Thankfully, Lulu isn't very practiced with her magic skills and we found Coco in the next room, confused but content, working on a stuffed Kong.
The End.
From Diane Jessup's, LawDogs website:
"In America, the pit bulldog of the British Isles has been perfected into a medium sized, athletic and physically tough animal possessing a very compliant nature (they are not "handler hard") endless energy, extreme toy drive and, when bred correctly, a boundlessly friendly nature with all people."
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The HSUS doesn't deserve to be trashed by pit bull advocates. This organization works against breed-specific legislation and has led the charge to shut down dogfighters. I understand why it goes against popular opinion to euthanize animals seized in dogfighting raids (after all, they have suffered so much already), but safety concerns and liability issues have to play a role in the conversation. If we want pit bulls to be more widely accepted and celebrated, we must focus on breed ambassadors, including the many pit bulls unaffiliated with training rings who are languishing in animal shelters across the country.
ReplyDeleteHillary, thank you for commenting on my blog.
ReplyDeleteAs for the HSUS and my posts that have "trashed" the organization, you and I are likely to disagree on the matter for several reasons.
Sadly, I am aware of the situation that awaits "bust dogs" when they are removed from a dog fighter's ownership; the likelihood is great that not all of them can/will be adopted, so your point is well taken.
That said, my contempt for the HSUS goes well beyond their call for the automatic killing of the Pit bulls confiscated from dog fighting busts, and I am well aware of the recent change to this long-standing policy. As it is, the HSUS' "interim policy" of suggesting jurisdictions evaluate each "bust" dog individually is a step in the right direction - but this came about as a means of crisis management and is not an "official policy" of the HSUS.
At the end of the day, the HSUS is responsible for promoting ridiculous dog fighting "education" that is chock full of anti-Pit bull language; dangerous legislation designed to lower the level of proof needed to qualify a person as a dog fighter; and questionable "bust" operations with (unsuspecting) Law Enforcement Agencies. The organization does far too much to harm the Pit bull community to hide behind the "but we don't support BSL" badge...and because of all their mis-calculations, it is no longer just Pit bull people that are suspicious of the organization.
Donovan