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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I have known them--a nearby neighbor (Man in his 60's) has a white one that looks adorable--but he walks it off leash and allows it it to dump big sh*ts all over AU Park. I don't doubt they are wonderful to their human owners--I didn't purposely omit anything in my post; I provided the link My issue is their dog aggression. I have an air dale that I keep muzzled and do not take him off leash--we have a huge back yard by DC standards so he can run back there. We do 3 30 minute walks a day and that keeps his aggression to a minimum. You can't do that with a pit bull. They have a high KILL potential with other dogs. I hate that they ruin it for all dog owners at the dog park--I can't even us Battery Kemble because of all the galloping pits and their "oh she's just a big baby" type owners. Wish that everyone would take the time to take their dog to a behaviorist/trainer AND wish they would just ban this breed in America. In 5-10 years the breed would be dead. But then the pit bull wing nuts would just find some other crazy cause that infringes on everyone else's safety, no doubt. [/quote]

You sound like a responsible owner, kudos to you. And, you are describing irresponsible dog owners, I see them too.  People who do not pick up after their dogs makes me nuts, but that is not a pit bull specific problem. I have seen all kinds of irresponsible dog owners in dog parks, and that makes me nuts too. No matter what the dog, you ahve to be responsible. I think we agree on that.

Also, thank you for acknowledging that they are wonderful around people.

I have a problem with you saying you cannot exercise or train a pit bull. My pit bull was in obedience class and was a shining star. I think all dogs should be well trained and socialized. Please watch the video I posted, you can see all kinds of examples of well socialized pit bulls. Also, breed specific legislation (bans on pit bulls) are expensive and don't work. [b]Would you really want to take away people's family dogs and service dogs and have them killed? That is pretty cruel.[/b] [/quote]

No I wouldn't, but they could ban all future breeding or adoption of the dogs. And put down the ones in shelters. The breed would die out soon after. People would definitely inform on neighbors if they got one after they had been banned. And the cost to society for allowing these breeds to continue unabated is much higher than the cost of enforcement.[/quote]

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