Thanks for all the replies.
Obviously, I am no fan of dogs, except for one dog, belongs to the parents of a friend of mine. He's some ugly crossbreed between german shepherd, labrador, and a few other things, the result of horny dogs meeting in street corners.
Thanks for the replies, I enjoy learning about the issue, becoming more educated.
I still believe that dogs should not be treated as humans, whether you like dogs or not, they're animals, not something else. Meaning, having dogs in bed, feeding them from the table, et al... It's not good. Either for the dog, or for the owner.
The next step is zoophilia IMO.
As far as pitbulls: I generally don't like dogs, as you know. I find them unnecessary. The protection issue is moot IMO: Our society should not rely on our citizens to protect themselves, that should be taken care of by the police.
Dogs have shown to have a fitness effect on elder people, so for them, I am all for getting small nice active dogs, such as yorkshire terriers or shit like that.
Cuddly, someone mentioned cuddly. I talked to the owner of a german shepherd a few days ago. She told me that her dog will always be loud, no matter how good discipline she will teach the dog.
What really has to be done, is to look into getting some kind of certificate for dog owning, and also stipulate who gets to breed.
Shit is getting out of hand.
Once again, thanks for the interesting discussion, I am definitely learning.
-Hedge