Pitbull Thread

[Twysted]

Here, I will post another one..

This is my dog "Chopper" again wearing his "West Coast Choppers" winter hat to keep his big ass ears warm.

 

[Niloticus]

I love Pit Bulls and I think it is obsurd to try and ban them. I have one that is pure bred and one that is half. They are both loving and sensitive. In fact, the one that is pure bred will lay down and pee when a small dog approaches it. She would never hurt anyone or anything. She does pester our cats at times (she will lick their faces off). You can train them to be mean, but it's all in how you raise them. I have gone to the local shelter and 9 out of 10 pit bulls there are loving and want your attention. My dogs will bark when someone comes to the door, but that is normal. They love people.

Niloticus

 

[Jfrazier614]

Chance

I have a Pit BUll...his name is Chance...gorgeous dog...the best dog I have ever had. He sleeps with me at night, and even endures letting my Fiance' put a freakin' sweater on him. Great dog, love the breed...Also know that if I am stupid, then my Pit will get a bad wrap. Pit Bulls are fought because of their huge desire to please people...they will do anything to please their owner...including kill themselves. Many people who don't know the breed, but love the looks of Pits get them, but don't know what to do with them. I felt the same as a lot of people, Pit Bulls are dangerous...Chance was dropped into my lap...junk yard dog who just couldn't cut it...he would have been dead...but somehow ended up on my door step. Lucky Me...Chance has completely changed my mind about Pits. Then yesterday, I see in the paper that this lady is giving away Pit pups...I called and told her that I would take them all...well they are mixed, but I can tell they are pit...I took them all...now I have my Chance...and four female mix Pits...I just couldn't let them get into the wrong hands. We shouldn't put a ban on Pits...we should put a ban on stupid people.

 

[pitbulllady]

G-Pimp!!! LOL

sorry... but it was funny...

Anyways, I am glad I started this thread... There have been alot of great comments and discussions but I would also like to see some pictures of other peoples dogs... by all means, keep up the good conversation but lets get some more photos happening here

PitBullLady: Is that a pulchra you have as your avatar?? It is a very nice looking T... how old?? he\she??

Yes, that is a G. pulchra, my big ole' fat baby! She is approximately 8 years old, since I've had her for two years, and she was supposedly six when I got her.
I wish I had some decent photos of my Pit Bulls, but back when I bred them, digital cameras were a real novelty, and I've never been much for taking pics with regular film cameras. My sister took some digital pics with her old Sony Mavica(anyone remember those?)way back when, so I will dig through some floppy discs and see what I can find.

pitbulllady

 

[Twysted]

Here are a few recent pictures of chopper playing with the cat

 

[Empi]

I am one of the people that had there pit shot by the police. Tank was an great dog that would never have hurt anything but his toys. He was shot because when the police chased a crack head through my yard " they felt they're life was in danger". It is so stupid that they can get away with that. He was shot in the leg and then in his side as he was running away. I'm sure he was running away so he could get a good charge at them.. He only ran at them in the first place because he wanted to play. If they would have been anyone but cops I would have shot them myself. So I got another pit pup about a year and a half ago now. She is just great. And again wouldn't hurt anyone or anything. I think pits are about the best dog you can have. They are very smart and very loving animals that don't deserve the bad name that they have one bit. People act like pits are the only dogs that ever hurt people. There was a few cases just in my state where police dogs where malling little kids. I don't see them trying to ban them though. And look at dobi's. They are bred to be agressive and they are not banned. I'm not saying that they are bad dogs either. It is all about the owners. The guy that lives next to me has two pits right now and the adult is mean and pup he just got will be. Since I have lived next to the guy he has had two rots and three pits. All meaner than hell. One of his rot's bit a kid and had to be put down and the adult pit he has now killed the other adult pit he had. And now he has another pup. You can't tell me it is the dogs. I have had two great pits. And then I look at the guy next door and every dog he has had is mean. And when I say mean I mean anyone but the owner would be dead if they encountered the dogs. No dog pit or otherwise that is treated right is going to be a killer. And any dog big enough is going to be if you train them to be. That's all there is to it.

