=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D From: Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx Date: 2006/12/13 Wed PM 03:53:26 CST To: GSD0110@xxxxxxx, edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Pitts DO KILL In a message dated 12/13/2006 4:43:13 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, GSD0110@a= ol.com writes: I have been extremely against Pit Bulls for years because I= was once a breeder of APBT's.=A0 My ex-girlfriends little boy got in the= run with an old male that I owned after I had quit breeding.=A0 He spent= 8 hours in surgery and 11 days in the hospital for his trouble.=A0 I was= devastated also.=A0 My dog had never (he was 8 years old) even ACTED lik= e he would bite a person before that day. =A0 My contention is this:=A0= A Pit Bull is no more likely to bite you than a GSD.=A0 BUT if a GSD has= to bite you it will do JUST what it has to do to stop the threat.... I h= ave done quite a bit of protection work and that is true even with traine= d dogs.=A0 If a German Shepherd would do MORE than that he is mentally de= fective.=A0 A Pit Bull, while no more likely to bite you originally that = the GSD... or Poodle, or Lab, or Golden.... will not stop when the threat= ends... if it gets started it will KILL you if it can.=A0 Whether a pers= on wants to believe you or not that is the truth.=A0 I have NEVER conside= red myself and EXPERT on GSD's (I am working on it) but I DO consider mys= elf an expert on Pit Bulls.You have hit the nail squarely on the head IMO G= ary.=A0 To everyone who says "all dogs can be dangerous" or "any large dog = can kill", read, reread then read again Gary's experience.=A0 When you hear= "other large dogs", emphasis on the "dogs" part of it.=A0 Pack behavior is= quite different (and not what we're talking about).=A0Individual Pits (and= Filas, etc.), IF they bite,=A0DON'T stop after "a"bite.=A0Kathy member GSDCA, DVGSDC three generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions live here! visit Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs This may be true, but GSD's are next, Rottie's , etc. If I can't get home= owners insurance because I own a GSD..............they got their bad rap so= mewhere too. I'm not "for" or "against" Pits, and I'm not putting anyone'= s own experiences down..........but if we banned every dog that "could" bit= e???? I mean come on Kris Kudel Kamelot Shepherds UPDATED http://mysite.verizon.net/krisbob1/ GSDCA member ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================