I was fortunate to get one of such a great bloodline because, in those days pit bull breeders were
pit bull fighters and very few would let non dog fighters buy their dogs.
Not exact matches
Cold hearted people will skim the Internet looking for free dogs, typically smaller breeds, to use as bait dogs to train their dog fighting dogs, or to train free dogs, like
pit bulls, to become
fighters.
We must educate people that the
Pit Bull's misfortunate is in finding themselves the favored breed of the dog
fighter at this time in history — a distinction shared at one time by the German Shepherd, Doberman, and Rottweiller.
Dogs of these breeds are rarely used by dog
fighters, yet the stigma of past history remains and the breeds are included in
pit bull bans and restrictions.
While negative stereotypes have often described
pit bulls as fighting dogs, they are naturally affectionate and were only turned into
fighters in certain communities because of their strength, intelligence and athleticism.
RAY BROWN, former
pit bull owner, breeder, dog fighter Pit bulls didn't become dangerous because we fight them; we fight them because the English specifically bred them to be dangero
pit bull owner, breeder, dog
fighter Pit bulls didn't become dangerous because we fight them; we fight them because the English specifically bred them to be dangero
Pit bulls didn't become dangerous because we fight them; we fight them because the English specifically bred them to be dangerous.
The often discounted issue is that few
pit bulls are bred for health and temperament and rescues may or may not display the joyous unpredictable deadly behavior intended by the dog
fighters.
That means that a border collie will probably be a better herding dog than a beagle, which will probably be a better scent tracker than a
pit bull, which will probably be a better
fighter than a border collie or beagle.
«The taste of blood doesn't make a
pit bull a better
fighter.
Fact: The Boston «
bull» terrier was developed toward the end of the nineteenth century in the Boston area (a Mecca for dog
fighters at that time) from
pit dogs bred to small terriers - with a dash of the then extremely popular pug which gave the breed its screw tail.
a) «pure»
pit bulls, often called «gamebred» because they are the dogs most often used by serious
fighters b) «pure» bred American Staffordshires, registered only with the American Kennel Club c) «hybrid»
pit bulls, who are a mixture of AKC registered American Staffordshire and «pure»
pit bull d) «pure» Staffordshire
bulls
This isn't some inner city dog
fighter like Tom Skeldon would have you believe is the «typical»
pit bull owner and why he needs a ban.
So our «
pit bulls» of today have little genetic connection to those who were
fighters.
Pit bulls, thanks to dog fighters has forced the pit bulls to inherit this aggressive brandi
Pit bulls, thanks to dog
fighters has forced the
pit bulls to inherit this aggressive brandi
pit bulls to inherit this aggressive branding.
Pit bull - boxer mix Nikki is a lover, not a
fighter — but had the SPCA of Tampa Bay not intervened, she might have turned out differently.
We find ourselves at a peculiar state of extremes with «
pit bull» type dogs in fact becoming today's favorite in so many circles while the negatives from those victimized in the role of
fighters remain their image in many minds.
From October 2015 through the present, the defendants and their associates participated in dog - fighting ventures in which
pit bull - type dogs were set up for matches to maul and attack each other and fight — often until one or both dogs die — and facilitated these ventures by transporting and delivering dogs between dog
fighters in various states.
It doesn't work; it demonizes an entire breed of dog and their owners; «tough guys» and dog
fighters merely go on to the NEXT big breed «scary» dog, in Miami its often Cane Corsos, which are NOT banned (and shouldn't be) while
Pit bulls ARE banned (and shouldn't be)....
Even back in the beginning of dog fighting, breeders and owners of fighting
pit bulls would retire their best
fighters (assuming they made it to retirement age).
This in a state that says all
pit bull type dogs, those usually used by
fighters, are «vicious».
Often the people surrendering
pit bulls to shelters had no intention that they should ever be
fighters, and no expectation that they might ever become dangerous.
Inside Vick's dogfighting operation Authorities descending last year on 1915 Moonlight Road in Smithfield, Va., found where Vick, the former NFL quarterback, and others staged
pit bull fights in covered sheds, tested the animals» fighting prowess and destroyed and disposed of dogs that weren't good
fighters.
But, mostly,
fighters train
pit bulls.
«To understand the origin of the
pit bull, one must go back two hundred years to a time when two dogs fighting to the death in an arena was as acceptable as two prize
fighters punching each other in Las Vegas is today...