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In reply to the discussion: Pitbulls Used to Be Considered the Perfect "Nanny Dogs" for Children -- [View all]Lordquinton
(7,886 posts)239. I knew someone who worked at a vet
and she would write down breed certifications, any pit she came across was deemed a "Terrier mix" so they could get around certain ordinances.
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Pitbulls Used to Be Considered the Perfect "Nanny Dogs" for Children -- [View all]
xchrom
Feb 2013
OP
and yet with all your "experience" you need to make your case with personal insults. Bad dog.
TeamPooka
Feb 2013
#108
nothing you said addresses your use of insults in this debate and that's what I commented on
TeamPooka
Feb 2013
#195
You are so right. The problems start when fools purchase problem dogs.
DollarBillHines
Feb 2013
#324
+1. Professional horse trainer/breeder here, and owner of JRTs. Agreed on all fronts.
riderinthestorm
Feb 2013
#230
I do not know your dog and how can I asses it from a picture? What I do know is
Drahthaardogs
Feb 2013
#293
You are lucky to have such intimate knowledge of DUer truebluegreen. I have only met a few
uppityperson
Feb 2013
#295
Anyone who does not understand that in America, we breed a ton of unhealthy,
Drahthaardogs
Feb 2013
#299
I agree AKC and breeding practices for a physical trait is idiotic. Am just saying I am envious of
uppityperson
Feb 2013
#301
They CAN be bred indiscriminately but I know people who breed them and are very careful of
uppityperson
Feb 2013
#303
Good dog, friendly, smart, no health problems=possibility of breeding. Simplistically put.
uppityperson
Feb 2013
#348
A "Pit Bull type dog" is anything with 4 legs & a tail that the media wants you to be afraid of.
baldguy
Feb 2013
#189
Pit bulls are not "pain intolerant" or even "pain tolerant", that is a myth.
uppityperson
Feb 2013
#298
Deaths by dogs > Pit bulls 71 %. Your argument is exactly the same as "guns don't kill people"
KittyWampus
Feb 2013
#70
Who owns guns? The analogy is exact. Pit Bulls were intentionally bred to be killers.
KittyWampus
Feb 2013
#78
The analogy CAN'T be exact. Dogs are living creatures with their own thoughts and instincts...
Moonwalk
Feb 2013
#196
Pit bulls have never been bred to kill people, that I've heard. Where did you hear that?
Honeycombe8
Feb 2013
#134
The problem with that is...lots of injuries are blamed on "pit bulls" that aren't actually pit bulls
Honeycombe8
Feb 2013
#133
Because hysterias like this make witnesses identify every dog as a "Pit Bull"
Recursion
Feb 2013
#174
I'm not suprised that you can't provide supporting documentation for your misguided ideas.
baldguy
Feb 2013
#377
Heh. Now you say there are "problems with this report" - a report you yourself introduced!
Nine
Feb 2013
#389
You "don't dispute" this, you "don't dispute" that & "don't dispute" this other thing -
baldguy
Feb 2013
#390
So, the SPCA, Michigan State University, the ABA, the National Canine Research Council,
baldguy
Feb 2013
#400
I have a boxer/ rottie pet. He's like another child. He will bark like an idiot if
glowing
Feb 2013
#2
less testosterone is a good thing for many male dogs, and if you don't fix a female, you will be
glowing
Feb 2013
#53
I have a male and female, both fixed. He tries to mount her sometimes. She thinks it's a game.
Honeycombe8
Feb 2013
#153
That made me chuckle. That's pretty weird. But whatever floats his boat. nt
Honeycombe8
Feb 2013
#198
Its being responsible. And they are fully functional without these bits and parts.
glowing
Feb 2013
#68
No, you were not wrong. But with a rescue dog, special care needs to be taken.
Honeycombe8
Feb 2013
#137
My brother had to have his nose rebuilt after a black lab acosted him while being pet. They
Ed Suspicious
Feb 2013
#184
Since what you have is a mutt, how would they identify her as a pit mix? Is that what you say she
Honeycombe8
Feb 2013
#140
it would be interesting to read any primary sources from over a century ago
datasuspect
Feb 2013
#12
Actual historical analysis posted below. Pit bulls were NEVER nanny dogs. They were bred to fight.
KittyWampus
Feb 2013
#71
You are incorrect. They were called nanny dogs. The famous RCA dog? A pit bull.
Honeycombe8
Feb 2013
#141
My ex's Springer Spaniel bit a neighbor boy, and he growled & barked at me....
Honeycombe8
Feb 2013
#260
I don't know where you get your info, but pits don't have pain intolerance, and their jaws
Honeycombe8
Feb 2013
#404
Your dog WAS A MUTT. Why is that so hard to grasp. She was categorically NOT A PITT BULL.
