Pit bulls get a bad rep. Awesome breed and great with kids but I wouldn't own one because of the liability. People discriminate against them and their owners. I'd hazard a guess that those that don't have a problem admitting to criminal behavior also might love the attention owning a 'bad dog' would bring them. There are no bad dogs, just bad owners.
dj On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 8:42 AM, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > ARE you right to trust your instincts if you cross the street when you > encounter a snarling pit bull with an equally forbidding owner? A new > study suggests that the owners of so-called "vicious" dogs commit more > crimes than those who do not own such a dog. > > Laurie Ragatz and her colleagues at the University of West Virginia in > Morgantown examined whether owners of vicious dogs - those classed by > the American Kennel Club as breeds with a high risk of causing injury > to humans - were different in personality and behaviour to others. > Their online questionnaire of 758 students, 563 of whom owned dogs, > revealed owners of vicious dogs were significantly more likely to > admit crimes such as vandalism, illegal drug use and fighting than > other dog owners and those without dogs (Journal of Forensic Sciences, > DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01001.x). > > Hardly surprising. Perhaps we could guess each other's dog? I hope > all would guess I own Grommet(from Wallace and Grommet), though > suspect I might be seen as harbouring a rottweiler-pitbull! Does > Molly's poodle have a 'pitbull shadow'? Does Chris' domesticated > african hunting dog do ganga? > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
