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AR>Seanette Blaylock wrote in a message to Kathleen Weaver:
AR> SB> Kathleen:
AR> > Little known trivia -- but the reason why Cujo was a
AR> > St. Bernard.  I figure Steven King -- who is about the
AR> > same age I am, also remembers this.
AR> SB> I figured the breed had been chosen for size, since Cujo's
AR> SB> problem was clearly stated as rabies, and he's described as
AR> SB> normally very good-natured.
AR> SB> Maybe I've watched "Beethoven" a couple too many times
AR> SB> (smile), but I've always thought of St. Bernards as
AR> SB> good-tempered.
AR> > There were several St. Bernard attacks in the sixties where
AR> > small children had been killed.
AR> SB> I don't remember hearing about this (I was born in 1969).
AR> > Dog on chain syndrome, mostly.
AR>A dog that is always kept on a chain staked in the backyuard ha a tendency 
to
AR>become viscious.
AR>And their owners should be shot.
thank you. i have a brittish staffordshire bull terrier. the dog plays
gently with newborn kittens. my animal hasn't been chained, struck
nor educated to be a macho extention of my ego. granted dogs of this
breed can be dangerous if the owner is a fool. given the choice between
trusting my _pit bull_ and members of the human species i have no
reservations about where i'd place my trust. my dog is always walked
off lead and sometimes people react in fear, even in these circumstances
this dog is nothing but friendly.... i wish i could say the same about
the neutered labrador that is a household pet with my niece and nephew.
really my biggest problem with this animal is when the mailman comes
by, he always wants to jump in the truck and go for a ride. i'm 6'6''
and live in a _very_ bad neighborhood, whenever a bad situation occurs
the first thing i do is put the dog in the house, i would not care to
lose my best most trusted friend to an a...ole.
AR>Alan
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