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DISCLAIMER FOR POTENTIAL
IDIOTS
None of the information posted in this thread is intended to promote, glorify,
or defend the "sport" (hurf) of dog fighting. It is posted in the interest of
looking back on and preserving the very real, if sometimes ugly, history of
our breed. If you use or intend to use any of the information posted in this
thread to fight your dogs, every poster in PI will find you, beat the crap out of
you, and then have our dogs take a collective crap on your face. Then you
will go to prison. That is all.~
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First, we'll start with a crash course in pitbulls.
Pit Bulls 101
What is a Pit Bull? There are so many different kinds helpppp
The term "pit bull" applies to several different breeds of medium-sized
fighting terriers originally created through experimental crosses with bulldogsand terriers, originating in the 18th and 19th century Europe and
America.The aim of these crosses was to combine the strength and bite of a
bulldog with the athleticism, gameness, and courage of a terrier to create an
all purpose farm dog that could catch and drive cattle and hogs, clear the
barn of vermin, hunt, and just do miscellaneous frontier era ranching tasks
while also being a great family companion and babysitter for the kids. Later,
especially after the banning of bull baiting as a sport, the focus was taken off
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of them as all-purpose farm dogs and they were developed and standardized
as the fighting dogs we know them as today. These breeds include:
The American Pit Bull Terrier
The APBT is what one generally thinks of when they think "pit bull." They are
a moderate, medium sized dog that should weigh between 20 and 55 pounds,
though the preferred range is probably closer to 35-50 pounds. They are
happy, cheerful, athletic, eager to please goofballs that love everyone but
can work their asses off as incredibly game, efficient hunting dogs when
called on to do so. Unlike the other 3 breeds, dudley (non-black) noses are
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allowed and this does tend to charachterize them, though historically, black
noses were preferred.
This breed is the original Bull and Terrier, the dog that started it all, created
from crosses of old-school bulldogs and English White Terriers and
standardized in 1898. The United Kennel Club was the first registry to
recognize the American Pit Bull Terrier, and was actually created for the
purpose.
The Staffordshire Bull Terrier
SBTs are the smallest version of the pit bull; and are basically the UK's APBTs.
They are very popular and common in the UK, but are pretty darn uncommon
in the US. They can have a bit of a stubborn streak, unlike the APBT, which is
about the only difference in temperament between the two. They were
standardized in 1935 and a parent club was formed, and the first SBTs were
brought to America in the 70's. They tend to average around 16 inches or so
at the shoulder and weigh around 20-30something pounds, and are just more
compact dogs in general.
The American Staffordshire Terrier
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The Amstaff began with APBTs as foundation dogs, with some bulldog and
mastiff added in to increase size. They were created in the 1930's almost
exclusively for the ring, and are larger (up to 80 pounds) softer, less drivey,
and less often used for work that APBTs. They're pretty much just show dogs
and always have been.
The Bull Terrier
The Bull Terrier is the 19th century version of the Amstaff, in that it was
created for the bench and not the pit, though they were originally fought and
used for ratting for a short period of time. Like the SBT they can be a bit more
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stubborn that APBTs, and are less drivey and less often worked than APBTs,
like the Amstaff.
What about those big blue dogs that everyone calls pitbulls? What
are Gotti and Razor's Edge? What about bluenose/rednose/hurfdurf
nosecolor?
Those blue, big headed, low to the ground, wide chested dogs are not APBTs,
they are mastiff/APBT/English bulldog mixes known as American Bullies. .
APBTs should be around 30-50 pounds, moderately sized, and as a general
rule, most good breeders don't even touch blue dogs. Blue is an amstaff
color, a total gimmick, and was brought in when mastiffs were bred intoAmstaffs, and then dummies crossed those Amstaffs with APBTs to get OMG
RARE BLUE APBTS. None of the early APBTs were blue, and it's stigmatized to
the point where blue dogs are pretty much automatically considered curs by
anyone with half a clue. A blue dog CAN be a good dog, as color obviously
does not define temperament and drive, but given the people that breed blue
dogs, it's just not likely.
