The Emporia Gazette

Posted on November 25 at 11:14 a.m.

I'm no expert on this topic, and that's why I'm doing a persuasive paper for my english project. I'm heavily into agility and obedience with my two dogs. One is a Papillon, and the other is a Doberman Pinscher. I could go on forever about the stories of our neighbors and the grief they give us for having this Doberman puppy and the way they treat him, and while everyone seems to love our Papillon, who frankly, is a nasty thing. She's just the steryotypical toy breed who snaps, yaps, and is just kind of a brat. I love her to death, but I recognize that if she were a bully breed, she would be gone by now. I can see that other people have already told the greusome stories that other people aren't learing about simply because they aren't centered around a pit bull, so I'm going to take a different approach.

Try these stories for change, and visit the site where I got them for even more stories.

http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/...

Popsicle, a pit bull who discovered 3,075 pounds of cocane hidden in a truck around the Mexican Border. This was the biggest drug discovery at Hidalgo, Texas.

Gabby, a pit bull who saved the life of a neighbor by getting help after he fell from a latter and wasn't able to move. (Notice the injured man's dog didn't get help, eliminating the arguement "any dog could do that, not just pit bulls.")

Dixie, a pit bull who saved children from an attacking Cottonmouth Snake. While protecting the children she suffered two snake bites to the face and had to be rushed to the animal hospital. She eventually recovered and was added to the Georgia Animal Hall of Fame for her bravery.

Buddy, a pit bull who rescued two women from a burning house early in the morning.

The stories go on and on of heroic saves, search and rescue dogs, service dogs, and the simple family dogs who saved the health or even lives of their owners, and best friends.

To think that people want to ban this breed for all the attention they get when one or two slip up makes me more than angry. If this breed were banned, think what would have happened in every story. Not every breed has the determination, loyalty, and intelligence of a Pit Bull, and if that were to go to waste because of un-educated people persuing something they don't know enough about, it sure would be a shame.

That's all I have to say :D

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