What do you think of pit bulls?

**Suki Wingy** · 05-17-2006, 05:12 PM

Originally Posted by Argranade

There are many reasons not to like or trust these dogs from all the ppl getting biten and mawled to death well some of them.

And what is even more stupid is ppl who breed them and breed them with other dogs thats crewl and not normal dont cross breed dogs its not natural.
And im glad its againsts the law to breed these dogs nice or not i dont like them at all even if they are cute and friendly look one boy had such a great pit bull he played with him and the dog licked his face untill one day his mom came home and seen the boys still bloody body on the floor lucky the boy was alive see animals can change there moods wether you like it or not.

Thank god these dogs are iliegal to breed now even if they are so friendly i dont care.

Ignorance and misseducation... You, and any other person who doesn't like or trust a whole breed of dog can not possible know the whole truth.

Here's something everyone in the world needs to know; American Pit Bull Terriers are very emmotionally sensitive, but physically tough. this combines for a GREAT dog for someone who knows what they are doing, but is also quick to lead to disaster for anyone else, especially those "macho" guys who think they must be tougher than the dog. They can easily ruin a dog and it takes a lot to fix them. That is why it is not fair to punnish the responsible people who know what they are doing by banning or killing every dog. Look at history. The APBTs, Am Staffs, and Staffie Bulls were bred together by crossing an old style bull dog and a terrier to get a "Bull and Terrier". When pit fighting was outlawed, most peoplestarted breeding them as a family and ladies dogs. This was in the 1800s and early 1900s. For centuries, bulldogs and terriers were both bred very strongly AGAINST HUMAN AGGRESSION. Any dog who showed the slightest bit of aggression towards a human was killed, therefor eleminating them from the gene pool.
It is easy to see how a dog might lash out out of fear if it was kept on a chain, in a basement, or abused. It is programed to seak attention from the human, and be guided by them, but you stabed them in the back, you killed them emotionally already.

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**Alysser** · 05-17-2006, 06:46 PM

Originally Posted by Argranade

Cross breeding dogs is stupid and should not be done !

ALL DOGS WERE CROSS-BRED TO MAKE A PUREBRED! Though this was a VERY long time ago its still happened!

Before I came here, I was like you. I hated pits. But guess what? You have NO education on pitbulls at all or maybe your just being ignorant. That kid crack was extremely rude. EXTREMELY! First off, NO ONE should leave any kid alone with any breed of dog EVER! Accidents happen but kids should be trained from an early age not to annoy a dog in anyway. People like you, whom have no education annoy me greatly, and read your facts before you state this anymore.

Zoomer, if you don't want to be critized by this then stop posting about pitbulls. We always try to avoid this sort of topic because these boards get extremely heated. Im with Kay, Buddy looks like a pitbull! ALOT like a pitbull, and plus you have stated that he was an ACD/pit mix.

**Lori Jordan** · 05-17-2006, 09:07 PM

Mix Breed

every single dog is a mix breed papers or no papers these dogs and breeds just did not produce themselves like Newf years ago they crossed them with the Bernese Mountain Dog....and there both show dogs think!!!

**Lori Jordan** · 05-17-2006, 09:18 PM

Buddy - Buddy, also known as Budmond, was pretty much a stray. He's a brindle Pit Bull/Australian Cattle dog

<<<<That is how you introduced him when you did a Introduction!

**Tollers-n-Dobes** · 05-17-2006, 09:48 PM

Originally Posted by Lori Jordan

<<<<That is how you introduced him when you did a Introduction!

Not trying to be rude and this isn't really directed to just you, but this thread really isn't about Buddy. She may have intorduced him like that, and I agree it's odd of her to say things that she does about pits when she has a mix of her own but who really cares anymore? I'm getting kind of tired about this being brought up everytime the Pitbull is mentioned...just my opinion though.

**Suki Wingy** · 05-17-2006, 10:17 PM

Wait. Stop and think about what you just said.

