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Posted by: Steve
Story ID: 020
Posted on: December 20, 2005
E-Mail at: Unavailable
Message: I can not believe we live in a world where people can actually ban a breed of dog in a AMERICAN community. This breed of dog being none other than the AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIER. Isn't that ironic, AMERICANS banning AMERICANS. The people of Denver should speak up, let the Nazi's of Denver and all the other cities nation wide know that these are God's creatures and have just as much right to be here as we do. Ban felons and violent offenders from owning such breeds, but not the dog. As far as I am concerned pit bulls are, and always will be more humane then we could ever be.

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Posted by: Stormi
Story ID: 019
Posted on: December 9, 2005
E-Mail at: Unavailable
Message: In all honesty, I'm still waiting for a good TRUE and FACTUAL reason for all this nonsense. Know why? Cause there isn't one. I love my pit... He's quite possibly the least vicious dog I have ever known... Unless that is you count being licked to death vicious. God forbid that! : )

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Posted by: Kristen
Story ID: 018
Posted on: December 7, 2005
E-Mail at: Unavailable
Message: I have some sort of pit bull mix. He is the best dog ever. I have had dogs since I was born, but never one like him. He is always there for me. When I cry, no matter what he is doing or where he is, he comes running just to sit on me or near me to let me hold him. When I scream he runs like the ground is on fire to get to me to protect me. At night he sleeps with his fat head on my pillow and under the blankets. He loves to be held and cuddled and loved and they just get such a bad name but view the stats people. In 2004 out of all dog bites in the U.S. less then 2% were from pit bulls YET over 30% were from German Shepherds do you hear crap about them?! NOPE! Also, you need to view the page that has you pick the pit bull 99.7% of the time- u r wrong - mostly because there is no such thing as a "full-bred pit bull" a pit bull is a name for a group of different mixes of dogs, which most people don't know... that is why every dog with a square head and a stocky build is considered one, yet usually that is wrong, they would not be considered a pit bull due to their mix. There are 6 different mixes that together make up a pit bull... learn something new everyday huh? There is a great page that explains this all in detail but it is down for service now. Once it is up- you all need to go there.

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Posted by: TinyDancer
Story ID: 017
Posted on: December 6, 2005
E-Mail at: Unavailable
Message: Let me state first and foremost that I am an animal lover and have been all my life. I have always had a natural spiritual, empathetic bond to them. I have never had a bad encounter with a wild or domestic animal. From the time I was an infant dogs and cats were allowed to sleep with me. We always had pit bulls and pit mixes. I have never sought and paid for a pure bred from a breeder or pet store. I believe in adopting animals that are already alive in this world and need homes and rescue from suffering and abuse. I was a veterinary technician, I work at home full time now running my own rescue and because of health issues I cannot work outside of the home anymore. I am not too far away from a high crime drug trafficking area where dog fighting is a popular sport. Many of my pits come from their busts. I also get other breeds that were bait. In this area also there is a high fascination with wolves. They are captured as pups and sold. I have had experience with wolves before when I used to live in a small wilderness community, it was not uncommon to see the local Native Americans with them as companions. I had a few growing up. Now I have seen them pop up here and I am getting the rejected juveniles who are difficult to train and do not want to submit. My most unique wolf-dog is a pit-wolf mix. She spends her time alone. She does not recognize pack behavior or how to socialize with other dogs. She is not aggressive, and she loves cats. She treats them like pups actually- it is very cute. Everyone is altered tested and given shots before entering this home. There is a pack of coyotes that live near us. When she hears them at night she is very curious and answers them. But she has the pit fur and the shorter, muscular compact body. Her head is not boxy or squared, it is longer like a wolves with wolf fangs. Another popular breed I deal with are rottweilers. I have personally gone to the pound and begged on behalf of pits. Begged them to let me have a try with a dog before they euthanized it. I have had success so I KNOW miracles can happen! I am willing to risk my life for this breed. And yes I will admit I was a PETA member. I did not know what they were doing. I trusted them.

