> My dog is a gift from God to me. I appreciate the gift, accept the responsibility of ownership, care for it and cherish it. And woe to any creature, four legged or two, that comes between me and my dog.
I recollect how your dog Sam saved you from a brown bear attack miles into the Ontario bush a couple years back. And as a dog owner myself I echo your sentiments. You have an amazing dog, and that’s for real.
I have just gone back onto your About Page to refresh my memory of your dog — and my memory serves me correctly. Sam is not what I understand to be a “Pit Bull”. He is smaller, his head is a different shape, as are his ears. He is a better-looking dog. And while he certainly looks like he means business (all serious dogs do) he does not look to be vicious or nasty.
So it is possible that we are talking at cross-purposes — I dunno. Given your permission I would certainly pet your dog and expect to get all five of my fingers back intact.
By way of contrast, I would never ever pet a Pit Bull, except maybe with a meat ax: they are just too dangerous.
I would let your dog play with my best German Shepherd and expect them both to have a good time, find their relative place in the pecking order, and finish up with neither of us having a vet bill.
By way of contrast, I would let a Pit Bull play catch with my .303 before I let one anywhere near any of my dogs — they are not adequately socialized to be safe around other dogs or people.
You hear that, Kanawa? Diehard is willing to let you keep your dog because...What’s the reason, again, Diehard? Because his ears aren’t shaped like a pit bull’s?
My dog’s ears are pretty atypical of the breed, can I get a signed pardon from you too?
I love some nice hot funny in the morning. :-D