[quote1299997414=davidfitness83] [quote1299857668=LeeRobinson] IMO, BSL is not truly caused because of how a dog looks, but based upon poor judgemnt by irresponsible owners and/or unethical owners. Unfortunately, their actions do indeed cause legislation that effects all of us. Of course there is SOME degree of prejudice against certain looks (so I understand where you are coming from), but the actual push for BSL usually is motivated by some form of "action" due to the unethical (fighting) or irresponsible (letting their dogs get loose where thye bite people or other animals). [/quote1299857668] The sad thing Lee is that these dogs are discriminated because of irresponsible owners. I don't fight my dogs, I train my dog to be civil and respect obedience. However, I know how great my dog is, those that watch the news or don't know anything about the breed have a predisposition about how vicious my dog is supossed to be. People ask me on the street what he is, they also comment such as " isn't that the breed that mauls babies?" Given this horrible public perception of the breed I try to do what I can to cause a positive experience when anyone meets my dog. I know my dog is brave I know my dog is strong but I don't want to parade my dog around the town like he is some chained beast with spikes coming out of his equipment and looking mean. In fact the American Pit Bull Terrier suffers because people that don't responsibly own the dog or misrepresent the breed. The breed standard calls a severe fault deaming to put the dog down if it shows unprovoked human agression. My dog is not an APBT but anyone that meets it either calls it Bullmastiff or a giant pit bull. So I do what I can do show them that these dogs aren't monsters. Now If I have a working dog like one of yours, there is no hiding of what the dog is capable and what it was purchased for. But even then I would try to make the best public experience to educate the public. I met Presas, Cane Corsos, American Bulldogs and i didn't let the negative stereotypes the media control my judgement of these great breeds. [/quote1299997414] every time i take my dogs to the vet or groomed the people always fall in love with them. they always say they have never met such nice pitbulls. I get the same experiences as you with the general public. several years ago, i bought a video camera and was all hyped up that i got it. and i decided to make a documentary about the publics general view thoughts and impressions of the apbt, i interviewed a few ppl, and recorded ppls reactions when just walked my dog, but i never did follow through with it. on the other side, i have had my dogs stop people from trying to rob me a couple times, once at a gas station, another time at a drive through. when my male was a pup i also had people try and beat me up and steal him from me.