Pit Bulls & Parents

**IRescue452** · 07-07-2006, 10:13 PM

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** · 07-07-2006, 10:36 PM

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** · 07-07-2006, 10:39 PM

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** · 07-07-2006, 10:51 PM

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.

**Alysser** · 07-07-2006, 11:00 PM

My mom likes all dogs, BUT pitbulls. Everytime one comes onto the television she seems angry and always asks me what breed that is. It's rather annoying and I HATE IT! She gave in on one thing yesterday though. I showed her Jadapits girls and she actually said "AWWWWWWWWWW". I was stunned! She also said some owners are stupid on how they raise they're dogs and if I had a well behaved pit, she'd like it.

My dad is loves pitbulls. He wants one. I highly doubt that is going to happen anytime soon though...

**molucass** · 07-07-2006, 11:57 PM

My mom believes all of the hype that is shown on TV and that people say about pit bulls, so she doesn't like them.. She likes Morgan, despite what she says. She was even taking pictures of her the other day when she was outside taking pictures of my niece playing in the rain puddles.

Of course, who could resist a young pup?

My dad doesn't like most dogs, so therefore he doesn't like pit bulls.. He calls Morgan a "stupid pit bull" most of the time.

Of course, I don't techinically live with them, so they can't tell me what to do with my dogs. Even though we are staying with them at the moment, we will most likely be going home at the beginning of next week.