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neek
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posted 11-10-2003 07:58 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for neek     Edit/Delete Message
Because thats just the way it is!! If you think the farmers are wrong than I suggest you take it up with the meat and dairy industries Ok. Its not my fault you are ignorant to the ways animals have been bred and raised. I have my opinions and you have yours, that's all there is to it!

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benny boy
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posted 11-11-2003 07:27 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for benny boy     Edit/Delete Message
cali why don't you answer the questions people ask you? don't you want to share some of you're knowledge that you've gathered from spending years with the apbt? please enlighten me....and you haven't told me how those sick individuals have to abuse and train the beta fish so that all it wants to do is fight other beta fish, or do you animal rights activists not care about poor defenseless fish.....patiently waiting

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cali
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posted 11-11-2003 08:23 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for cali     Edit/Delete Message
so you want to know why the dogs still trying to go at eachother when pulled apart. that is easy, because they are in fight mode, ANY dog will still try to go at the other when in fight mode. by any dog I mean ANY and ALL breeds. even a lab or golden will be trying to get back in a fight when in fight mode. ever heard of "fight and flight"? well fight is a mode in which the dog is frighted and fights because they dont know what else to do, this is what on eof my border collies is, she is "aggressive" she is so frightend that she fights, but she does not enjoy, happy is a very special dog that I can call away from fight mode with my voice. that is very rare, now their is also flight mode, when scared they run away. now you can easily train a dog to use fight mose indtead of flight, which is what I did not happy by accident(trainers were saying all this junk like hitting her, and yelling at her, and pinning her to the ground, she used to be flight) most dogs are flight from the begining, people train the dogs to make them fight instead. also yes I am over 15. and as for the betta? well I have one. but anyway they fight over females, so not trained, its instinct to win and get the girl, as in any animal, however one thing people do in a fight to provoke attcks is that they will fight 2 intact males, any breed will fight for that. heck anyTHING will fight for that. rigs is a BC/blue heeler, the most mellow dog I have ever met, he is intact and when put with another intact male he will fight as will anything.

oh yes and yes I am an animal rights activist, however I am an activest AGAINST the breed bans. I wrote an entire paper on the subject of pits and breed bans, you kno wwhat? I received the highest mark in the class on this paper. it is something I feel strongly about(obviously if I wrote a whole paper on it)

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Casey
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posted 11-11-2003 09:08 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Casey     Edit/Delete Message
Goob-Im the type that stands up for the animals!!! So don't say that!!All im saying is I know what Pitts in ILLEGAL fights are like!!!

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benny boy
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posted 11-11-2003 09:53 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for benny boy     Edit/Delete Message
okay i just want to make sure that i understand what you're saying. earlier you said:

"ANY dog will still try to go at the other when in fight mode. by any dog I mean ANY and ALL breeds. even a lab or golden will be trying to get back in a fight when in fight mode. ever heard of "fight and flight"?"

does this mean that a lab or a golden is as game as a pit, or could be if properly trained and abused that is? and yes i have heard of fight OR flight, i think that has to do with a persons split second reaction inwhich they decide how to handle a confrontation, never heard it applied to dogs though, not saying you are wrong just haven't heard it before

"well fight is a mode in which the dog is frighted and fights because they dont know what else to do, this is what on eof my border collies is, she is "aggressive" she is so frightend that she fights, but she does not enjoy"

please tell me you're not comparing you're border collie to a pit. fighting dogs are not fear biters!! this means they don't bite or snap when scared, if they do they're currs!! has you're border collie ever biten someone?

"happy is a very special dog that I can call away from fight mode with my voice. that is very rare,"

WOW!!! special dog for a special owner!!! if little timmy was stuck in a well would lassy, i mean happy go get help?

