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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 know that we are the only ones on this thread, but the whole reason I put this information here in the first place, is that I've seen all the other Pit Bull bashing threads, that make statements such as "only white trash owns pit bulls", "kill all pit bulls" and on and on. Funny how every one jumps on a thread that bashes pit's and talks about them killing someone.

If you wanted a hunting dog, would you choose your lab or would you settle for a German Shepherd? That's ridiculous. Pit Bulls out-pull any breed and currently hold the record for the most weight pulled.

I think you are helping to make a great breed of dogs, owned by more losers and trash, instead of good, caring people that would be able to give them a good home and family.

My first encounter with a Pit Bull was at my friends house, she owned a Pit and Taco Bell dog! When I walked in her door I saw a huge 90lb Pit rushing me. Suddenly, I was knocked to the floor and bathed with a big sloppy wet tongue. I've never seen a dog lick that fast in my entire life! On the other hand, the taco bell dog, bit me a total of 5 times when I was there, and consistently pushed the Pit around.

Moral of my story is that a lot of dogs can be vicious, but all can make loving and wonderful companions if given the right home, and good people, and a freaking chance for goodness sake. ANY DOG! I do not have a favorite, my heart only goes out to those wonderful, beautiful animals who have been tortured and abused. And NO dog has been the VICTIM of abuse more so than the Pit Bull. And that is a fact.