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Posted by: Rachael Guilbeault
Story ID: 016
Posted on: October 20, 2005
E-Mail at: Luvablepitbulls@aol.com
Message: Pit Bulls Vicious?
I am so sick and tired of people putting down All Pit Bulls just because a few have a bad rap. Not all Pit's are bad dogs nor is the breed vicious, that's like saying all people are bad because a few people murder other people, sounds stupid right well so does saying a whole breed is bad because of a few. Most Pit Bulls that act vicious were brought up that way either because the owner trained them to be like that or because the owner didn't train them at all. I have owned many Pit Bulls in my life and own them still to this day with my children, I have never had one turn on me or my children or anything or anybody for that matter. I train my dogs starting from the first day they come to my home if they are born in my home same rules apply. The ones that are born in my home are bottle fed by me and my children a couple of times each day to make there bond with humans a great one. When the puppies open there eyes people are who they see first and then there mom and other animals. As soon as the puppies have there first set of shots and are safe from catching anything they are taken everywhere and put in different surroundings and introduced to a variety of different animals and people. They are also starting basic obedience and by the time they are ready for a new home they are off to a great start, now being the responsible person I am I check out everybody that is a potential buyer for one of my pups, I do my best to make sure they do not go to people that are going to fight them or use them for any other illegal purposes. I only let them go to responsible owners that are going to continue there training and socializing so they stay sweet and gentle trustworthy dogs. They are protective of there family which is to be expected of any breed of dog. Where the problem lies in most of the pit bull attacks is lack of training on the owners part just letting the dog do what it pleases and never correcting it's bad behavior, lack of socializing the dog, so when it encounters something new it doesn't know how to react to it so it attacks probably out of fear or just not knowing any better, also the owners fault not the dogs. And the biggest problem again lies on the owner because most pit bull owners want them for there personal entertainment which is sad and they chain them up and starve them to make them more aggressive in the fighting ring, if they win the fight they live for what to be chained up once again tore up and once again they are left alone ignored and treated like they have no feelings, then the day comes the ignored, neglected, starved and abused Pit Bull gets loose, it goes on a killing spree killing every animal in it's path and attacking any human that gets in it's way, Why? because it's now free and it doesn't want to go back on the chain and back to the life it has been living, for God only knows how long and because killing animals is what it was taught to do, all it's life it has been killing animals and praised for doing so and now it is getting destroyed which is probably better for it anyway now as opposed to the life it had been living. Which is sad because it didn't have to turn out that way for the dog or the dogs victims, but who gets the blame for it? All the Pit Bulls owners? NO, the Pit Bull does, and not just the dog that did it, THE WHOLE BREED!

I have owned many dogs and many different breeds from pure bred to mutts and the best dogs I have ever owned out of all of them was the American Pit Bull Terrier. They are smart, very intelligent dogs, lovable, the biggest babies I've ever seen, Comical, they are very goofy and like to show off , they have lots of personality and will actually smile at you especially when they are in trouble. They have wild uncontrollable tongues that they will soak you quickly with kisses. They don't know they aren't lap dogs and will occasionally try to sit in your lap if your not careful. They love to go riding and if you leave your windows down you might find your pit bull waiting in the passenger seat of your car when you get ready to leave, well that is the problem we have at our house anyway. I love my Pit's and Pit Bulls in general and I am very upset that they are trying to ban this loving misunderstood breed everywhere, because of a few bad owners and the even fewer actually bad Pit Bulls. The sad thing is most people don't even know what a Pit Bull looks like and they mistake other dogs for Pit Bulls because they have never actually seen one they've only seen pictures of them. Well there are other dogs that resemble Pit Bulls but aren't actually Pit Bulls, the American Staffordshire Terrier being one of them. I have people come up to me and pet my dogs and we'll be talking and then they will comment on my dogs and how wonderful they are with my kids and how sweet they are, then they will say what kind of dog is that? And I smile and say it's a Pit Bull and then they are like Really, and your not afraid of having them around your children? and that pisses me off cause before they knew what kind of dog I had they had nothing but nice things to say about them, and that just goes to show how ignorant some people can be.

