Thank you so very much for your input on this thread. I always enjoy learning the origin history of the different breeds and your almost always the poster that passes along the knowledge.
With regards to your final statement, “Until and unless the subhumans who have perverted these breeds are brutally punished for the misdeeds of their intentionally warped dogs, nothing will ever change.”
I agree completely. The humans that own any breed of dog should be held responsible for any damage caused to persons or property by that dog. There should not be a need for any further laws on the subject.
Sadly, we are no living in a culture where there is no responsibility, as a result we will not be able to enjoy freedom...
Tragically, they are further enabled by the very organization created to serve and protect dogs, the AKC.
Once an august and honorable entity, the AKC now only cares about money.
They cheerfully accept insane amounts of money from puppy mills and give them the “AKC papers” that uneducated buyers still mistake for a guarantee of credibility and quality.
Several years ago, they came up with the infamous “yellow papers”, in which any dog’s disputed parentage or pedigree could be “solved” by not being able to register “3 generations” of that dog’s progeny.
In some breeds, that can be accomplished in as little *3 years*.
The potential for fraud inherit in that is outrageous.
And they don’t care because in 4 years, they can start profiting from the litter registration money, again.
I have seen them come out to investigate backyard breeders’ horrible conditions and they give them a pass because yes, technically, the dog does have “shelter”, even if it’s only a piece of plywood over its head and “food and water”, regardless of quality or cleanliness.
It’s unreal.
Responsible owners and breeders constantly rage against the machine but there are so many issues that it seems nearly insurmountable.
If the “good guys” cannot be trusted to oversee potential breed issues, how will the bad guys ever be held accountable?