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We used to have a lab that loved to have her head covered like that.. She would snuffle her big head under a towel and run around all goofy like so proud of her self, running into everything .. And who says dogs don't have a sense of humor?

Willow is a cute little booger, but we can't be sure without more pictures

and the border collie well he was thinking for two.

What was it like having a border collie, I've always thought they were the neatest dogs, but seemed like it would be hard to keep them entertained.

You didn't mention what sort of aquarium, so I'll assume a freshwater tank. If you can take the water with you that'd be the easiest.  if not just have some start-right or some other sort of dechlorinator.  They'll be fine for 5-6 hours.  Shipping fish generally take at least 24 hours, and they're just in bags in styrofoam coolers.  We've moved our fish a couple of times, the first time was african cichlids and we left them in the cooler several days with an air-stone, but ended up losing a few jumpers.  The last time was 4 reef tanks, and didn't lose anything but it was an all day event by itself.

Thinking more about this, It really makes you realize how much the irresponsible owners are at fault.  I still feel that there is some agressiveness to the pitbull, they were a mix of bulldog and terrier, and I'm just not a real big terrier fan, I've had too many of them latch onto my ankles unprovoked.  I'm sure you'd see more agressive yorkies out there than you would american pit bull terriers. Even though they may love people and are less agressive than some breeds,  the real problem is the people who own them need to exercise extra vigilence since as it turns out they are actually really good at fighting.  Yorkie=Squirt gun, Pit Bull= a .357 In the wrong hands they're dangerous. It does suck that the breed bans are yet another example of the government's attempts to protect us from ourselves.

Good article (didn't know this stuff): http://www.canismajor.com/dog/amerpit.html

Once bull baiting was banned, dog breeders who appreciated the fierceness, courage, and tenacity of the bull dogs turned their attentions to breeding dogs for dog fighting. They began with the bull dog, mixed in some terrier blood, and produced the Bull and Terrier, a dog that met all of their expectations. The Bull and Terrier was bred for aggression to other dogs, unrelenting bravery, a high pain threshold, a willingness to fight to the end, and an affection for people.

ps: American Temperament Test Society Breed Statistics: (interesting stuff)
http://www.atts.org/statistics.html

I don't really follow your thinking.  I realize that more people are probably bitten by labrador retreivers than pit-bulls and that the media witch hunt does play a big part in the negative image of the pit bull.
But the fact remains that they were bred for pit-fighting. I would think that like other animals bred for purposes they would have a strong instinct to do their "job".
Example: Shelties will herd stuff, even if they have never been around a sheep in their life.  Pointers will point, Bloodhounds will follow a scent, Newfs have a strong rescue instinct. 

Bad owners and buttheads are pretty responsible for a lot of the bad press also, but instinct is instinct, even good training and responsible owners can't just make it go away.

If I'm wrong help me to understand where this line of thinking is wrong, I'm open-minded and not afraid to learn new things at all.

You did say it was a little boy.  I can't say that I blame him, wasn't the pit bull, a breed specifically created to be a pit fighting dog. They're original stock comes from bull-baiting dogs, etc. I could be wrong on all that, but that is what I've been led to believe.

It seems to make sense that a concerned parent might not want their little boy handling dogs that are meant to take down large game, be agressive and tenacious fighters, etc.?

Why is that line of thinking wrong?

Has anyone contacted the Missippi Great Pyrenees rescue? It looks like she is in South West Mississippi, I could probably provide transport without any problem, if she can take her.

Don't know anything about this org, other than it turns up on a google search:
http://www.savemspyrs.org/