Some people (many non doggie people) just dont understand!!
i work in a boarding kennel which take strays) and ive met many Dobies, Rotties, GSD's and very few Pits (they are illegal here, but the ocansianal smuggled dog comes in through raids etc) and NONE of these dogs have bin anything but nice!!! there friendly obedient, everything you could wish for in a dog!!!
one time we had a load a dogs in from a raid, lotts of the above and 1 was a little pit boy, the police said that we must keep this dog untill the owners are prosicauted and 1 year later they tryed to have a detruction order put on this dog because he was a pit bull, he had been beaten and fought! he loved people kids cats dogs and any thing that could be loved he loved so my boss's went to court for this chap and months later they were allowed to keep him (not rehome him, or let the previous owners see him/have him back), but what a struggle for one harmless breed/dog.
sorry for the long post but i have to add this bit!!!
when we had this particular load of dogs in, many of them had huge puncture marks on there back, so i questioned the policeman and he told me that this was a part training exersize for when the police have to capture "dangerous dogs" that they teach them to go in with a pitchfork (sharp object) and stab the potenial "dangerous dogs" so it is safe for them to capture them!!!!
thoses were his words and it makes me sick!!!!!
i bet you will all aggree!!!!
sorry again!!!
Ky and Rio