In fact they did... and they were in many, many places. Then it was Rotties, now it is "pit bulls".. when they are banned everywhere they will move on to another breed. The problem is bans do not do any good. The people that it SHOULD effect will just find another "bad" dog... or make one. The incident in FL, while I feel for the family, was NOT at all unexpected. Not because of the breed... but because OF THE OWNER. There were many warning signs that were totally ignored. From what I can gather from the the neighbors those dogs were loose a LOT.... where was Animal Control? Why were they not picked up? And after the second or third time she should never have gotten them back. Ginger Cleary, Rome, GA Proud member GSDCA and Sawnee Mtn Kennel Club www.rihadin.com -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 11:38 AM To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] florida and bsl apparently, even back then (over 40 years ago), someone in the area wanted all dobes outlawed. diane Diane Strasser Silstra German Shepherds "Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole." - Roger Caras ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================