Some positive links:

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These are on "pit bulls".



* Stubby, the most decorated war dog in U.S. history: http://www.governorsfootguard.com/stubby/ (This link says he is of "uncertain descent," but most sites ID him as a pit, and he most certainly looks like one.)



* Popsicle, who was found in a garbage bag and grew up to sniff out 3,075 pounds of cocaine in one bust: http://pbrc.net/petbull/articles/popsicle.html



* Dixie, who saved "her" children from a cottonmouth snake: http://pbrc.net/petbull/articles/dixie.html



* Pits who do search and rescue: http://pbrc.net/petbull/articles/sarpits.html



* Weela, the Ken-L-Ration dog of the year, who saved a child from a rattlesnake, hauled food to stranded animals for a month during a flood, led a rescue team to 13 horses and refused to let 30 people cross dangerous floodwaters. http://pbrc.net/petbull/articles/weela.html



* Panda, a service dog: http://pbrc.net/petbull/articles/panda.html



* Marley, who dragged a little girl from a burning house: http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull ... laska.html