[HairOfTheDog]

Those guys are somethin' else. 'proven', '6x winner' and so on. I've browsed around the root site that led to that forum, if you dig deep enough, you can find dog fighting rules, and first aid instruction for bleeding and injured dogs. I'm quite certain they have a private part of that forum where they really talk.

Very sophisticated, and all over the world. These dogs aren't just the back alley produce of gang members... they are being actively bred and fought by people who take it very seriously.

I am not naive enough to think they can be eliminated. It's just wishful thinking.

[kanawa]

Very sophisticated, and all over the world.

Did you happen to follow the link to the Chicago Tribune story..........

Afghans snarl in and out of dogfight ring

It seems like a world-wide phenomenon.
I've got to wonder if it's been going on since way back when dogs were first domesticated.

[DGray]

After spending a long time browsing the game-dog.com site, I'm conflicted about these sad people. On the one hand, it is very obvious that the participants in this forum aren't the type of inner-city crackheads most people nowdays associate with dog-fighting. And it's obvious that they adore their dogs. On the other hand, they can't or won't see dog-fighting as abuse of the animal, the basic excuse being "it's what the dogs love to do because it's bred into them." Gee guys, if it's bred into them dontcha think it's a worthy goal to breed it out of them? I'm generally on the side of the dogs here, but with their supposed advocates making these kinds of excuses, I don't have a lot of hope that this breed (and it is a real breed) can be rehabilitated.

[luvmypitbull]

Wow, some of you people are very thick

I have owned APBTs for over 10 years now, including a dog who was of broudeaux breeding. That dog was also a Champion show dog and consitently placed in weight pulling. That dog was raised with children, too. and no, I dont fight dogs

Oh, and yes, that dog came right off of Floyd's yard.

One of the best dogs Ive ever owned.

It may interest some of you that Animal aggression (which the APBT has) and human aggression are 2 different things.

Regardless of what this man did, does, etc, those dogs ween t aggressive monster nor should have been just killed on the spot. I've seen the HS try to rescue far worse off bad temperment dogs (just watch some of those animal planet shows) dropping loads of money into them to only turn around and put them to sleep

who's the killers???