Pit Bulls & Parents

[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.

[Suki Wingy]

I'm lucky, my first dog was a dane/ pit, and the only reason we gave him backe was he was rambuncious and large and already was mouthy and nocked my two year old sister over. My mom and step-dad don't really discriminate at all. My mom just had to have a "dangerous dogs" meeting with some local doctors and succided in persuading them all that it is NOT the breed, and that BSL does absolutley nothing. My dad's a little weary of them though. He thinks I'm weird to love them, when I see them I tell him I have the urge to hug their big faces and he's like "ok, whatever". With my mom and step-dad though, any friendly dog would be welcomed to visit any time. (just not stay for good because out house is a zoo, you know ) My mom calls Niño her "vicious little puppy" because she recons he's at least 1/2 pit bull. I think he's also ACD but she said his eyes are exactly the same as the Am Staffs we met at the IKC dog show.