Edie: Totally understand about your position on the "Pit" name. I have a different take on the name. I so enjoy introducing people to my gentle and affectionate "Pit Bull". He is such a living example of how wrong the stereotype is that actually I like to bring up the name in some hope of desensitizing people to the label. The flip side is I have had a couple of women get hysterical at the mere sight of him sitting in the car with me. My vet says that teaching people that Pits are not dangerous is kind of a hopeless task but I think dealing with people one at a time on this issue may help.