 

[Dom]

Some dogs are just an accident waiting to happen. It seems more prevelant with males. I've known a few male rotties and pits that were very good temperment until they were about 1-11/2 years old. These are dogs that I saw since they were small pups and when they got to that age they became very aggressive to non-family members.They were raised to be social and friendly to all people but just changed at that age.The females raised by the same people had no aggressive issues with them. The females were often attention-loving "sucks".
I have to agree that many of the people I see with pits look like the wrong people for the breed (don't want to judge but..).
One problem with banning specific breeds it there is alot of mixed blood which complicates the issue. There are many aggressive breeds that the polititians and general public doesn't know about that will become popular and it will become a never ending spiral of attacks and bannings. There are a couple of "bullydog sites" that try to promote responsible ownership of these breeds.

Gorgeous dog BTW!!

 

[AudreyElizabeth]

In most of my very limited experiences with pitbulls I have encountered nothing but big over-grown babies. I owned an exception for a very brief while, a blue pitt named Ozzy. While he was nothing but devoted to our family there were some people that he acted aggressively towards. I got him from a friend of ten years, who happens to be my husband's cousin, so I knew the dog's history, and he was never abused, neglected, fought or baited. I think that a lot of the breed's faults are the result of bad breeding, because in a well-bred pitbull human aggression is a very serious fault. There are too many careless breeders out there that only breed for looks and not tempermant. Ozzy was always somewhat isolated (by his choice) from human contact, preferring to stay in his doghouse rather than coming to see you. The best way I can put it is anti-social. Had we lived in a less populated area, or even a different town, (my area is the world's worst to own a pitt, Earlington Kentucky, renowned for it's rep of dog fights and crack) I would have tried to keep him, but he drew too much attention. We eventually had to give him back to our friend, who lives in a much more secluded area than we do.
Now I own a pitbull/bird dog mix, and never in my life have I seen a more gentle, calm, tolerant, and loving dog. Sissy (true to her name) is hands down the best dog I've ever owned OR met; and she was abused and neglected before we adopted her. We have had her for a little over a year now.
She is SO cute too! *proud mommy moment* Image a black dog with a white muzzle, big floppy ears, four white feet, and a white star on her chest with a black and white speckled belly. Looks just like a pitt in the face but with a long nose, and holds the most beautiful, graceful point you've ever seen. Her mom I know for a fact was a black and white pitt, the suspected dad was some sort of bird dog. (I think the dog on the O'l Roy bag. Well, not THE dog!) She weighs in at a modest 45 pounds. Gee I wish I had a scanner, I have the most adorable picture of her!

 

[pitbulllady]

Some dogs are just an accident waiting to happen. It seems more prevelant with males. I've known a few male rotties and pits that were very good temperment until they were about 1-11/2 years old. These are dogs that I saw since they were small pups and when they got to that age they became very aggressive to non-family members.They were raised to be social and friendly to all people but just changed at that age.The females raised by the same people had no aggressive issues with them. The females were often attention-loving "sucks".
I have to agree that many of the people I see with pits look like the wrong people for the breed (don't want to judge but..).
One problem with banning specific breeds it there is alot of mixed blood which complicates the issue. There are many aggressive breeds that the polititians and general public doesn't know about that will become popular and it will become a never ending spiral of attacks and bannings. There are a couple of "bullydog sites" that try to promote responsible ownership of these breeds.

Gorgeous dog BTW!!

