Meh, it's a St Patty's thread, it was heading for a hijack.
My first and only family dog was a Staffordshire Terrier (Sheba) which we adopted from the pound in Toronto. She was the sweetest dog ever and exhibited amazing jaw control when playing (and loved to eat those apparently indestructible kong toys) . I miss her dearly and have done everything in my power to condemn my idiotic government for this ridiculous pandering. Currently we're fighting the bill and with luck will have it over turned in the next few years. In the meantime they're putting these poor animals down in droves and it infuriates me. Friends attempted to bring in a pup from out of province a few months ago and the government caught them and put it down, a 8 month old pup, within days of catching them...didn't even give them the chance to send it back to the breeder.
Gotta love it when they punish an animal for the actions of their owners. If I was more crazy I would go around putting these politicians down. Sorry /rant