"you can easily train a dog to use fight mose indtead of flight, which is what I did not happy by accident(trainers were saying all this junk like hitting her, and yelling at her, and pinning her to the ground, she used to be flight"

you didn't tell us how?? and are these the same people that "tie them by the neck and throw them down the stairs"? so she used to be "flight" but now she is "fight"?....after you took her to the "trainers"? i'm confused

"and as for the betta? well I have one. but anyway they fight over females, so not trained, its instinct to win and get the girl, as in any animal, however one thing people do in a fight to provoke attcks is that they will fight 2 intact males"

LOL!!, well then why does the male betta kill the female after they mate, do you just write things that you think sound good?

"oh yes and yes I am an animal rights activist, however I am an activest AGAINST the breed bans. I wrote an entire paper on the subject of pits and breed bans, you kno wwhat? I received the highest mark in the class on this paper. it is something I feel strongly about(obviously if I wrote a whole paper on it)"

thats swell!! who wrote it for you? with "friends" like you who needs enemies?

"also yes I am over 15"

right...

pit bulls like to fight, they have been bred for over 200 years to enjoy, and be good at fighting. for you to say that they don't you might as well say other dogs must be trained to preform the function they have been bred to do, that is incorrect. it is INSTINCT!!!
what do you not understand? until you can accept that concept you will have no understanding of this breed....
casey- and how do you "know" what "pitts" (spelled pits) in "ILLEGAL" fights are like? let me guess you watched it on t.v.? you've been spoon fed by a media who wants to see our dogs banned from the earth...please open your eyes!

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Ahkahna
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posted 11-11-2003 11:04 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Ahkahna     Edit/Delete Message
dear god someone shoot me.

I have never in my life seen anyone so stubborn and reluctant to actually LISTEN to people who know what they are talking about.

Casey and Cali, why are you here? Why are you bothering people who KNOW every nook and cranny about this breed? The longer you stay in here the more ignorant you look.

And for gods sakes, SPELL PIT WITH ONE "T".

This is my last post to this topic. If anyone feels the need to reply or ask me something, e-mail me. This is farking rediculous.

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benny boy
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posted 11-11-2003 11:40 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for benny boy     Edit/Delete Message
Ahkahna, did you draw all those pictures on your website? if so i have to say that you are quite talented!! VERY NICE i liked them alot, keep it up. i'm threw arguing with these kids too. i'm tired of pulling my hair out..as long as your name isn't casey or cali feel free to email me.

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Casey
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posted 11-11-2003 12:32 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Casey     Edit/Delete Message
Well I do know every nook and cranney about this breed! Neek and Cali are the only people who have not been rude!! Im just wondering do Pitts(Yes it can be spelled with 2 t's)really like fighting or are they thinking they have to? And if Pitts like fighting so much then how come handlers have to light them on fire, pour acid and gasoline on them, cut their ears, and beat them? Why would they do that?Thats what im trying to say! Maybe it didn't come out to well before? Sorry!
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neek
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posted 11-11-2003 12:56 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for neek     Edit/Delete Message
I don't know why people would do those cruel things to their dogs as most pitbull owners know that they are VERY easily trained and most are very willing to please their owners!

People that do everything you said except lop their ears (as I think that is legally done at the vets) are just plain animal cruel and there is no need to do that to a pitbull for the reason I just said above.

Pitbulls are strong-willed dogs that need to be the top dog around other dogs, so when a fight does crop up they let the other dog know that by fighting hard they are the best. No human should be able to MAKE them fight as that instinct is bred in them already.

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benny boy
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posted 11-11-2003 01:05 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for benny boy     Edit/Delete Message
okay this is my last post. you might sound more intelligent if you didn't ask questions in the same post that you said you know every nook and cranny, just an idea. okay yes pits like fighting, their ears are cropped so they are not torn while in a match(that was the original purpose, people today do it for looks most of the time). most handlers, dogmen, and fanciers do not light them on fire, pour acid on them, or beat them. i've read about that happening too, and in all cases it is the thugs, and street punks on the corner that don't know jack about the sport, they did it because the dogs didn't win or because they were abused to the point where they didn't want to please their owner. these people are sick individuals that give our dogs a bad name and the media thrives on these incidents. it is very sad i agree, but the problem won't be solved until backyard breeders are stopped and potential buyers are screened. i am sorry that i have been rude in previous posts, it's just frustrating when people won't listen to you.

