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In reply to the discussion: Pitbulls Used to Be Considered the Perfect "Nanny Dogs" for Children -- [View all]Drahthaardogs
(6,843 posts)than you have in your entire body. I have won two AFC with retrievers, titled dogs in schutzhund and french ring, won a national breeder's award for two litters, and trained professionally for years. I play all the doggie games. I have been at this game since I was a little boy and I put my hands on more dogs in a month than you do in a lifetime.
Breeding is huge, and one only has to look to the FCI system to see superior health, temperament, and individual dogs. The AKC is a joke and they have ruined irish setters, cocker spaniels, rottweilers, dobermans, german shepherds, and most recently border collies and Jack Russel terriers. FCI dogs don't have those problems because they have actual breeding standards, certificates, and breed wardens.
The modern pit bull is a damned serious dog and about 1 person in 200 has any business owning them, and about 1 person in 2000 has any business breeding them. The breed is a freaking mess full of unstable dogs with drives that are out of balance and dog sharpness that has spilled over into man sharpness. They were never bred to be man stoppers like a malinois, but today they are. Poor breeding. Period!