pit bulls

[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...

[GoldCollar]

Charlie,

My hat is off to you sir for your admirable effort to help save pit bulls. My wife and I recently adopted a rescue pit and for the past month now that we have had him, he's not only been a complete joy, he's inspired me to do whatever I can to give the breed a better reputation. Honestly, I wish we could officially change the name of the breed, something that is more appropriate to their true character, and not the bogus reputation that the media, thugs, and dog fighting rings give these poor pooches. I suppose that's partly what breeders had in mind with the American Staffordshire Terrier.

Anyway, you're doing a great thing sir. Keep us informed.


Nathan Brooks
Gold Collar Pet Services
http://www.goldcollarpets.com

[CatsMeow]

My neighbors have 3 pitbulls, and they jump over my fence trying to kill my Chihuahuah, max. They bit the owners arm off and killed another dog. I want to give them a chance, but how!?

[pomtzu]

My neighbors have 3 pitbulls, and they jump over my fence trying to kill my Chihuahuah, max. They bit the owners arm off and killed another dog. I want to give them a chance, but how!?

Train the owners to train the dogs. In the meantime, keep your dog under close supervision. As I said in another thread - all pit bulls are not the killers that you think they are, as ANY dog has the potential to kill or inflict injury.

[luvofallhorses]

CatsMeow - please do your research first. They are not for everyone and if you have other dogs and cats already, it may not be wise to get one as they are dog aggressive and very prey driven. They are a wonderful breed and amazing with people but often are DA.

They may not be at first but they can turn on at any moment. They are AMAZING with people, though. So please do your research, don't get one because you feel sorry for them you have to know the breed first just like with any breed. If you are going to get one, I would adopt there are so many in shelters and rescues. I also want to mention DA and animal aggression can only be managed, not trained out. DA is in their genetics just like retrieve-ing with labs, ACDs herding, etc.

http://www.badrap.org/rescue/breed.html


http://www.badrap.org/rescue/myths.html

http://www.badrap.org/rescue/owning.html

http://www.badrap.org/rescue/responsible.html

[Alysser]

WOW, Seriously? I'm sorry you've had rough experiences with Pitbulls, but whose fault is it that the dogs are like that? Not theirs as they did not train themselves. I love Beagles, I have a pug/beagle mix whom I love to death and I love the Beagle breed more then any other. However, All dog breeds have their advantages and flaws and that is simply an opinion. I don't know why you're being so rude about pitbulls, when all you've had is bad experiences with them. That's just being biased. I've had bad experiences with German Shepherds but doesn't mean I hate them, I know that not all of them are like that. Painting a picture of the whole breed as "crazy mutts" is just being ignorant and it's just not fair.

As an animal lover you should be a little more open to them. Fine, you don't have to like them, and no one is forcing you too either. If you have nothing nice or unbaised to bring to a conversation then you shouldn't post it in such a nice smooth-going thread. Being rude to a well-respect member(or anyone!) is uncalled for to, as she was polite to you I don't see why you needed to be nasty.