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cali
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posted 11-11-2003 01:14 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for cali     Edit/Delete Message
"its just frusterating when people ewont listen to you"

gee ya think?

most of you on this board are the most ignorent people I have ever met. bye.

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benny boy
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posted 11-11-2003 01:33 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for benny boy     Edit/Delete Message
next time you attempt to quote me you can just cut and paste what i said. that way you won't fumble it up when you try to retype it. too bad you don't have spell check. when you don't use proper grammer or spell simple words correctly you are the one who looks "ignorent"(ignorant is correct). and i have listened to what you said, why are most people on this board ignorant? is it because they do not agree with what you have said? well whatever the reason is i'm sorry that we couldn't come to an understanding about all this.

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Ahkahna
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posted 11-11-2003 01:48 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Ahkahna     Edit/Delete Message
*grunts*

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justice82003
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posted 11-11-2003 03:40 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for justice82003     Edit/Delete Message
Alright I have read through all this and I am not even going to state my own point of view(no since in arguing with some peole). But lets see what the UKC has to say about the situation,
right out of the uck standerd for the ABPT,

Characteristics

The essential characteristics of the American Pit Bull Terrier are strength, confidence, and zest for life. This breed is eager to please and brimming over with enthusiasm. APBTs make excellent family companions and have always been noted for their love of children. Because most APBTs exhibit some level of dog aggression and because of its powerful physique, the APBT requires an owner who will carefully socialize and obedience train the dog. The breed's natural agility makes it one of the most capable canine climbers so good fencing is a must for this breed. The APBT is not the best choice for a guard dog since they are extremely friendly, even with strangers. Aggressive behavior toward humans is uncharacteristic of the breed and highly undesirable. This breed does very well in performance events because of its high level of intelligence and its willingness to work.
The American Pit Bull Terrier has always been capable of doing a wide variety of jobs so exaggerations or faults should be penalized in proportion to how much they interfere with the dog's versatility

Now I know I said I was not going to state my point of view, but what the hell. To not reconize the APBT's past is careless and iresonsible. You need to under stand that most APBT's will show signs of dog aggression some time. Does that make them bad dogs, NO. But if you think your pitt(wtf) won't fight go ahead leave them usupervised with another dog, one will get hurt.

And about this pouring gasoline, and hanging a dog from his neck, You think this makes a dog fight, NO. That type of shit is what makes fear biters, and is ruining this breed. Dogmen from the past spoiled there dogs, Best food, good homes ect. They loved there dogs like I love mine and you love yours. There dogs fight because that is what they were selectivly bred to do. They did not bite people because, again that is what they were selectivy bred to do. Do you think you can change 200 years of selective breeding? NO.

Let me make somthing clear I do not condone dog fightig, but I do understand that without it I would not have my best friend that I have today. which brings me to my next point, do you think cropped ears make a dog meen ha, someone should have told justice, my little kissy monster that. Buy the way I had to pay a vet do do that I did'nt use a rusty razor blade or anything. Justice will be hitting some dog shows in about a month or so. And start weight pull training in about 6 months.

ADBA/UKC J.M.O's Out For Justice

I'm sorry if I offended anyone that was not my intetions. I just think you could take some time and do some research before you call yourself an expert, If you would like to learn check these sites out. http://www.apbtconformation.com/ http://www.realpitbull.com/

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neek
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posted 11-11-2003 03:56 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for neek     Edit/Delete Message
I completely agree with justice82003's post. Is your pitbull crossed with boxer? He is a great looking dog!

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justice82003
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posted 11-11-2003 04:08 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for justice82003     Edit/Delete Message
hell no he's purebred, heres a better pic

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neek
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posted 11-11-2003 04:19 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for neek     Edit/Delete Message
Oh yeah! I can see it now! What a beatiful dog! How do you put pictures on this site just like that?

