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Well, in my opinion my pit bull is silk!!!!

And further more, can you tell me another type of dog that I can use in weight pulling? That is a very fun sport, my dog loves it and I don't know of any other breed that is quite as good at it.

You don't have to like pit bulls or own one for that matter, why do I care??? It is you right to own whatever breed you choose to own. I don't think everyone should own a Pit Bull, only those people who want a devoted exercise partner, amongst many other wonderful qualities the breed posesess. People that have researched the breed, and decided for sure that they want one.

What I do care about is when people like you try to make my favorite breed of dog illegal to own, therefore infringing on my right to own one. I don't appreciate people judging the breed and hating it, due to media hype. And you shouldn't trust your dog around a pit bull. They are agressive to other animals, most of the time. Just not humans. My German Shepherd however, like I said before, is way more agressive to other dogs than my pit bull is. I think it is a common trait of the Alpha-dog!

Please, all I ask is that you and others do not try to take away my right to own a Pit Bull. This is the breed that I love for many wonderful reasons, and I strongly feel that I have more proof and information backing up my belief that these dogs are productive members of society, than you have to eliminate an entire breed of dogs. I am tired of everyone's stereotypes and discrimination.

Also, a lot of you say that you are conservative, but what is conservative about making new laws and breed restrictions?

To anyone who will look or listen!!! http://www.lucydog.com/taylor.html http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/oldtime.html http://www.cpcn.com/articles/031397/article020.shtml http://www.pitbulls.com/USMCpitbull.html http://www.pitbulls.com/PBR/dogstory.htm http://www.endangeredbreedsassociation.org/ http://www.internationalstafford.com/ http://www.thedognet.net/dogsinthenews/issues/0103/articles/010322a.htm http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/ http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/moss.html http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/articles/setfire.html http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/articles/wilsonart.html http://www.pitbulls.com/stuff/press.html For whatever reason, these web sites are not showing as direct links, and aren't letting me put spaces in between everything, but I'm sure you can copy and paste if you would like view the web pages.

People use a lot of breeds for weight pulling as a sport, Bernese Mountain Dogs most notably.

I am ambivalent about any legislative action to legislate them, my goal is only to help make them unpopular as a pet for people who don't know better. I think they are not worth the inherent risk, and that is a surprising view for me to have. I am a bigger animal lover than anyone else I know.

And I say all this knowing it causes you pain, because you love your dog. I feel for you... I really do. We all love our dogs. Your story is personal and emotional because of that love. Mine is not. Objectively, there isn't anything more special your pit bull than any other dog, and so if you were starting from scratch, you could have chosen anything else and gotten the devotion you have.

And, you have gotten a little lucky, and a little unlucky on this thread. There are people on both sides who aren't on it. Just us.

I don't appreciate people judging the breed and hating it, due to media hype. And you shouldn't trust your dog around a pit bull. They are agressive to other animals, most of the time.

One more point: Which sentence is true? That the image the media paints is unfair? - or that pit bulls are actually aggressive?

How many people want a dog that is likely to be an instant menace to other animals if he is loose? How many people live in a vacuum where they never want to be able to take the dog anywhere where it could have contact with another animal? How many people never have one thing go wrong where the dog gets away in the lifetime of a dog? I'm not that good. My male has even gotten in minor scrapes with other males in his life. He is a labrador with only half his heart in the fight though. That made the difference.