What was ANY dog before it was a breed? A wolf, then a ferral dog, then HUMANS selectivley bred them to create breeds. Yes, this was thousands up to one hundred years ago, and I agree that now we have enough breeds to suit any purpose, but if you are against the breeding that took place two hundred years ago when there were only about a hundred breeds in the world, then you would't be for many breeds. Bullmastiffs (1800s), Chesapeake Bay Retrievers (1880), Jack and Parson Russell Terriers (1800s), Australian Cattle Dogs (1903), Airedale Terriers (late 1800s/ early 1900s), Alaskan Klee Kais (1970s), as well as various breeds of coonhounds (1700s through early 1900s)
all of these are just a few off the top of my head (exact dates looked up)

**luvofallhorses** · 05-17-2006, 10:20 PM

Originally Posted by Suki Wingy

Wait. Stop and think about what you just said.

are you talking to me?

**Lori Jordan** · 05-18-2006, 06:59 AM

Originally Posted by Orangutango

Not trying to be rude and this isn't really directed to just you, but this thread really isn't about Buddy. She may have intorduced him like that, and I agree it's odd of her to say things that she does about pits when she has a mix of her own but who really cares anymore? I'm getting kind of tired about this being brought up everytime the Pitbull is mentioned...just my opinion though.

Actually nothing was directed at me ! I did not start this thread and further more when someone introduces there dog as being such then getting upset because he is looked at as a possible pit mix and gets upset?Then why even post this?

What Do you think of Pit Bulls

Non of this should be towarded at me

**Lori Jordan** · 05-18-2006, 07:00 AM

Im trying to find the list of the Dogs "Bites" to prove that Pits are not first on the list!

**Lori Jordan** · 05-18-2006, 11:57 AM

I think there has been a big misunderstanding on my part and i apologize,I do not care if buddy is a full pit or a mix he is a lovely animal,i just dont agree with when its said to her that he is Zoomer i think he is a pit bull and there is nothing to be ashamed of! I have had many experiences with Pits when i was 16 or 17 i was given a puppy from a old friend of mine the dog was found in a box beside a school it was all brown with those honey colour eyes,beautiful dog,,well pup it did not get to grow into an adult.i only had it for 2 days and i woke up the morning of and he was gone...Im sure now that i know of all diseases and what can happen he might have had Parvo im thinking..and there were no signs he ran and played like a normal pup would...
I do not like the way these dogs are juged i feel as if people should own 10 just to make the law mad! There is a thing in the local paper back home were an older couple are saying that there neighbor have a pit bull and it is bringing down the value of there home?that is obserd right and the only reason they are saying that is because they are influenced by the news!It frustrates me when people (not in here you are all great and see how great animals they are) But they cannot be judged if you have not had contact to one and seen how layed back of a dog they really are!I was walking last night i went downtown and there was a man walking his pit the lead was pretty long and you seen people crossing the road because of "OH NO ITS A PIT BULL" im sure that is why i remained walking with the dog walking toward me As soon as we were getting close the dog was pulling and whinning to get to me Now is that sweet or what?
Of course i stopped,and i had my Lacy with me(Aussie) there was no second guessing the dog i Knew it was sweet.And it was actually very well behaved and i love seeing that i really do cause that is just proving another person wrong....There are many pit bulls that are vicious and there is always the Answer "THE OWNER" a dog cannot make itself vicious..Please for the ones that disagree dont be quick to judge this breed has been around alot longer than some of us have been alive...and i hope this breed survives many years to come!!!But us humans are the only ones that can make this happen!!And in no way have i tried to step on anybodys toes...Zoomer be proud of Buddy no matter what breed he is!!!!No shame in that!

**luvofallhorses** · 05-17-2006, 10:17 PM

Originally Posted by Argranade

Ignorent pfffttt!! hardly I know about animals im not a retard I just dont like crossing them up i dont care if it was years ago i realy dont care all i care about is keeping kids safe and owners of those awful angry dogs in jail if they attack some one shur they should know better about there dogs and not let them loose in parks and keep a muzzle on them.

ANY dog can attack!!! If they are friendly and are good with other dogs there is NO need to muzzle them. Why would you bring an aggressive dog to a dog park? I h ave met nothing but SWEET pit bulls and like I said before, I'd love to have one or two someday. (rescued of course..)

but a lot of people ask if they are mean if they see one at the shelter where I volunteer or just see them in general. I always say no they are not, it really depends how people treat them. Fortunately.. there are a lot of good, responsible pit bull owners out there. Obviously a lot of people are uneducated about pit bulls, because of what they hear on the media and what not. Don't believe what you hear all the time. If you haven't met one, I think you should. They are one of the sweetest breeds on the planet if they fall into the right hands.