rottweilers

[welenofsky@comcast.net]

Rotts are more stable than dobermans; they have enough room in the skull for 
their brain. Not many Rotts around a few years ago. Then the movie "The Omen" 
came out.... I was pretty scared of them at first, but met a few gentle ones.

Susan


> The saying "there are no bad dogs, only bad owners" holds very true.  Many 
> dog 
> breeds that have been decimated by sudden popularity and irresponsible 
> breeding 
> and handling get a bad rap from people that have no experience with them,  
> other 
> than what they hear in the news.  As an owner of a Rottweiler that is a 
> certified Delta Service dog, allowed to ride in plane cabins, do therapy work 
> in 
> hospitals and schools, with 3 members of her litter sharing canine good 
> citizen 
> awards, I find the stereotypes they are given quite frustrating.  My dog is 
> well 
> trained and a pleasure to be around.  I know many people with golden 
> retrievers, 
> labs, and newfoundlands that cannot say that.  It is not the dog breeds fault 
> that the people that have no business owning dogs tend to be drawn to them 
> for 
> all the wrong reasons.   
> 
> Barbie
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: welenofsky@comcast.net 
>   To: gsas-member@thekrib.com 
>   Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 10:42 PM
>   Subject: pit bulls
> 
> 
>   While that is a very sad story about animal abuse, I have to say that I am 
> not 
> a big fan of pit bulls, especially after having been bit in the face and 
> having 
> my two front baby teeth eaten by a hunting dog when I was seven. At least the 
> abuse/attack was fairly quick and the dog was put out of its misery. 
> 
>   My cousin had a pit bull and it would play with full-sized car tires. And 
> when 
> it would bite, it wouldn't let go, even though you could lift the dog up and 
> spin it around while it had its mouth clamped on something. 
> 
>    A lot of people in Tacoma want "pits" and when I went to the animal 
> shelter, 
> it was full of them. I've heard of them attacking and killing people. People 
> in 
> wheelchairs, kids, neighbors... Maybe this kid had a bad experience with one. 
> Maybe the guy wanted to sic the dog on him later. Who knows. You would have 
> more 
> of my sympathy if it was a golden retriver, lab, newfoundland, and other dogs 
> not breed to fight.
> 
>   Susan
> 
> 
>   > This was sent to me by one of my friend who received
>   > it from one of the animal groups.  
>   >  
>   >  
>   > On August 21, 2002, 17-year old Russell Watson,
>   > brutally beat a 1-year old
>   > pitbull, Rahkim, with a baseball bat.  The beating was
>   > recorded by a security
>   > camera in a laundromat in which the puppy went into
>   > seeking refuge from Watson.
>   > The video shows the pup entering the site limping and
>   > bloodied from Watson
>   > attacking him and hiding behind a row of washing
>   > machines.  Watson can then
>   > be seen walking in dangling a baseball bat.  The next
>   > thing the tape shows
>   > is sickening.  Watson finds the pup, lines up the bat,
>   > and delivers several
>   > crushing blows to Rahkim?s head and rendering him
>   > unconscious.  Watson then
>   > drags Rahkim out of the laundromat by his legs and
>   > abandons him a block away,
>   > leaving Rahkim to die.
>   > 
>   > Rahkim sustained severe injuries and on August 22,
>   > 2002, Rahkim?s owners/family
>   > had him euthanized.  The puppy belonged to 10-year old
>   > Alexis Broadway who
>   > lives only a few blocks from where the attack took
>   > place.
>   > 
>   > Under Pennsylvania law, Watson will only be charged
>   > with a 2nd Degree Misdemeanor
>   > which sentencing is at least $1,000 and/or 2 years
>   > imprisonment.  Pennsylvania
>   > is on of 21 states that do not recognize Aggravated
>   > Animal Cruelty as a felony.
>   > I understand that these 21 states may not recognize
>   > animal life to be as
>   > valuable as human life, hence, the misdemeanor
>   > statutes.  However, tests
>   > show that violence towards animals is often linked to
>   > violence towards humans
>   > including family violence, school shootings, and
>   > serial killings.
>   > 
>   > Unfortunately, animals can not speak up for
>   > themselves.  The animals are
>   > counting on you for support.  Please sign this
>   > petition to ensure that people
>   > that commit such acts of extreme animal cruelty will
>   > be charged as felons
>   > and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.  The
>   > battle to make America
>   > a humane country is just beginning.
>   > 
>   > To sign petition, go to 
> http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/786667561
>   > 
>   > 
>   > 
>   > 
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