Thread: Any Pitbull owners here?

I think a lot of pit bull blood lines are shit. For some reason it's a breed that became very popular with white trash and gangsta G's, and they ruined the breed.

Originally Posted by Little Wing

Breed Myths

"Pit Bulls have locking jaws." The jaws of the Pit Bull are functionally
the same as the jaws of any other breed, and this has been proven via
expert examination.

The few studies which have been conducted of the structure of the
skulls, mandibles and teeth of Pit Bulls show that, in proportion to their
size, their jaw structure and thus its inferred functional morphology, is
no different than that of any [other] breed of dog. There is absolutely
not evidence for the existence of any kind of ’locking mechanism’ unique
to the structure of the jaw and/or teeth of the American Pit Bull Terrier,
says Dr. I. Lerh Brisbin of the University of Georgia (from the ADBA
booklet, “Discover the American Pit Bull Terrier.)


“Pit Bulls have more bite pressure per square inch (PSI) than any
other breed.” This is absolutely false.

Tests that have been done comparing the bite pressure of several
breeds showed pressure PSI (per square inch) to be considerably lower
than some wild estimates that have been made. Testing has shown that
the domestic dog averages about 320 lbs of pressure per square inch.
Recently Dr. Brady Barr of National Geographic conducted a comparative
test between a Pit Bull, a Rottweiler, and a German Shepherd. The Pit
Bull had the LOWEST PSI OF THE THREE.

Originally Posted by KILLEROFSAINTS

duh on bite strength....it is related to head size....mastiff type dogs could rip off limbs...but they love us too much to even consider

My Mastiff doesn't have a prey instinct at all. If you ever want to see a 130lb dog run from a squirrel come to my back yard.

cool ....a tiny dog^^


to prince

Originally Posted by hoyle21

My Mastiff doesn't have a prey instinct at all. If you ever want to see a 130lb dog run from a squirrel come to my back yard.

danes are very sweet too...love those gentle giants...


i only heard trish growl if i yelled at the baby

For More Vintage Pictures Of Pit Bulls With Kids:
For Over 150 Years Americans Knew What Pit Bulls Were Famous For. BABYSITTING! | Yonah Ward Grossman
http://www.ywgrossman.com/photoblog/?p=1103
For Over 150 Years Americans Knew What Pit Bulls Were Famous For. BABYSITTING!- Pt. III | Yonah Ward Grossman

31 U.S. fatal dog attacks occurred in 2011. Despite being regulated in Military Housing areas and over 650 U.S. cities, pit bulls led these attacks accounting for 71% (22). Pit bulls make up less than 5% of the total U.S. dog population.

The year 2011 also marks an increase in pet pit bulls killing their owners. Of the 8 total instances this year in which a family dog inflicted fatal injury to its primary caretaker, the dog's owner, 88% (7) involved pet pit bulls.

Together, pit bulls (22) and rottweilers (4), the number two lethal dog breed, accounted for 84% of all fatal attacks in 2011. In the 7-year period from 2005 to 2011, this same combination accounted for 74% (157) of the total recorded deaths (213).

http://blog.dogsbite.org/2012/01/201...stics.html?m=1

Originally Posted by Prince

check out the pics.

Pit bull advocates often claim that by World War I, the pit bull had become the "most popular dog in America." A source is never cited with this claim. In 2006, the publication Animal People tested this claim. By searching the classified dogs-for-sale ads between 1900 to 1950 on NewspaperArchive.com, the group discovered that huskies and St. Bernards were the most popular dogs of that period. Of the 34 breeds searched, pit bulls ranked 25th.
Due to the different names that pit bulls are known by, Animal People ran searches on three names: pit bull terrier, Staffordshire, and American bulldog. As the group states, "The exercise was skewed toward finding more pit bulls rather than fewer, since multiple searches were run to try to find pit bulls under a variety of different names." The combined sum of these three breeds came to 34,770; 1% of the sampling of nearly 3.5 million breed-specific mentions of dogs.

http://www.dogsbite.org/dangerous-do...bull-myths.php

Any dog can be unpredictable. Ive owned several in the past with no issues with children, they never cared much for other animals though. I personally would get to know the animal first and use a judgment call from your feeling of the animal. Also, I would never introduce any breed to my family or family dog just for a social visit out of the blue.

FYI, Pits do not have the ability to "lock" there jaws and are not inherently unstable as the media and misinformed people would like to make others believe.

They key to a happy family and dog is to set up structure and boundaries from the time any dog comes home. Socialization training also very important. If your dog has never had this then bad things can happen, this being with any breed.


Info on bite pressures.
National Canine Research Council

A blog with sources on Pit Myths
Rebound Hounds: Pit Bull Myths Debunked

Originally Posted by OfficerFarva

When it comes down to it all in the end its YOUR child and you have to make the decisions you think are best.

Well said.

...the UKC standard for the
American Pit Bull Terrier states
that anything over 60 pounds for a
male and 50 pounds for a female
is UNDESIRABLE? Dogs that weigh
70+ pounds are grossly incorrect
and NOT typical Pit Bulls. Don't let
SCAM BREEDERS charge you
$1000, $2000, $3000 or more for
an incorrect, sub-standard Pit Bull.
Research the breed, and seek out
TRUE representatives of the
American Pit Bull Terrier. For more
info on what a REAL Pit Bull should
look like, see this page.

you need to be more concerned with how a pitbull will accept another dog
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In general, RPB does not recommend first time guardians bringing a Pit
Bull into a home that already has other dogs, or adding other dogs to a
home that has just one dog that happens to be a Pit Bull. If a novice
chooses to have a Pit Bull in a multi-dog home, it is ESSENTIAL that the dogs
are kept separated, unless someone is around (and that
means "in the same room") to supervise them, 100% of the time. This goes
whether there has ever been any exhibited dog-directed aggression or not.


we keep ours separate but i have owned others that were litter-mates that got along fine.

Originally Posted by hoyle21

I think a lot of pit bull blood lines are shit. For some reason it's a breed that became very popular with white trash and gangsta G's, and they ruined the breed.

absolutely agree. no kennel club would recognize these big brute gansta dogs as any real type of pitbull. they simply are not. they are a rip off.

Originally Posted by Little Wing

absolutely agree. no kennel club would recognize these big brute gansta dogs as any real type of pitbull. they simply are not. they are a rip off.

absolutely


like that dwarf ck dude thinking his mutant pit is somekind of seperate breed...what a dumbass kid

Every Nigger Spic and Wankster own a pit bull where I live.. and it's disgusting..

Get a fucking White Man's Dog.

Don't ask me what I have tho

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Originally Posted by Little Wing

Pet Pitbull - Find the Pit Bull

Why is the only small gay looking dog with a harness the Pit Bull?

I think someone has a cock in their mouth and is putting that crap together.

Breed Standards & Appearance

"Real" Pit Bulls aren't
oversized, bulky, or
'wide' - they are a
"balanced" dog

Originally Posted by Silver_Back

Why is the only small gay looking dog with a harness the Pit Bull?

I think someone has a cock in their mouth and is putting that crap together.

Breed Standards & Appearance

I'll just place this here, to make it easier. Get comfortable...
Punish the Deed, not the Breed!

The question for me wasn't really what breed I should get, but rather, what age should I get....and the answer is a puppy.

Originally Posted by bigbenj

Pitbull Saves Baby from Hanging | Pitbull Resource

This one would get anyone choked up.

Originally Posted by bigbenj

This one would get anyone choked up.

I'll choke you up

My brother had a brindel 90 lb. pit-did not like little kids and old people