ahem... you've surely heard the phrase, "Never say never" right?
One of my son's playmates was attacked by a black lab two years ago and he still has more rounds of reconstructive surgery to go - thank God the thing only got his legs!
I've personally owned two black labs over the years and believed them to be the sweetest breed on the planet, but then I heard about Dillon and realized no breed is exempt from the animal status.
Rumor has it the people who owned the dog were getting divorced and both had left the dog alone in their house for extensive periods of time. Dillon just had the bad luck of walking past the house at the same time someone happened to be letting the dog out.
Your son's playmate needs surgery after being bitten by a lab, and that's terrible. If the dog had been a 150# rottie, he would have needed a coffin and a tombstone.
World of difference
Of course you're right. There are exceptions to every rule.
But I would never own a Rott or Pitt. It's not worth it when there are naturally sweet dogs in the world.
Take Bubba, the 97 lb black lab. He's a buddist. He won't even fight back if attacked. He just returns to the attacker trying to make peace and usually succeeds.
Maybe he would be a good ambassador to the United Nations.
Ya think?