blog wrote:I do not personally own an APBT or a bully breed, and probably never would, but I cannot even tell you how much it infuriates me when people try to deny the breed's history or spread dangerous myths.
Yes, they were bred for fighting.
Yes, most bully breeds are dog aggressive and animal reactive.
Yes, DA is different than human aggression.
No, it is not in how they are raised.
No, you can't train DA out of a dog.
No, they are not "nanny dogs".
Most of the dogs called "pit bulls" aren't pit bulls or even mixes. They're mainly either mixes of or pure American Bullies, American Staffordshire Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, or American Bulldogs. "Pit bull" refers to APBTs only, it's not an overall term.
That being said, I do think they are magnificent breeds, and APBTs are wonderful game dogs (pulling, high jumping, etc). Bully breeds as a whole are wonderful friends but they are dogs who should not be taken lightly. Aggression does not make your dog a "bad dog"- there are ways to work around these inhibitions that will improve your relationship with your dog as well as keeping him (and you) safe and happy.
As someone who does own a true game bred(not game, game bred and a dog actually being game are two different things) APBT,
I agree so much with this post. Not all bully breeds are included though, never in my life have I seen an aggressive american bully, as they were bred specifically for nice temperament. I also hate when people say 'no, pitbull is an umbrella term', like no its not there is one and only one pitbull and its the APBT.
So, I have pet rats and I wish my family would stop saying that they're disgusting, because they aren't. I think my rats clean themselves almost as much as my cats, if not more lol. Plus Wendi and Bluey are sooo sweet and would never bite anyone, they don't bite even of my hands smell like something yummy.