Gotti and Razor's edge are the two most notorious American Bully bloodlines
that popularized the image of pitbulls as tough, badass, ugly, mutted uphippo dogs. They are essentially destroying APBTs through being crossed into
and mutting up good lines, as well as perpetuating the image of pitbulls are
angry, bloodthirsty baby-killers.
"Bluenose" and "Rednose" dogs are simply dogs with blue or red noses. They
are not a different "type" or "breed" of APBT, and nose color has absolutley
no bearing on working ability, gameness, or fighting ability, and in no way
affect the temperament or quality of the dog despite what gimmicky BYBs
would have you believe.
So what? Those blue hippo dogs look cool, why is it a problem?
ZombiesinmyShower! posted:
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The problem with this aside from health issues is that you are breeding a
dog (pitbull) that should have extreme bite inhibition and tolerance towards
humans with a breed (mastiff) that is used for human bite and protection
work. They then call these dogs pitbulls, and in turn are one of the largest
causes of breed specific legislation against pitbulls. The vast majority of
cases where you see a pitbull mauling someone, it is one of these bully
mastiff crosses.
To take a powerful strong and determined dog that is bred to never let go
and keep on doing whatever it takes on until its finished and then breed it to
a dog with low bite inhibition towards humans creates a dangerous and
unsound animal.
So would I like to see these dogs euthed and removed from existence? Yes
- is is not the dogs fault that it is poorly bred and has temperament issues,
but it is causing a wonderful breed to face extinction. Pits never belonged
crossed out with a dog that has low tolerance for getting agitated and biting
people. They are one of the major problems with the pitbull image and breed
today.
Superconductor posted:
It isn't a matter of us being snobs about what APBTs should look like, itisn't a matter of us thinking the dogs are "ugly" and that they should be
euthed because they don't meet the standard. The existence of American
Bullies and the fact that they share a name with pitbulls is leading to the
destruction of this breed through BSL, as well as the destruction of the gene
pool as even very good lines are being mixed with and watered down by
these dogs.
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Well bred APBTs do not bite people and they do not maul children.
American Bullies do, because the bite inhibition that APBTs have been bred
for is thrown out the window as soon as the dog is crossed with a mastiff or a
bulldog. The media and legislators do not see the difference between thetwo, so when they ban pitbulls, it extends to good, sound, healthy dogs as
well as the mixes that are responsible for the attacks. To the people who
decide whether or not my breed is allowed to exist, these mutts and APBTs
are one and the same. That is why we feel that these dogs should be euthed-
their existence isn't just something ugly and stupid to roll our eyes at; it's a
real threat to this breed and I'm not exaggerating when I say that at this rate,
real American Pit Bull Terriers will cease to exist within the next 100 years,
through a combination of BSL and the breeders of these dogs mutting up and
destroying the few good lines (and there really are only a handful) left in
existence.
Because of these dogs, my breed is going to cease to exist. I don't think
the hostility people like me and ZIMS feel towards those who perpetuate
these dogs is uncalled for.
Not to mention, these horrible monstrosities are riddled with crippling health
problems. This is NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT
A PIT BULL AND IN NO WAY
RESEMBLES ONE:
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So what's all this hype about pitbulls being vicious? Nancy Grace
said my child might be next and I read about more and more attacksevery day!
The American Pit Bull Terrier was selectively bred for bite inhibition towards
humans. There are very, very few breeds of dogs that have that going for
them when it comes to human aggression. Pit fighting dogs were bred to be
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highly dog aggressive, but spent most of their life as household pets that
played with the kids, and just hung out most of the time. Several old school
fighting books mention the number of fights a given dog was in, and even
some of the most well known dogs were only fought 3-5 times in their lives-
and the rest of their 12+ years were spent at home, being good family pets.
