Why are so many breeding giants?

Well said Jeremy. The sad thing for Michigan and northern Ohio is that we see a lot of what seem to be referred to as "detroit bred" pits. These pit bulls are specifically bred for fighting, used for fighting and encouraged to be as anti-social and dangerous as possible. Why? So some guy (sorry but most involved are males) can get his self-esteem boost from watching two dogs rip each other apart (and make some major cash in the process). Pretty sad when to be a man you have to make an animal suffer and cause an entire breed to get a bad name. Very sad that in this area anyways it's just not smart to buy a pit bull because of this issue with "detroit bred" ones.

I grew up with German Shepherds, many on this forum have GSD's. I know from animal control officers though that their reputation as biters is high. We also had a daschund at the same time as the big male Shepherds. Guess who was the biter and had to be constantly monitored around small kids....it sure wasn't those big male dogs...it was that little, snitzy female doxie.

I think in the end with dog breeds, just as much as with any herp, you have to know what you are buying, be responsible to yourself, your family and your community in how you handle what you are buying and be the thinking human being you are supposed to be, not some ego driven doofus who thinks a mean pitbull or a giant snake will make you more than you are (and now I'll get off my :soapbx: LOL)