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posted 11-11-2003 04:35 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for justice82003     Edit/Delete Message
Yeah he is only 4 1/2 months in those pics, so he has got a lot of growing up, and filling out to do yet heres a more recent pic, playing with a friends APBT.

Alright to get a picture on here you have to have the picture on the internet somewhere already. you can sign up for a free acount here,http://www.picturetrail.com/
After you have a album,
1.Right click Pic you want
2.go to properties, and highlight the whole Address
3.right click and copy
4.come back to this page in you reply and type[img]
5.paste the address directly after the [img]
6.type [/img] directly after the address, no spaces
Thats it hope I helped, feel free to check out my album theres some good pics in there. The two pups are just playing!!! http://www.picturetrail.com/justice82003

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goob
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posted 11-11-2003 05:05 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for goob     Edit/Delete Message
I (as well as many others here, I'm sure) am well aware of the fight/flight reaction, but that's beside the point, as you have already stated that most dogs don't LIKE to fight, but do so because they have to. APBTs will fight because they ENJOY doing so. They are tail wagging, happily going at it because they LIKE what they're doing, not fighting because they HAVE to.

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this is what on eof my border collies is, she is "aggressive" she is so frightend that she fights, but she does not enjoy

A border collie is NOTHING like an APBT. That you are even comparing them makes your entire argument look foolish.

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oh yes and yes I am an animal rights activist, however I am an activest AGAINST the breed bans. I wrote an entire paper on the subject of pits and breed bans, you kno wwhat? I received the highest mark in the class on this paper. it is something I feel strongly about(obviously if I wrote a whole paper on it)

Ummm.... my comment on ARA's was actually in response to Casey, so a you two the same person just trying to make it look like your side has more support or what?

It really doesn't matter what YOU are, because by supporting certain AR groups, you indirectly support the spread of ignorance, and eventually the extinction of the pit bull breeds... PETA, HSUS, the list goes on.

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All im saying is I know what Pitts in ILLEGAL fights are like!!!

How do you know that? I'm assuming that since you *know* what pits in illegal fights are like, you've actually watched them firsthand, or seen real fighting dogs? How else would you *know*, rather than just be *assuming* because of what you've heard/read? Going off of what you've posted here, I think you wouldn't know a fighting APBT if you tripped over it.

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Pitts(Yes it can be spelled with 2 t's)

No.... It can't. Not unless you want to come across as being completely ignorant as to the APBT and related breeds. Nowhere in ANY of the "pit bull" breeds is there the word "pitt" with two t's.
American Pit Bull Terrier -"Pit" with 1 t
Staffordshire Bull Terrier- No "pit" at all
American Staffordshire Terrier- Again, no "pit" at all.

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And if Pitts like fighting so much then how come handlers have to light them on fire, pour acid and gasoline on them,...and beat them

Handlers who want a good fighting dog DON'T do that to the dogs. Idiots who want a "tough" dog do. Two different groups of people. Again, a dog isn't going to fight well if they are starved or abused.

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cut their ears

Actually, show breeders crop dogs' ears more often than dog fighters. If you truly knew "every nook and cranney about this breed", you would know that. Most fighting dogs are left with natural ears, because their owners feel it's better for a dog to have a torn ear from another dog that like to take ear holds, than for that dog to try and get an ear hold and have their dog's head instead, leaving puncture wounds inside the dog's ear, where they're hard to treat.

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posted 11-11-2003 05:47 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Casey     Edit/Delete Message
Goob-Im not the one being ignorent! Everyone has stopped it but you!!!! And yes, in illegal dog fights, they do that and the dogs fight till death. When writing short hand, many people spell it Pitts. I have seen a Pitt fight with another dog many times. My aussie tried to be the dominent one and started a fight with my Pitt MANY times. My Pitt(Gracie) always used beat him up a little but never really hurt him, she backed off. However he also started a fight with my healer(Bandit) and almost bit off Bandit's ears. I have had to brake up many fights with different breeds of dogs and most of the time I come out bleeding, so never say I have never seen a fight!!! And no I only have this account so I have no idea who the other person is, all I know is that there is other people like me out there!!!!