Human aggression was never, ever, EVER tolerated for these dogs. In pitfighting, 2 human handlers and a referee or two are constantly in the pit with
the dogs, handling them, pulling them apart to reposition bites, separating
them and allowing them to scratch again, sticking their hands in their mouths
to separate them...and all of this had to be done without getting bitten. Any
dog that bit a handler, at any point, for any reason, even during the heat of a
fight, was swiftly dealt with and usually shot on the spot. And so, those dogs
were not bred- only the dogs with ENORMOUS control and bite inhibition
passed on their genes. Pit bulls were never, ever used for human guard work
because they were supposed to exhibit zero human aggression. A real,
decently bred APBT is almost incapable of biting a human.
The problem we have now is that of idiots BYBing oversized crap dogs while
having zero knowledge of the breed and what it stands for, breeding dogs of
poor temperament, and breeding in mastiffs, american bulldogs, and other
breeds that ARE used for human guard work, destroying a couple of hundred
years of hard work to get this breed to the point where it never, ever bit
humans. They're thugs that want the meanest, toughest, most vicious dog
they can get, because THEY have fallen into the trap the media has set for pit
bulls and bought into the "oh my god they eat babies" BS- and so perpetuate
everything negative that has ever been said about this breed.
These same people then don't socialize their dogs, torment them to make
them "mean," chain them to a 10 pound logging chain, and leave them in a
backyard somewhere to half starve and suffer. APBTs are insanely people
oriented, and are high energy dogs- and if you take an unneutered pit bull,
chain it in a backyard, never talk to it, never play with it, never exercise it,
and never feed it...you very quickly end up with a sexually frustrated, pissed
off, miserable, neurotic dog that has basically gone insane from lack of
stimulation, lack of food, and lack of exercise. Couple that with the fact that
the average pitbull is a poorly bred crap dog these days that has all but had
the bite inhibition bred out of it, and you have a recipe for disaster that was
entirely created by stupid breeders and stupid owners.
What most media articles fail to leave out is that most fatal dog bites involve
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the following:
-Unneutered male dogs
-That are left chained for long periods of time
-Are usually malnourished, parasite ridden, and otherwise ill
-Are all but completely unsocialized
-Are poorly bred
AND:
-They usually involve an unsupervised child
-Left alone with said hungry, miserable, emotionally starved dog
-Dog finally escapes its chain
-Dog goes nuts from years of misery, confinement, probable beatings, and
near starvation
-Dog bites kid whose negligent parents should go to jail for leaving it alone
with said dog in the first place. (And, if they are owners of the dog, fortreating their dog in such a manner.)
-Media flips the gently caress out because some random abused short haired
mutt bites a kid, calls it a pit bull, Nancy Grace creams her self at the chance
to scream shrilly about WHAT ABOUT OUR CHILDREN and DEMON DEVIL
DOGS for two weeks.
-Everyone decides the pit bulls murder babies on the weekends for fun and
should be banned for "THE GOOD OF SOCIETY, WHAT ABOUT OUR
CHILDREN."
Basically, any pit bull that ever bites a person is a poorly bred cur that should
be instantly euthed- but most pit bulls do NOT bite people.
What about that Center for Disease Control study that said most
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fatal bites involve pit bull type dogs?
The CDC study is totaly worthless; it goes off of dog bite reports, and dogs
that bite are often misidentified as pit bulls by people who have no clue when
it comes to breed identification. Basically it's "Hey, what kind of dog bit you?
WOULD YOU SAY THAT IT WAS A PIT BULL? HMMMM?"
PETA and other animal rights groups advocate the euthanasia of pit bulls
because they see BSL as a step towards the phasing out of companion
animals entirely, and an end to animal "exploitation" as pets.
quote:
In 2000, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported that 25 breeds of
dogs were involved in 238 fatal dog bites in the U.S. from 1979-1998. When
the dog breed was known, more than 50 percent of the deaths were caused
by Pit Bull type dogs and Rottweilers. It is important to note that the CDC
study did not use total population of the breed as a factor.11 For example, if
in the animal population, Pit Bulls were responsible for 20 bites and
Dachshunds were responsible for 10 bites, the data would suggest that Pit
Bulls are the most threat to the public. But if there are only 50 Dachshunds in
the population and 400 Pit Bulls, the data then suggests Dachshunds are the
greatest threat to the public.
