing... more - WingedWolfPsion, Thu Apr 14 05:11:38 2005
• very very good post !! and lets not forget... - koky6869, Thu Apr 14 09:58:55 2005