pitbulls

the american humane society has a list of dog breeds and the amount of average dog bites in america per year and pitt bulls are relatively low on the list. dalmations, golden retrievers, chow, labs, and german shepherds are much more likely to attack a human. however the lethality of a pitt attack is much higher than with these other breeds. this is why people should be more careful with breeding as to avoid inbreeding and aggressive characteristics (which any dog could have regardless of breed)

they are a misunderstood breed that needs extra love and guidance. people that aren't educated about pitt personalities should avoid being pitt owners. this is what causes accidents- people not knowing how to train or handle the breed

all that being said, i have a great dane/pitt mix named jefro and he's the sweetest dog. when the baby cries, he goes to her and sits by her to let us know she's crying.

 

what a coincidence i just bought one on saterday

 

Awwwwwwwwwwww!!

 

Adorable!!!

 

I had a fullblood rednose for about 6 months(I got him as his 3rd owner when he was about 6 months). Never bit anybody. He was a completely useless guard dog, in relation to the house, but if you got rough with the kids, he'd push you around(literally bring his front paws up and shove you backward).

He showed his teeth once and once only and it was because he thought I was going to attack the baby. But even then he didn't snap or growl. He bared his teeth and lunged at me, but only pushed me with his paws. I was glad he did it. I jumped in the air and landed in a crouch in front of the baby screaming "ARRRRRRRRGGGGHHHH" and he immediately tried to move me without being vicious.

It let me know though that if anybody ever tried to really harm him the dog wasn't going to be so nice. If somebody had broke in my house without us there.... He'd have rolled the fuck over for a nice belly rub.

I've seen dozens and dozens of German shepherds that scare me more than any pit I've met. And throughout about 4 years of raising pits when we were children, the ONLY dog to ever bite my brothers or myself was a fuckin' Yorkshire terrier...

 

i have a three year old red nose, nyahbinghi. best breed in the world.

anyone who calls them a vicious breed is just eating up propaganda. have you ever actually met a pitbull that had a responsible owner?

 

oh would you just stfu, please.

 

also, here's my bebe, nyahbinghi

 

Pitbulls are a good breed, if you don't raise them right of course they're gonna fuck up just like with any other breed.

Anyways this is my girl Raven when she was a pup



She's the sweetest dog.

 

I'm against them as a whole. But, because one attacked my little brother. He was walking up the driveway from school with a kid who lives in behind us, our neighbors dog (not the little boys he was with, but another) came up and attacked him. He was bitten on both of his forearms, both thighs, his upper back and shoulderblade, his right hand, and it mangled his left thumb quite badly. I had to watch my father struggle with the dog (Who belonged to his neighbor) to try to get him off of my brother. He had a ball bat, and his own body. I don't see how my dad escaped being bitten, but he did. If we hadn't been home at the time, it's hard telling how much worse it could've been.
The dog was put down (which we were all ecstatic about) and tested for rabies. He ended up testing negative.
The neighbors had raised this dog from a puppy and loved on it daily. So I CAN call bullshit when you say it's all about the environment.

 

but it is about environment.. its when they are taken out of familiar situations that they become dangerous..

dont get me wrong, ive been around them my whole life and have no problem with the breed as long as the owner realizes they are bred as a catch dog. they are bred to catch and kill large livestock..
their instinct is to kill.

as i said, they are loving loyal companions but if they are out of there normal surroundings and their master is not there they can become monsters quickly..

people can disagree with me all they want, i really dont care. this is my experience, this is what i have seen..

 

I used to work at a dog kennel, and in the day care the two or three pits we had regularly were the best dogs there, never fought with any of the other dogs. The small terriers were the problem dogs.

For the two years I worked there we only sent one Pit home early for it's behavior. We sent countless labs, malamutes, and shepherds because they were too rough with the employees.

Also, being in 4H for ten years and showing AKC, I've met plenty of nice pits that I would trust entirely.

 

Pitbulls were bred to fight, other dogs. They are extremely loyal and will do anything for their masters. Asshole pitbull trainers that train them to be vicious and fight should be smothered, not the dogs. Here's my boy, Rampage.

 

all the pics of your pitbulls are gorrrgeous

theyre really gorgeous dogs

 

i left my camera here this morning so i didnt get a picture of cocoa.. she is a fine fine dog..

 

One more. Rampage and his little brother Hydroski

 

This is going to sound crazy, i know,

but i agree.

My personal experiences with Pits have left me horrified.

One of my cousins has a pair that he has to keep tied, on this HUMONGUSLY THICK chain, 'cuz they're dangerous. They regularly kill and eat the litters of pups they spawn.

Another is a dude that breeds the blue variety ~ to be super protective fighters. That wouldn't be so bad, but he's ignorant, and thinks that if he can breed coyote (wolf) into the bloodline, he'll really have some fine animals.

Only "fine" if your intent is to UNdomesticate the breed, however.

i wouldn't have one, either, regardless of how gentle, loyal and loving they are depicted.

But it's still interesting to find that the Bad Actor moniker is an urban legend.

 

once again, things like that are IMO more on the owner than the dog..
i am talking more of having one that has never been around other dogs or livestock,or even children and it get away from the owner for whatever reason the slightest thing can and will set them off and they can be dangerous.

once again, if the dog has gone to the dog park since it was a pup and been around children its whole life ya wont have any trouble.. but even that same dog, take it and turn it loose where there is livestock and watch what happens..

 

I'm sorry but you're wrong pitpulls were breed as bait dogs, for hunting hogs and later to protect bull riders after they had been tossed from a heavy ride. Which is why their stocky build was preferred. Also a pit is the last thing you want to catch & kill large livestock, they are much better breeds for that. What farm have you been on where they use dogs to kill their livestock?

 

dude, what do you think a "catch dog" is?? and yes my uncle made a living breeding them and using his dogs to bring down feral livestock..

it is what they were bred for.