Pit Bulls: What's the appeal?

And if you don't know how I could have them near my son, clearly you haven't spent any time with them. They are, once again, the goofiest, most gentle dogs I have ever known.

http://staff.washington.edu/timk/wildlife/mammal/white_cheeked/gibbon03.jpg

etc.

Yeah, there have been a lot of pit bull attacks, and they have been vicious - I'm not denying that - however, the deed should be judged, not the breed. One attacks someone, so they all should be condemned? Okay, so by that logic, white men have raped and murdered people, so all white men should be condemned. While we're at it, let's throw in black men, asian men, white women, asian woman, black women, etc. In fact, the entire planet can't be trusted!

i love rottweilers. they have a lot of the same baggage as pit bulls, but the ones i've known have been amazingly kind, affectionate, and obedient.

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hahahaha. yay ally.

The pitbulls, and bull terriers, I've known have never been anything but well-behaved and friendly. Plus bull terriers are supercute, with their little albino faces, awwwwww.

http://www.osric.com/~jeremy/weekend/2.jpg

here he is savagely attacking some other friends whilst i was interviewing them:

http://www.osric.com/~jeremy/weekend/8.jpg

Seriously, people: you've got several pit bull owners on this thread explaining themselves, posting links, etc. The response they are getting is, in short, "You are an unfit human being and you disgust me". This is the most asinine bullshit I've ever read.

bnw was OTM waaaaay upthread vis a vis overblown reporting.

dyson, I'm sorry you got bit by a fucking pit bull but get over it, I've been bit by a whole helluva lot of dogs and I'm not going to blame the entire breeds, or species for that matter, for this. Hell, half of it I'd blame myself.

xpost properly bred and treated rotts and german shepards and the absolute nicest, sweetest animals I've ever encountered in my entire life. They are like enormous puppy dogs. I standfast by my assertion that smaller dogs are actually more likely to be vicious--short man syndrome, if you will. In my EXTREMELY LARGE experience with dogs, this has been the case.

also, I'm giggling at this thought: Vicious St Bernard Attack!

Clearly we should put little booze casks around the necks of Pit-Bulls! Hell we should do that with our children!

And hey! Dalmations have an awful rep, though it is somewhat deserved. They are incredibly loyal animals, but very protective. ('ve had several and never had a problem myself, but they have gone for and tried to attack strangers and even friends - anyone that they thought was harming me (including a couple of unlucky boyfriends).

http://www.bulldogbreeds.com/frenchbulldog/pics/frenchies2.jpg

eeeeeeeeeee!!!!!

http://www.leerburg.com/Photos/933.jpg

http://www.amstaff-pitbull.com/images/photos%20chiens/pitbull/armee.gif

i'll back you up. i usually prefer larger breeds, but good lord! french bulldogs are the cutest, especially the little tan preciouses!

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i'm totally in tweeblivion, thanks to jeanne's fb pic.

http://www.bulldogbreeds.com/frenchbulldog/pics/frenchies.jpg

DB, whenever we hit Marymoor, Calvin makes a total beeline for any Great Danes who are there. He LOVES them.

* okay, i'll be honest - i love all dogs. and jeanne, no more! i'm about to cry!

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They don't make signs like this for beagles or collies, though, do they.