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I have a friend that always posts things on FB regarding large dogs, usually pits or pit mixes. I have looked at the sites local shelters post their available animals for adoption on and many of them are pit or pit mixes, amongst quite a few other large breeds. Now, if you haven't been reading my blog (1st of all, shame on you), you might not know that we just recently adopted a Husky. He is about 60 lbs.. so pretty big. In talking to my insurance agent I found out that most ins companies will not cover you for ANYTHING if you have a large breed dog, with the exception of Labs and Golden Retrievers.. Some will cover a few at a higher rate, some will write an exclusion for the dog... Most just will not bother at all if you have a large breed, and especially a few types in particular such as German Shepherds and Pits (there were 2 more on the highly "naughty" list, but I can't remember which)... I asked like 5 times, "how are people supposed to own a large breed dog and still have ins then?" To which all I really got was silence... (chirp chirp).... I feel so bad for those dogs. I know pits have a bad rep as it is because of the idiots who use/train them for bad things... Then on top of that, if a person wants to adopt one, they have to decide if they are willing to do so at the expense of their home owners insurance.. I don't get that at all, by the way, if your house starts on fire or something, it is no more likely that it was the big dogs fault than the little dogs fault if it was either of their fault to begin with.. Let's face it, it could have been faulty wiring... Anyways, my heart goes out to those dogs and the good people who would love to adopt one, but can't risk their home to do so.. To my friend on Facebook, keep up the good work.. Hopefully someday, things will change for the better for those poor dogs who were born big (with the exception of the 2 breeds mentioned earlier) with or with out a bad rep to go with it... 