I think that an entire breed should not be penalized for the acts of a few dogs -- and yes, I say few, because the media tends to analyze only the attacks of a few different breeds and either does not write about the others, or does not mention the breed. It took me ages to find out what breed mauled it's owner so bad she needed a face transplant -- it was her pet labrador retriever. If it was a pit bull, every article would say so right in the headline.
Pit bulls are starting to go out anyways. Now we have cane corsos and fila mastiffs. They will always retain someowhat of a reputation, but maybe they will get some of the good back, like the German shepherds did. Let's not forget that several other breeds have had this happen before -- we go through it every decade. We had the German shepherd dog, the doberman, the rottweiler -- now we have the pit bull. Is it purely coincedence that at the time there was a string of attacks a bunch of lowlifes were suddenly owning them? I think not! Nobody sets out to make a bad breed. People ruin breeds. That's all there is to it. And in this society, it is all too easy to ruin something good.
I had an American pit bull terrier when I was five. He was a lovely dog. He grew old, died at 15 of cancer. Never once did he harm a soul.
As screwed up as my breed is, I hope I never have to hear falsities about it like some of the "facts" that are being stated. Yes, alot of Belgians are "spooky," "freaky," "shy-sharp.".....But not all of them are, and mine certainly aren't.
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