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diehardbiker65 said:
Well..... Staffordshire Terrier and American Pitbull have shared the same heritage and they are nearly identical. They have earned their own names and both are registered in a different kennel club.
Both breeds are not supposed to be humane aggressive, but highly aggresive toward dogs, cats, etc. This is the reason why many shelter/pounds refuse to place a pit bull or stafforshire terrier in a home with other pets.
Well no offense, APBT and staffordshire terrier make a lousy guard dog. I think people are afraid of your dog because they assume that those bully looking dogs look fearful. If you get a Presa Canario, your neigbor is going to give you the same respond. In reality, your dog will not protect you from a thief because your dog does not have the proper training to recongize the threats from other people. It is not because your dog is a staffordshire terrier.
You have a great deal to learn about stafforshire terrier and APBT. What you have said is typical ignorant dog owner.
Pro and Con
The pros
Pit Bulls are very people friendly
For many, the best trait of Pit Bull type dogs is how much they love people. They always enjoy meeting strangers and usually greet everyone with a wagging tail and a tone of kisses.
The Cons
Pit Bull can be poor Guard Dogs
Don't count on a Pit Bull to guard your house or property or you might be disappointed. Pit Bulls were not bred for protection.
The Alterative
If you need protection, get an Alarm System.
We don't think dogs should have the responsibility of judging a situation and making a decision based on our human concepts of right and wrong. In fact, we believe that as the "leader" of the pack, it is our responsibility to protect our dogs, not the other way around.
From above here
http://www.mprgroup.net/misc/proscons.html
To anyone who doesn't know a thing about Pitbull, I advise to visit those links
Please take your time and re-educate yourself.. I highly advise you to visit this links
Both are graphic! WARNING
http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/sadreality.html
http://www.pitbullproblem.tk/
I feel like I need to RE EDUCATE the public.
Myth 1 about pit bull
"Pit Bulls have locking jaws"
There is nothing about a Pit Bull jaws that would greatly distinguish them from the jaws of other breed. The breed's jaws can't lock more than a poodle's can. Pit Bulls do have a lot of jaw-strength, however. The wide jaws allow them to hold onto an object, even dangling mid-air. This is a trait that comes from the bulldog ancestors of the breed. jaw strength was needed in order for a dog to be proficient at bullbaiting, in which the dog would grab the bull by the nose and hang on until the enraged animal was subdued.
"Dr. I Lehr Brisbin of the University of Georgia: " The few studies which have been conducted for 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 breed of dog. There is absolutely no evidence for the existence of any kind of "Locking mechanism" unqiue to the structure of the jaw and/or teeth of the american pit bull terrier. "
Myth 2
"Pit Bulls can hold on with their front teeth while chewing with their back teeth."
Another phsyical impossibility. Pit Bulls jaws are constructed in the same way any other breed's jaws are.
Myth 3
"All Pit Bulls are vicious or Pit Bulls are born mean"
No one breed as a whole is bad, the same as no one race of human is bad. Much has to do with the individual, it's genes upbringing, and training. In the case of Pit Bulls, a b reed that was created to be especially gentle with people, all of the human aggressive dogs are victims of one or more of the following: POOR BREEDING, BAD TRAINING, or IRRESPONISBILE UPBRINGING. There are thousands upon thousands of pit bulls that are loving, loyal, safe pets, who will live and die without ever having bitten a human. They are the proof that this "born bad" idea is FICTION, pure and simple!
Myth 4
"Pit bulls have more jaw strength per square inch than any other breed."
This is pure speculation, as there is no reliable way to test psi jaw pressure. In testing, many variable come into play (what driving the dog to bite, how motivated is the dog, etc) and it also has a lot to do with the individual dog, itself. The results vary greatly.
Myth 5
"Dogs that are aggressive towards other animals are automatically aggressive toward people"
Humane aggression in dogs is entirely different than aggression directed at other animals. Aggression toward animals is a natural trait of the breed. Hisotically, humans were always in the pit, handling fighting dogs closely, while the animals were in full fight drive. A dog that was a danger to people and prone to biting was not feasible, and therefore carefully selected against.
Myth 6
" Pit Bulls attack more people than any other breed."
Bite statistics actully show otherwise. More Popular breeds that are generally considred to be "Nice dogs" top the majority of lists. It may seem to the general public who is constantly bombared with disturbing reports on Pit Bull attacks that this is the only breed that harms humans with any great regularity. However, the fact remains that pit bulls are hot news items. Dogs of all breeds and mixes bite and attack people all the time, but it is mainly the pitbull bites that get sensationalized. A report about the local Golden Retriever that attacks and maims a child isn't considered newsworthy. No one wants to believe that any dogs even the fuzzy, cute, popular ones are cable to biting. It is much easier to blow up and sensationalize a story about a vicious dog when it is a new member of a breed whose reputation preceeds it. Pit Bulls are already considered the demons. All the reporters have to do is stand front of the camera, look horrified, and say. " A Pit Bull did it"
Myth 7
" The only people that own pit bulls are criminals and the only thing breed is good for is dog fighting"
The majority of pit bulls are owned by normal dog-loving folk. Pit Bulls are kept as companions; they are used as working dogs involved in search and rescue, thearpy, and police service; they complete in obedience, confomration, agility, tracking, and schutzund.
" Red or blue nose dogs are a special type of pit bull/rare/worth/ more than black nose dogs"
The answer to all of this above is F A L S E..... It is all about color genetic. With a blue nose this is a ressesive gene. It this idea is so similar to doberman that has four colors; fawn, blue, red, and black.
This is very complex to explain... Visit this link if you want to learn more about color coat in dogs.
http://bellsouthpwp.net/d/d/ddoggone/Homepage/Genetics/Genetics.html
i know u love pitbull so much!!!