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AKC means nothing dude. You think all Pitbull owners register their dogs? BWAHAHAHA!maybe in your neighborhood
and I never mentioned state, just general dog population
AKC means nothing dude. You think all Pitbull owners register their dogs? BWAHAHAHA!maybe in your neighborhood
and I never mentioned state, just general dog population
I must live in the wrong area code, don't see any around hereAKC means nothing dude. You think all Pitbull owners register their dogs? BWAHAHAHA!
Any dog can attack but most news stories are about pit bulls
Perhaps or maybe it's because my profession that makes the difference. I'm a dog walker and pet sitter and work closely with many rescues. The numbers you gave are based on AKC Registered purebreds. It's not an accurate number of how many of each breed exists. Over 200 Pitbulls are killed daily in LA County and the breed makes up 40% of the dogs in shelters.I must live in the wrong area code, don't see any around here
BWAHAHAHA!
The pit bull population has now risen to 40% of all the dogs in 12 shelters in Los Angeles. THAT MEANS THAT ALMOST HALF OF THE ENTIRE LOS ANGELES DOG POPULATION IS PITS OR PIT MIXES! Most are strays, tossed out like dirty laundry. It's heartbreaking." (Villalobos Rescue Center regarding the situation in Los Angeles, CA.)
AKC means nothing dude. You think all Pitbull owners register their dogs? BWAHAHAHA!
They actually do, but it's got to be a full bred American Staffordshire Terrier.I was under the impression that the AKC doesn't recognize pits as a breed.
They actually do, but it's got to be a full bred American Staffordshire Terrier.
In the 80's it was Doberman attacks that were always on the news, the 90's saw Rottie attacks, the 2000's get Pits.
I'm scared to death of pit bulls, I adore Rotties but honestly, only one dog breed will get me to run in utter terror and, no lie, it's a fucking poodle. I can pet a Pit if the owner assures me it's okay, I'm enough of a dumbass that I usually walk right up to Rotties but Poodles, I cannot go near, I am absolutely petrified.
Anyway, my point is, every decade has seen a different "target" breed.
We had one of those. But I think he may have been a mutt, I think his muzzle was longer? Or at least, that's what my stepdad said he was...They actually do, but it's got to be a full bred American Staffordshire Terrier.
But isn't that a Staffordshire Terrier then and not a Pit Bull? I thought a Pit Bull was a mix of the Staffordshire and a Bulldog, English, right?They actually do, but it's got to be a full bred American Staffordshire Terrier.
That was my point about zip codes, I'm sure certain areas are dominated by certain breeds, doubt you'll find many pit bulls in Atherton, Portola Vally, or Hillsboro yet East LA is over run by them, and they over breed them, so they end up everywhere in the immediate areaPerhaps or maybe it's because my profession that makes the difference. I'm a dog walker and pet sitter and work closely with many rescues. The numbers you gave are based on AKC Registered purebreds. It's not an accurate number of how many of each breed exists. Over 200 Pitbulls are killed daily in LA County and the breed makes up 40% of the dogs in shelters.
http://www.pbrc.net/breeding.html
ABC News’ Matt Foster reports:
What do you do with 3,000 unwanted pit bulls?
Riverside County, Calif., just east of Los Angeles, felt forced to euthanize that many each year, according to John Benoit, a member of the county’s board of supervisors.
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlin...rnia-county-orders-breed-spayed-and-neutered/
But isn't that a Staffordshire Terrier then and not a Pit Bull? I thought a Pit Bull was a mix of the Staffordshire and a Bulldog, English, right?
No. Also, Wikipedia said that the term pit bull is used to more or less describe a class of characteristics more than anactual breed. Which I think was what was closest to the answer that I was looking for. More like, what makes a pit bull a pit bull, what dogs are classified as that, I guess is what I should have said.Well, yeah... lol. Their lineage comes from mastiffs, but literally every dog breed came from others. Dogs are man made.
I thought you meant like, if a staffordshire terrier and a bulldog bred yesterday, if their puppies would be pit bulls.
I honestly don't know for sure. But American Staffs were the first to adopt the knickname and after that the term "Pitbull" was used as a loose term to describe any dog that even remotely resembled an American Staff or with a boxy head. It's so discombobulated now that I don't think anyone knows. I do know that the AKC forbids use of the term to refer to American Staffs.But isn't that a Staffordshire Terrier then and not a Pit Bull? I thought a Pit Bull was a mix of the Staffordshire and a Bulldog, English, right?
ETA: This is an honest question, I'm not asking to be an ass. I do want to know because I was always taught that a pit bull was a mixed breed or as they call them now hybrids, like a Cock-a-poo, Golden-doodle, etc.
Anyone heard of French Bulldogs attacking? That's the dog I am (trying to) convince my husband to buy me. They are so cute!
MODESTO, Calif. —
A Modesto man has died after he and his 77-year-old mother were mauled by a pack of pit bulls owned by his neighbors, sheriff's officials said Wednesday.
The 59-year-old man died of multiple traumatic injuries suffered in Tuesday's attack at his home in the city of Modesto, Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson said. His mother remained hospitalized in critical condition.
I don't know how they were raised and if I would lose in a fight to it, then I keep my distance.
you always have to be wary of a dog that you don't think you could take as you don't know what has happened to it and the more "bully" breeds have the muscle and teeth to back their action. I love Kangals a form of ANatolian herd dog and one of the oldest breeds, their known as wolf killers because they can, there's a video of a situation through a guys cam he had set up over in Turkey and showed a couple of wolves coming in to go after the goats [I think or sheep] and the dog killed both of them, had one want another but I need to get my place more enclosed as they are territorial and their territory can be where they think it is: people before me had a Pyrenees [close related to them] and it would go down the way and across the street and would let my neighbor get his mail out of his box! they also are funny around other dogs "in their area"Pit bulls are banned here, and I was wondering whether American staffies would be labelled as pit bulls... so I went to wiki, saw an image of an American Staffordshire Terrier, and thought "hhmm, that does look a lot like my idea of a pit bull, since American staffies are a lot bigger than English Staffies."
So I then go to the wiki page on the American Pit Bull Terrier, and find the exact same photo of the same dog, but apparently it's now a pit bull and not a staffie.
Of course, the staffie is now taking a lot of flack over here because it's the new status dog, tends to have a lot of pups, and is being over produced and interbred with mastiffs, other bull types, and some illegal pits.
I'm wary of breed specific legislation - I'm convinced it's down to poor breeding and poor ownership, but I'm also very aware of the power of these dogs, and my own dog was almost killed by a staffie that grabbed hold of and ripped his shoulder. Had he got the throat bite he was aiming for, my sweet spaniel wouldn't have survived.
I'm wary of most any dog I don't know while walking my dogs, but have to admit to being especially careful when I see any status type dog. I love shepherds, but don't trust other peoples. I'm happy with my springer spaniels anyway!
She's cute. I've always thought pit bulls have the cutest faces. Of course not if they're baring their teeth and ready to charge.
She's totally gonna bite everyone's face off.