I've already gotten a few phone calls from suspected gang members(sorry to sound so prejudiced, but anyone who calls himself "G-Dawg" on the phone and lives in Brooklyn and wants a Louisiana Catahoula is going to draw some suspicions)checking into getting a Catahoula. The first thing they inevitably ask is "can they beat up a Pit?" or "how mean can these mutha(deleted)s get?". I myself fear the day when the gang-bangers, drug-dealers and trailer trash discover the Caucasian Ovtcharka(Caucasian Mountain Dog). Yeah, there are indeed breeds out there that can make the most aggressive Pit Bull Terrier look like a Scooby Doo, which is I guess why more and more municipalities are trying to ban lists of like, 20 or so breeds and crosses(including some breeds that have been extinct for the past century or so in some cases-shows how well the politicians do their homework, doesn't it?), or banning any breed over 15 pounds. They just plain don't get it.

pitbulllady

 

[Dom]

In many hobbies/lifestlyes with the potential for danger there are often just enough morons to ruin it for the majority, and of course they just don't "get it".
Once the politicians start regulating things you know it's going to become a big mess.

 

[Empi]

In many hobbies/lifestlyes with the potential for danger there are often just enough morons to ruin it for the majority, and of course they just don't "get it".
Once the politicians start regulating things you know it's going to become a big mess.

You got that right...

 

[Immortal_sin]

Here is a thread with a pic of my pit/heeler cross, Moka.
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=26022&highlight=moka+pitbull
She loves to carry around either stuffed animals, or somebody's sock!
Here's another thread with her 'smiling' with her scarf on
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showpost.php?p=77021&postcount=13

 

[Twysted]

My friends had puppys and brought a box of them over... here are some pictures I took...

 

[Melmoth]

Absolutely gorgeous!!!

 

[Twysted]

Absolutely gorgeous!!!

yes... and that white puppy is only 4 weeks old.. my other friend has 5 week old pits and they are half the size of this monster..

 

[Aubrey Sidwell]

Hey CharlesReider,
I have to say the last picture set of Chopper with the cat is interesting. There are 4 photo's. They should read like this:

Photo #1. Chopper and cat are oblivious to your presence.
Photo #2. Chopper and cat have detected your presence.
Photo #3. Chopper realizes he is sleeping with a cat, got caught, and is pi$$ed.
Photo #4. Cat mysteriously is no longer anywhere to be seen.

 

[Sonofaglitch]

Hey CharlesReider,
I have to say the last picture set of Chopper with the cat is interesting. There are 4 photo's. They should read like this:

Photo #1. Chopper and cat are oblivious to your presence.
Photo #2. Chopper and cat have detected your presence.
Photo #3. Chopper realizes he is sleeping with a cat, got caught, and is pi$$ed.
Photo #4. Cat mysteriously is no longer anywhere to be seen.

I agree with all but the last two. To me it looks like

Photo #3. Chopper and cat have an argument, cat is about to give Chopper a good "what-for".
Photo #4. Chopper is sad because said cat stomped off, tail in the air (because that's what cats do when they don't get their way )

 

[Twysted]

lol... that is funny now that I look at it that way hehe..

 

[Immortal_sin]

that white puppy is ADORABLE!!!
Your Chopper is quite the looker as well...damn, I love pittys!

 

[Varden]

Whose to say this "nice" couple you speak of didnt starve or beat the dogs?? Ofcourse they are going to tell the media and the police "We showed it nothing but love... We never saw this comming..!!!" if they told them "We beat them and yelled at them every day just because we were bored" they would be in jail right now

I have had many dogs in my lifetime and none have ever been what I would call vicious, or even aggressive...except the pitbull we were given. We never starved or beat it, ever. And to be honest, the pitbull wasn't anything approaching vicious. It had a sweet temperament, but it also had an aggressive side. Particularly when I was in 'that time of the month'. In the end, it scared the hell out of me one too many times and we gave the pitbull to a young man whose family had raised pits. He'd been around them all his life and swore he knew how to train and treat the animal. Because of all the dog fighting going on in that end of Arkansas, I made the kid sign a contract stating I could and would take the dog back if ever I suspected he was being abused. I went back several times to visit and that pitbull was still sweet as can be...except during his wife's time of the month.

So to say that every viscious/aggressive pitbull in the world is so because of incompetent, evil owners is extremely narrow minded and not at all correct.