[erroxiainsona]

Well, i know its been along time since i have posted, but i wanted to log in and share.. I havent yet made the jump to pitbull ownership, not out of lack of ability to find very well bred dogs, or ability to pay for them but out of sheer fear and cowardice. I have long wanted a pitbull, but have always resisted buying one. Everything i have read about them tells me i would enjoy having one, from there personalitys to there working ability. My issue is, pitbulls still make up a lot of dog bites in my area. My grandfather is a insurance sales man, and keeps track of this kind of stuff. He pointed out a recent confirmed pitbull attack in ohio as reason not to own one, and said was a damned fool for wanting one. I have 2 young kids and im afraid, even if i get the best well bred pit, socialize it to the best of my ability i will be putting them in harms way. If it was just me, i wouldnt care, i carry a gun, and am a martial artist so i can handle my self with my bare hands if needed. Basicly im just scared.

I know that alot of factors go into dog bites, and that some of the media is biased against them, but surely not all media reported cases are mistaken identity?

Now whats drawing me to them is there loyalty, they seam to be heros to there owners, often putting them selve in danger to protect them. DO they make good guard dogs, no be cuase guarding requires a different kind of dog with a different kind of disposition. There intelegince and athleticism and great affection also draw me to them. I recently met my first bully type dog 2 days ago. I was on my delivery route and one of my new clients hand a large well muscled bully type dog. I inquired and found out it was a American Bulldog. It was the most friendly loving, thing i had met in a long time. It just followed me around begging for pets and rubbs, happily wagging its tail. I was unsure what i was going to get with this dog but was surprised it was so nice. This encounter reminded me of my conflicted thoughts on bullydogs and pits in general,and reminded me of this forum.

Now if i were to get one, i would get it from a local kennel in my area called Bentwrench kennels. They used to have a website but the owner shut it down, he dosent breed often, and is very strict on temperment. He culls out the ones the fails. He breeds a line called Bullyson(i think thats how its spelled) His dogs are not like the ones you see bred to be huge as hell, he breeds them to be like the perfect specimens from way back in the day. His dogs rarely if ever get over 60lbs. He said none of his dogs have ever ended up on the news.(lol)

Part of me thinks pitbulls are like glocks, so many of them out there, that a small percentage dogs may be causing problems but a small percentage of a huge number is still a big number.. I just cant help but shake the feeling that, something is just not right with this breed. Why are so many of them attacking, i just cant understand it. I wish i had a good answere.

So ya, there i am, im a coward, i want a dog, but am afraid to pull the trigger... Maybe someday ill get something in the bully family, I just dont know. I dont want to comehome to find my cats dead, or my son/daughter chewed up. I could never live with my self..