who says pitbulls are bad dogs

[Emanon]

If I remember correctly Pitts are nicknamed the "nanny" dog because they are so gentle, carring and well behaved with kids.

Sort of... Staffordshire Bull Terriers are nicknamed the nanny dog... they are different and much smaller than pitts. People often confuse the two and blend them together but they are different breeds.

My English staffy at Bodie Ghost town a week ago, she is 5 months old and is all of 14 lbs.

 

[diamondlil]

Pits are banned here, but I'll always treasure my memories of my pit-mix Ellie. Totally loyal, totally socialised with other dogs and the love of my life. Rosie met a beautiful pit x staffordshire today and I cautioned the owner that he shouldn't be quite so open about his dog's breed. They can be taken away and destroyed here just on the grounds of being a banned breed.

 

[Emanon]

wow really! So is the distinction between pitt and staffordshire is strong there? People here are generally ignorant to staffies in general so it can be a pain.

 

[animalhouse]

Yay! I had NO IDea there were so Many Pittie People on here! I am a foster mom for a Pittie rescue as some of you know! So, I have them in massive amts here somtimes LOL!

This is my Old man Tyson. He will be 10 in Oct. He is a Am Staff

This is Alice One of my previous Fosters. She was stuck in a Small Box most of her puppy hood, so it stunted her growth, and gave her bowed legs and she is full grown at under 25lbs.

This is Atlas another previous foster. Had him 5 days! he was amazing!

Bella She was adopted withing a cpl weeks!

This is Block. he is a Puppy I have right now. He is 5-6 mo old

Faith a staffie Bull I had

This is Jaydee.. One I have right now, and will have for a while as she has nasty ear issues due to neglect. I may be adopting her.

Jazzy my first Foster

Libby another Staffie Bull

More in next post

 

[animalhouse]

Linus, he was my first love.I ADORED This dog. I cried like a baby when he left

He LOVED Kids!

Pear, my 7mo old Deaf puppy. She got adopted recently

This is Ruby Roo. I have her right now, But she has been adopted. They are going on Vacation and wont be taking her till tue/wed. I adore this dog too. But she is Dog aggressive..so can't be out with my guys!

This is a pic from the past weekend when a friend came over with her Sexy Tri Pittie
This is him and 3 of the 4 pitties in my house right now

Now, Whoever says they are mean dogs, and all are dog aggressive are wrong! LOL!


Sorry to Bombard! But nice to have people also into the breed

 

[diamondlil]

Eamanon, yes the distinction is that bad here, but any mixed bull breed suspected of being 'pit type' can be seized.
Animalhouse, your place looks like heaven to me, what beautiful dogs and kudos for helping them find new lives.

 

[ceduke]

Animalhouse...from POTD? Small world. Was Kay able to adopt little Alice?

 

[animalhouse]

POTD? Lol

And we are still waiting on her to do her Contract. Getting ahold of her recently is prooving difficult! Lol With her new place and all.. she is super busy all the time!

 

[animalhouse]

And yes I love having all the Pitties here! I told the rescue ONE FOSTER when I first started... yea, I have 3 now LMAO! Oops! They Kinda Suck you in!

 

[Floof]

My vet's "substitute" (comes down and works when the usual vet is out of town) is apparently convinced Staffies and Pits are the same thing. She was working when we took Romeo in for his first check-up, and, when I mentioned I thought he looked like he may have a bit of pit blood in him, she automatically "shushed" me and told me, "No. We call them Staffordshires. Never call them Pit Bulls, because people think Pits are evil." I sort of understood the thought behind her view... But, that doesn't change that they're still two different breeds. I don't like that vet, anyway. =P

Animalhouse... I LOVE your household! So many beautiful pitties... I just want to huggle and shnuggle and adopt them ALL! D=

daisy is the female brindle, bruno is the male black and white. and vegas was a wedding gift. shes a good dog but the only one of them that misbehaves or is agressive.