Additionally, in a study reported by California State University at Chino,
Professor Robert Plum, noted that when a Pit Bull does bite a person, one dog
in 16 will inflict serious injury. This number is drastically lower for other
breeds such as Dobermans, inflicting serious injury in only one in every 296
bites, or for German Shepherds, inflicting serious injury in only one in every
156 bites.12 Opponents of breed specific legislation argue that breed specific
policies have been made on irrational or impulsive decisions and question the
legitimacy of studies. One major area of concern is the ability to properly
identify specific breeds. For example, Pit Bulls are not a recognized breed but
rather a compilation of several types of breeds. While Pit Bulls are composed
primarily of American Pit Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, and
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Staffordshire Bull Terriers; such breeds as Bulldogs, Boxers, and Bullmastiffs
have also been mistaken for Pit Bulls. With such difficulties in identification,
opponents of breed specific legislation claim studies of dog bites by breed
to be invalid. Those in opposition to breed specific legislation call for stricter
enforcement and harsher consequences to already existent dangerous dog
laws rather than targeting a few specific breeds.
Opponents of breed specific legislation point to two studies, one in
Scotland and another in Spain that compared bite rates before and after
legislation banning certain breeds. In the Scottish study, the number of bites
from restricted breeds was specifically monitored and compared with the
remaining dog population to evaluate the change, if any, in number of dog
bites resulting from the legislation created. The legislation included
provisions to ban specific breeds and regulate any other dog that poses a
threat to the community. The banned breeds included Pit Bull Terriers,Japanese Tosas, and any dog bred for fighting. Likewise, the Spanish study
monitored the number of bites by the regulated breeds compared with the
remaining dog population to evaluate the change, if any, in number of dog
bites resulting from the legislation. This legislation banned the ownership of
specific breeds without a valid license and appropriate registration. The
banned breeds included Doberman Pinchers, Pit Bull Terriers, Staffordshire
Bull Terriers, Rottweilers, Dogo Argentinos, Fila Brasileiros, Tosa Inus, Akita
Inus, and any other dog surpassing certain size limitations. The studies
concluded that legislation restricting the ownership of certain breeds did not
reduce the number of dog bites, including the number of dog bites from the
restricted dog breeds. In fact, in the Spanish study, the number of bites by
the restricted breeds actually increased. Most of the dog bites before and
after the legislation occurred from German Shepherds and mixed breed dogs.
Do pitbulls have locking jaws?
No. A pit bulls jaws do not differentiate in structure in any way from the jaws
of any other dog.
Dr. I Lehr Brisbin of the University of Georgia[/quote posted:
"To the best of our knowledge, there are no published scientific studies
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that would allow any meaningful comparision to be made of the biting power
of various breeds of dogs. There are, moreover, compelling technical reasons
why such data describing biting power in terms of 'pounds per square inch'
can never be collected in a meaningful way. All figures describing biting
power in such terms can be traced to either unfounded rumor or, in some
cases, to newspaper articles with no foundation in factual data."
"The few studies which have been conducted of 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' unique to the structure of the jaw and/or
teeth of the American Pit Bull Terrier."
Okay, maybe they start out as nice dogs, but don't they have a
tendency to just SNAP? They're really unpredictable, right?
A pit bull may suddenly decide it no longer likes other dogs, but other than
that, no. What's more likely happening in these scenarios is that the owner ofthe dog is either not present at the time of the bite, or not adept enough at
reading dog body language to see the warning signs the dog is giving off. Pit
bulls are very stable, predictable, easy to read dogs and they do not just
"lose it" for no reason, espcially not on a human.
Wait, dog aggression? Prey drive? Isn't aggression just
AGGRESSION?
Nope. Dogs can differentiate between species just fine. As stated above, pit
bulls are bred to have exceptional bite inhibition with humans while
maintaining a propensity towards aggression with other dogs and the desire
to chase and catch prey animals. A dog suddenly becoming dog aggressive or
overly prey driven is NOT an indicator that they will later develop human
aggression. The three are not linked.
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If pit bulls are dog aggressive and have strong prey drive, can I ever
safely own one if I have other pets?
