[.38sw]

OH, I just love this little dig: We could learn a lesson from what the National Rifle Association has accomplished with big membership rolls, generous donations and well-paid lobbyists. They fight effectively for everyone's "right" to own guns that maim and kill more people than dogs ever could.

Notice that the word "right" is in quotes, as in, "You really don't have a right to owna guns, the NRA just tells you that you do." Bad guns! Bad guns!

I'm planning a getting a German Shepherd puppy soon. If any dirtbag gets by the dog, there's always the back-up hail of bullets.

[Veggie Todd]

Of course they'll log more bites from Labs, German Shepherds, Rotties, and Pitbulls - they're the most popular breeds. They need to look at percentages. If you have 100 of the "bad breed" dogs and have 10 bites, isn't that the same as having 10 poodles with 1 bite?

[JudyB1938]

Hi. Hope all's well with you.

Did you notice the URL for the American Dog Owners Association Inc. (ADOA) didn't show up in the article you posted? Here it is, in case anybody is interested ... http://www.adoa.org

[HairOfTheDog]

You really are on quite a mission here... Good luck on your PR campaign for this breed. All I will say on this thread is...

Buyer beware. This dog was not created to be a pet. A few people are breeding and raising them to be better, but for more are continuing to breed and use them to fight. It is far from a good stable gene pool.

[mg39]

An animal control officer I know, who daily goes out to rescue abused and neglected animals, told me that the most vicious dogs he has to deal with are...chihuahuas. This, from a guy who works in D.C., which is full of sc*mbags who fight pit bulls.

Anyway, there are no bad dogs, only bad people who abuse dogs, and the best way to protect all breeds of dogs is to stamp out the thugs and lowlifes who torture dogs into becoming killers. If dogfighting is not a felony where you live, write your local politicians and demand they change the law.

Were it up to me, people who engage in dogfighting would get the death penalty; they are totally useless, despicable human beings.

[Humidston]

I've had both a doberman and a rottie and they were both outstanding animals! The dobie had back surgery and two spinal taps, which are extremely painful, but he never even growled. In fact, whenever he saw the vet enter his area it was reported he just rolled his eyes and groaned.

The rottie was the same. Two more loving, gentle, faithful friends couldn't be found anywhere!

IT'S THE OWNERS WHO SHOULD BE LOCKED UP, NOT THE DOGS!!!

[CholeraJoe]

Has Virginia heard about the viciousness of JRT's yet? I know of one who has bitten a host of people, including relatives of the owners and an esteemed member of the medical profession.

[kassie]

In the year 1999 (the last year we lived in Texas) more dog bites in Texas were from Chows. We have had 2 wonderful Chows. The last one was so protective of the family, when any adults would come to visit us, he'd have to be put up. My grandchildren could sit on him or use him for a pillow. If they were on the floor first, he'd be the first over to them and wrap around them. One granddaughter would blow her nose, then grab him by the ear and wipe his nose, then blow her nose again on the same tissue. She was 1 at the time. He'd just sit there and not make one attempt to move. He was the most patient dog with children, but was very distrustful of adults.

[Jeff Chandler]

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