Now I'm sure I'm going to get some negative responses to this post and that's okay everybody is entitled to there opinion as I am to mine, just know your facts that's all I ask don't run your mouth about something you know nothing about! If you've never actually owned one or been around one then you have nothing to say to me on this subject. I want to hear from people that have actually been around at least one Pit Bull in there life, I will respond to those if you are just trying to start something I don't have time for you, I am trying to save the breed not destroy it!

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Posted by: Brian
Story ID: 015
Posted on: October 20, 2005
E-Mail at: Brian_mc37_507@hotmail.com
Message: Being an animal lover all my life, it's safe to say I have a biased opinion when it comes to BSL and the "pit bull". Growing up in Chicago and for a few years on a Wisconsin farm I have literally had all types of animals as pets. The ones that stick with me forever are my pit bull Tina, and my American Bulldog Zoe. Before these two girls came into my life I had raised (with my families help) at least 4 other dogs and a host of other critters and my father had raised countless other pits. Tina came into my life when a friend of mine confided in me that her brother needed to get rid of a dog he could not keep any more. When I went to his house to look at her, she ran to me shaking in hysterics and buried her head in my chest. This dog had been beaten and tortured in an attempt to make her mean, and when that didn't work she was used as a puppy mill. Although I was apprehensive of taking a pit into my life not knowing her specific history, she was one of the most beautiful creatures I have ever seen; a picture perfect red-nose with a superb build. This man explained that if I took her there would be no bringing her back and he had done all he could to turn her into a regular dog, but could not establish a connection. I took a shot and called my father for advice. After seeing her his advice was to put her "down" seeing that in his mind she had seen too much and was a safety liability. She was afraid of cords and would not walk over them if lying on the ground, would not sit under ceiling fans, cringed at the sight of a human hand over her head, and did her best to hide in corners out of sight of anyone. That's what he had seen. I did not give up that easily and by giving her as much space in the beginning as possible watched a timid beaten dog grow physically and mentally into the greatest gift God chose to bestow on me. She stole the hearts of my entire family (mother, step father, 3 brothers, and anyone who appreciated a beautiful pit bull) and was the one thing that loved me unconditionally her entire life. She passed away 2 years ago in what was easily the worst day of my life, but her memories live on with pictures and stories told amongst family. I've yet to bring another animal into my life since then, but you can bet when it happens, it will be a pit bull, with out a doubt the greatest breed of dog around. It's a shame that people pre-judge this dog without knowing him/her, and a sin that some of those who do, abuse its power and loyalty.

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Posted by: Lisa
Story ID: 014
Posted on: October 17, 2005
E-Mail at: Blueeyes1336@sbcglobal.net
Message: I have two APBT's and the city I live in, well, some people think my dogs are vicious because they are pit bulls, but they are not mean at all. They are around my children and love them dearly and now they want a judge to order I get insurance on my dogs or get rid of them completely. I don't understand, my dogs have never done anything wrong or mean. They are sweet pets. Please can anyone help me? Please.

- Hopeless in Roanoke, T

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Posted by: Crystal
Story ID: 013
Posted on: September 3, 2005
E-Mail at: Crystalryan@myway.com
Message: My pit story! Well I am the proud mother of Pixie. She is a 3 year old black and white, petite pit bull puppy. I had just moved out on my own. I was in nursing school. I wanted a dog. I don't really like breeders because I feel there are too many homeless dogs that need homes instead. So, I was going to rescue. I worked at an animal hospital that received strays all the time. So, one day this woman brought in this little puppy with a big round belly. She said that she found her by a dumpster behind a store trying to find food. Well I fell in love with her right then and there. I loved her big belly and floppy ears. She was all kisses too! I took her home that night and she has been Princess Pixie ever since. Pixie is my everything. She loves to dress up. Her favorite is anything that shines! She has expensive taste! I am proud to say that she completed obedience school and received the Most Improved award. We are going for the AKC K-9 good citizen next!