Yes. Most people with a dog aggressive dog crate and rotate, and NEVER
leave their dogs alone together uncrated. A lot of people with pits in general
do this by default, whether the dogs in question are dog aggressive or not.
They can play together- but if you have to leave the house or cannot keep an
eye on them, one of them needs to be crated or they need to be somehow
separated- dog aggressive dogs must also never be fed together.
It is never safe to leave a highly prey driven dog alone with a prey animal,
but they can be taught to tolerate and ignore prey animals indoors, with the
owners around. It can be done, but it does take some vigilance to insure that
the two are not left alone together. Some pit bulls never develop dog
aggression or strong prey drive, but most have both to at least SOME degree.
The only really limiting thing is that dog parks are out of the question for pit
bulls. Just don't do it; too many potential problems, too much room for error.
If you own a pit bull and another dog, you SHOULD learn how to break up a
fight, as there is a good chance a scuffle of some sort will happen sooner or
later.
Wait, I need to know how to break up a dog fight!? How on earth do I
do that without being bitten?
I break up arguments between pits by straddling whoever has the best hold,
sticking my hands in their mouth, and prying their mouth open. Then, holding
them from behind, I basically lay on them and hold them still until they chill
out, which may take several minutes. If the other dog is still trying to fight, I
physically carry one dog away from the situation. I don't scream. I don't yell. I
don't talk. I don't panic. I calmly separate the dogs by forcing one's mouth
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open and holding onto it until it calms down.
That's how most pit fights are broken up, and it's what pits were bred to
tolerate. It's why a lot of pit fights end so badly, because a lot of times, they
honestly won't give up without being physically removed from the situation,
and most people don't realize how to correctly break up a fight and so make
things worse. Don't freak out at them, don't hit them, don't work them up
even more than they already are. Calmly grab a dog, stick your hands in it's
mouth, and pry it's jaws apart. You won't be bitten, but get a break stick if
you're worried about it anyway.
What is a break stick?
A break stick is a used to pry open the jaws of dogs to get them to release
their hold. A good tutorial on how to use them can be found here:
http://www.nyx.net/~mbur/apbtfaqfaq.html#q8posted:
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THE TECHNIQUE:
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Okay, imagine two dogs engaged in serious combat and each one has a
very good hold on the other. Now, I'm assuming there are two of you and you
are both right handed.
STEP 1) Walk over to the dogs and as simultaneous as possible step over,
straddle and then lock your legs around the dog's hips just in front of the hind
quarters. Make sure your legs are locked securely around the dog.
STEP 2) With your free/left hand grab a handful of skin from the back/nap
of the neck and pull upward as if you are a mother canine picking up a young
puppy. A strong grip on the skin is needed here. We are accomplishing two
things, one is to neutralize the mobility of the dog by locking our legs aroundit's hips and the other is to neutralize mobility of the front torso by way of a
skin hold on the back of the dog's neck.
Before I continue with STEP 3, let's review what has now happened. Not
wanting to let go, the dogs are still holding on to each other and each handler
has his dog in a tight leg squeeze just in front of the stifle/hind quarters while
at the same time holding the dogs front section by way of skin on the back of
the dog's neck.
Sidebar: When looking in your dog's mouth notice a gap where the teeth
do not meet. This 'pre molar' area is why the breaking stick is so effective.
STEP 3) Each handler inserts his breaking stick in the pre molar area where
the gap is found. Sometimes you need to work the stick just a bit if your dog
is biting real hard. The stick should be inserted from 1/2 to 1 1/2 inches into
the dog's mouth.
STEP 4) Now, as if you're twisting the throttle of a motor cycle, so too you
must twist the breaking stick. This is the action that spreads the dog's jaws
far enough apart so that you can now pull back with the other hand. Viola,
the dog is off! I like to also use my legs for those big dogs when pulling them
off.
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With dog fighting being illegal, aren't pit bulls defunct andpurposeless? What good are they, and what else can they do?
