I have also known some real sweetheart pits. Many pits that are tough fighters are very wonderful with people, so I guess it is a combination of nature and nurture. One thing that many people are not aware of is the difference between a 'gang banger' pit and a pit that is used by professional fighters. Often a gang banger pit is a combination of street fighter, used by punks to prove their macho-ness and a property protector...so this dog will bite anything. A professional fighting dog can be worth many thousands of dollars and even though used to fight for a time in their life, often after being successful, they are retired as a 'champion', held in high esteem and bred. The owners of these dogs dearly love them in their own sick way. Like many of you, I watch Animal Cops on Animal Planet. This show deals heavily in fighting dog crime, but it is generally at a street punk level. I was curious and so did an internet search to learn more about the world of fighting dogs . It was horrific. I was amazed to learn about a whole underground group of people who have such a twisted sense of right and wrong. Some southern redneck stereotypes are alive and well in that world let me tell you! These people are almost impossible to stop, but, I also think that their dogs are causing very little of the dog bite problem..it is the street punks that need to be stopped and since their dogs are basically disposable property, I don't think threatening them with the killing of their dog will mean much to them. Fining for not registering is a joke too. This type of person does not respect the law and will never show up in court to pay a stupid 'dog ticket'...unless they get picked up for something else and it gets flagged when the police run their ID. This is a hard problem to solve. Cynthia SallyHH31@xxxxxxx wrote:I agree with your statement about all coming into this world,however poor breeding ( breeding mean to mean has something to do with it also.) I am sure some people breed aggressive dogs to aggressive to get tougher cause they think that makes tougher dogs.My daughter had a pit bull for 12 years and you couldn't ask for a nicer dog. So I think breeding has a lot to do with it. Just my opinion. Also training :) SallyHH ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================ --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================