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posted 11-11-2003 07:22 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for True_Pits     Edit/Delete Message
CALI>>Please Read I'll try to be as unrude as possible, but I won't lie or sugar coat things. In your more recent posts you did shed some light on things, which was nice. you also took the time to anser questions which is great. If someone has a belief/opinion they should be able to explain it. Anyway.........

"Well I do know every nook and cranney about this breed!"
It hard for people to believe you know every nook and cranny of the breed when you don't know they can be naturally dog aggressive. Thats like the people I meet putting their Pits down for killing another dog/animal because they learn through the media's lies that only dogs trained to fight will fight and think their dog has snapped and is a danger to people.

I would agree with one statement DesertAPBT said: "Come on people if you dont want dogs who will fight dont get APBTs I dont get it." He/She isn't saying ALL pits will fight but there is a chance they might, and if not thats fine you have it easy but if they do you need to control it and keep other animals safe, and understand that just because your dog isn't the least bit aggressive doesn't mean it would quit if challenged by another dog. That would be a disater having a beloved bulldog pet killing another dog, bringing more bad press for the dogs and maybe even being put down for just doing what its instincts tell it, it was suppose to do all because the owners don't know its natural for the dog.

"Im just wondering do Pitts(Yes it can be spelled with 2 t's)really like fighting or are they thinking they have to?"

Yes is can be spelled with 2 t's just like Rottweiler can be spelled like ROCKWEILER by those backyard breeders trying to sell dogs online and the flyer I saw selling German SHEPERD pups. I think what people are just making a point, if someone knows about a breed they should be able to spell it correctly. If they dilibratly are mispelling it how are others suppose to not assume that they aren't just ignorant? No one can read mind and know its on purpose.
They generally enjoy fighting. Some are cold and would never fight a day in their lives. Other will fight under the right circumstances and then others only want to fight, thats all they want when they get a glimpse of another dog. I'm sure some know when and when not to fight, because I've met many dogs that won't fight curs even though they are fighting dogs. My own house dog doesn't mess with my cur dog, but when she sees other APBTs she wants to fight really bad and at shows there is nothing you can do to control her. Also she gets along GREAT with puppies. As many fighting dogs do, I saw a picture in a Stratton book if I remember correctly it was of Hammond's Bruno who is a 2 time match winner with a litter of pups and also saw a picture of him playing with another bulldog. The dog man I got one of my dogs from has a dog he can let be with other Pits even though it likes to fight when they time is right and has been tested.

"And if Pitts like fighting so much then how come handlers have to light them on fire, pour acid and gasoline on them, cut their ears, and beat them? Why would they do that?"

They don't have to, I've never done any of those things to my dogs but still they want to fight, and then some don't. Even before I was really into game dogs I had just ordinary, non-gamebred Pit Bulls and some of those turned out dog-aggressive. If they do that they are just cruel and would probably do those types of things if they had another breed just for sick pleasure. Or if their dog wasn't a good guard dog or soiled on the floor. Its just when it happens to a Pit Bull people always say it was used for fighting. Also that would serve NO PURPOSE as far as fighting, they would be scared and probably have a broken spirit. Some people believe a dog is either game or it isn't. Which I think is paritally true, if a dog is a cur no amount of training will make it game or a winner. But if you abuse, beat, starve and pratically kill a dog that may have had a lot of heart you ruin it and it won't want to do anything let alone fight.

"cut their ears" Those are the types of statements that do make you appear discreditable, please try to understand I'm not attacking you personally. BUT ear cropping is AKC standard and maybe UKC I'm not 100% sure on the UKC, but the AKC Pit Bull is known as an American Staffordshire Terrier and they aren't bred for fighting anymore yet they all have their ears cropped. So it has nothing to do with fighting, its just for the look that those dogs did possess for history/cosmetic purposes. These people aren't dog fighters. MOST dogmen DON'T crop their dogs ears, and I'm being honest about that. I probably do have 1/3 of my dogs ears cropped but thats because I like to look at the individual dog and decide whether they should have them cropped I'll be honest I do think some dogs look better with it done even if it is unnecessary, but I also do show my dogs so its slightly important to have a good looking dog all the way around. Cropped ears can sometime make the dog appear more imppresive. Many dogmen don't and could care less about cropping. Then again their are others who just go and do it from the get go, guess I'm in the middle ground.

