We may have a new addition to the household....

[Husky_mom]

regarding the baggage issue... I think all dogs have baggage....some good some bad... but if they didn´t had then how would you know about them...

for instance, Huskies "baggage" would be high prey drive.... some show it some don´t... some people may find it annoying some may find it scary..... just as the post above if someone were talking about huskies as such a bad breed I would defend them but if they said they didn´t liked them, that´s fine... no breed is a gold nugget to be liked by all....

the good thing about this situation was that they realized they were not meant for certain breed and didn´t force the situation....

and I certainly think no one should feel upset, not even Donna, as a few have mentioned... why were you so afraid she saw this??...yes she has pits and we all love them, but there are people who just would not have them regardless of the publicity....In her shoes and in my case if this was a thread about a husky, I wouldn´t go insane calling stuff to the poster.. I would be mature enough to understand this certain breed (husky) is not for everyone and realize that what was done was the best thing for all those involved...

and certainly I wouldn´t want people saying "I hope Isabel doesn´t sees this"... why??... would I be upset.... no.... because every person know their limits and have their own choices... the situation would be soooooo different if the dog had been beaten, miscared, or somethign along those lines....

we all here love ALL dogs... but you know there are certain breed you would never have.... for whatever reason... barkiness, nippiness, lazyness, stubborn, way too active, too big, too small, too much hair, etc... and all that is the breed baggage....baggage is what comes with the breed and each indivicual has additional baggage based on how his/her life has been.....

[luvofallhorses]

You don't think Donna has a right to be upset?!! I think she has EVERY right to be upset at what has been said negatively of the breed, she owns the wonderful breed. Wouldn't you be upset if someone starting saying a breed you own and love and adore and starts trashing them saying they wouldn't own one because they are in the news so much?

She has every right in the world to be upset. I love the breed and will always, always defend them and the people that are responsible like Donna own them. It's not right saying she shouldn't be upset. You can't just skip over something like that, it hurts deeply that people are letting the media get to them and you know they aren't bad dogs.
to know them is to love them!!!!!!!!!

[Husky_mom]

I never said she can´t be upset... she can and she is in her right to do so... you are completely right there... and I NEVER said that she can´t... I said that if I were in her shoes I wouldn´t be...

if people talked how much huskies are in news and because that they wouldn´t own one.. well.. too bad for them.. for letting the media get to them...if someone trashed about them yes I would stand by them, but I don´t think they (pits) had been trashed in this thread....

Rachel clearly said she wouldn´t want one because of what would happen with her previous two... and we know what happened... Anna didn´t liked it at all... she never said it was because of the media... that it might have involved in her fear I don´t know but she never said that nor said anything bad (trashed them)...

I know pits are great and I love them too.. as you said the people who are followers of media are the ones doing bad to the breed and I don´t think any of us here are...

and Donna...please don´t get mad... if anyone said a bad thing about huskies I would know better...if it´s true then be it.. if it´s false I would try give the "other side of the story"... I personally love pitties and bully breeds, I´m actually onthe look out for one myself...

a bad thing about huskies (said by me) would be prey drive... I´ve seen in my onw house with my own dogs what prey drive can cause...I´m not blind... so if anyone asks I´ll tell... but I also have to tell the good side, just as you do with pits... and pits get a bad reputation because of bad ownership (just like any other breed) and you do right in defending them... but I think PT is well aware that the owner is to blame and not the dog/breed...

and for the record I didn´t call you insane... I called insane the action of starting a fight about soemthing that wasn´t meant for that... adn that again wasn´t you.. I understand your point and I´m glad you stand by them, I would so too....

[Jadapit]

Husky_mom,

Thank you for the reply. I really do understand that some people would never own a bully breed. Some people have no business owning them. They dont know how to handle them, they dont research before they get them, they get pups from the BRB with bad blood lines. I could do on and on.

I wasn't putting down Rachel at all. Her brother probably wasn't ready for a pit bull, he probably hadn't done any research. It was hell around here when we got Ebony. Jada HATED her, she almost killed her the second day we had her. It took a lot of time and help from another pittie owner to get me through it.

I'm sorry I misunderstood about the insane thing.

[Grace]

It strikes me that this entire post has gone waaaay out of control.

Everyone has a right to his/her own opinion, and the right to express it (think the First Amendment). Surely that can be done without others having a meltdown?

[carole]

I can well understand Donna feeling upset and defending pitties,but what must be kept in mind, is no-one here is venting about her dogs, only the breed in general, so it is not as personal as that, but it is only natural to defend your own, if someone starting saying things bad about black cats, you bet i would be on here defending them.

What must be kept uppermost in our minds, is that Rachel was not being personal, her intentions were not to upset or offend anyone, as she clearly stated, and if she had being saying something along the lines of not wanting to own a black cat for example because of whatever reason, i would not take that personally and would accept that for what it is , her right and her choice.

Anyhow that is how i see it all.

[Grace]

I can well understand Donna feeling upset and defending pitties,but what must be kept in mind, is no-one here is venting about her dogs, only the breed in general, so it is not as personal as that, but it is only natural to defend your own, if someone starting saying things bad about black cats, you bet i would be on here defending them.

What must be kept uppermost in our minds, is that Rachel was not being personal, her intentions were not to upset or offend anyone, as she clearly stated, and if she had being saying something along the lines of not wanting to own a black cat for example because of whatever reason, i would not take that personally and would accept that for what it is , her right and her choice.

Anyhow that is how i see it all.

What you said in your 2nd paragraph - her intentions were not to upset or offend anyone. But others intentions seemed to be deliberately hurtful. That's what I was thinking off.

You don't have to like every breed no but you don't have to be so ignorant and small minded about them.

That is more than simply stating an opinion.

I liked the comment from 4 Dog Mother - Why can't we each stop trying to take offense at something someone says and just accept that person for what they say even if it doesn't fit our own beliefs.

And Daisy and Delilah said - Some people give their opinions here, but, at the same time, ridicule her for giving her's. That makes no sense to me.
I am really disappointed at some people's reactions and hurtful words that sometimes come out on this board in a normal discussion. It's totally unwarranted and uncalled for.

The nastiness is all so unnecessary - state an opinion, but don't jump all over another person for theirs.

[Jadapit]

I have never seen anyone say a bad word about a husky on this board. How do you know you wouldn't stick up for them?!? I know everyone does not want or even like pit bulls. I GET that. I was only sticking up for the breed. If that makes me "insane" so be it.

[luvofallhorses]

Donna you're not insane! (((HUGS))) Sticking up for her breed isn't insane at ALL. I guess I am insane too for sticking up for them, like I said I will always defend them NO MATTER WHAT and the people like Donna who own them!