Hey lewis, I just wanted to make it clear I am not against you .I know what you and Amstaffer are saying,i know of many, many APBT and Amstaffs that are exactly like you describe .Its just I see it like.....If everybody who owns a pitbull, used basic common sense as a general rule of thumb, you can indeed avoid problem.,Its kind of like wearing your seat belt ...you don't plan on crashing do you? if you ride a motorcycle you wear a helmet, right? ETC,ETC. I think you have good intentions, and by all means don't take this as me coming down on you.I realize the sense of urgency you display, when you talk about genocide.And such words are used to show that urgency. But you must keep things in perspective .Personally I don't think they are going to come to our houses take our dog and kill it.(like to see them try, it will never happen) they already put down many pitbulls that come to shelters in most states and cities in the US .The laws already are severe for the common citizen to own these dogs (if they bite someone) but they're usually not the problem. I was reading some 60 million dogs in this country ,and only 10 fatal dog attacks annually? I don't think this country's that screwed up to take such measures as to exterminate all the breeds they propose to be banned ,And to single out a inherently non human aggressive dog out over man stoppers such as #### ( dont want to bring the heat on the others) that's ludicrous they have there head up there a##, heck more people die from car crashes ,than all the dog attacks combined. Drunk drivers, humans killing humans ETC .We don't see bars being banned do we? Or how come my car can do 150 mph and the speed limit is 55 mph ETC,ETC.We all know cigarettes kill you right.... Not to compare the value of a human life to a dog, but its more like stating a fact. Hell I'm going to go out on a limb here and I will say ,I bet more people in the US. die from complications resulting from a common cold than pitbull attacks annually .So keep the positive attitude you display, but keep things like your pitbulls and most others are super friendly and not normally aggressive out of public view..You know some knuckle head will read it bring his pitbull ...ok ( poorly socialized pitbull ) to a dog park and WHAM headlines and another dead dog! That's not good for anybody.
QUOTE=lewis]All dogs can be aggressive, but not all of them are being banned.
Why? Why only pit bulls?
You saying these dogs have the physical ability to maim and kill another animal very quickly - sure, nobody says they do not, and it's the owner's responsibility to train his dog to behave. These dogs are not killing machines. They can be friendly, sweet - REALLY !
And listen, what I said was my own opinion, I have started this topic just to see people's respond. I do still think that it is a myth that ALL pitbulls are aggressive. And I fail to understand why people are so picky to word choice - everybody seem to care about word choice but not the problem itself! I think it's wrong.
I myself own 4 cats - and to be honest I am afraid of big potentially dangerous dogs.. but not as much as to want them to be put to sleep. you know?[/QUOTE]
QUOTE=lewis]All dogs can be aggressive, but not all of them are being banned.Why? Why only pit bulls?
You saying these dogs have the physical ability to maim and kill another animal very quickly - sure, nobody says they do not, and it's the owner's responsibility to train his dog to behave. These dogs are not killing machines. They can be friendly, sweet - REALLY !
And listen, what I said was my own opinion, I have started this topic just to see people's respond. I do still think that it is a myth that ALL pitbulls are aggressive. And I fail to understand why people are so picky to word choice - everybody seem to care about word choice but not the problem itself! I think it's wrong.
I myself own 4 cats - and to be honest I am afraid of big potentially dangerous dogs.. but not as much as to want them to be put to sleep. you know?[/QUOTE]