You also spoke of fight and flight, which I understand and yes I HAVE heard of it in animals before. BUT the APBT isn't like most dogs and the fight or flight is most common in wild animals, although domestic animals have it too. But as I was saying we are talking about a domestic animal specifly bred for combat with its own species. I can understand you interpreting them wanting to get back at eachother because of that (although I don't personally believe it), but here is the real question and maybe I should have asked it before. WHY WOULD TWO 3 MONTH OLD PUPS TAKE IT UPON THEMSELVE TO BRUTALLY FIGHT WIHT ONE ANOTHER? WHY WOULD ONE DO IT A SECOND TIME AND CAN'T BE LET LOOSE AROUND THE OTHER DOGS BECAUSE HE'D HIT ANYONE OF THEM? Just wondering what your take is on that. Because if they have to be trained that wouldn't make since, I never trained him like that and now none of them can be around eachother now that they have all started. He just started the youngest, the others I seperated immediatly after though so I could avoid another fight and since I was about to anyway.
I don't understand why you don't believe that they are naturally want to fight. Because saying that they are don't is like saying you have to train a beagle how to smell and track and that couldn't be further from the truth. We had a beagle mix and he would track anything, just go out in the woods and have fun for the longest time tracking game on his own. Its no doubt ALL dogs have a good sense of smell and may follow a trail they are interested in but you couldn't keep this dog from sniffing/tracking. The same thing with my Shepherd (I know longer own him) but at one point I was interested in useing him for sheep herding/guarding and he had no formal training. He was bred from working lines which I account for the majority of his ability, but anyway he took to those sheep so well and knew what he was doing. It was like magic, imagine what another breed would do for the first time meeting sheep? I wonder? He was also a great NATURAL guard dog and protector. I loved him a lot he was a great dog.

Its instinct for any dog to do what they are bred to do, maybe we shouldn't go so much off bred, maybe off the breeding. Had I had a backyard bred shepherd would he have performed the same? Would he even have a correct temperment with BYB bad tempered dogs? What about a show shepherd? NO probably not, because the breeder has BOTH show and working and she will tell you their is a difference and some people have even tried crossing the two type and end of with "ugly show dogs" as she put it. Same thing applies with Pits, if I get a backyard bred PIT BULL will it have the same stable temperment, will it be game, will he be in excellent health, I doubt it. If i get a show bred will it have a ..all the above... probably WON'T be game may still be aggressive, as the BYBed one might be too, that one might even be PEOPLE aggressive!! What if I get a game bred one? Will it have all the above? Most likely although it is not 100% positive it will be game. It will however probably be more apt to be dog aggressive and fight much more intestly and truly enjoy it since it was bred to do it. Another thing is some people tried to use the shepherd bred from both lines for work they flunked out, didn't do the best with the sheep as the working bred did and did TERRIBLE at protection. It all makes sense, the non-gamebred dogs I have had were either cold or just midly aggressive, the gamebred dogs I have I notice a big difference most of them have started showing aggressive at an incredibly young age, they also REALLY want to fight, when they see another dog they don't bark or growl and act aggressive like a cur they whine and struggle to get the other dog, some of them shriek and scream.

