Question for pitbull owners
- Thread starter BrkD
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nice dogs and wow this thread is old. I have Rotties so a lot of the stygmas apply to them as well. Us "mean" dog owners just have to show people the truth when we can.
First pic is the same dog as the pup in the second pic.
First pic is the same dog as the pup in the second pic.
Zombie as in back from the dead.....as in this is an old and dead thread that got ressurrected.
While I will agree that training can affect a dog's behavior....many dogs over the years were so popular that inbreeding to satisfy demand caused major issues. Collies, cocker spaniels, German Shepard's, Doberman and currently in the last few yrs, pit bulls.
Unless you can really trace the lineage AND behavior of every dog back for dozens of yrs, you can be taking a big risk.
Pits can be excellent pets.....if bought from an extremely reliable breeder. That's not to say you can't find a rescue or a local one that is a fine pet and you will never have issues...just for me, they are not on my list of desirables until the popularity wanes greatly and some time goes by to minimize the genetic throwbacks.
Unless you can really trace the lineage AND behavior of every dog back for dozens of yrs, you can be taking a big risk.
Pits can be excellent pets.....if bought from an extremely reliable breeder. That's not to say you can't find a rescue or a local one that is a fine pet and you will never have issues...just for me, they are not on my list of desirables until the popularity wanes greatly and some time goes by to minimize the genetic throwbacks.
Yes they do! I've been bit by more smaller dogs in my life, never a large breed ironically enough.
As far as genetics go, I'm no expert, both my dogs were rescues, didn't come from a reputable breeder, both are angels.
They can make fantastic family pets for people that are willing to put in the work necessary to bringing them up in the right way.
Bully breeds aren't for everybody, that's a fact.
