"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 10:47:24 -0500, Reggie Smithers
wrote:

Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
my wife and i took in a little girl, age 10, out of a broken home for
a long term placement in the middle of december. shes a great kid and
has been a dream, but she is very reticent of the dogs - in particular
my youngest boys dog skippy who is a pit bull/whippet cross - we are
dog sitting while hes in training. skippy has a lot of energy and i
can understand how she wouldnt immediately take to him.

this morning when i got up to take the dogs out for exercise and a
little training i couldnt find skippy.

finally, i let the other two out and opened up the door to her room to
get her up to start getting ready for school and much to my total, but
very happy surprise, there was skippy curled up right next to her on
the bed - happy as a clam.

i got her up, she gave skippy a big hug and asked if skippy could stay
with her at night.

no problem sweetie. :)
Tom,
I know everyone who owns a Pit Bull talks about what a sweetheart the
dog is. The problem is most of the Pit Bulls who attack people are
called sweethearts.

Since they are genetically encoded to be aggressive fight dogs, I would
be very leery of allowing the dog to play with a child.

what part of the pit bull/whippet cross didn't you understand?

this dog has been vetted by me - and im one of the best at it.

Even a dog with part pit bull mix is potentially dangerous. You read of
attacks on owners of these dogs (including mix breeds) being attacked and
seriously injured, never thinking their dogs would turn on them.

My brother in laws brother was attacked by his own Chow, tearing part of his
lower lip completely off when he walked in front of the dog while it was
sleeping. I offer this only to show that any dog can potentially turn on
its owner, with the probability increasing with breeds known to be
dangerous.

You cannot dispute the facts Tom.