[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: More pitbull attacks
- From: Peggy <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: kmc@xxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:11:14 -0400
And tonite's news talked about (and showed a picture of) an Argentine
Dogo who seriously ripped up some kid...and of course, everybody
said the dog is the sweetest thing.........and it may be.
Karen is right. The problem is not with the breeds, but with
the people. The bull breeds (well, the bull/terrier breeds) are among my
favorites...but there are people who are afraid of them, and therefore
don't like them. That not only isn't the fault of the dogs, it is part
of what contributes to the bad press for the poor things.
Dogos, of course, I don't know much about except they are big and
white.............I've only seen about 6 in my life, and they didn't
appeal much.
Some people on this list have Corgis, and others like them but don't
have them. Many of these people don't like Terriers. It might be
interesting for them all to know that Corgis, when they were first in
the AKC, were considered Terriers and were not only shown as such,
but were sparred. When I first had Corgis, I knew a lot of people who
considered them nasty little ankle-biters. Nobody thinks that of
them now...........
Anyway, you don't have to trust the breed, or like it...but
again...it is NOT the breed that's at fault............
Peggy
Karen C. wrote:
>I respect your opinion. But... how sad! German Shepherds
>were considered to be vicious and untrustworthy dogs at
>one time too you know. So were many, many other great
>breeds. :/ The problem here is not with the breed. The
>problem is the people involved with exploiting dogs and
>misusing them to their own nefarious purposes.
>
>All terriers are feisty. It sort of comes with the
>territory and their traditional histories! Fighting
>and, ultimately, killing some other critter(s) is the
>basic function that ALL terriers were designed and
>bred to perform. That's just a fact.
>
>And ALL dogs have value... from the sorriest shelter
>mutt to the #1 rated AKC show champion in a breed.
>
>YMMV...
>~*~*~*~*~*~*
>Karen C.
>kmc@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>"Let me win.
> But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt."
> -- Special Olympics Oath
>
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