"I wrote an entire paper on the subject of pits and breed bans, you kno wwhat? I received the highest mark in the class on this paper. it is something I feel strongly about(obviously if I wrote a whole paper on it)"

Thats wonderful and I comend you on your efforts to help protect the breed. However that doesn't make you an expert and I'm not going to sit here and tell you I know EVERYTHING either because I learn so much everyday and I try to learn what I can especially from experience and from those around me.
I would also like to say I too have written many, many essays on the breed, in the process of writing 2 books (one is accounts from my life and personal experiences with the dogs, don't know if it will get published and people will read it, but I'm doing it anyway, maybe just be something to pass on to the grand kids.) the second is just a basic book of the breed and also of dog care in general, some people don't have much dog sense. I have written many Pit Bull poems also and I'm looking to maybe have those published in a book with some artwork of my own. I have also written many informative papers on the breed in different aspects and about BSL. I have also written informative/persuasive speaches on the breed too. Why would I do all that if I didn't truly love the breed and have strong feelings. Its hard when you are trying to just be informative and leave out all of your feelings. I am friends with a college professor and he has liked my work well. I decided to take a writing class of his and I also got excellent remarks and socres on all my workd. Which I felt very honored to get. I have him still read stuff and tell me his honest opinion of it. He is very intellegent and verses in so many topics, he has been around for awhile and can tell you about almost anything. He has written a few of his own books ( I never read them) he also used to host an investigation television show. I've seen some of it, he also has showed me some on tape.

Hope you don't take any offense to what I said, I wasn't trying to be rude. Please could you answer my questions about my pups, the new ones I wrote?

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Casey> "in illegal dog fights, they do that and the dogs fight till death."
No I think your mistaking considering all dog fights in this country are illegal that would include the ones I've seen right? None of what you guys describe has gone on? I don't understand why you want to argue about this, I don't know the point. How will it make it more true, to lie and say dogs are treated like that. That doesn't make sense and would make a dog weak. Some say dogs are burned, or shocked when it looks like they are going to quit those things are just LIES made up by the media. I'm sure they never consulted a dogman and asked him how the fighs work.
TELL ME WHY THOSE THINGS WOULD BE DONE? DOES IT REALLY MAKE SENSE? WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT, THE REASON IS TO SEE WHICH DOG IS MORE GAME AND WORTH BREEDING? Doing those things would make a dog NOT want to fight. If they ever did those things it would be pointless if the dog won because of it, then its not game it was cheated for.

Dogs don't fight to the death. How many illegal fights have you been to? Goob wasn't saying you hae never seen a fight, Goob was speaking of illegal fights. If you know this stuff you must have seen them? You must partiipate are be a spectator (which is illegal in most states also).

You don't have to just take my word for it that dogs don't fight to the death, although I'm not lying about it. You can just look at some famous fighting dogs. Let's look at Bullyson should we?
He is a 2xw and a 1xl correct? He is also a ROM dog, correct? He QUIT his 3rd match he didn't loose by death and the other dog certainly didn't quit. He went on to produce fighting Champions and winners, thats how he became ROM. He produced CH Honeybunch ROM, who produced CH Jeep ROM, ever heard of them? You don't really have anything creditable what so ever, if dogs fight to the death then how come some dogs are like 5,6 or even 7 times winners but NOT Grand Champions? The answer is because they LOST match (which did not kill them obviously) then they were matched after and won, but the rules are if you loose a match you can't become a Grand Champ. Doesn't matter if you win 20 more matches you can still only be a Champion 20xw. There are SOME VERY FEW exceptions when a dog has lost a match and then was matched shortly after and was granted the Grand Champion title.
Have you happened to check out the "Are there ways to test your pits gameness" thread. On that thread GOOB posted a link to that horrible conformed LOBO dog and then to a site with correctly conformed dogs. The site features STP'S GRAND CHAMPION BUCK ROM, who defeated GRAND CHAMPION SANDMAN in 3:17mins. Well guess what SANDMAN didn't die, well maybe he did but he wasn't fought to death. The reason he died is because he was given the wrong injection and went into shock and died. Which I will admit is utterly and a waste of a GREAT dog's life. He should have been cared for properly. But these 2 dogs didn't fight to death, Sandman wasn't a cur either he was a game loser Ever heard of that?
Nell's ROM is a 1xl and she is VERY much valued for her gameness although she lost, she showed she had a lot of heart and would have GLADLY died if she wasn't in the hands of a responsible dogman. So she lost the match but she's NOT DEAD??? That just doesn't fit with what you say. I could name many dog that were not fought to death, no doubt their are a lot of dead game dogs, but this is avoided. The only reason they die is because they want to continue, they are not trained and nothing is done to prevent them from quitting or jumping the Pit. Thats not the ONLY reason, the owner should have made better judgement and picked the dog up, yes it would be a LOSER but not dead and its life would be saved. He GAME LOSER if more valuable than an DEAD GAME DOG. You can't sell, breed, match again a dead dog. They may loose a bet if one was even placed, but a dog's life to a dogman is A LOT more valuable to them than money. Let's not make this just about money because a lot of dogmen DON'T sell pups and don't have their dogs at public stud. So they aren't making money off stud fees or peddling pups. They don't sell dogs too often, they would rather give a dog away to good hands than sell one. Lots of fighting dogs are hard to recognize they have minimal to NO scarring, they act just as normal as other pits. Some don't even act aggressive to curs.

