Redyre, yes, that is me in the Avatar.
Darkchild, nice looking dogs you got there. I would like to point out if I may, that you are overlooking three facts:
1) All of my dogs are registered with the UKC as "American Pitbull Terriers".
And paper hanging is nothing new. I could easily breed my Olde English Bulldogge to one of my American Pit Bull Terriers and lie to the registry and use the registration number from one of my other males APBTs to register the resulting puppies. You see how easy that is? Just because someone says it is doesn't mean it is. Registries only care about your money; they do not care one iota about the quality of dogs they are registering.
2) When a ban is placed on "Pit Bulls" in any given community, guess what my dogs are considered to be by any law enforcement or governmental agency? "Pit Bulls"!
So are Boxers, American Bulldogs, Bull Mastiffs, and in fact any dogs weighing between 30 lbs and 130 lbs with short fur and a muscular build. In fact, I got that wording from Denver's government definition of a "pit bull." Again, just because someone says your dog is something, doesn't mean it is.
3) Anyone who knows anything about the "Bully Style" dogs, knows they do not have the same drive and tenacity as your version of the breed.
Meaning they have such a poor musculoskeletal build that any kind of athletic activity is hard for the dog to accomplish and it has no stamina. As for tenactiy, it won't have gameness, but that's illegal to test for anyways these days so that's a moot point. In terms of dog aggression, it still exists with those dogs as does an increased chance of HA thanks to idiots who use the ginormous dogs as penis extensions and reputation builders. Not to mention anytime you cross 2 or more different breeds you never know what you are going to get in terms of temperament.
Therefore, it is not the Bully Style dogs as you claim, that are giving the dogs a bad rap.
So explain the 2 85-90 lb blue dogs that killed the Fabish kid. Or the 130 lb rednosed "pit bull that killed a 3-yr-old girl. B/c those dogs sure as hell aren't APBTs.
And if you want to go into what is causing BSL, I'd be more than happy to start a new thread. But to make it short and swee, "pit bull" owners breeding numerous litters of completely out-of-standard dogs and selling to the first person to give them cash (or credit card number) and those who think dog parks and just running loose in the front yard are ok are the ones responsible for BSL.
How many people would love to argue with what you are doing (owning "killer" pitbulls)? Is is not enough that we have to fight BSL and those with uninformed prejudices, that we have to fight among ourselves?
Who do you think is responsible for BSL?! "Pit Bull" owners are 100% responsible for nationwide BSL. Sure the media and general public have begun a "kill them all' campaign, but that's only because ignorant, foolish, and downright greedy and stupid "pit bull' owners have given them reason to do so.
So I most definitely fight against those "pit bull" owners who are sending the law to MY door looking to kill MY dogs.
Your dogs are beautiful, and I wish you and them the best.