That is our story!

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Posted by: Karla
Story ID: 012
Posted on: September 3, 2005
E-Mail at: Creativeideas24_7@hotmail.com
Message: I thought I'd post my story of my two babies. Shrek who is now 4 yrs old, huge dog, is a big mommas boy. I rescued him from a home of someone who was unable to provide or keep the pups. He was 2 weeks old when I took him because the mother had been taken away (long story). Anyhow I took him on, I have always loved pit bulls since my grandma had 2 of them when I was young. I bottle fed him, taught him to eat, basically his mother. I use to put the bottle under my side because he wouldn't drink unless he had something to push on like a belly : ) It was hard for the first month driving back and forth from work during breaks and lunch to watch him but it was all worth it. Phatty my other 4 yr old was rescued from a bad couple who had her caged up and a collar that had burned through her skin. I saw her with them one night and I offered them $100 to let me take her off their hands if they couldn't care for her. She was vicious/defensive for the first 6 months but she is the most adorable loving dog now. They are both healthy, happy and beautiful. You can click here for pictures of them.

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Posted by: Mel
Story ID: 011
Posted on: September 1, 2005
E-Mail at: Hdgsoridersedge@bellsouth.net
Message: I think my dogs are really little people who have figured out how to live well and not have to work.

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Posted by: Pariah
Story ID: 010
Posted on: September 1, 2005
E-Mail at: Pariah@spymac.com
Message: "He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion." - Unknown Author.
My wife and I came to love pits against our wills. Her silly late teen son adopted a pit and naturally soon came to a place where he could no longer care for her. What could we do? The son was off to another state and unless we took in his dog off she would have gone to who knows where. Given his irresponsibility she could end up in a kill �shelter�. Years of the scary Pit bull stories I had read. They are bred for blood I had heard; killers at heart, born to rip flesh, evil incarnate judging from all reports. But I knew dogs in general, my family had had Great Danes, Newfoundlands, Burnese, large breeds all. Indulge me as I wax philosophical. I knew that dogs had walked by the side of man longer than we could look back into history. Were our steady helpmates essentially forever. It made no sense to me that somehow, just this one breed had been so corrupted that 200,000 years of symbiosis was negated. So I took in Sadie. What did I discover in her? Was she the killer of legend? Far from it. What I found was a dog with a big bold beautiful heart. And a sensitive heart too. I was charmed by her emotive intelligence. I had to learn a whole new way of training just for her. Perhaps it was from her vaguely known early life of not being treated so well but I found all I knew about training a dog was not working. Where I had been taught being hard and firm I found being soft and gentle worked, where once I may have used a newspaper on the nose I found just a stern look would do. Now my Sadie is�well� my Sadie. The best damn dog I have ever been blessed with knowing. I love dogs in general, even the pocket puffs. But I love my Sadie more than any I have ever met. I keep irregular hours because I work at home most of the time so we do some walking in the wee hours of the night. She and I sit on a hill and watch the sun come up, with the dewy grass beneath us and I am transported back in time. When my forefathers had dogs quite like her by their sides. I always have the feeling I remember on a intellectual basis My Sadie is still there and wonders why we/I changed. Why cant we just curl upon this sweet, soft grass? My Sadie still has the beastie in her. She, me and my wife sleep together as a pack and none of us sleeps well without the others. Sometimes way late at night I lay on my bed and Sadie snuggles up and lays her head on my chest, lets out a big sigh and goes to slumber. Nothing is better than a snoring dog by your side.

