A local news channel in Colorado Springs does a pet for adoption segment with the Humane Society on Friday mornings. This morning it was a Pit Bull. The gal from the Humane Society went into great detail about how this breed is used by the less desirable segment of our society and how it has gotten a bad rap over the years. I was very pleased to see that they are putting the breed up for adoption and not automatically euthanizing them. They also seemed to be very knowledgeable about the breed and strongly suggested obedience training. Could very well have had to do with the recent publicity of the dogs that were impounded for "scratching" those teens. And the outrage about other municipalities banning them. They seem to have taken the opposite stand. Dee Lauffer ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================