Nope! They can now be simply taken back to their roots as hunting dogs and
are heavily used in hunting feral hogs. Pit bulls excel as therapy dogs, drug
and bomb sniffers, service dogs, and at all manner of dog sports from agility
to obedience to weight pull and even herding. They are an INCREDIBLY
versatile dog and given their high level of obedience and trainability, and are
suitable for pretty much everything under the sun EXCEPT guard work.
What the hell is "gameness?"
This sums up gameness perfectly.
From that page:
quote:
Gameness in APBT's is a canine virtue that is most akin to the human
virtue of unflagging courage. It is a determination to master any
situation and never back down out of fear. It was developed in
pit bulls by many generations of selective breeding. It is what
allows a pit bull to keep fighting non-stop for two or more hours,
in spite of broken bones, torn muscles, blood loss, dehydration,
and exhaustion. But it is also valued by APBT owners who would never
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think of fighting their dogs. It is manifested in the can-do attitude
of pit bulls toward any type of challenge, whether agility competitions,
climbing up trees, or protecting their family against an armed attacker,
etc.
Do pit bulls make good guard dogs?
No. Again, pit bulls have been selectively bred AGAINST exhibiting human
aggression and make horrible guard dogs. A good APBT would lick a burglar
to death, if anything.
What is a springpole/flirtpole/jenni? Aren't those used by dog
fighters to strengthen dog's jaws/make them mean?
A springpole is a stand alone device comprised of a lure attached to an
anchor (usually with some kind of spring for flexibility) that the dog jumps for,
grabs onto, and hangs from:
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A flirtpole is made from a lure attached to a rope on a length of pole that the
dog chases, jumps for, and tries to catch, much like a teaser toy for a cat:
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A jenni consists of a lure tied to an anchor that spins in a circle as the dog
chases and grabs it:
All of these are used for conditioning dogs for all sorts of work, yes, fighting
included. They do not, however, promote or cause aggression in any way-
they are simply good outlets for natural drives and excellent sources of
exercise for all dogs, not just pit bulls, and are great as toys and recreational
activities whether a dog is being conditioned for a specific purpose or not.
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What is weight pull?
Weight pull is a sport designed to test gameness and strength. It involves
harnessing a dog to a weighted cart, and encouraging the dog to pull that
weight a specified distance. Aside from hog hunting, weight pull is probably
the most common sport for pit bulls to compete in.
What is BSL?
BSL stands for Breed Specific Legislation- usually the banning of specific
breeds that are considered to be "dangerous" by default. From Pit Bull
Rescue Central:
PBRC posted:
Breed specific ordinances are quick fixes and not a sufficient long term
solution for the following reasons:
1. Dog problems are generally problems with owner responsibility and are
not limited to breeds. When breeds are singled out as dangerous or vicious,
responsibility is removed from the dog owner which is where it belongs.
Irresponsible people are also less likely to follow the law - and as a result,
everyone has to suffer.
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2. By limiting the ability of citizens to own certain breeds, responsible law
abiding citizens will shy away from those breeds. These are the types of
owners that communities need to encourage, not drive away.
3. Communities that have instituted such bans often find that the
irresponsible owners and the criminals who use dogs for illegal purposes
simply switch to another breed.
4. Breeds and mixes are hard to identify and often dogs are mis labeled
and destroyed based on paranioa and prejudice and also punishes those that
are good canine citizens. Many breeds function as assistance dogs for
handicapped owners, search and rescue dogs, drug-sniffing dogs, policedogs, etc. and drives them out of the community.
The American Veterinary Medical Association and several state veterinary
medical associations oppose breed-specific legislation for just this reason.
5. The dog most restricted is the "pit bull." A pit bull is a type of dog, not a
recognized breed. See the breed information page for more detail.
6. Passage of laws that are only enforced through complaints cause two
problems: 1) they create disrespect for the law if authorities require
compliance only upon complaint, and 2) they provide ammunition for
neighborhood feuds.
Suggested alternatives to breed bans include:
1. Stronger enforcement of existing dangerous dog laws. If they are not
already in place, lobby for protection from untrained and unsupervised dogs
of any breed or mix. This is a broad-based effort that protects all citizens as
any dog can bite and be a nuisance when owned by an irresponsible owner.
