[Darnright]

"Xena's Guy made the mistake - once - of holding Salty's pig ear too close to his own face, and encouraging Salty to come get it. Salty got the ear and part of XG's chin, and five stitches later, Homie don't play that."

Shhhhhh. Careful, you'll convince the pit bull hysterics on this list that, along with the Nanny Dog of England, aka the Staffordshire Bull Terrier (a very rare breed in the US), the Boston *BULL* Terrier should be included in anti-Pit Bull legislation. The Boston was derived from bull-and-terrier ancestors, just like your friendly neighborhood druggie's Pit Bull.

I've yet to see any deaths truly attributed to AKC registered Staffy Bulls, but let's ban them, 'cause they're ugly, and because ignorant people lump them in some nebulous "Pit Bull" group. Just for the record, I don't own a Staffy Bull, but it frosts me how the pit bull hysterics have gone after a wonderful old breed, that has no record of being a danger to anyone, simply because of ignorance and bigotry. On the contrary, up until recently these dogs were hailed, especially in England, as exemplary children's companions.

Caution: grinning Staffordshire Bull Terrier!

In 2003, only 677 Staffordshire Bull Terriers were registered in the whole country by AKC, as compared to 22,000 Rottweilers, or even 14,727 eeevull Boston Terrorists.

[Xenalyte]

When I was researching the breed, I found out that it was originally called the Boston Bull Terrier a hundred years or so ago, and the Bull Terrier Breeder Association (or similar) said the names were too close, so the BBT people would have to change. They dropped the Bull and here we are!

The original BBTs were some 35 pounds, and now the average is down to 15. Salty seems to be a genetic throwback - he's topped 27.

[Xenalyte]

Is that your boy? He is just darling!