I have a blue nosed pit who is the most loving dog you will ever meet. We got him at about 12 weeks and my boyfriend and I were on the same page since day one about how we wanted to raise him. If everyone who knows Blu could describe him on one word it would be friendly. He is so loyal and very smart. We got him neutered recently and a lot of people questioned why we did it because where we are form his breed is considered rare, and the answer I give them all is if they have a problem with it- go rescue one from the shelter. There is too many who need a good home to bring more into this world. Also, I didn't get my dog to make money off of him, I got him for a companion, which he is. electronic cigarette

On January 5th of this year we had to put down our 14 year old yellow lab mix (part husky)whose name was Marley. We got him from the Humane Society in Delaware and he was named Marley. We understood he was abused as a puppy and was very timid with people at first. Once he realized he was part of our family he was the most loving, shy, sweetest dog you ever met. All the kids on the street just loved him and would stop by to see Marley. My neighbors said did your know that this was Marley's house not yours. We realized he was losing weight and had a hard time getting up and down. The only reason he stayed alive and never gave up was because of us. He had cancer and my husband and I went to the vet and stayed with him to say goodbye and both cried our our eyes as he went to sleep. Of all the animals we had growing up they will never be another Marley. And for you there will never be another Daddy but they live on in our hearts.

I am the proud owner of two amazing american pitbulls, Sable has been with my family over a year and she really has been a light in my darkest time, I was 8 month pregnant with my second son and had a one year old son asleep in his room and thier father was working when someone decided to break into my home, at the time i also had her father pudge who was an american pitbull and unfortunatly is no longer with us may he rest in peace , i was asleep in my room with my usual bed buddies and had no clue that their was an intruder trying to come into my home and while sable never barks and pudge barked so little i was begginig to wonder if he was a mute next thing i know both my dogs start shifting around in the bed and sable protectivly placed her self over my stomach and started issuing a growl that i had never heard escape her before i woke starteled and a little disorinted and it took me a second to realize there was a man standing in my living room, i was under the impression it was my kids father when i came to realize this man was an intruder, the first thing my pitbulls did were protect me and my son pudge ran past the man in the livingroom to my sons bedroom door and started barking and growling which is extremly out of character for the normal loveable people friendly dog he was, and sable wouldnt budge from the position she held on top of me i yelled out whos there and the man started advancing toward my bedroom and my dogs did something i have never seen before they didnt bite the man but simply teamed up to push him out my door and away from our home and stood in the doorway preventing him from comming back in the house until the police arrived on the scene at which point they calmed right back down to thier loveable friendly selves and attempted to engage the police officers in a game of fetch. If it werent for the loyal protective instincts of my dogs there is no telling what would have happened to me and my sons and the police were shocked when they realized my dogs were pitbulls, they like most people thought of them as cruel heartless monsters and that opinion changed very quickly when they realzed that these dogs prevented me and my son from being hurt with out even a single bite to the man that intended us harm. I now have another male name Lucian who is a little under a year old and he is truly one of the best dogs i have ever seen, my children can play with them all day and rough house away and my dogs never move, i have the most amazing picture of my son when hes three months old laying on pudge watching televison, you would honestly think that my kids belong to the dogs, they patrol the house going to thier bedroom to check on them at night and anytime my sons cry one dog stays with them and the other comes to find me. I wish people would wake up and realize these arent monsters and in a time of need there is no one i would rather have person or dog alike on my side than a well raised pitbull.

My view is that dog is very important for our life style, we can say it is a status symbol for rich people, it also support for the security of our house and help us for our daily work, so i think we should have dogs in our house.
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i just wanted to comment and say that i own a staffordshire terrier and that he is the most amazing dog i have ever known. Rocky was given to my boyfriend at the car wash by a man who just didn't want him. he was eight weeks old, and asked my boyfriend if he wanted him, asking only that we not use him as a fighting dog (as if i ever would!). my boyfriend was in a hurry to get to work and asked if i could keep him at my house until he got off and figured out what to do with the poor little puppy. Eight months later and needless to say, we ended up keeping him, and he has made an wonderful addition to our family. We already had another mixed breed dog named Malcolm, and not only does Rocky get along great with him and other dogs, but he is absolutely IN LOVE with all kinds of people, especially kids. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT BREED OF DOG YOU HAVE, IT MATTERS HOW YOU RAISE IT. Banning dog breeds only intensifies people's fear of them, thus making the people who do want certain breeds for negative purposes aware that they can be used for fighting or trained to exhibit aggressive behavior. it is unfortunate that idiot humans can ruin the reputation of such wonderful breeds.

I lived in Canada Ontario five years ago when pitbulls were banned. A child was attacked by a pitbull and just like that well as CBC (Canadian news) says:"PitBull Puppies born after Nov. 27, 2005 must be shipped out of the province, given to a research facility or destroyed."
DESTROYED!!!It's appallling.Today i believe there are only two or three provinces where pitbulls are allowed.If animal control hears of a pitbull under two years old in one of the banned provinces they are removed and euthanized, no chance, no hope.I am so appalled by this that i actually moved to a province where there is no ban. My sister has a pitbull and he is the sweetest dog i have ever met.It's frustrating for pitbull lovers in Canada because our voices are just not heard.Why won't anyone understand what you're all saying,it's the owners not the dog...I just wish there was something i could do to correct this disgusting mistake.
Frustrated and Apalled,Michelle

My pitt is a hero, he saved my life drawing my attention to my breast cancer. During recovery from surgury he never left my side. He died two years later to the date of lymphphoma. I have to tell everyone about him, I loved him so.