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Posted by: Camille
Story ID: 009
Posted on: September 1, 2005
E-Mail at: Unavailable
Message: Well I guess I have a cute story/comment, whatever! I wanted a blue pit puppy but hadn't got around to hunting for one yet. My boyfriend brings home this little white and black puppy with one blue eye. I thought she was sooo cute. Well I've had her almost a year now and I'm pissed! She's a wiener pit! She's got a big 'ol head with a long body and these tiny little legs. Poor thing...

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Posted by: Renee Townsend
Story ID: 008
Posted on: August 31, 2005
E-Mail at: Unavailable
Message: I was never a Pit Bull person, and at one time yes, I was scared to own one. However, I have been the proud owner of a Rottweiler as those are my dogs. I love them. Well on my birthday eight years ago, I was laying in bed and woke up to my husband standing over me with this big goofy grin on his face. Then saw he had something in his hand. It looked like a baby cow or a pig. It made a little greeting noise and had this twinkle in his eye. I was charmed, I asked, "What the hell is that?" "Its a Pit bull!" said my husband. I freaked at first.. " OH no I don't think this is good and what about our Rottie??" Well Samson our new puppy, was introduced to Leroy our Rot. Leroy wasn't sure about this at first but took him in like a mom. Eight years later, Samson and Leroy are best buds. They have got into a few doggie brawls but lick each other to death after wards and are inseparable. I eventually rescued Lady a female half Pit half Lab. Leroy and Samson took her in right away, they accepted her. Samson is the most intelligent dog I have ever owned. He "knows" things. He picks up on things very quickly. Example - I was out in my duck yard one day, yes I have ducks on the other side of the yard. I saw my ducks run single file in a hurry and what happened was the wind blew the door open to that side of the yard and Samson got out and was right on their tail! I screamed, " SAMSON NO!! INSIDE NOW!!" He turned right around and went back in and sat next to my husband ( who was wondering what the hell was going on) and then looked at me like.." I wasn't going to do anything!" Now unattended, Samson would of probably tried to have some duck dinner, but he stopped and listened to me. He knew. I was shocked at how he knew. While a dog is a dog, point is Samson is loyal to me and knew that the ducks are my babies. He obeyed me. The door is fixed now so that wont happen again. Let me also say that Samson has got out a few times over the years, a few. Ran up to other dogs, been around kids, he was more interested in peeing on bushes. Samson proves the myth and over hyped medial coverage and negative press is exaggerated on these dogs. This coming from a woman who would never own this kind of dog ten years ago. Now its my fight to help put a positive, true fact on a breed that is abused by punks who think they are tough, and ignorant councilmen who have nothing better to do. Samson changed my life.

Renee'

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Posted by: Pam
Story ID: 007
Posted on: August 30, 2005
E-Mail at: Pammi1576@charter.net
Message: I have an APBT- Coco Puff. I wasn't looking for a dog, but a girl brought her into work and I just couldn't say no. I have always been a dog lover, but had never been around a pit bull. We took her for a weekend agreement. If it didn't work out I could bring her back on Mon. I live with my grandmother & I wasn't sure how she was going to take a new puppy. Here we are 4 years later and my Gram & Great Uncle (both in their 70's) couldn't live without her. She actually got my Gram to start taking walks & going outside more often. They will actually get down on the floor to play with her. Unfortunately, we did get a bad response from our mailman. After delivering the mail for almost 8 months- he asked me what kind of dog she was (she has full tail & ears) when I told him, he stopped delivering the mail. He would only deliver it if the door to the house was shut, if it wasn't (we do also have a screen door) he would sit outside & beep the horn, making my gram go out and get it from him. He tried to do this on VERY rainy day when I was home. I went right up to the Post Office & complained to the postmaster. Needless to say this gentleman is no longer our mailman. Coco also has a blood disorder. She is purebred, but she started having a problem with her red blood cell count. We have spent over $2000 on visits and steroids to try to correct it & make her healthy again. She is everyone's favorite @ the vet office.... Even when she pees all over the floor & then hides in the corner- really viscous huh? I will do whatever it takes to save her. These dogs can be the most loving & caring dogs ever.

