What we need is stricter legislation regarding ethical breeding, informed and honest reporting to provide us with correct statistics, and a commitment to raise and socialize well -
bred pit bull type dogs properly.
What most people love about the American Pit Bull Terrier, the American Staffordshire Terrier and the Staffordshire Bull Terrier and mixed
breed pit bull type dog is that they are characteristically loyal, they are characteristically loving and they are extremely tender dogs.
Not exact matches
BSL has not prevented
dog attacks, nor has it eradicated the
Pit Bull in the UK despite having devastating consequences for some
breed -
types.
Conversely,
dogs lacking any genetic evidence of relevant
breeds were labeled as
pit bull -
type dogs from 0 to 48 percent of the time, the researchers reported.
Those subjects also rated how aggressive they considered different
breeds of
dogs to be, from cocker spaniels to
pit bulls, and chose which
type they'd most like to own.
Interestingly, the ban on certain
breeds (e.g.,
pit -
bull types in the United Kingdom in the 1990s), invariably fails to lower the number of
dog bites, which keeps rising.
The difference between
pit bull types, Akitas, Huskies, or other powerful
dogs, and
breeds who are, in fact, more likely to bite (like Cocker Spaniels and Chihuahuas among others) is in the consequences, which increase in severity and mortality proportionally to the size and strength of the
dog.
``... Controlled studies have not identified this
breed group [
pit bull -
type dogs] as disproportionately dangerous.»
However, the
pit bull is a type of dog, not a specific breed, and includes breeds like the American Staffordshire Terrier, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, and the American Pit Bull Terri
pit bull is a type of dog, not a specific breed, and includes breeds like the American Staffordshire Terrier, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, and the American Pit Bull Terr
bull is a
type of
dog, not a specific
breed, and includes
breeds like the American Staffordshire Terrier, the Staffordshire
Bull Terrier, and the American Pit Bull Terr
Bull Terrier, and the American
Pit Bull Terri
Pit Bull Terr
Bull Terrier.
Because «
pit bull» is not a
breed of
dog but a
type of
dog, a number of
breed terms and their mixes were included as «
pit bull types» for purposes of the study.
my wife and i have owned mixed
breeds of all
types, a Field Lab, a
Bull Mastiff, Catahoulas, a German Shepherd, Austrailian Cattle
Dogs, a Rottie, a Doberman, Jack Russell Terrier, and finally a rescued
pit Bull who lived 17 years.
Pit bull -
type dogs were reported to be no less well behaved compared with all other
breeds combined.
Residents in the Montana town of Libby can legally welcome
pit bull type dogs into their homes now that a longtime ban of the
breed has been lifted.
Governments that have adopted BSL — such as the Montreal City Council, led by Mayor Denis Coderre — target specific
breeds (primarily «
pit bull -
type»
dogs) by imposing restrictions on owners or simply banning them outright.
The US organisation Maddie's Fund financed a study into
breed identification by shelter staff, specifically looking at the ability to identify
Pit Bull type dogs.
Out of those attacks, 11 different
breeds were cited, and not one was reported to be a
pit bull or a
pit bull -
type dog.
«Despite these limitations and concerns (about identifying the exact «
breed» of
pit bull type dog responsible for a killing), the data indicate that Rottweilers and
pit bull -
type dogs accounted for 67 % of human DBRF in the United States between 1997 and 1998.
In order to promote sales and adoptions, many shelters hide the
breed of
pit bull type dogs, rename them as other
breeds or call them «mixed
breed».
They do what they are and a
pit bull type dog is a mauling violent killer that has been
bred to be a land shark, nothing you do can change that, even if you have them from birth.
It doesn \» t matter if: - their jaws don \» t lock - someone once called them nanny
dogs - your
dog has never bitten anyone - your small
dog bites but your staffy doesn \» t - this
type of
dog doesn \» t have the strongest jaw - they are loyal to you - the
type of staffy or
pit bull that killed or maimed isn \» t the
type you own or is a cross-breed What matters is that Staffy -
type dogs kill and maim more than any other
breeds.
There should be mandatory Spay / Neuter programs for all
breeds but clearly the one that needs it the most and where the most change would be effected would be with the
Pit Bull type dog.
Many
dog behaviourists (and I) call the cluster of
breeds imbued with a genetically - endowed propensity for impulsive aggression — such as the mastiff, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentina and others — «
pit bull type dogs.».
Behaviourists (and I) call the cluster of
breeds imbued with a genetically - endowed propensity for impulsive aggression — such as the mastiff, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentina and others — «
pit bull type dogs.».
Yet, researchers from Western University of Health Sciences [20 - 21] have found discrepancies between
breed identification and the results of DNA analysis, and researchers in Florida found at one shelter that 50 % of
dogs that were labeled as belonging to a
pit -
bull -
type breed lacked the DNA
breed signature [22].
A note about
Pit Bull types (American Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire
Bull Terrier,
Pit mixes)-- We do not recommend these
breeds for service
dog training for several reasons: 1).
Is «
pit bull» an actual
breed or is it a
type of
dog?
