You lost me when you called your ex a bitch. Grow up
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My former obedience instructor (and dear friend) had a T-Shirt which read, âI may be a Bitch, but Iâm the Pick of the Litter.â
Her breed was German Shepherd Dogs.
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I should have thought about how that would look in print. Your point is well taken. Itâs a joke based upon the wording. In fact, she and I are still friends and ride motorcycles together sometimes.
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So you didnât âget rid of herâ just needed to degrade a woman to make yourself feel better.
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Pitbulls are good dogs only if they are trained well. They are very friendly with the people, however, they donât like other animals, not even other dogs. If they see any other pet, they may try to harm him. If you read the history of pitbulls, you will find they are bred to compete in dog fights, thatâs why they show aggressive behavior towards other pets or even other dogs.
So hereâs a questionâŠis there such a thing as a âpurebredâ American Pitbull Terrier or not? One poster above said he got a purebred one from a breeder. In the past when Iâve read any of the pitbull related posts on COTH there were always tons of advocates stating that there was no such thing as a purebred, especially when the thread was about a pitbull attack etc. However, if there is a feel-good story about a pitbull, then it seemed that the advocates were wanting to state that pitbulls are indeed a breed?
Sort of.
There is no AKC registered breed called âAmerican Pit Bull Terrierâ, but the UKC does allow for registered American Pit Bull Terriers https://www.ukcdogs.com/american-pit-bull-terrier and has allowed them for a long time (ETA: just looked it up - 1898!)
But, most people who sell âpurebredâ pit bulls arenât actually registering them, so there is no proof that they are actually purebred, and probably most are not. Not to mention, if youâre not breeding to a written standard, a dog can be purebred and an absolute atrocity compared to what it should look like and act like.
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âPitbullâ is used in two ways. Usually itâs used to refer to any dog, purebred or not, of a particular physiologic type, just like âspanielâ or 'collie". But just as there are several different pure breeds of spaniels and collies (Cocker Spaniel, English Springer Spaniel, Clumber Spaniel, etc. or Collie, Border Collie, Bearded Collie, etc.), there are different pure breeds with a pitbull physiology (Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier., Bull Terrier, and American Pit Bull Terrier, all of which are recognized, distinct breeds).
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Where I live, there are a lot of so-called Pit Bulls, that are actually a cross with a much larger, and often more aggressive breed. Cane Corso, and other large guard breeds are popular, and thatâs what has resulted in so-called Pits that are 100 lbs. and sometimes bigger.
And you can breed larger purebred pits by just selecting the largest puppies/dogs for breeding. But most of these crap breeders donât select for anything. They are just producers, using the most accessible animals and/or those that will result in the biggest buck.
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Which just begs the question ⊠why? Why take a driven, athletic, but generally personable dog and cross it on something huge and NOT personable? The only thing I can think such a dog is good for is the fighting pits or to terrorize your neighbors.
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Nope, Pit bulls are not purebred. AKC doesnât recognize them as a breed. Pitbull is just an umbrella term given to the dogs with common physical characteristics, like head shape, size, broad chest, single coat fur, medium size. All the dogs with these common characteristics are known as pit bulls. They are descended from bulls and terriers. You may find other pitbulls like blue nose, red nose. They all are same, but sold at different price rates.
Well, you do realize that many distinct breeds are not recognized by AKC? There are reasons for that - not enough registrations, no interest from the parent club, etc. It doesnât mean that the breed doesnât exist.
The Pit Bull Terrier has been recognized by the UKC for more than 100 years. And, the parent club has existed for a long time as well, although in various states of ownership.
So - they are a recognized breed. But, as I said above, most average people who own or breed them do not have registered dogs with true pedigrees.
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