Funny how the bullies are the better behaved ones.. Anyway, I think Daisy's a fawn, not a brindle.. My favorite boxer coat, lol! Sorry, had to say... They're all absolutely scrumptious! =D

My own "first love" (and first dog) was a fawn boxer. Great dog, and I miss him very much.. It's a shame I don't have pictures of him. Simba was amazing and gorgeous, and had this undeniably regal air... Which wasn't helped, I'm sure, by him thinking he was the "king" of the household! =)

 

[pwargcm]

My vet's "substitute" (comes down and works when the usual vet is out of town) is apparently convinced Staffies and Pits are the same thing. She was working when we took Romeo in for his first check-up, and, when I mentioned I thought he looked like he may have a bit of pit blood in him, she automatically "shushed" me and told me, "No. We call them Staffordshires. Never call them Pit Bulls, because people think Pits are evil." I sort of understood the thought behind her view... But, that doesn't change that they're still two different breeds. I don't like that vet, anyway. =P

Animalhouse... I LOVE your household! So many beautiful pitties... I just want to huggle and shnuggle and adopt them ALL! D=



Funny how the bullies are the better behaved ones.. Anyway, I think Daisy's a fawn, not a brindle.. My favorite boxer coat, lol! Sorry, had to say... They're all absolutely scrumptious! =D

My own "first love" (and first dog) was a fawn boxer. Great dog, and I miss him very much.. It's a shame I don't have pictures of him. Simba was amazing and gorgeous, and had this undeniably regal air... Which wasn't helped, I'm sure, by him thinking he was the "king" of the household! =)

yep. your right. i just couldnt think of the word at the moment i made this thread. only could think of brindle. but yeah, beautiful dogs, i love bruno the most. hes the greatest dog in the world.

 

[lampy]

I think they can be lovely dogs, the biggest problem we have here are the owners that use them as status dogs or like weapons since the police cracked down on knives etc, they get a bad rap because of there owners are muppets any dog treated or trained badly can be dangerous.
The law on dangerous dogs is pretty harsh, they are having problems with cross breeds tho as they do as far as i know, have to prove that they fall into particular breed categories in order to confiscate and destroy without any other reason than the breed type itself.

 

[Khaos]

Ooooo I LOOOOVE pits!
Sad story,
My ex and I, a couple yrs ago, bought a BEAUTIFUL, pure white male pitbull.
Named him Kilo.
He is my SON. I love him to death. Will NEVER have another like him! EVER!
He was a wonderful babysitter, great cuddler, amazing protecter! (and the only one that would play pool with me!)
He didn't have a mean bone in his body, except when our house got broken into... Kilo got a little crazy....
Anyway. When my ex and I split up, he threatened me with my life if I were to take Kilo.
So I had no choice but to leave my baby boy behind.
Within 6 months of that, Kilo had 2 missing teeth, 3 "assault charges", a lump along his spine, and whenever someone said his name he rolled over and peed his "Pants".
Not to mention the 2 llamas that he killed. Along with numerous other dogs, cats, rabbits, chickens, you name it. If it was moving, his "Daddy" sicked him on it.
Needless to say Animal Control was looking for him to have him put down.
I know my little Kilo boy. He is NOT that dog. I saw him in the backyard a month or so ago, so I took him. And he was PERFECT! We went for a walk, cuddled, played at the park, went on the slides, played with other dogs at the dog park... everything. He was perfect.
Then Troy (his "loving owner") tracked us down, and took him back. We traded threats and what not...
I miss my baby. I NEED him back. But I can't have him where I live. I have no time for him. He is only good with me, he is scared of everyone else. And I couldn't stand to see him put down.....
It breaks my heart.
But anyway... thats my story...

Kilo and Callie (My Goddaughter)

Kilo and his 'sister' Khaos

And finally, the new Kilo. The Killer.
Does he not look happy with his Mommy?

Sorry, I know this isn't what this thread is about. But..I needed to get it off my chest...

 

[Khaos]

Oops missed a pic...

Theres Kilo and Callie!

 

[wasuslitherin]

My Best fried has one that is mixed w/ assie. He is mean. The ppl they got him from had like a bunch of pits and they fought them. He chases the other dogs around him and tries to fight.

I do believe it is the owners fault. But you can't say they are "good" dogs even if they are, b/c ppl that don't know how to deal w/ them, will get one and that is why they are considered "bad" dogs. They have to ban them in places even if it isn't the dogs fault, the olny way to keep them from hurting anything (b/c of the owners) is to not give the owners a chance to ruin a dog.

I agree to have them ban from some places. I think ppl should have to go to training or somthing b/f they get a pit. It is not fair for the dogs to have such a bad name, no, but we have to so that we can protect the comunnity.

They are wonderful dogs, but can not be enjoyed. I hate that. I feel sorry for the dog, pit, for In most shelters they automatically put them to sleep. And so many ppl fight them and then breed making more in the nature of fighting. It is just plain out SAD.


cs

 

[Khaos]

wasuslitherin,
I actaully have to agree with you. They are extremely powerful dogs, and there are many people who don't realize that. I do believe it takes a certain type of person to own a pitbull. I also agree that potential owners should be evaluated before they are permitted to own such a controversial dog. Because I feel that there are many people out there who are ruining a wonderful breed.

