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Saint Doug

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  1. This is true. It is engrained in our society that a dog that has attacked is likely a pit bull. This is further fueled by media misreporting that will just insert that breed into their story to sell more papers or get more clicks. The truth is, it's very hard to determine breed more often than not: http://nationalcanineresearchcouncil.com/breed-identification-1/
  2. Another horrible website. Dogs bite.org was created by Colleen Lynn, who was bitten by a pit bull while jogging in June 2007. As a highly biased source, you'll read all sorts of anecdotes on that website, but a dearth of facts. Here's Colleen's story: http://btoellner.typepad.com/kcdogblog/2010/03/the-truth-behind-dogsbiteorg.html What are you going to quote next, PETA? Here's another piece containing scientific facts: http://nationalcanineresearchcouncil.com/uploaded_files/tinymce/Schalke.pdf
  3. Their "reputation" is a stereotype fuel by fear and the media. As for their attraction, you will never get a more loyal dog breed. They will run through a brick wall for you. Plus, they are incredibly smart. As for the liability...I can produce a list the length of my arm of liabilities professional athletes should avoid. Owning a dog (yes, it's just a dog) would be at the bottom of the list.
  4. You do know that website is run by lawyers, don't you? I guess they succeeded with you - making you scared and likely to sue if bitten. In addition, for every pit bull bite or attack, there is another by another breed you never hear about. A pit bull attacks someone...front page news or good reading on a sensationalist website. A lab attacks someone...you'll never hear about it. Plus, there's a staggering amount of scientific studies that have shown pit bulls are no more aggressive than any other breed of dog, leading to both the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior (AVSAB) and the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) to issue a position statement against Breed Specific Legislation. The AVMA statement can be seen here, which is excellent literature for educating the public: http://avsabonline.org/uploads/position_statements/Breed-Specific_Legislation-download-1.pdf The AVMA is hardly a biased source of facts. Here is a report from the American Temperment Test Society: http://atts.org/breed-statistics/ Go to American Pit Bull Terrier and Anerican Staffordshire Terrier. Their rates of aggression are no different than most breeds - less than average aggression. Here is a very recent study by the University of Bristol in the UK that surveyed 14,000 dog owners. Breed was not found to be a predictor of aggression: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016815911300292X
  5. This was an absolutely fantastic video. I've been critical of him before, but do to his advocacy of pitties, he goes up 100 notches in my book. This guy can do no wrong. Beautiful dog. I got 2 myself.
  6. Perhaps a better stat would be WR's yards divided by yards thrown by his QB.
  7. If someone besides Kelly said that, that would have earned them a warning point. Plus, considering the sensitivity of the issue, it really isn't funny.
  8. Don't worry guys, for hating on the Bills, he has been taken care by the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea: http://news.yahoo.com/n-korea-sentences-american-six-years-labour-camp-092042291.html
  9. I have to admit, he was throwing some awful nice balls all day. That one in the 1st quarter to Sammy dropped right between his hands - thrown perfectly.
  10. If Cousins has another game or 2 like he did today, I doubt RGIII regains the starter role when healthy.
  11. The guy had so much promise and is now turning into a bust right before our eyes.
  12. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  13. Un!@#$ing believable sammy!
  14. A buffalo mounting a dolphin? Sounds fine to me.
  15. You know what's also unfair? 1st-4th round draft picks who are out of the league by 3 years. Should we also argue that they should give the money back to the owner who drafted him?
  16. I'm sure there's a whole lot of us being paid less than we're worth, especially those who just joined the workforce. We deal with it. That argument's a steaming pile of poop.
  17. He was still a 7th rounder. And 7th rounders are just that for a reason. He made his bed... Plus, I'm not so hot on giving any player, 1st rounder or UDFA, with less than 3 years experience a reason to hold-out.
  18. You're assuming Watkins won't be a bust. Detroit went through a string of drafting "can't-miss" WRs in the 1st before getting a great one. And, with the premise that half 1st rounders are busts, you have twice the chance of not get a bust if you draft 2 (2014 & 2015) than just 1 (2014).
  19. I must be totally behind the times in this soap opera, but I thought JBJ was kicked out of the TO group. What gives?
  20. Antonio Brown should get a 3-game suspension. What trash.
  21. Schwartz? But we heard of him, this can't be.
  22. I wouldn't. EJ has done enough already to win this game, no point in putting him in position to lose it. They need to run it down their throats rest of game and D needs to step it up.
  23. That's fine, but true professionals would have kept their cool and remained rational. This stress of "we must win now" goes all the way back to the draft when they shipped a king's ransom for Watkins. Watkins may end up being very good, but WR does not have a huge effect on the W-L column. Just as the Lions. For a team that is really still in the building stage (ie. we don't have an established QB), it's not wise to mortgage the future the way we did.
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