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red_nose_21 Member  Posts: 13 |
posted 09-03-2003 03:33 PM
  
Hey I need help. I want to get a rednose pitbull but i dad says no because of what the media says living on a milatary base and all you get all kinda people with different jobs most of my neghibors are cops and deal with these dogs and tell my dad to say no and why to say no right when he says yes I can have one. I tell him to look things up on the breed he says no I'm not going to because he thinks it will still say the same thing. I told him one thing i found and read it said a pitbull helped a kid who was drowning on the beach and the dog diddn't even know him he read it still said no. I hope you guys can help me. I have two dogs right now a basset hound and a very viscous golden retrever who was abuseedshe isn't mean to me or my family she is really mean to people she doesn't know but is is good or bad to mix or put a them together the golden is a female basset hound is a male. I hope you guys can help me out alot. peace. IP: Logged |
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the_maine_pitbull Member Posts: 50 |
posted 09-03-2003 11:34 PM
Rednose.. my advice to you.. DO NOT GET A PITTY--- If you already have one dog that is vicious, I would not add a dog with a fighting background or even a normal dog to the crew. Pitbull's do have the bloodlines in them for fighting and know how to do it. I would not add a Pitbull to your situation. Just learn more on the breed and understand it and then, once your mean Golden is gone, consider it. But you do not want to add a "game" dog to a crew with one dog already aggressive, becuase in time, the dominancy issue will take over. You will find many problems in the future. But.. That is just my opinion.. PItbull's aren't afraid to fight, they do not back down from much so understand that you are getting yourself in a very tough situation and in the future would maybe end up having to get rid of it anyhow due to issues with other dogs. If your Golden were to start fighting with it all the time, it would most probably cause the Pitbull to have that reaction with most dogs, feelign that it is appropriate because it aquired this knowledge from elder dogs. So it is not a good idea.. maybe you should forget it for the time being.. not because your father and everyone else says so, but because you need to be thinking about the well being of both the Golden and the Pitbull. Good luck! IP: Logged |
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goob Member Posts: 186 |
posted 09-04-2003 12:53 PM
Maine_pitbull brings up a good point... if one of your dogs is already aggressive (you said to people, what about other dogs?), it's not a good idea to throw any bull breed into the mix, as if there's ever a fight, they'll be all too happy to jump right in. I don't think that it's right though to get rid of a pit bull because it becomes dog aggressive and/or fights with other family pets... that's a possibility potential owners need to be aware of, and if they're not willing to deal with that aspect of pit bull ownership (by seperation, etc), then they should bypass the breed and find another with less propensity for dog aggression. One of our pit bulls has to be kept completely seperate from two of our dogs, and is only allowed around the two others when supervised. Our house looks like a maze with all the babygates we have cordoning off certain dogs' areas.... one across my doorway so the older pb can jump in there and not be bothered (the others can't jump the gate), and so the other dogs can't get in there and eat all the junk I have scattered around on the floor; one across the office, where the younger pb stays when she needs to be seperated; one across the kitchen doorway, where the 3 smaller dogs go when the younger pb is out; one across the living room doorway so one dog/group of dogs can be in there with someone watching tv, and the other(s) can have run of the house (the younger pb and 3 smaller dogs also have crates, but we rarely lock them in them for longer than 1/2 hr or so at a time). We rotate dogs around to be sure each gets the free time and attention they need, and while it's sometimes a pain, it's not so bad once you get used to it, but definitely not for everyone (or every dog). You also mentioned that your father won't let you have a pit bull... which brings up another concern. If you'r still living at home, you're probably young, right? What are your plans for the future (not asking you to list them here, just think about them Then there come the issues with owning a pet in itself... depending on how old you are now, your pet may be getting up in years by the time you're ready to move out on your own. Vet bills may be increasing as the dog ages and possibly develops more health problems, and you'll need to have money set aside in case something big comes up. Then there's also the more general things... food, training, leashes/collars, time... I'm not saying it's not possible to do, but you can't just blindly wander into being on your own with a pet and succeed. IP: Logged |
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red_nose_21 Member Posts: 13 |
posted 09-04-2003 01:54 PM
thankx for all your help i never thought about those things and I use to have a pitbull but we can't take 3 dogs where we are moving so i gave her to a friend the pit is 8 months old and 130lbs she isn't fat but she skinny you can count every rib on her i get to see her every now and then that is how i know. but thanks for all of ur guys advice. IP: Logged |
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goob Member Posts: 186 |
posted 09-04-2003 07:20 PM
Umm... 130 lbs at 8 months is NOT a pit bull. Mastiff? Quite possible. Pit bull? No. IP: Logged |
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red_nose_21 Member Posts: 13 |
posted 09-04-2003 07:32 PM
when i bought her her dad and mom were both there the dad and mom were both purebreed pitbulls i gave her to my friend and he just took her to get her shots and the vet was like what the heck this pitbull is huge she is big though but i exagerated a little bit you can only see her front rib bone not all of them but the vet said she was a pure bread pitbull and the breeder is certifide breeder i forgot his name but she is pure bread pitbull. IP: Logged |
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goob Member Posts: 186 |
posted 09-04-2003 07:44 PM
There are plenty of breeders out there with 100+lb dogs that they claim are "purebred". That doesn't make them so. There are a lot of dishonest breeders out there. It's also possible that the female bred with the male pit bull, then also bred with a larger breed, which would result in some of the pups getting the pit bull's genes, some getting the other dog's genes. The vet thinking she looked purebred also isn't much of a guarantee... I recently was sitting in the waiting room of one clinic with my aunt and her cat (there for vaccs), when a person came in with a very typical looking American Bulldog. A vet happened to walk through and comment on the "big pit bull"... the two breeds have some very noticeable differences, yet this vet (who was a dog vet, BTW) thought they had just seen a pit bull. IP: Logged |
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red_nose_21 Member Posts: 13 |
posted 09-04-2003 07:57 PM
anyone who thinks those two breeds are the same breed they deserve a slap my friends 4 year old sister can tell a difference she says pits are smaller and the other breed is fat and alot bigger. IP: Logged |
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PassionforPitbulls New Member  Posts: 8 |
posted 09-04-2003 08:56 PM
Hi: The best advise for you is to be happy with the dogs you already own. Its not fair to you or the other dogs at this time to bring in another animal especially when one of them already has aggression. It would be too stressful to the other dogs to introduce another into the pack. You would probably be sorry in the long run. For now, Enjoy what you have. I am sure you have plenty of love to give them. ------------------ - Sigmund Freud IP: Logged |
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), and can they be worked around a dog? Do you plan to go away for college? Join the military? Rent? All these are things that could complicate your ability to care for a dog... most colleges don't allow pets on campus, so if you took the dog, you'd have to pay for housing nearby. You'd also have to work your time around school AND dog, that would likely mean missing some of the "fun" that generally goes along with being in college. If you join the military, again, you'd have to find someplace that would allow your pet, and what if you were shipped out? Have to have someone trustworthy lined up to care for your dog. If you move out and don't immediately buy a house, you'll be at the mercy of your landlord... who may or may not like your dog (and you 
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