yea..it's a shame..there should be more laws to enforce people to be good owners. One breed that I feel so badly for are border collies. These are great great dogs but only for the right handler. And now, they're so popular because of movies like babe and snow dogs. Many people just go and buy the dogs because they look nice. When a first time owner gets a border collie, they have no idea how hard it is to own one. These intelligent herders are often turned into the pound because they were doing something true to their nature....be intelligent and herd. They get bored because the owner doesn't provide enough mental stimulation for them..and it often gets mistaken for not having house manners and just being a bad dog...and the herding...they mistaken it for biting kids...arg stupid people...