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Posted by: Tiffany Ferguson
Story ID: 006
Posted on: August 30, 2005
E-Mail at: Unavailable
Message: I got my female pit as a birthday present and fell in love with the breed. They are the best dogs I have ever had! She learned real quick (even for how dense she is)! Well, my friend's neighbor had been breeding pits for a long time I guess, but used them as fighting dogs. The surrounding neighbors had called animal control on them many times but nothing ever got done, they would just breed another litter. Well one day, one of their puppies had gotten out, so my friend secretly took it. She knew how much my husband and I loved pits so she gave him to us. He was so underweight it was the saddest thing I have ever seen. He was so hungry all the time he would become very vicious over his food. But we decided we would try and work with him on it and not give up, considering how he was treated. We really wanted to keep him and help him, but he wasn't showing signs of improvement. We wanted to keep him so bad but we knew he needed serious vet attention. So we swallowed our pride and let him go to a shelter to get the attention he needed but we couldn't afford because we had already had vet bills for our female. I just wanted to share this story to tell people what a horrible, cruel, and stupid idea it is to fight your animals. It is so sad how these pups are trained to be aggressive. I wish I could have kept him because at least I would have known he would have a great home. Now all I can do is just pray that he made it to a loving family!

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Posted by: Dave
Story ID: 005
Posted on: August 29, 2005
E-Mail at: e-mail me here
Message: Well, since everyone else is sharing their stories, I figured I would share mine too. I used to be like almost everyone else. I thought that pit bulls were mean dogs that were used only for fighting. Until I was ordered by the court to do community service. It was stupid, I was speeding 15 mph over the speed limit and unlike everyone else who got a fine, I got stuck with 30 hours of community service, so I decided to do it at the local humane society because I've always liked dogs. I started doing my community service there and met Leo, a black AM Staff, and Thunder, a red nose pit bull. They were by far the two best dogs there, but no one wanted to adopt them because of the pit bull reputation. So every time someone would ask me if they were mean I would explain to them that they're great dogs, which is the truth. From there, I started seeing all these newspaper articles and segments on the news about pit bulls and how evil and bad they are. I absolutely hate when people say that crap. It's not true, but not everyone knows it. People will BELIEVE anything they hear and that's what's happening and it's ridiculous. So that's why I created this website, in hopes that, at the least, I could change a few peoples' minds about pit bulls and inform people that already know they're great dogs about facts and stuff they didn't know about them. I hope that this website helps everyone out, so enjoy it! Thanks for visiting.

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Posted by: Sunshine Keh
Story ID: 004
Posted on: August 29, 2005
E-Mail at: Unavailable
Message: There was once a pit bull named Jai. Jai and his owner were on a walk, when A speeding car driven by a drunk driver was racing and turning on the streets. Jai's owner was crossing the street, when the car came spinning toward them. Jai ran, and head butted his owner on the sidewalk to safety. There was a blast, then an explosion of smoke...Jai's owner got up and made his way through the smoke. He heard whimpering coming from next to the car. Jai was laying on the floor, breathing heavily. Jai's owner knelt down next to Jai, as a siren sounded. He was injured badly, and bleeding. His breathing got softer and softer until it was completely gone. Jai's owner felt a hand on his shoulder. "You okay kid?" a police officer asked. "Uh, yeah", he said, knowing that he was killed on the inside.

