Any Pitbull owners here?

[mosesbotbol]

Considering the potential liability and all that; why are you stuck on a pit bull? Yes, they are beautiful dogs and good for home security… So are Doberman’s or German Sheppard’s. I don’t think it’s worth the gamble on a pit bull, especially in urban areas.

[chippewastud79]

Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

Considering the potential liability and all that; why are you stuck on a pit bull? Yes, they are beautiful dogs and good for home security… So are Doberman’s or German Sheppard’s. I don’t think it’s worth the gamble on a pit bull, especially in urban areas.

Actually, they are terrible for home security unless trained to be people aggressive, which is difficult to do by nature. Pit bulls certainly can look and sound intimidating to humans, but they aim to please. They love people, and while they will likely give warning barks and growls at people outside the home, as soon as you offer them a peaceful greeting or a treat they turn into sissies.

[Mattso3000]

I have a rescue pit mix and she is a sweetheart to my wife and I and our other dog. She was great with the kids over christmas and is generally very mild mannered. She did, however, attack mkarnold1's dog and just about took him out if not for a well placed foot. Not sure why but sometimes dogs that are bread for violence have trouble not being violent.

[jluck]

Originally Posted by Mattso3000

I have a rescue pit mix and she is a sweetheart to my wife and I and our other dog. She was great with the kids over christmas and is generally very mild mannered. She did, however, attack mkarnold1's dog and just about took him out if not for a well placed foot. Not sure why but sometimes dogs that are bread for violence have trouble not being violent.

Yep. There great until there not.

[Mattso3000]

Originally Posted by jluck

Yep. There great until there not.

It was completely random, he took care of her for a week last year and they were fine then all of a sudden she just went nuts on him the last time I visited.

[Zeuceone]

the breed is not for everyone. Truer APBT are people friendly but highly animal aggressive. You get an APBT from a breeder that knows what head doing.

The American Bully is what you mainly see today. Its a mix of APBT and pretty much any combination of dig. These were bred(if done correctly ) to be people friendly and not be animal aggressive. Now a days everyone is a "breeder" which makes a ton of easy money. With these guys you get dogs who sometimes are not mentally stable.

Ill add to this later.

[oooo35980]

Maybe it is me, but every time I go to someones house with a pit, or I talk to someone who has a pit, the conversation goes something like this:

She/He is a great dog, so sweet, BUT:

wants to eat people with hats on,
hates it when you turn your back on her,
don't look at the kids wrong or he'll eat you,
if he doesn't know you he'll eat you,
doesn't like the color red,
doesn't like black people,
doesn't like white people,
etc. etc. etc.

Their owners love them, I've never seen one without some little quirk or thing you have to be careful of though. Doesn't seem worth it.

[chippewastud79]

Originally Posted by oooo35980

Maybe it is me, but every time I go to someones house with a pit, or I talk to someone who has a pit, the conversation goes something like this:

She/He is a great dog, so sweet, BUT:

wants to eat people with hats on,
hates it when you turn your back on her,
don't look at the kids wrong or he'll eat you,
if he doesn't know you he'll eat you,
doesn't like the color red,
doesn't like black people,
doesn't like white people,
etc. etc. etc.

Their owners love them, I've never seen one without some little quirk or thing you have to be careful of though. Doesn't seem worth it.

Either all your friends who own pit bulls are morons, or you are imbelishing to try and prove a point. I am not sure that I know 3 different people who could describe their dogs using one of those examples, let alone all of them.

[cmitch]

I hate to add to the bad rap but after seeing what a pit bull did to my daughter's kindergarten classmate, I'll never own one, advocate ownership nor ever allow my daughter to be anywhere near one. The kid had his face ripped off and even after all the reconstructive surgeries, he'll be scarred physically and mentally for life. From the time this boy was a baby until 5 years old, the dog never showed any signs of aggression toward him, says the parents.

[oooo35980]

Originally Posted by chippewastud79

Either all your friends who own pit bulls are morons, or you are imbelishing to try and prove a point. I am not sure that I know 3 different people who could describe their dogs using one of those examples, let alone all of them.

Of course I was embellishing to prove a point... The fact remains that every time I see or hear about a Pit bull I get some weird warning to go along with it. It's like there aren't any that are just "normal". And I only have one friend that owns a pit. I used to deliver uniforms with my Dad and pits were fairly common for people to have in their homes and businesses back then. I think it was a machismo thing.

Oh and not like Chihuahuas are any better as far as being a crazy unpredictable bitey breed. But a chihuahua can't crush your skull with it's jaws!

[chippewastud79]

Any dog can snap. The likelyhood of a chihuahua mauling a mailman is a lot less likely than a German Sheppard, but I'll bet my lunch money more people get bit by a dog that weighs less than 15 pounds than bully dogs all day. Pit bulls and bully breeds are infinitely more powerful than ankle biters, but so are akitas, retrievers and irish wolfhounds. The same reason if I get in a fight with someone, I would probably inflict more damage than my son.

I am by no means defending morons who raise dogs for amusement or incorrect reasons, but a pure bred bully breed, bred in a loving home and with proper training is no more dangerous than a yorkie or bichon frize. They are definitely capable of much more damage, but are not more likely to attack humans than any other breed.

Talking someone who has never owned or known a properly trained bully breed dog is like talking to a brick wall. They have their perception of the risks and dangers of said breed based on the bad story they read in the paper or saw on the news. Which seems to be the only breed that makes the news for dog attacks anymore. Even if the dog is an unkown breed, the media will report it as a pit bull despite the fact it may be a lab mixed with a bulldog.

[Zeuceone]

Originally Posted by chippewastud79

Even if the dog is an unkown breed, the media will report it as a pit bull despite the fact it may be a lab mixed with a bulldog.

Very true.

[Remo]

Adopting one? Not too sure, lots of liability as you don't know how it was treated, maybe a puppy. I have shot way to many of the SOB's so I am not a good gauge, I hate the fookers.....sorry.

[Mattso3000]

I did delivery for UPS for a year and was bit twice. One was a chihuahua that I dragged the entire way from the package car to the house and back. The other was a Giant Schnauzer...that guy was mean. Pit Bulls never gave me any issues but let me tell ya, the size of the dog in the fight DOES matter. I wanted no part of that Schnauzer.

[criracer]

"My kids are around pit bulls every day. In the '70s they blamed Dobermans, in the '80s they blamed German shepherds, in the '90s they blamed the Rottweiler. Now they blame the pit bull."

-Cesar Millan

[Eleven]

This was my oldest son's Pit Bull when she was a pup:



And here she is recently:





She is the sweetest dog, more loving and needy than my 2 Jack Russells. We dog-sit her often and she loves coming to our house and our dogs love it when she is here. If we were to ever get a large dog, it would be a Pit.

[BeerAdvocate]

Great looking dog, Scott. Looks like a mad crazy killer That is the type I would like to get.