If you rent, it may not be allowed. Rotties, pits,

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bad: People will probably be scared of them. They get stereotyped easily as mean dogs. Your landlord or homeowners insurance may have an issue with it, again because of stereotyping. They are considered working dogs and are very intelligent. If they are left alone too much or get too bored, they can be destructive, just because they're trying to find something to do, so you have to really keep their brains engaged.

good: Loyal, loyal, loyal. If trained properly they are fabulous dogs. No one who owns a rottie will ever tell you anything different. They mix well with other dogs and even cats. Great family dogs, too. They are a very large dog, so your pet food bill will be high, but I don't think you'd regret it. You need to have a lot of room for them, though - both in the house and in the yard. I was babysitting a rottie and I have a very small house and he just sort of took up the whole space when he was in the house. He was a great dog - just sort of looked at the cats and said, yeah, whatever. I was really sorry to see him go home.

They were all great dogs. Well socialized, never any problems with aggression. Great with kids, cats, and horses. But Rottweilers are not for first-time big dog owners. They can be very domineering. You HAVE to establish that you are the boss. They HAVE to be well trained, at 132 lbs, my male is too big of a dog for me not to have complete control over him at all times. You simply cannot take a chance on a dog of any size getting out of hand, especially a big one. You also have to watch for bad breeding, as they have been in-bred so much.

Despite short hair, they shed constantly. We won't even talk about the drool and slobber, but be prepared to clean car windows a lot if he rides in the car (mine have all loved car rides). They eat ALOT and poop ALOT . . .

But I love my Rotties and would get another one in a minute. You just need to know what you're getting yourself into.

My husband is one of those hairy guys. Not grossly hairy but hairy and the hair under his arms can grow like 2-3 inches. He hates that so we will take the clippers and trim it down. At any rate about 8 years or so ago he started developing this rash under his arms. At that time he used RightGuard Sports scent. I loved the smell of that stuff! He thought it was the alcohol in that so he would start spraying it on his tee shirt instead of directly under his arm pit. He has tried different kinds and roll-ons. I switched him to Sure unscented, which I use and that seemed to help for a while, now he has it again and he will put a streak of deodorant on both sides of his arm pit. It is driving him crazy, which is driving me crazy.

I know he needs to see a dermatologist but he works out of town and long hours so usually there is no time. My mother and I think this might be a yeast infection of some kind, but you would think that would be in the genital region as well, but this is just under his arms and he has never had this problem anywhere else.. I used an antifungal stuff that you paint on which burned the fire out of him after a while. I contains an acid.

Oops. Followed that with talc powder. He will put Benadryl and preparation H on it to stop it from itching. Hilarious, the other day he said, do you have any Vagisil? Cracked me up. I said I have never in my life had a yeast infection and hoped never to have one - and did not want him buying it for fear people would think I did. Sure he's buying that for his arms! I want to make him scoop yogurt under there!

Anyone had this problem or have any ideas. This is not like a rash with bumps. It is not actually raw but looks raw. I guess in a sense it is. It is red and inflamed looking, dry and smooth, not scalely and about 1.5 inch in diameter. He once thought this was from the seam on his undershirts, which he always wears, plus he is a crane operator so he keeps both hands busy shifting gears.

Apparently, it's just sitting there. He's not teaching from it.

A Mount Vernon science teacher said yesterday that he will refuse to remove a Bible from his classroom desk, despite his school district's order.

"Thousands of citizens in this community have built their lives on deeply held religious convictions, and it is for them that I stand today," John Freshwater, 51, who teaches at Mount Vernon Middle School, said in a news release.

The religious activist Dave Daubenmire, Freshwater's friend, acted as his spokesman yesterday. "This is not a religion issue; this is a free-speech issue," Daubenmire said. "He didn't take the Bible to read to anybody."

Mount Vernon Superintendent Steve Short said Freshwater's characterization of the events leading to the district order that he remove religious items from his classroom was "not entirely accurate," but Short wouldn't elaborate.

The district later released a one-paragraph statement saying that district officials don't oppose religion but are required "under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution to protect against the establishment of religion in the schools. As a public school system the district cannot teach, promote or favor any religion or religious beliefs."

Freshwater and Daubenmire believe that separation of church and state "is a fraud" and that the framers of the Constitution never intended it to be practiced the way it is today, Daubenmire said.

The district asked Freshwater last week to remove the Ten Commandments from the door to his classroom and remove the Bible from the view of students. About 3,900 students attend Mount Vernon schools. Mount Vernon is about 52 miles northeast of Columbus.

Freshwater took down the Ten Commandments but decided that being prevented from taking a Bible into the classroom was going too far.

In the past, Freshwater has taught his students about the "holes in evolution" and intelligent design, the theory that a supernatural power created complex forms of life, Daubenmire said.

"Would our government ask a follower of Islam to remove her burqa in order to teach school?" Freshwater said in his written statement. "Would we ask a science teacher to remove The Origin of Species from his desk merely because the origin of man has never been proven?

"I cannot with a clear conscience follow a directive that makes religion and the religious viewpoint any less credible by those who deem themselves more enlightened."

Freshwater wouldn't answer questions directly because of the likelihood he will file a lawsuit charging "viewpoint discrimination," Daubenmire said.

Daubenmire is the former London High School football coach whose district was sued in 1999 by the American Civil Liberties Union because he led his players in prayer at games, practices and meetings. The district settled out of court, and its insurance company paid the ACLU $18,000 for court costs.

I am separating, about to become a single mother of two children. I am wondering if I should buy a home or rent one. While buying seems like a good idea, I would also be giving a chunk of money for a down payment (which if I rented I could keep as emergency savings) plus I would be responsible to repair anything that might break. I would appreciate any advice on this.

Son is turning 18 in a couple of weeks. Has a part time job (going full time when turns 18 due to labor laws), no plans for college, not really sure what he wants to do, oh - and he has to go to summer school to finish a course and get credit for school.

So - would you charge rent when he turns 18 and if so, how much? What about groceries (he's skinny as a rail and eats ALL day long! ha).

Pit bulls are either not allowed in Miami-Dade County in Florida but I heard something about having $600,000 insurance if you own one.....but that COULD be Broward County where they are allowed. I'm in Miami.