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Posted by: Jen Southall
Story ID: 003
Posted on: August 24, 2005
E-Mail at: Lost_Angel19@att.net
Message: I have pit bulls and let me tell you, I'd never get another breed!
Socrates once said "there is only one good, knowledge; and one evil, ignorance." As I write this letter my faithful dog, a pit bull, sits at my feet with Crystal, my cat. The pit bull is an amazing breed of dog, one that has been mistreated and represented poorly. There has never been a breed of dog so abused, misused, misunderstood as the pit bull. And yet, somehow they still maintain an undying devotion, even to those who abuse them. A lady who worked for ASPCA told of a story of a pit bull burned by acid, who could barley move and still managed to get up and wag his tail every time someone walked by.

What a horrible world we live in where the media is so one sided that they wont even acknowledge the many, many good things this breed has done. No one has heard the story's of the pit bulls whom tirelessly searched ground zero of the world trade centers, or the dogs who searched for days after the tsunami's hit Asia. Instead we hear of a "pit bull mauling" but when u see the dog responsible, it is CLEAR that its not all pit. Did you know that pit bulls account for LESS THEN 1.83% of all fatal attacks???

Last November in FL, a pit saved a 7 year old boy from being mauled by 2 akitas. The pit belonged to the neighbor and instinctively knew what to do to stop the fight. In Jan. 04 in Alaska, a pit named Marley pulled his owners 6 year old out of their burning home. Lucky the dog was home. Again, in Holly Hill, FL, an elderly lady would not have found her way out of her burning home if it wasn't for her daughters pit bull tugging at her dress. One of the most amazing story I've read was of Weela, owned by Lori Watkins, who saved 30 people, 29 dogs and 13 horse's. When readers digest did an article on it, they refused to print that Weela was a pit bull! These dogs need our HELP, not our HATE!

Out of a hundred different breeds to bite a person, a pit bull was FOURTH on that list..... fourth from the BOTTOM!!!!!!!!! Labs and cockers were on top! The American Temperament Testing society gave pits a passing rate of 83.9% that's better then golden retrievers and beagles!!!!!!!!

Many people say pits make the best S+R dogs, they can be trained to seek out bombs, land mines, drugs, criminals, and even the dead. Kris Crawford's S+R pits have saved lost children and even located the unmarked graves of victims of the civil war! NASA requested her 3 pit bulls to assist in the recovery of the astronauts after the '03 shuttle disaster, her dogs were even involved in the Laci Peterson investigation!

Alaska's first certified hearing dog is a pit bull. I bet you didn't know Helen Keller owned a pit bull! These dogs do things for our country too!! The number one customs dog in the US is a pit called Popsicle, found by a cop in a FREEZER during a drug raid, Popsicle was trained to be a drug dog and has been doing a great job ever since. Popsicle found 3,075 pounds of cocaine that could have crossed the border!

In the early 1900's Private John Robert found a pit bull puppy and brought it with him to France in the armed forces. The dog was named "stubby" and is now known as the most decorated war dog in US history. He single handedly captured a German spy and was awarded the title "sergeant". He served in 17 battles until Nov. 11, 1918, the day the war ended!

I give my best wishes to those who have fallen victim to breed specific legislation and the ignorance of others. Remember "Nothing is more terrible then ignorance in action" - Abraham Lincoln.

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Posted by: Natasha
Story ID: 002
Posted on: August 23, 2005
E-Mail at: Unavailable
Message: I'm so glad you have a website for this wonderful breed. I'm so sick of them getting a bad rap when their amazing animals. I'm 17 and I've had 4 pit bulls in my life. I now have 2 pit puppies both 9 months. I absolutely adore them I've had them since they were 7 weeks. Every pit I've had has been so affectionate. I've even had 2 who were beaten and they would never hurt a fly. its a shame their treated so horribly. I've never had a bad experience with a pit in my life. their the most loyal dogs in my opinion.

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Posted by: Greg Vincitorio
Story ID: 001
Posted on: August 22, 2005
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Message: this site is awesome. dude great info on the pit. and they are really good dogs. I had one and he was awesome. he never bit no one. but the town of Cicero made me get rid of him. so its nice to see some one help out.

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