Those who would deliberately train a dog to act aggressively towards people
or other animals, or to use dogs in the commission of a felony or
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misdemeanor should face additional penalties.
2. Encourage local animal rescue and welfare agencies to provide
responsible dog ownership seminars and canine safety education. The
American Kennel Club has a free education program created for elementary
school children.
3. Protect the rights of all citizens with nuisance ordinances such as anti-
barking, pooper scooper regulations and leash laws.
Why is BSL so prevalent?
Combine the media's bloodlust for vicious dog stories that involve anythng
that can be construed as a pitbull with the fear of soccer moms who JUST
WANT SOMEONE TO THINK OF THE CHILDREN with the inability of the
average person to identify a breed to save their lives with the ignorance of
law makers who just don't know what to do to make the soccer moms happy
AND with their desire to look like they're doing something to deal with this"pit bull problem," and you get....BSL. People are simply not educated enough
and in a lot of cases, not willing to be educated enough, to realize that BSL
simply does not work and ultimately affects only the owners who's dogs
would never bite anyone anyway.
How did all of this BSL poo poo get started, anyway?
Believe it or not, the media's obsession with villifying certain dog breeds
began with the Bloodhound in the 1800's after the release of the book Uncle
Tom's Cabin. From there, it spiraled out of control and since then the media
has jumped from breed to breed, perpetuating myths, fear mongering, and
convincing people that the only safe thing to do is to eliminate through bans
whatever breed happens to currently be on their poo poo list. Right now, it
just so happens to be pit bulls. A Sport's Illustrated article published in 1987
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with a picture of a snarling pit bull on the cover and the words 'BEWARE OF
THIS DOG' is probably the starting point for the majority of the media's
obsession with pit bulls and it has snowballed from there.
A wonderful book to read on the issue of vicious dog myths and BSL is The Pit
Bull Placebo. The link tells more about it.
http://www.fataldogattacks.com/default.asp
Can I own a pit bull if I rent? Landlords won't rent to me, help!
Renting with a pit bull can be difficult, but it can be done. Resources and info
on renting with pit bulls will be added in the future.
What is a responsible pit bull owner? How can I be one?
A responsible Pit bull owner:
1.) Spays or neuters their dog.
2.) Understands dog aggression and prey drive in relation to the breed and
what it means for their dog and how it must be handled.
3.) Understands dog body language and is prepared for and knows how to
break up a dog fight.
4.) Obtains their dog from a rescue or a responsible breeder.
5.) Does not take their pit bull to dog parks.
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6.) Does not leave their dog alone with prey animals or other dogs.
7.) Always leashes their dog in public.
8.) Obedience trains their dog and teaches it good manners for interacting
with people and other animals out in public using positive training methods.
9.) Educates others, when possible, about the truth about pit bulls and what
is happening to the breed.
Should I get a dog from a breeder, or a rescue? How can I Identify a
good pit bull breeder?
For the average person, a shelter pit bull is probably the best choice. Pit bulls
are the most common dogs in shelters at the moment and they are euthed
daily by the thousands, if not the millions, in shelters not just in America but
across the world. It will enable a first time owner to get a temperament
tested, altered, calmer, adult dog while quite literally saving a life at the
same time. Unless you want a working or conformation dog, I would
personally recommend a shelter pit for someone who just wants a good
companion.
If you decide that a dog from a breeder is right for you, you can
identify a responsible breeder by the following:
1.) A responsible breeder has genetic health testing performed on the
parents of their dogs and will willingly produce the scores (and usually,
proudly display them on their website.)
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2.) Titles their dogs in conformation and/or some other dog sport, usually
weightpull, or hunts with their dogs. Conformation titles as well as some kind
of working titles are preferable, but one or the other is acceptable.
3.) Sells their pet quality puppies on spay/neuter contracts.
4.) Breeds moderately built, historically correct dogs that conform to the
standard described here.
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Links
General Pitbull Resources
http://www.pbrc.net
http://www.badrap.org
http://www.workingpitbull.com
Working/Sports and Showing info
http://www.apbtconformation.com
http://www.pulldoggies.com
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