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In reply to the discussion: Pit Bulls Were Never "Nanny Dogs". Never. It's A Myth [View all]Spider Jerusalem
(21,786 posts)9. The pit bull as such didn't exist in the 19th century
a search of Google books shows almost all references are to the English Staffordshire bull terrier (which is not the same breed as the American pit bull terrier) or to the Old English Sheepdog, no references whatever to the American pit bull. (And in fact a Google search for "nanny dog" brings up a prominently displayed link to the Wikipedia entry for the Staffordshire bull terrier.)
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Pit bulls are nanny dogs only if they're breast feeding at the Olive Garden
Cali_Democrat
Mar 2013
#10
I don't know about Nanny, but I saw one nursing a small child at the Olive Garden.
progressoid
Mar 2013
#11
The problems aren't caused by the dogs -its humans who just get the dog they deserve.
Sunlei
Mar 2013
#83
Raised in the wrong hands we are violent and have the power to completely wipe ourselves out
Arcanetrance
Mar 2013
#40
I was attacked by a Jack Russell when I was young I've never been attacked by a pit or
Arcanetrance
Mar 2013
#61
I think some take the term "nanny dog" too literally. It just means they were good
Honeycombe8
Mar 2013
#49