According to Wikipedia…

[Quercus]

I prefer natural ears….

[JazzysMom]

I had a Doberman years ago whose ears had not been cropped. She was ADORABLE….. the non-cropped ears sure took away from the serious guard dog look they usually have. LOL She looked {and was} harmless!

[tanza]

I agree, I love the look on a Dobie with natural ears…. and a Dane too!!!...

[CeeKay]

@nomrbddgs:

Oh, and about the reptile thing-my daughter has had a spider (tarantuala-rose-haired mexican) for at least 10 years-she's 22 now and has always taken care of it. It's a thing for some people and for others it's not.

Exactly my point. :)

Same goes with dog breeds… You couldn't see Gen. George Patton having a Toy Poodle, could ya!? You couldn't see Paris Hilton with a Mastiff or a Rottie! ;)

I'm just not a Basenji guy. Pits, on the other hand, I think are more what I'm looking for. Obedient, loving, great companions, and a whole lot of fun at dog sporting events like weight pulling and obedience courses... I might just have to get into this! :)

Anyone have any information about dog sports organizations? :)

• CK

[jys1011]

Check out the www.akc.org website..it'll give you info on breeds & various events for different types of dogs.

And if you're interested in a hound of sorts…checkout the www.asfa.org website!

[JazzysMom]

CeeKay,
with your interest in Pits, you may want to look at http://www.wpbtca.com/ and for a really cool and useful "sport" check out
http://www.finographics.com/schutzhund/sport.html

Also, just for another point of interest for someone interested in defending the breed, check out http://www.lawdogsusa.org/hemi.html