Comments on: Baltimore’s “Vick dog” lands on SI cover http://www.ohmidog.com/2008/12/31/baltimores-vick-dog-lands-on-si-cover/ a site for dog lovers Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:13:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: bluhawkk http://www.ohmidog.com/2008/12/31/baltimores-vick-dog-lands-on-si-cover/comment-page-1/#comment-657 bluhawkk Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:15:46 +0000 http://www.ohmidog.com/?p=4245#comment-657 Brava Catalina Stirling for crawling into that cage with Jasmine. She deserves a cover of her own. http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/gallery/featured/GAL1150032/2/10/index.htm Kudos the those in the legal system that made the decision to have the evaluation undertaken and to have Vick foot the bill. And kudos to all who have chosen the responsibility to restore and heal, to adopt and to foster these damaged beings. Would gentic testing ascertain any relationship between Jamine and Sweet Pea? Brava Catalina Stirling for crawling into that cage with Jasmine.

She deserves a cover of her own.
http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/gallery/featured/GAL1150032/2/10/index.htm

Kudos the those in the legal system that made the decision to have the evaluation undertaken and to have Vick foot the bill.

And kudos to all who have chosen the responsibility to restore and heal, to adopt and to foster these damaged beings.

Would gentic testing ascertain any relationship between Jamine and Sweet Pea?

]]> By: Mary Schmidt http://www.ohmidog.com/2008/12/31/baltimores-vick-dog-lands-on-si-cover/comment-page-1/#comment-654 Mary Schmidt Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:13:03 +0000 http://www.ohmidog.com/?p=4245#comment-654 Kudos to Sports Illustrated for the cover story, for giving good information about pit bulls to the public, for telling a story of hope about most of the Vicktory dogs. A mainstream publication like Sports Illustrated has the potential to educate large numbers of readers. The tragedy of pit bulls is that the breed has attracted morons who see dogs as deadly instruments, morons who should never be responsible for the care of any living creature. The breed definitely needs better PR. Last Thanksgiving, my sister told a story about watching a woman walking three pit bulls. Both of my older parents heard "pickles" instead of "pit bulls" and needed a moment to understand the story. Since then, my relatives have been referring to pit bulls as "pickles" and I have to tell you, there's no way to view a dog called a "pickle" as a fearsome creature. The nickname is just too silly. Among my many other wishes for 2009, I hope the year brings much better information about pit bulls to the public and perhaps dog lovers should develop a better term for the "breed," too. Kudos to Sports Illustrated for the cover story, for giving good information about pit bulls to the public, for telling a story of hope about most of the Vicktory dogs.

A mainstream publication like Sports Illustrated has the potential to educate large numbers of readers.

The tragedy of pit bulls is that the breed has attracted morons who see dogs as deadly instruments, morons who should never be responsible for the care of any living creature. The breed definitely needs better PR. Last Thanksgiving, my sister told a story about watching a woman walking three pit bulls. Both of my older parents heard “pickles” instead of “pit bulls” and needed a moment to understand the story. Since then, my relatives have been referring to pit bulls as “pickles” and I have to tell you, there’s no way to view a dog called a “pickle” as a fearsome creature. The nickname is just too silly.

Among my many other wishes for 2009, I hope the year brings much better information about pit bulls to the public and perhaps dog lovers should develop a better term for the “breed,” too.

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