Thoughts about pitbulls/pit chat!

[Eremite]

A lot of people are saying that pits are need to dislike other dogs/animals..... I think that mostly depends on the owner and trainer, not what breed they are, my boyfriend has 5 pits, a cat, and a snake. I have never seen the pits do anything to harm any of the other animals, even though the car and snake are relatively new to the household

Genetics do play a large part in a dog's temperament. Real APBTs (ADBA reg ones, not the unreg block headed mixes BYBs/Shelters sell) are commonly animal aggressive because they have such high prey drives as that is what they were bred for. Dog aggression in APBTs is the same as the herding instinct in Border Collies. You can take a BC to sheep and often times they start trying to herd naturally, you can put an APBT around other dogs and often times start to display aggression towards it. Just part of the breed, nothing wrong with it when you know what you're doing.

Yes! Finally someone knows what they're talking about and isn't just spouting what the media says. People who just say 'No, pitbulls are aggressive because of their owners' and stick by that saying annoy me SOO much! Sure a APBT's aggression can be goaded on by an owner, but many times its just genetics.

So, I also had an argument with somebody about cropping Spade's ears. All I said was that I had THOUGHT about it, since she is going to be hog hunting with me, it wouldn't be for purely cosmetic reasons. The person actually told me that pitbulls were not meant for hunting, hounds and retrievers are, I had such a good laugh. And he also owns a 'pitbull', another one of those shelter adopt mixes(American bully, bulldog, labrador mix looking dog). I showed him a real APBT and he told me that his dog was just 'overweight' LOL!! Anyways he was so uneducated about APBTs, it was funny, must be because he doesn't even own one.

Whoo, fellow educated person! Glad i'm not alone!

That is one of the funniest things I've ever heard. retrievers aren't even technically hunting dogs, they retrieve game not hunt it. And they admitted their dog is overweight but obviously don't care, poor pup.

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I am not crazy educated about pitties, But i own 1 american pitbull terrier, And 2 pit mixes. And they are amazing dogs! Mine are all very well tempremented and love other dogs/ And LOVE humans.

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That was kennedy my full pitbull, Here is deacon my pitbull/Lab

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And Zeus, My pit bull/ Great dane

[silvermahogany]

I honestly love pitbulls. It depends on how they are raised to determine if they are violent or not

[Angelus Gaston]

I honestly love pitbulls. It depends on how they are raised to determine if they are violent or not

I hate going in circles but it has to be said again.

Its not all in how there raised its in there genetics. You can raise a dog in the most perfect of homes and if its in the genetics for dog aggression, human aggression, herding, hunting or retrieving a dog will do it.

Pitbulls are bred for dog aggression its in there genetics you don't have to raise or train a PitBull to be DA if its In its genetic make up.

Honestly I will say it again I hate the whole its how there raised thing a perfect family could own a PitBull no abuse, no training it to fight no nothing and still end up with a PitBull intent on killing every dog it sees.

Genetics are a factor in every dog breed its what makes herding dogs herd, retrievers retrieve and pitbulls fight.

[Eremite]

I honestly love pitbulls. It depends on how they are raised to determine if they are violent or not

I hate going in circles but it has to be said again.

Its not all in how there raised its in there genetics. You can raise a dog in the most perfect of homes and if its in the genetics for dog aggression, human aggression, herding, hunting or retrieving a dog will do it.

Pitbulls are bred for dog aggression its in there genetics you don't have to raise or train a PitBull to be DA if its In its genetic make up.

Honestly I will say it again I hate the whole its how there raised thing a perfect family could own a PitBull no abuse, no training it to fight no nothing and still end up with a PitBull intent on killing every dog it sees.

Genetics are a factor in every dog breed its what makes herding dogs herd, retrievers retrieve and pitbulls fight.

Finally! Someone else who gets it! Its not all in all how raise them. You can raise a Border Collie never herding or seeing sheep but if you put them in a pen with them nine times out of ten they'll start to herd. Same thing with a (real) APBT, you can socialize them more than any other dog on the planet and they'll still probably end up DA.

[maninkari]

I honestly love pitbulls. It depends on how they are raised to determine if they are violent or not

I hate going in circles but it has to be said again.

Its not all in how there raised its in there genetics. You can raise a dog in the most perfect of homes and if its in the genetics for dog aggression, human aggression, herding, hunting or retrieving a dog will do it.

Pitbulls are bred for dog aggression its in there genetics you don't have to raise or train a PitBull to be DA if its In its genetic make up.

Honestly I will say it again I hate the whole its how there raised thing a perfect family could own a PitBull no abuse, no training it to fight no nothing and still end up with a PitBull intent on killing every dog it sees.

Genetics are a factor in every dog breed its what makes herding dogs herd, retrievers retrieve and pitbulls fight.

Finally! Someone else who gets it! Its not all in all how raise them. You can raise a Border Collie never herding or seeing sheep but if you put them in a pen with them nine times out of ten they'll start to herd. Same thing with a (real) APBT, you can socialize them more than any other dog on the planet and they'll still probably end up DA.

You could also end up with a dog that doesn't have DA. Kind of like ending up with a low energy husky or low prey drive greyhound. I personally have never met a not DA purebred APBT, but I haven't met very many (like, 4, lol) and I'm sure there are flukes out there.

[GucciBelt]

I've already commented before but I'm just gonna tell my story on why I dislike the breed (even though I have one).

Summer of 2014, I rescued a kitten from underneath my porch. She was quiet and feral. I was the first person to take her out and give her some food and water. I was basically her mother at this point (even came when I called her name!). Skip forward to July 2015. She got out of the house even though she's an indoor cat. I had three dogs at the time a pitbull, yellow lab, and a chihuahua terrier mix. I heard some barking at around 8 o clock at night so I went outside to check. I saw my cat pinned up against the side of the house cornered by my two fairly large dogs. I was screaming and crying and having a panic attack so I ran back inside to get help. I ran back out and tried to help her but I wasn't trying to get my arm bitten off. By the time help came (my aunt) it was too late.

I basically witnessed my cat being torn to shreds and I feel as if it were my fault. I will never have a large breed of dog ever again.

[Winstalgia]

I've already commented before but I'm just gonna tell my story on why I dislike the breed (even though I have one).

Summer of 2014, I rescued a kitten from underneath my porch. She was quiet and feral. I was the first person to take her out and give her some food and water. I was basically her mother at this point (even came when I called her name!). Skip forward to July 2015. She got out of the house even though she's an indoor cat. I had three dogs at the time a pitbull, yellow lab, and a chihuahua terrier mix. I heard some barking at around 8 o clock at night so I went outside to check. I saw my cat pinned up against the side of the house cornered by my two fairly large dogs. I was screaming and crying and having a panic attack so I ran back inside to get help. I ran back out and tried to help her but I wasn't trying to get my arm bitten off. By the time help came (my aunt) it was too late.

I basically witnessed my cat being torn to shreds and I feel as if it were my fault. I will never have a large breed of dog ever again.

Aww, so sorry to hear that!
When we had two pits, of differing genders a puppy female and a male adult, the male would get so protective and vicious toward her when someone came into the house. He would lash out and bite her. She had puncture wounds in her legs and a few on her neck. I cannot blame the dog however as it was the family's fault for getting another dog. We had the male first.
I witnessed the neighbors dog being killed by the male pit. But again, I feel like I can't blame the dog. Just protecting us. He did the same thing to a garden snake.