[hubua990]

This board seems full of two apparently opposing viewpoints, some posters even carry both contradictory viewpoints.

1) The public should love this breed and have better understanding for it rather than creating BSL to protect themselves.

2) This breed should be "gamey" and the dog aggression and willingness to fight should be cornerstone to its standard. Any dog not gamey should be culled.

So, those of you that carry both viewpoints, what are you asking for? Do you want the public to reopen dog fighting as a national past time? Seriously? How can you ask these things when Oprah, leader of all women, cries on the tv screen about abusive puppy mills and excessive gambling is now considered an addiction rather than a hobby. Our culture has moved significantly beyond being able to accept dog fighting and it will be closing the door on accepting an openly dog aggressive breed...even if it is what your dog "loves" to do (btw, your dog would also probably love to eat chocolate and peanut butter all day, so you should let it do that if you think your dog is such an expert at choosing what is best for itself).

So what the hell is the use for their gameness?? Dog aggression is only problematic to an owner as well as the unsuspecting public since owners would like to own more than one and most people would like for dogs to socialize without a giant vet bill for lacerations (this is the age of dog parks, after all). You can continue to post on this board about how any owner not in possession of a break stick and not using “crate and rotate” is irresponsible, but these are pretty high requirements of any dog owner. You can argue that their gameness can be used for other sports, but I believe there are other ways of making an athletic dog without dog aggression.

If humans created this breed through artificial selection for cultural means, then they should further be allowed to modify the breed as culture has changed since the breed’s conception. The APBT/AST (stated collectively as that is how they are publicly viewed) are at a stark crossroads with the public in regards to whether they are allowed to LIVE or not. So many owners are still stuck in this pathetic, adolescent-like, anti-conformist state where they are unwilling to allow their dog to evolve and become contemporary to be accepted into society. Well, that's nice and idyllic of you, but your dogs will eventually be euthanized if you continue that path.

pardon my lack of editing and flow of thought.