The writer didn't make the
pit bull or
pit ~
bull type dogs the most dangerous
breed, humans did that hundreds of years ago by selectively
breeding them for
bull baiting, ratting,
dog fighting and whatever other blood sport put money in their pockets.
Before the late 20th century proliferation of
pit bulls into the
dog population, no other
breed had ever killed or maimed humans in numbers that come even remotely close to those killed by
pit bull type dogs.
Because of the disproportionate damage they cause to other animals and humans, especially children, some 600 communities across North America have chosen
breed selective legislation to ban
pit -
bull -
type dogs.
The shelters defined
Pit Bull type dogs as any
dogs that visually resemble one or more bully
type breeds.
Effect of
Breed Perceptions & Labeling on Attractiveness, Adoptions & Length of Stay for
Pit -
Bull -
Type Dogs A comparison of visual and dna identification of breeds of dogs Comparison of Visual and DNA Breed Identification of Dogs and Inter-Observer Reliability Pit Bull Identification in Animal Shel
Dogs A comparison of visual and dna identification of
breeds of
dogs Comparison of Visual and DNA Breed Identification of Dogs and Inter-Observer Reliability Pit Bull Identification in Animal Shel
dogs Comparison of Visual and DNA
Breed Identification of
Dogs and Inter-Observer Reliability Pit Bull Identification in Animal Shel
Dogs and Inter-Observer Reliability
Pit Bull Identification in Animal Shelters
We provide active advocacy against
breed discriminatory legislation, operate one of the country's first all - pittie therapy
dog programs, maintain a foster - based rescue program, and promote a more positive and accurate public image of all
pit bull -
type dogs through various outreach efforts.
What's interesting though is the APBT and other
pit bull type breeds are actually more related with those
dogs than with terrier
type breeds, so there definitely is some common history there.
Although, yes,
pit bulls are in fact banned in some states based on
Breed Specification Legislation, they aren't not the only
types of
dogs that are, and it is not effective in law in every state.
That said, the results show that while «fatal attacks on humans appear to be a
breed - specific problem (
pit bull -
type dogs and Rottweilers), other
breeds may bite and cause fatalities at higher rates.
When I see the
breed listed on the paperwork and have to go into a room with it, I know that a
pit bull type dog can go either way.
The use of the generic terminology and loose definition status used under the term «
Pit Bull Type» often skews true
Pit Bull statistics and often inflates such reports far out of reality for the true purebred
Pit Bull dog breed.
Given their historical circumstances,
pit -
bull -
type dogs can be less tolerant of
dogs than other
breeds.
Philanthropist Dwight Lowell and his wife, Kimberly, have endowed the Lowell Fund, a grant program intended to assist shelters and rescue groups help
dogs who are large, of mixed
breed, of the
pit bull type, and large senior
dogs who have been abused, neglected or otherwise are in need.
These so - called «
pit bull -
types» could be a combination of several different
dog breeds that could not be recognized at the time of the attack.
Insurance In order to adopt a
pit bull or
pit bull type dog, you must have insurance that welcomes these
breeds.
@JessicaSala We need to let people know that
pit bull type dogs, not a
breed, they are loving, smart, loyal;) There are too many myths, dangerous myths in my opinion, that lead to things like BSL.
«It's a common myth that that all or a vast majority of
pit -
bull type dogs are inherently more aggressive than other
types of
dog breeds due to genetics.
According to
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Pit Bull Guru's Position Statement on on inherited dog directed aggression in «Pit Bull» Dogs: «it's a common myth that that all or a vast majority of pit - bull type dogs are inherently more aggressive than other types of dog breeds due to genet
Bull Guru's Position Statement on on inherited
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Dogs: «it's a common myth that that all or a vast majority of
pit - bull type dogs are inherently more aggressive than other types of dog breeds due to geneti
pit -
bull type dogs are inherently more aggressive than other types of dog breeds due to genet
bull type dogs are inherently more aggressive than other types of dog breeds due to genet
dogs are inherently more aggressive than other
types of
dog breeds due to genetics.
Shelter staff identified 55 out of the 120
dogs to be
pit bull type breeds 3.
Golden Retrievers are just as capable of aggression towards humans or other
dogs as
Pit Bull -
type breeds are capable of working as therapy
dogs and search and rescue
dogs.
Many
pit bull breed types were
bred specifically for
dog fighting, which is illegal today.
Owners of
pit bull -
type dogs deal with a strong
breed stigma, however controlled studies have not identified this
breed group as disproportionately dangerous....
The authors note that the prevalence of «
pit bull -
type dogs» in «the... number of cases that resulted in very severe injuries or fatalities» may be accounted for in large part because of «the popularity of the
breed in the victim's community, reporting biases and the
dog's treatment by its owner (e.g., use as fighting
dogs — note 21).»
The most important thing people should be prepared to do when they adopt a
Pit Bull is to be responsible
dog guardians - with any
breed, training and public representation are very important but this is especially so for
Pit Bull type dogs because of the burdens put upon them by ridiculous myths and media misrepresentation.