Pit Bulls & Parents

[Lori Jordan]

They think he's pure ACD

Maybe some ACD but i see Pit Bull in him all the way,And there is nothing wrong with that I love Pitts!!

[buttercup132]

Ugh mt mom is the same way!

I've told her everything I know and tried to get her to change her mind . shes givin into them a little but not much. I said oh well I'm most likley getting one when I'm older so tuff for you. And she said well then I wont be coming to your house.

Yet my dad wants a English Bull Terrier who can be just like the APBT in some ways. They arent really good with other dogs or animals.And sometimes even kids even if they are raised with all of the above. And my mom and dad live together so ..I think my moms a little dumb founded when it comes to animals.

[lute]

my dad likes almost all dogs. he feared pitties until a friend of his had one lick him all over. my mom doesn't like them. she thinks they are, in her words, "yucky". she thinks that if a dog isn't small and has long fluffy fur they are ugly. i'm hoping that having Zuco here will change her a little bit. Zuco is part pit bull.

[*LabLoverKEB*]

My mom is the SAME way! I hate it! Not so much my dad, though...
They just watch. Someday, I'll own a pit bull, and THEN they will love them...

[Sevaede]

My dad doesn't really care either way. He's not easily influenced by other peoples opinions and whatnot. He observes for himself. I think he might like one but they wouldn't be his favourite. I know he wants a border collie soon.

My mom loves them. Thinks they're great and adorable and awesome. She is not easily swayed by others either.

As for my husband? They are his all time favourite breed. A little under ten years ago, his brother moved in with him. His brother had let his female get pregnant by another pure pit (on purpose), beforehand. Well, when the mama gave birth she had a large litter (between 10-12) and wouldn't take care of all of the pups. Troy took care of the last 4-6 and was able to find most of them good homes on farms and whatnot. His brother, unfortunately, took the others and gave them to (most likely) fighting places (Needless to say, we don't get along). My husband kept the pure white boy and named him Zeus. He soon realized that he didn't have enough room and gave him to a great home on a farm. We talk often with a lady whose elderly parents, through her, got one of the pups. She said he was a great watch dog and very loving.

[IRescue452]

My stepdaad blames the owners and the "type" of people that would own a pit bull. He'd have to know the dog before letting it by the kids. My mom knows its wrong to discriminate by breed, but she doesn't trust them.

[bckrazy]

That sucks =( Especially since Buddy is so clearly a Pittie mix! Do your parents know there is no such thing as a brindle ACD? And there are few dogs that do have strong brindle genes, besides bully breeds?

Luckily, neither of my parents discriminate against breeds. They have their favorites of course (my Mom's being poodles and my Dad's being Collies), but they've met way too many Pit Bulls in dog sports and my friends, all of them with great temperaments.

[dab_20]

My mom is more like that then my dad. But they are both the same way... they always tell me not to believe everything I hear. They can be hypocrites.