KittyWampus
Feb 2013
#72
The problem is that any large Molosser that attacks anyone gets called a "pit bull" by witnesses
Recursion
Feb 2013
#169
Then thats your choice, but placing a black mark on these dogs is not exactly fair.
glowing
Feb 2013
#48
When it leaves them homeless or on the kill list, yeah, I think it effects them.
glowing
Feb 2013
#61
I'm not the one that put the black mark on them. The deaths left in their wake did that. n/t
cynatnite
Feb 2013
#165
little yappy dogs don't kill people. Oh, and a rottie/boxer is a mutt. A MUTT.
KittyWampus
Feb 2013
#79
Ok, what do you think most pitt and rottie mixes are? They get tagged with a "brand".
glowing
Feb 2013
#86
So what are you saying? That all big dogs are dangerous? Or more dangerous than smaller dogs?
uppityperson
Feb 2013
#362
I don't think that's true, objectively speaking. They can be made to be aggressive,
Honeycombe8
Feb 2013
#142
Chihuahuas can be feisty, by nature. But of course, if they bite you, it doesn't kill you. nt
Honeycombe8
Feb 2013
#143
I pull my kids close when they are in striking range of any dog that looks like it could kill them
alcibiades_mystery
Feb 2013
#23
The only thing about the pitbulls I've been around is that you can get a little bruised up playing
brewens
Feb 2013
#31
"Nanny Dog? Not so much." A dude bothers to do actual research on the Nanny Dog claim
alcibiades_mystery
Feb 2013
#50
Thanks so much. I don't demonize any breed but do realize the reality of dog breeding
KittyWampus
Feb 2013
#64
LOL! It's got a lot of actual historical sources. It was highly educational with REAL information.
KittyWampus
Feb 2013
#82
Any dog can snap and I would never take a chance on a pit bull never snapping.
MotherPetrie
Feb 2013
#51
Cars kill and injure more people each year than Pit Bulls. Guns kill more people than Pit Bulls.
KittyWampus
Feb 2013
#81
Wow, the further I read into this thread, the numbers go up and up and up
uppityperson
Feb 2013
#354
So if the dangers of one animal is ignored, the dangers of all animals should be?
MotherPetrie
Feb 2013
#102
No, it means that animals should be properly trained & rerspected - then they won't be dangerous.
baldguy
Feb 2013
#119
I'll tell that to my neighbor, whose leashed dachshund was attacked by another neighor's
MotherPetrie
Feb 2013
#121
I'll tell you about the time my leashed Pit Bull was attacked by a neighbor's Standard Poodle.
baldguy
Feb 2013
#130
Since I was attacked by a St Bernard, I will continue to be careful around all dogs.
uppityperson
Feb 2013
#355
I brought her over to my sister's Super Bowl party, and she had an, um..."incident".
baldguy
Feb 2013
#340
I gotta take issue with this insistence. The "media" didn't do anything but report on
MADem
Feb 2013
#87
Meh, if I think I could devote the time necessary to train/socialize one...
Left2Tackle
Feb 2013
#94
Did you know the family and the dog? Was it a full breed? Did you sue them?
Honeycombe8
Feb 2013
#148
Oh, how horrible. He got out of his yard into yours? How horrible. Your poor dog...
Honeycombe8
Feb 2013
#203
A great deal of training and abuse goes into making a dog - any dog - into a killer.
baldguy
Feb 2013
#129
You said "I don't trust any dog." So why are you posting to a dog thread...
Honeycombe8
Feb 2013
#149
this is going to be one of those nasty threads where the only thing that
liberal_at_heart
Feb 2013
#131
That's true. I love all dogs, but if you own a large dog, it's a big responsibility...
Honeycombe8
Feb 2013
#146
I read this a long time ago. It's not just the media, though, that did this to the pitbull. It's the
Honeycombe8
Feb 2013
#128
I agree with you there. People tend to call any nondescript dog that bites a "pit." nt
Honeycombe8
Feb 2013
#197
I agree they are more dangerous than many other dogs, but the owners aren't
Honeycombe8
Feb 2013
#253
I'm hijacking this thread. Anyone makes another post and it's curtains for fido!
randome
Feb 2013
#181
I've seen cops and reporters identify a ton of different Molossers as "pit bulls"
Recursion
Feb 2013
#290
" It's up to responsible owners to train, care for and socialize our bullies properly"
Catherina
Feb 2013
#398
That's a wonderful story. But it doesn't negate the negatives of the breed.
Honeycombe8
Feb 2013
#285
Yeah, but did the AKC recommend alligators as the best dog for families for decades?
MadHound
Feb 2013
#317
the AKC is an abomination only interested in money. They don't give a crap about dogs or humans.
KittyWampus
Feb 2013
#393
And of course all this uninformed hysteria about Pit Bulls covers up one salient fact
baldguy
Feb 2013
#360