pit bulls

[iluvterriers]

Saw this and thought it was neat:

Top Ten Reasons Why You Can't Trust Vicious Pit Bulls

10. They will steal your spot on the couch while you are up getting a soda.
9. They will take the treat you give them and bury in the back yard like a paranoid crack head hiding their stash.
8. They will jump on your bed with muddy feet. Making you do the laundry...again!
7. They will lick visitors with an uncontrolled passion only they understand.
6. They will cause children to smile.
5. They will make you feel horrible for not walking them by looking at you with deep sad eyes.
4. They will look at you like you committed a crime against them if you don't let them lick your ice cream bowl.
3. They will cause wide spread happiness in large group settings.
2. They will crack you up by shaking their butts so hard you think they are going to snap in half.
And the number one reason why you can't trust vicious Pit Bulls...
1. They will steal your heart like a thief in the night, showing you complete and pure love that only a Pit Bull can show.

- Jason Mann

[Karen]

There are many threads here about pit bulls, do a quick search and you'll find plenty of threads on them!

[amberlynn]

i have two of my own and i just love them....and they do so well with little dogs....since i have three of them......but i love the top ten that was really cute

[charlie116]

The top ten was so cute! I have a pit bull mix & I love him!!!!

[apbtmom76]

lol a thread I can comment on, lol, this is MY breed of choice, I have three full APBT's and one APBT/Lab mix and a Dobe and I will always own APBT's, they are truely a dog for a certain person but they are wondreful dogs. I woul dhelp if you needed it, just let me know

[Catlady711]

I love pitties, however sometimes it's the owners themselves that purpetuate the bad reputation! I took a call yesterday from someone asking about getting his 1 year old dog neutered. He wanted to know if it would change the personality. In trying to explain about hormones and roaming he mentioned that his dog was VERY aggressive! He said (and I quote)....
"My dog is extremely aggressive and I don't trust him. I know he's a pit bull and they're like that anyways, but will neutering help him any? When I tie him out in the yard he lunges at children walking by and I know if he ever gets loose he'll really hurt somoene".

I had a hard time not giving him a lecture that would burn his ear off, but instead explained that pit bulls are NOT by nature aggressive (he sounded shocked by that news), neutering would help some, and tying the dog out in the yard makes things worse. I also gave him the number of a local animal trainer that specializes in behaviour issues includding aggression.

Unfortunately I could not get the man to set up an appointment, and the dog also has never had a Rabies vaccination either.

[pomtzu]

I love pitties, however sometimes it's the owners themselves that purpetuate the bad reputation! I took a call yesterday from someone asking about getting his 1 year old dog neutered. He wanted to know if it would change the personality. In trying to explain about hormones and roaming he mentioned that his dog was VERY aggressive! He said (and I quote)....
"My dog is extremely aggressive and I don't trust him. I know he's a pit bull and they're like that anyways, but will neutering help him any? When I tie him out in the yard he lunges at children walking by and I know if he ever gets loose he'll really hurt somoene".

I had a hard time not giving him a lecture that would burn his ear off, but instead explained that pit bulls are NOT by nature aggressive (he sounded shocked by that news), neutering would help some, and tying the dog out in the yard makes things worse. I also gave him the number of a local animal trainer that specializes in behaviour issues includding aggression.

Unfortunately I could not get the man to set up an appointment, and the dog also has never had a Rabies vaccination either.

People like that, shouldn't have ANY dogs! It's the lack of training (and love and attention), that is this dog's problem, all attributed to his owner, no doubt! Just one more horror story waiting to happen!

[charlie116]

I love pitties, however sometimes it's the owners themselves that purpetuate the bad reputation! I took a call yesterday from someone asking about getting his 1 year old dog neutered. He wanted to know if it would change the personality. In trying to explain about hormones and roaming he mentioned that his dog was VERY aggressive! He said (and I quote)....
"My dog is extremely aggressive and I don't trust him. I know he's a pit bull and they're like that anyways, but will neutering help him any? When I tie him out in the yard he lunges at children walking by and I know if he ever gets loose he'll really hurt somoene".

I had a hard time not giving him a lecture that would burn his ear off, but instead explained that pit bulls are NOT by nature aggressive (he sounded shocked by that news), neutering would help some, and tying the dog out in the yard makes things worse. I also gave him the number of a local animal trainer that specializes in behaviour issues includding aggression.

Unfortunately I could not get the man to set up an appointment, and the dog also has never had a Rabies vaccination either.

Oh my god! That's so terrible! People like that shouldn't be able to own dogs...

[Marley07]

Saw this and thought it was neat:

Top Ten Reasons Why You Can't Trust Vicious Pit Bulls

10. They will steal your spot on the couch while you are up getting a soda.
9. They will take the treat you give them and bury in the back yard like a paranoid crack head hiding their stash.
8. They will jump on your bed with muddy feet. Making you do the laundry...again!
7. They will lick visitors with an uncontrolled passion only they understand.
6. They will cause children to smile.
5. They will make you feel horrible for not walking them by looking at you with deep sad eyes.
4. They will look at you like you committed a crime against them if you don't let them lick your ice cream bowl.
3. They will cause wide spread happiness in large group settings.
2. They will crack you up by shaking their butts so hard you think they are going to snap in half.
And the number one reason why you can't trust vicious Pit Bulls...
1. They will steal your heart like a thief in the night, showing you complete and pure love that only a Pit Bull can show.

- Jason Mann

This is so true. I have a purebred American Stafford-shire Terrier (which is somewhat like a pitbull) Some of my family hasn't really met her yet to know that she is a sweet loving dog, so I can't really bring her to see that part of the family because they think pitbulls are just attack dogs that fight anything they see. I think its so wrong to think that about JUST pitbulls. Any other dog could attack you just as well, but people don't realize that if you train ANY dog the right way, they will be loving and your best friend for life.