**sigh**
NO WHERE did I say this was a factual test that told the truth of all breeds. NO WHERE did I say that we should accept the findings of this & put them in stone & worship them.
I am no so stupid as to realize that some breeds passed with a 100% success rate......all 2 of them.
But the biggest thing I'd like to say is I'm sorry I ever wasted me time on a forum with such hateful "kill them all the world is safer without them" people who would love to pull the trigger to kill every "pit bull" themself if they could. I'm sorry people here accept the media stories as truth & don't give a rat's ass if further investiagion yields an entirely different scenario and/or even different breed of dog. I'm sorry that people here are so close-minded & that their opinions should be viewed by poeple like me as fact & we should absent mindedly listen & obey your every wish & demand.
I'm sorry you will NEVER take my dogs from me.
Good-bye.
While the comments were a tad unreasonable and certainly do not describe the board as a whole, I see Miakoda's frustration.
There have been MANY pit bull threads of late and there have been a few ignorant people bashing them all to hell.
If someone were bashing lab/pointer mixes, I'd be pissed off, too.
If someone were bashing pugs, I bet some of our pug-owned members would be pissed off, too.
If someone were bashing dobermans, I bet some of our dobe-owned members would be pissed off, too.
Anyone getting the point? I certainly hope so by now.
Such is life.
We, unfortunately, will never get everyone to agree on an topic in life. It's just not going to happen. It sounds nice and in theory, we can work it all out. But in reality, well, there are ignorant people. There really are.
So...
You pit bull, lab/pointer, pug and dobe owners take the high road. Do the best with your breed and do the best as a dog owner and you will have accomplished a great deed.
Ignore the ignorant. By all means try to educate, but take the high road when you know the battle has been lost (with certain people, the battle will never be lost- fight it with all you have).
So, Miakoda, I hope you have not left. I hope you stay right here. I hope you read this.
I know exactly what you are referring to with your rant. But please do understand that there is a large majority of dog loving people on this board that care for all breeds, that have tolerance and education and a right mind about things. There really are.
And please, no more bashing the board. And, surprisingly, I'm going to leave your comment up (although another mod may decide to take it down) but I think some people need to read it. Some people deserve that message, but not everyone. And the people that don't, surely know who they are.