All thought on Pitbulls

I really do think it is the people. A lot of dogs, have needs or training thats people do not take care of. I know someone who has got a husky pup, and you point out that you should not have one, but I only want one is the answer. I know someone who has dobermans, and he says you say to people the dogs bite, and they still try and pet them. Part of the problem with pitbulls, is what they were designed for, and that people do not think about this. Someone by us has got a puppy now, and it scares me, because they struggle to walk it now.

i Have never read of good pitbulls going bad,they are provoked, abused or trained to be that way, a pitbull is like any other dog and a dog can bit in self defense etc.

I had watched something on Animal Planet regarding the owners of Pitbulls and yup they are really dangerious dogs. The lady owner lost her face literally because her pitbull bit her nose while she is sleeping and other parts of her face was also torn, so now she is always wearing a prosthetic nose. Personally I would never own a pitbull for a pet. Or at the very least if i have one i will keep the dog inside a cage.

I took in a Black Lab/Pitbull cross several years ago that was being badly abused since he was a pup. My niece, knowing how I am with animals, begged me with tears streaming down her face to at least meet him cause they were going to put him down. She knew, deep down, that he was a good dog who never learned how to behave w/o being beaten and knew I could turn him around, so-to-speak. I went to meet him and couldn't even get in the door w/o him trying to bite me. He was one big mass of growling/snarling/snapping/bare teeth. I sat down on the couch and told the owner to let him go. She clearly thought I was nuts. Again..told her to release him. She finally did and I looked deep into his eyes and refused to look away or blink. For a solid 20min. we did 'the stare'. Him snapping/snarling/growling/barking 2 ft from my face while I sat calmly and didn't say a word. Finally he just stopped what he was doing, came over and sat between my legs. Looked up at me and gave me one huge kiss on my chin. We bonded right then and there. After 4yrs. of obedience training, socialization, tons of love and patience and neutering...he's a totally different dog. It takes time for him to accept you but once he does, he becomes a wiggly, cuddly lap dog who smothers you in kisses. He's iffy around other dogs but loves/lil scare of cats. Looks lab but pure pit inside. Reason I rambled on is to show that not all pitbulls are bad but the owners who don't know diddly squat about the breed are bad because they shouldn't even attempt to mess with/own one. Also, I found a pitbull puppy 3 yrs. ago on my paper route. She was clearly a dropoff so I brought her home, gave her a bath, and started her on a feeding routine to get her weight up where it belonged. My bil wanted her and she grew up to be another sweet, lovable, kissyface lapdog. Brenda will never forget that I saved her life that day for the temps were in the teens and dropping to below 0 that night. She never would of made it thru the night w/o help. Only time he will let her loose is if I'm there. She sticks to me like glue whenever I'm at his house.

The problem with pitbulls is there is no true blooded pitbull anymore. They are so interbred that their minds can go on them, in some cases. They are a beautiful looking dog when in great shape, but if not kept in great shape, to me they look sickly. I don't trust a pitbull and I never want to have one or have someone in my family have one. I used to know people that had them but have since gotten rid of them because of them starting to get too aggresive. I'm not sure that putting them down is the right answer but that is what they did. They didn't want to give them to anyone else because they would have had problems with them to. I am talking they had 3 pitbulls at the same time.

I've heard something a little like that. I heard that the dog's skull stop's growing but the brain doesn't and after awhile the dog snaps. I have heard alot of stories about people who have pitbulls for years and it is the best dog they have ever had. I have also heard stories about pitbulls that snap and kill kids and sometimes adults. I've never owned a pitbull but have known people who have had dogs mixed with pitbull so I guess that is just a judgement call.

it could be true i used to own a pitbull she was the nicest dog ever we had to give her away because we moved to a diffrent state and could not bring her i miss her so much her name was puppy...................................

