Sad story (disturbing)

[aubreynoramarie]

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Yep sounds like an owner that didn't know what breed it really was an was not experienced with the breed.

thats not what she meant

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

That was not aimed at any one just the general mindset people have that its bad owners that cause it.

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

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I agree. The small town closest to me tried to ban Pits. The Animal Control Officer brought in a piece of paper with 20 different pictures of "stubby nosed" dogs. 2 people out of about 60 picked out the Pitty. Proud to say, I was one. They are the most loving breed, but years and years of breeding to fight does play a factor in the temperament of some. The high demand of Blues has made the breeding of these dogs go way downhill. There are too many breeders that breed anything to anything to get a Blue, thus, more attitude. If only breeders, of all breeds, would be more selective.

 

[xchairity_casex]

this is cesar a VISCOUS bull terrier his best playmate is a tiny toy poodle
he lets my cats slap him in the face and walks away
he allows 2 day old button quail to walk all over him
allows strangers 2 year olds take meaty bones out of his mouth
allows one year old babies to use him to learn to stand
ignores wild bunny rabbits,squirles,chipmunks in the yard while hes outside

now let me ask you is he the exception? absolutly not! his mother and father were pretty much the same living in a household with 3 babies 2 newborns and one toddler
its the owners NOT the breed of dog! please let me just say to people who are afraid of pit bulls or other bully breeds dont be! so many people are afraid of cesar when hes such a gentle dog! obviously im not saying go and hug strange dogs! but dont see one and automatically think there viscious! he never gets into small childrens faces or jumps on them while walking down the street hes had little children come up and give him a hug and he jsut loves it! i baby sit little kids and babies and he just adores them if they take one of his toys from him he waits patently for them to hand them back never grabs or gets excited.
BUT like any dog accedents can happen! and even though i trust cesar 100 percent i would never ever allow him to be left alone with a child of any age or unattended with any small animal but so far ive never had to correct him with being aggressive toward children or other aniamls.


also i would just like to input the reason there so many bully breed attacks? becuase
#1 these are dogs with high energy levels when people dont allow the dogs to drain there energy in proper ways every single day they are asking for trouble just like a hyper child is more likly to fight with there siblings or get into trouble so its the same with dogs.

#2 bully breeds do have the tendancy to be more domineering meaning that people who are inconsistant with leadership or who want a dog when its conveniet for them then ignore it the rest of the day is going to keep this dogs mind set at "dominant" meaning its not going to listen unles it wants too.

#3 bully breeds are usuallly more stubborn or pig headed meaning again without consistancy from an owner theres no controling a dog EVERY time bully breeds will push your buttons thats the way they are and you have to be strong enough to push back EVERY time even if they push you 100 times per day for the rest of its life you as the owner has to be ready and prepared to PUSH back 100 times per day for the rest of that dogs life.

and let me just say in EVERY litter of puppies no matter the breed theres ALWAYS a dominant puppy a puppy who is pig headed,stubborn,higher energy then the others labs,poodles,terriers,pit bulls,german shepards,EVERY breed who needs those same consistant leadership and rules from its owner and without it is an acedent waiting to happen.
im sure some people are asking "well then how come theres sooo many pit bull attacks? becuase theres not many people who realize what pitbulls need and even more who really dont care becuase they wanna look tough they grow up with sweet mellow labs, collies,and mixed breeds and think "well ive had alot of experience with dogs i should save a pit bull" bring this dog home expecting to have it completly trained by a year old like there other dogs only to find out hey this dog is still like an adolecent and at times acts like its never had a single day of training in its life" yes people want to do good i appreciate that but people really need to talk to long time pit owners it takes an iron will to live with even one of these dogs much less having htem around your kids or your other dogs or pets. of coarse some people get a pit mix who is calm and quite and good natured and think "well this is easy i should get a pure bred one" only to have this new one be the typical pit hyper,rowdy and bull headed. some pit owners will tell you "oh these dogs are easy to care for" but ill bet you anything that these people are naturally active owners who are naturally assertive and strong willed so of coarse its easy for them.

 

[Haviris2]

I don't know how many articles I've read about 'vicious pit bulls' that showed a pic of a dog that was clearly NOT a pit! I don't believe them til I see a pic (and I picked the pit in the link right off). I remember one, 3 different articles, all w/ different breeds listed, one said pit, one said mix, and one said (correctly) shepherd mix.

I even remember watching an episode of Animal Cops (Florida I think), pits were banned there and there was a pair of dogs on there that jumped into a lady's car, I said American Bulldog (on one, not completely sure on the other one)! Owner said they were both american bulldogs, but their 'pit expert' (sad when the so called expert can't even get it right) said they were both pits.

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

I dont think many people think of a bull terrier as being a pit bull. It has the stance an the similar name but was bred different than the pit bull.

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

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The amarican bulldog is classified as one of the pit bull breeds under many of those pit laws.

 

[aubreynoramarie]

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Here's mine!!!

Bull terriers were bred for the same exact purpose that pit bulls were. If anything I'd say they are more tempermental and self-minded than Pitts. You don't hear too much about BT attacks because they are pretty pricy and hard to get a hold of. Most people interested in not raising a dog right certainly aren't interested in paying an arm and a leg for one.

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

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Ive never had one to know temperament but I think its thought of sorta like the English bulldog. They were bred to be mean at first but have been bred for show an pets almost exclusively for over 100 years.

 

[aubreynoramarie]

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Ive never had one to know temperament but I think its thought of sorta like the English bulldog. They were bred to be mean at first but have been bred for show an pets almost exclusively for over 100 years.

The difference is that the BT is a terrier, and boy you sure can't breed the terrier out of a terrier no matter how hard you try! Feisty things those terriers!