 

[wasuslitherin]

SOme pitts are bad some are not. My Mom knew somone that on day came home from work and sat down on the couch and was petting his pitt and all. His pit was licking his face and happy to see him and then bam! Bit his face. taking part of his face off.


Others hae lovving, caring pitts that would not even hurt a fly.

 

[ceduke]

Dogs do not "turn" for no reason. There are always warning signs, though bullies are bred to hide them as much as possible. Allowing a dominating dog on your couch at your face level is asking for trouble no matter what the breed is.

No dog is "bad". They are what we made them to be. Some DOGS are aggressive, some are not. You can say this about any breed. Working as a technician, I have only once put a muzzle on a bully breed, and he was in the end stages of a very painful cancer. On the other hand, I have met more unstable cockers, labs, and dalmatians (in the vet world we call those d*mnations) than I can count.

ANY breed can be overbred and poorly bred to the point of disaster. We are at that point with bullies right now because of the people who breed them wanting a "macho" image.

Furthermore, the line of thought that "it's all in how you raise them" drives me insane. It is ENTIRELY possible to have a well-raised but poorly bred dog who is unstable and unsafe around people. My parents have one of these(a shepherd mix). They have spent a great deal of time working with behaviorists trying to help her, and she has been in their loving care since puppyhood. BUT...the tendency towards aggression is in her DNA, and she is not safe around strangers. They are very careful with that dog.

On the other hand, HUNDREDS of dogs have been taken off the fighting line and have gone on to become family pets and therapy dogs. Look at Michael Vick's dogs. Out of the 50+ dogs they euthanized THREE for temperament issues? (I think it was three) These dogs did NOT grow up in a stable environment, but they still had rock solid temperaments. BAD RAP, the organization that did a lot of the evaluating and placement of these dogs, does NOT adopt out dogs that they have any shred of doubt about.

Genetics are at least as much a factor in temperament as a loving environment when it comes to the temperament of a dog.

Banning one group of dogs will do NOTHING to reduce the number of dog-related incidents. All it will do is tear families apart. Plus, if bullies are banned, what's to stop them from adding "just one more" breed to the lists of banned dogs until they are all gone? NOTHING. It's the pebble that will start the landslide.

Frankly I am shocked that anyone on a reptile forum would agree with BSL in the dog world. How is it any different from banning large pythons? Is a ban on large pythons going to stop the kind of idiot who would keep one without a permit, put it in an aquarium with a blanket and a rope as a lid, and keep it in a house with a toddler? NO. That kind of person isn't going to care about the new law any more than they cared about the permit system. It only hurts the responsible keepers.

 

[insomniac101]

Animalhouse, bless your heart for doing all you have done for that poor dog! I would take her in a minute, but I'm in Michigan. I hope that abusive turd gets the maximum sentence, which in my opinion, isn't nearly harsh enough. This psychopath needs to be removed from society before he does something like this to another animal, or worse, a human.

Ceduke, I can't agree more with your post. Why can't people understand this?

Khaos, I am so sorry about your situation with your ex. That mentality is what is causing all of the problems with these dogs. Have you involved your local animal control or police department? The laws vary from area to area, but if you both purchased the dog together, then you should have some rights of ownership to get the dog back, and hopefully, into a foster home.

Here is Honey, a pitbull I was fostering (with my beagle and rat terrier). She has since been placed in a permanent home. She came to me very thin, with facial wounds in various stages of healing. (Please excuse my horrible kitchen floor; it has since been replaced!)

Kathy

 

[Khaos]

insomniac101,
I called Animal control and they told me that because of the "Vicious Dog Bylaw"
(which restricts rottweilers, staffs, bull terriers, APBT's and a few others- So that you need $500,000 liability insurance, a 8 ft' high fence cemented 2' into the ground with a padlock, muzzled at all times, and must be supervised by someone over the age of 18 at all times-even in the home.)
If they find a restricted breed dog in an abusive home, it is their policy to have the animal euthanized. Bu**s**t hey?
I still have Kilo's good citizenship certificate and his Temperment test results, but that doesn't matter. They won't even give him a chance.
So I'm basically waiting for my ex to go to jail, and I'll scoop Kilo up and I pray to god that he will be alright..