I looove dogs. I love them. My favourite's a pure-bread husky. But that's not what we're talking about.. Pitbull's the next one on my list. I know it's possible for any dog to just lose it's temper. But I don't think pitbulls are a special case. Animals are only as nice as they're raised to be. I haven't ever actually read anywhere that it's in a dogs brain to attack. I think something has to set them off. Some dogs just don't adapt to things, be it things they should 'know' or something new. You just always have to be careful, I guess.

I have mixed feelings about pitbulls. I have known several people who have pitbulls or pitbull mixes, and I have never personally met a pitbull who was mean. My brother has a dog who is half pitbull and half black lab, and she is a very sweet dog, although she can be sort of unpredictable around other dogs. It is hard to tell if all those stories about loving owners whose pitbulls unexplicably just snapped one day are more like urban legends, if they are just a small sampling that gets a lot of publicity due to the reputation of the breed, or if pitbulls really are prone to snapping no matter how you raise them. I would like to think that that last part is not true, and according to most pitbull rescue sites it is not true. I would be interested in hearing from others though!

I haven't ever heard that, but..I have heard it is from all of the cross breeding,incest...sometimes breeders will keep a b!tch dog and breed it with males from the same litter to keep the blood line.I am not sure how true this is...I do know that a red nose pit saved my little boy from being attacked by another dog, which was a collie mix.She came at him and the red nose tackled her right before she could grab his face.The dog [red nose] was one from my brother's litters, he was the sweetest animal.very loyal and loveable.Scary to look at, but sweet as can be.I used to have an american pit, but won't own one since I am a parent...it's different when you have kids around, ya know?

I would not own one.We had one given to us.Every time I went to feed it it would bit at my heels.My son said it was just playing.One day I seen him walking it,they were playing,it got him down and had his head in its mouth.I had a fit,even though it was playing,I could not help thinking what would happen if it got mad.I got rid of it.

I don't own one, but I would. However, I would be very careful about the breeder I got it from. I do not think that Pit Bulls are anymore likely to bite than Dobermans or German Shepherds. However, that said, bad breeders only keep the most agressive dogs to breed. In England, they are called the Staffordshire Bull Terrier. The American Staffordshire and the American Pit Bull evolved from this breed. I don't think any dog is inherently agressive (unless bred that way). Pit Bulls are beautiful dogs and deserve respect. Cruel dog owners/fighters have given the dog a bad name.

I have heard the same thing, that their brains out grow their heads and eventually they all become mean. I don't know if it is necessarily true or not, but pit bulls turning mean go for the throat and you cannot pry them off for anything. I personally wouldn't own one just because I have three children and couldn't bare if something were to happen to them. My sister's husband actually owned a pit when they married and the dog ended up snapping and taking the head off their new puppy. She has two small children as well and told him he had to get rid of it immediately. You can never be to careful over that sort of thing. I think a lot of it is breeded into their breed though. A lot become fighters and I think throughout generations it's become something that just eventually stays with them and comes out. thanks for sharing this discussion and God bless

Well, why I wouldn't want one because they don't fit my lifestyle, I have had experience around a few super great ones. I honnestly think that while there are a few that do "go bad" it's due to the owner. These dogs require a great amount of positive enforcement and you can never be rough when disciplining them. The one's I got to be around were exceptional dogs, trained by an exceptional person. Jim was a parapalegic. He trained his dog, Thor, a beautiful brindle pit bull, to push, not pull his wheelchair. He had a bar built onto the back of his chair, at the height of Thor's shoulders, and Thor was trained to drop his head and push the chair from behind using his shoulders. Funny thing about Thor, he loved to help EVERYONE move along fluidly. So, if you were walking and patted your leg, he would come up and goose you and shove you right along. He was truly a neat dog. The first time I met him, I entered the house and the dog came to the door. I instantly froze, seeing this dog, and thinking, OH BOY this isn't good! And the dog came up and sniffed me, and got very excited and started nudging my hand for a good petting. Jim was training another dog, a female pit bull to do the same thing as Thor, and while I don't remember her name, she was of the exact temperment and friendliness as Thor. While I don't need one, we have enough dogs with dominant personalities, if I didn't have any other dogs, and had the time to be a good owner, I might consider one.