ThatDude30
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I am a proud owner of a Pit Bul(Bruiser), Rottweiler(Diamond), and Sheltie(Willow). All three are loving dogs. I admit my pit bul, when it comes to strangers, he gets a little excited. He has never bit anyone or another animal. I feel that isn't so much a bad thing. He is the biggest sweetheart and most sensitive dog I have ever owned or met in my 30 years of life. He stays with my mother and she has a yellow lab(Sunni), and the yellow lab makes sure the pit knows whose boss. She also has a cat(Max) and they are best friends. The pit is always there to cheer you up. To us(me, Mother, Father, Brother, and Sister) he is the biggest baby and most loyal dog we ever owned. When I was a kid we had a black lab and that dog bite me on my face as I was just sitting there petting her. People are intimidated by Pit Bul. Being the only people living in the same house as him is my mother and younger sister, as my father past few years ago, and my brother and I, got our own places with our girlfriends, I can sleep a little easier at night knowing that Bruiser is there with my mother and younger sister.
My mother doesn't live in the safest of neighborhoods. About a week ago 3 people(an elderly woman, middle aged woman, and a 9 year old girl) got stabbed right out front of her house. So when the neighbors see me walking my pit bul and ask "is he nice?" "Does he bite?" I respond, " No hes not nice and he might bite." He is very muscular and looks very intimidating. My yellow lab would let anyone just walk in the house and he will greet him. So I make sure my mothers neighbors know she has a big pit bul in that house in hopes no one thinks of breaking in.
Brief history & facts about the Pit Bul Breed.
Pit Bulls were created by breeding bulldogs and terriers together to produce a dog that combined the gameness and agility of the terrier with the strength of a bulldog. They were originally used in blood sports such as bull-baiting and bear-baiting, which was eventually banned. Unfortunately Pit bulls are still a popular choice for criminal to use in illegal underground dog fighting.( Romans hosted a series of events where humans would fight till the death shedding massive amounts of blood.)
Pit Bulls became catch dogs for semi-wild cattle and hogs, to hunt, drive livestock, and as family companions. The American Veterinary Medical Association(AVMA) conducted a controlled study reviewing dog bites. The studies do not show Pit Bulls to be proportionately dangerous. Pit Bull type dogs are more frequently identified in cases involving dog bites and attacks, but reviews suggest this mat relate to the popularity of the breed.
Other studies show that the dog breeds most likely to bite is the Dachshund, Chihuahua, and Jack Russel Terrier. Also the family favorite Labrador is responsible for the highest number of canine attacks and personal injury claims, according to the research by pet insurers, Animal Friends.
I was surprised to find that Labradors are responsible for the highest number of canine attacks. If you see, Labradors are one of the breeds that are most commonly used to breed with Pit Bulls. Provided with this information, can it be the cross breed between Pit Bulls and Labradors that give Pit Bulls their bad rep? Do pure breed Pit Bulls bite more people than a Pit Bull/Labrador mix?
I understand a lot of people probably think Pit Bulls are the only dogs used in underground dog fighting, which is not true. And I believe the way a dog is raised has a lot to do with influencing the risk of that dog biting someone. Pit Bulls are misunderstood because of the lack of understanding humans have, and the lack of research and knowledge.
One more thing! Pit Bulls having a lock jaw and wont let go because they don't want to is false. Its a myth, Pit Bulls do not have locking jaws, there is no physiological "locking mechanism" in the jaw muscle andbone structure.
My mother doesn't live in the safest of neighborhoods. About a week ago 3 people(an elderly woman, middle aged woman, and a 9 year old girl) got stabbed right out front of her house. So when the neighbors see me walking my pit bul and ask "is he nice?" "Does he bite?" I respond, " No hes not nice and he might bite." He is very muscular and looks very intimidating. My yellow lab would let anyone just walk in the house and he will greet him. So I make sure my mothers neighbors know she has a big pit bul in that house in hopes no one thinks of breaking in.
Brief history & facts about the Pit Bul Breed.
Pit Bulls were created by breeding bulldogs and terriers together to produce a dog that combined the gameness and agility of the terrier with the strength of a bulldog. They were originally used in blood sports such as bull-baiting and bear-baiting, which was eventually banned. Unfortunately Pit bulls are still a popular choice for criminal to use in illegal underground dog fighting.( Romans hosted a series of events where humans would fight till the death shedding massive amounts of blood.)
Pit Bulls became catch dogs for semi-wild cattle and hogs, to hunt, drive livestock, and as family companions. The American Veterinary Medical Association(AVMA) conducted a controlled study reviewing dog bites. The studies do not show Pit Bulls to be proportionately dangerous. Pit Bull type dogs are more frequently identified in cases involving dog bites and attacks, but reviews suggest this mat relate to the popularity of the breed.
Other studies show that the dog breeds most likely to bite is the Dachshund, Chihuahua, and Jack Russel Terrier. Also the family favorite Labrador is responsible for the highest number of canine attacks and personal injury claims, according to the research by pet insurers, Animal Friends.
I was surprised to find that Labradors are responsible for the highest number of canine attacks. If you see, Labradors are one of the breeds that are most commonly used to breed with Pit Bulls. Provided with this information, can it be the cross breed between Pit Bulls and Labradors that give Pit Bulls their bad rep? Do pure breed Pit Bulls bite more people than a Pit Bull/Labrador mix?
I understand a lot of people probably think Pit Bulls are the only dogs used in underground dog fighting, which is not true. And I believe the way a dog is raised has a lot to do with influencing the risk of that dog biting someone. Pit Bulls are misunderstood because of the lack of understanding humans have, and the lack of research and knowledge.
One more thing! Pit Bulls having a lock jaw and wont let go because they don't want to is false. Its a myth, Pit Bulls do not have locking jaws, there is no physiological "locking mechanism" in the jaw muscle andbone structure.