Patrick Bateman Wrote:
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> People should get a few things straight before
> they start going off about how terrible a breed of
> dog is. Pit Bulls were not originally bred for
> fighting, they were bred to be military and
> working dogs. They even had posters of them in WWI
> in support of the military. Their jaws do not
> lock, they're just extremely strong, however not
> the strongets.
>
>
http://www.ehow.com/list_6519877_strongest-dog-bit
> es.html
>
> This pit bull, Stubby was actually promoted in
> combat during WWI to Sgt.
>
>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergeant_Stubby
>
> I am a proud owner of a 65 pound pit bull, a 60
> pound boxer/pit mix and a 130 pound American
> Mastiff. None of them are agressive, they're
> extremely well trained and do what they are told.
> Their best friends are the neighborhood children
> and my sister's dogs, a basset hound and a golden
> doodle.
>
> I am a responsible owner. I have signs on my fence
> and in my windows stating there are dogs on my
> property. My dogs have been trained to be
> protective my wife and I when someone comes to the
> house. This doesn't mean they're going to attack
> the individual or go after them when they come to
> my house, it just means they're going to protect
> their owners and territory. They have been trained
> to annunciate their presence and make people aware
> them as well as let us know when someone is on our
> property. My wife trained them (took a while, but
> it worked) to introduce themselves to a new
> individual once they are welcomed into the house.
> When told to do so, they walk away and one by one
> come over to the individual and sit down before
> sniffing. If you barge/force your way into our
> house, I assume the dogs will probably go after
> you, again because they are trained to protect
> their owners/property.
>
> My dogs also do not wear a leash/collar while on
> our property because they are trained to listen to
> voice commands. Off property, they wear a collar
> and a leash as necessary/required for their
> safety. If you take time to do this with a pit
> bull (or any bully breed) they will be one of the
> best dogs you will ever have.
>
> Everyone in our neighborhood loves our dogs, our
> neighbors 2 year old even rides around on our
> Mastiff like he's a horse. My pit bull and my
> boxer/bully mix play soccer with the neighborhood
> kids (ages 2 to teens) a few days a week for
> exercise. (The mastiff does not play as he doesn't
> require as much exercise). All the children and
> parents love my bully dogs. The kids hug on the
> dogs and pet them, kick the ball around and even
> bring water and snacks for the dogs. Like I said
> before, you MUST take the time to train this breed
> of dog (or any breed) correctly and it's not easy
> to do. It's all of the poorly trained dogs and bad
> owners that make us good pit/bully breed owners
> look bad.
Aww that's a very sniffy Hallmark story of the week. You forgot the ending where out of the blue the pit starts attacking your wife and mauls your grandkids' faces off. Like countless other stories revolving around pits, the owners always say they couldn't believe their precious angel of a pit would do such a thing.