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I feel everyone's pain when they read about someone blaming the breed for their behavior. Fact is, a dog is a dog is a dog. All of them are capable of hurting someone or another dog, or animal. They all have sharp little teeth, some might be bigger than others of course, but it is all about how you take care of your dog.

Many people lack the experience and the know-how to raise a good dog. Many people think, omg this puppy is soooo cute, they bring it back home, don't practice any discipline, it has no rules, it's left outside, doesn't get walked, and later bites someone or another dog and the family decides to put it down. To many people, a dog, and any other pet, is just a thing. Pet's are apparently disposable to some people, so they have their dog, they don't give it the right stimulation, it ends up off-balance and does nasty things that should have been corrected long ago.

NEVER, is any behavioral trait part of the breed. People say dalmatians are hyper and they don't listen, that chows can turn on children, that pit bulls will harm your children. All of this is falsified information passed down by ignorance to the plight of some very misunderstood animals.

Sorry about the rant, but ignorance fuels me sometimes, especially on the internet. As a proud owner of this misunderstood breed, I feel it's my duty to be an ambassador to the breed. In fact, my best friend is one of the most respectful, well-balanced dogs I have ever met. Should a dog like this be forced to be put into the category of "dangerous" and be made to wear a muzzle despite his walks after dinner with his morky friends, I don't think so. The most I can do is just be responsible and show people my dog, show them that they don't have to be afraid and to inform other people that they are completely misunderstood.

You will never see the small dog attacks on the news, because they are not vicious killers, they are cute little cuddly things right? wrong, many small dog owners don't train their small dogs, but we never see them come up in the media because it's not a newsworthy story, they are not monstrous enough, they are not the evil creatures that society has made "dangerous breeds" out to be.

My whole point is, all dogs have the capability to be dangerous. ALL OF THEM. They are ALL DOGS. They all have sharp teeth capable of tearing through flesh. Please, don't base opinions on the breed, base it on the owners. An owner makes the dog what it is, and a bad owner will make a bad dog.

To finish off my useless rant which will be completely looked over because of it's long-winded nature, how can you support blaming the breed when so many of these perfectly good family dogs are put down in shelters? there are many pit bulls rescues, and with the ban, these numbers boomed. Many are struggling to find homes and many do not. A dog is a dog is a dog and I plan on rescuing many more pits over my life as I live in Ontario and continue to be an advocate for the breed.

This is not directed at people in support of this amazing breed, but to anyone stumbling by this site in the future.