Very good article I think,of course you get the clueless commenting as usual

BBC NEWS | Magazine | Ruff deal for the Staffie

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Great article. Hope plenty of people get to see it.

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its very sad, ..........we had staffs years ago, and they were very gentle and brilliant with the kids,,

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Took this from the comments bit of the BBC site:

These dogs should be banned full stop. They are like walking around with a loaded gun. My puppy was attacked by one recently, a five-month-old cocker. Did the Staffy just bite? No! It bit and clamped on and would not let go. I had my hands in the Staffie's mouth but could not release its jaws from my puppy's leg, even with all my might. My hands were obviously cut and I have a vet's bill for hundreds of pounds for repair to my dog's leg. They are dangerous. Even my vet is sick of treating other animals attacked by them. Who buys them? People who want to be hard. I don't need a dog for that...
Stuart, Gloucester

This guy kind of admits its down to the owner at the end, yet still blames the breed! Why should the breed be banned so responsible owners suffer? There should be tighter controls on who owns dogs not which breeds are allowed.