i wrote to this woman and this is what i had to say!
In response to your editorial " with friends like these". I am writing because i have owned two rottweilers now, and they have been the most lovable and least violent dogs i have ever known. i have two young boys and i have never had a problem with this breed. i think that you should not blame the breed but the the rotten people who have treated them poorly and who have taught them to be aggressive. the last rottweiler i brought into my home had been a fighting dog, but we gave him a chance, feeling that it was not his fault and we corrected the behavior and he became a best friend for my one year old son. we never had a problem with aggressive behavior from this dog concerning people. we at first had some problems with other dogs, but after time that was corrected. other breeds can also be aggressive. should we ban them? my mother was attacked by a German Sheppard when she was nine years old. i was attacked by a chihuahua as a 5 yr old and later attacked by a German Shepard at the age of ten. my son was attacked by a Akita at the age of three. my rottweiler was attacked by a Akita 2 yrs ago. my rottweiler was also attacked by a mixed breed last year. my husband was attacked by a black lab as a child. should all of these breeds be banned as well? in all of these cases i have listed above each dog was running loose and off of their property with no owner around. i believe to lower the amount of dog attacks, we should not ban breeds, but severely punish the owners of these bad dogs, and strengthen the laws in the areas that we live in. you are entitled to have your own opinion, but as far as i can see you are basing this on one experience. please look further and see that the dogs are not to blame but the inept people who believe that owning a dog is a status symbol and not a life changing responsibility. thank you .
