Can you find the Pit Bull?

[Aussie_hippie_2]

I win!

 

[labont865]

Phaedros, that is a beautiful critter---thanks for sharing the pix!!! And a brindle!!! I'm on my 2nd Staffy-mix rescue, brindle as well; she came all the way from Georgia!!

Labont, you state the AmStaff is more human-aggressive than the AmPit. My experiences have been quite the opposite, unless the mix tempers it (1st was Pointer, this one is unknown--looks all Staffy). Just interesting, as I love these dogs more than any other breed I've ever lived with (except for my superloyal Tibetan Terrier).:huh:

No I am by no means sayoing they are necessarily human aggressive. But by breeding they are more human aggressive than a true Pit Bull. They are no more human aggressive than most other breeds of dog. It was a tradeoff in the breeding of them from Pit Bulls. They were so woried about getting rid of the dog aggressivness they stopped paying attention to the human aggression. And as a result the Staffordshire Terrier is to an extent more human aggressive than a true Pit Bull.

 

[judgemax]

Many of these breeds are regarded to be the same. All are frequently considered Pit Bulls as a generic term. Most fall into the "Bully" breed term. None are true Pit Bulls. Staffordshire Terriers were created from major selective breeding between Pit Bulls and a few other breeds of dog, including Bull dogs, Boxers and Mastiffs.

Wataugachicken- This makes a huge difference. The breeds all show completely different traits. Staffordshire Terriers for example tend to be more human agressive and less dog aggressive than Pit Bulls. A true Pit Bull is Bred and actively bred to have absolutely no aggression towards humans. But they were selectively bred to be aggressive towards other dogs. Especially other dogs of the same sex. Wit their original breeding they were bred to fight. BUT the human had to be able to grab the dog, and be able to handle the dog in the middle of the fight to avoid either dog from getting seriously hurt. A dog that can only fight once is alot of lost money. This is another common misconseption of REAL dog fighting. It was never a fight to the death. Ocasionally it did happen but it was not the intent to let the dogs kill eachother. They want repeat contenders much like boxing. Staffordshire Terriers were created to have a dog that could be with other dogs but still look like a Pit Bull. They were created with looks in mind only. As most things are. They had issues with keeping the look the same while doing this. Hence why we have quite a few different types of Staffy, depending on how they were bred and what they were mixed with.

The reason this is such a huge issue with APBT lovers is that there are other breeds being classified as one breed and any atack or issue that happens is being blamed on the one specific breed which is not fair. Especialy now that the breed is officially recognized by numerous associations. The ban that is common now is a huge issue aswell for all dog owners. It leaves them open to take any dog they want to. A friend of mine just lost his papered show quality pure bred golden lab because a pound employee deemed it a pit bull. it was taken and euthanized all while my friend was at work. Not even a note on his dor. He came home wondering where his dog was. Figured it must have gotten out of the yard, calls the pound. They tell him oh no sorry sir your Pit Bull was put to sleep today. He then explained it was a lab and they argued with him even after he showed them the papers. They are trying to tell him the papaers were forged. This is the problem with the ban most areas are implimenting. Bans are not the way to go. A proper licensing system is the way to go.

In dog fighting, when a dog showed any human agression, it was to be destroyed, they did not tolerate it, the dog , no matter how injured, sick ect, was to let any human near it.

Labonte, there was a very similar situation here, the shelter "found " a freinds boxer, and euthinized it, they claimed it was a pit x even though he had papers showing it was a full blooded boxer, they put him down no sooner than he left the shelter,( to get mor ei nfoe that they requested) they said regardles, it was a pit mix, and was roaming the streets, ..sickened me so, it was a very pretty dog, thats what started the whole rescue idea, ..how many went down, that the owners had no idea?..it kills me! I told him to contact a lawyer, haven't gheard anything yet though!

 

[labont865]

In dog fighting, when a dog showed any human agression, it was to be destroyed, they did not tolerate it, the dog , no matter how injured, sick ect, was to let any human near it.

Labonte, there was a very similar situation here, the shelter "found " a freinds boxer, and euthinized it, they claimed it was a pit x even though he had papers showing it was a full blooded boxer, they put him down no sooner than he left the shelter,( to get mor ei nfoe that they requested) they said regardles, it was a pit mix, and was roaming the streets, ..sickened me so, it was a very pretty dog, thats what started the whole rescue idea, ..how many went down, that the owners had no idea?..it kills me! I told him to contact a lawyer, haven't gheard anything yet though!

Exsactly, they were not bred for human aggression.

I can tell you about 30 stories similar to that. It sickens me to no end.

 

[Lady G]

I didn't realize you had already answered and voted for 10..sorry if I messed up your poll. But hey at least I voted right:huh:

 

[labont865]

I didn't realize you had already answered and voted for 10..sorry if I messed up your poll. But hey at least I voted right:huh:

hahaha no worries.

if one of th mods is able to edit the poll could you take 3 votes off #10 there were only 3 votes on it when I posted the nswer, then if you could close the poll that would be great

 

[Blueiz]

hahaha no worries.

if one of th mods is able to edit the poll could you take 3 votes off #10 there were only 3 votes on it when I posted the nswer, then if you could close the poll that would be great

done..

 

[labont865]

Thank you very much

 

[Reddog80p]

Here is my challenge.

Simply post a number for which one you think is the Pit Bull. at the end I will tell you which is the real "Pit Bull".
This is the 4th time I have posted this poll on a website lets see if you guys can do better than the other sites.

Votes:

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8.1 vote
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10. 1 vote
Total votes.

Number 8 if we are talking about the same dog, the bottom row 1st dog (big buskin dog)on the left is does not appear to be a staffordshire terrier, But It's hard to tell. Most of the pitbull terriers of today are not what they once were. Pitbulls are bred for size now, when in fact they were not this size years ago. A 80 lb. dog back then was "uncommon", where now I've seen pits over 100lbs. The common size for pits back then was around 45 lbs.

 

[Reddog80p]

Just my other dogs. The male brown (w/black nose) is my friends dog "derf" (fred backwards, his dad was fred R.I.P), The female brindle is snickers, and the rock jumper is Duke.