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Newfoundland, Norfolk Terrier Aim to Be Top Dog at Westminster By Ben Walker The Associated Press/Feb.10,'04 NEW YORK (AP) - With so many top dogs in town, any win at Westminster is a big deal. So it made perfect sense that Karen Mammano let out a playful yelp when the judge picked her American water spaniel. No matter that Shane was the only American water spaniel in the show. "Yeah, it was a little strange being out there all by ourselves," Mammano said. "But hey, I'll take an automatic win." Hours later, the competition promised to get a lot tougher...

BREED SPECIFIC LEGISLATION "Legislation is due, laws are in order, and the situation is out of hand. Let's be sure of our focus. Laws are for humans, not for animals who have no say about the captive environment they must endure." Rod Jones Banning Pit Bulls would be like banning cars because people get killed in car accidents! Who's responsible, the car or the driver/manufacturer? All cars can be deadly in the wrong hands or if built with defective parts. Same thing with dogs... Pit Bulls are no more responsible for the way they are bred, raised and trained, than...

Weela, Ken-L Ration's Dog Hero of the Year This story is from the Ultimate American Pit Bull Terrier by Jacqueline O'Neil. Weela was also featured in the October, 1996 Outside magazine as an example of the kind of dog one would like to have in a life-threatening situation. Gary Watkins, eleven years old, was absorbed in chasing lizards when Weela, the family Pit Bull, plowed into him with a body slam that sent him sprawling. Gary's mother, Lori, saw the whole incident and remembers being surprised at first, because Weela always played kindly with children. But her surprise quickly turned...

From Puppies to Pioneers - The story of search & Rescue Pits From Kristine Crawford For PitSake I got Cheyenne when she was 4 months old. A friend of mine worked at the local animal shelter and felt sorry for this emaciated, hairless puppy that had just been brought in. Due to the fact that she was a pit bull, she was going to be put down the next day. My friend brought her home. She couldn't keep her because she already had 5 dogs so she gave her to me. Even after all the puppy had been through, Cheyenne...

GARFIELD, N.J. -- An 80-year-old woman was mauled to death by two pit bull dogs that she had known since they were puppies, Bergen County authorities said Tuesday. Wounds caused by claws or teeth covered more than 80 percent of Julia Mazziotto's body, and the medical examiner found she had also suffered a broken right wrist, county Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said. Blood soaked her clothing and was spattered on the walls and floor of her apartment, he said.

CAPTION READS: President George W. Bush holds his dog Barney after the White House pet walked in unexpectedly and startled some Washington area schoolchildren during a reading of a Christmas story in the Roosevelt Room December 17, 2002. Bush exchanged winks and jokes with the nearly 60 school children gathered in the Roosevelt Room as first lady Laura Bush read from 'The Night before Christmas.' (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)