Why would you spew all these lies about the breed? And also about dogmen themselves? People breeding conformation dogs are breeding to standards set by dogmen, from game dogs. The ADBA was founded BY DOGMEN. Many, many Dogmen participate in ADBA shows, there are A LOT of them there. Some people don't know dogs are fighting dogs because they look just as good as the others. I know some people personally that I go to shows with but no one else knows because their dogs are fighting dogs their dogs are NOT starbed, scared or scared because of abuse. Have you ever heard of Champion Gambler and Champion Dutchess?? They are ADBA champs as well as pit champs.
You are basically insulting almost all of the ADBA, you are speading lies about its members and judges and the Greenwoods themselves. Ever heard of Greenwood's Oakie ROM he was a 2 time winner and obviously a producer of game dogs. The same with Greenwood's Miss Holladay ROM. Do you even know who Garry Hammonds is? A well respected, intellengent individual and an ADBA judge. Did I forget to mention he is a dogman too? Ever heard of a producer called Hammonds Rufus ROM, or what about Champion Nino, or Bruno the 2 time winner, or Hammonds' Kilroy 2xw, Hammonds' CH D.C. a 4 time winner, Hammonds' Selma & Bruiser both 2 time winners, ect there are more. What about Richard Stratton? He is one of the most recognized Bulldog people and very wel respected. He is also an awesome judge, not that I can't wait to show under Hammonds again. Stratton was involved in the dog game for many years and your accusing him of things he would never do to ANY dog. There are many more but I'm not going to name them all or all of their great fighting and of course nice show dogs.

PS Seeing a Pit fight with another dog is a lot different than seeing an organized dog fight like Goob was mentioning. If you have not witnessed one and don't talk to dogmen and women then how could you know what goes on? Who told you dogs fight til death? Or that they do any type of abuse mentioned?

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Thanks for the picture posting tips Justice82003, I will try it.

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can anyone tell me what ROM stands for?

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register of merrit(ROM) title is given to sires who have produced 5 or more champions, or a dam who produced 3 or more chapions.

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I DO know that Pitts are agressive. Im one of them that doesn't understand why the police shoot dog that have bitten people when the person was probably anoying the dog by pulling on their ears or tail! And yes in some Pitt fights by ghetto people they do do those things to them. Mine was that question of why would they do that when it doesn't help. No thoughs are not media lies they actually happen. I think you people should look it up on the internet before you tell me im wrong! Ok?!

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You go!Maine_Pitbull!You relly know your stuff!!Ive been made a pariah on here a couple of times myself,but as ive said before,Ive been around dogfighters in the oklahoma backwoods since I was 12,Ive been to countless fights and owned several pits myself and fought most of them>(Years ago)I never ONCE had a cropped dog,nor did most of my buddies.If a dogs ear was torn real bad they would crop it,but thats about it.Some folks used a 'combat cut'with the ears entirely removed,but that was due to the personal opinion that it saved from possible infections,its a long running disagreement between dogmen...The only dog I ever saw die,at the time of the fight,was one who 'curred out'so bad they culled it.Sounds harsh,but its what every breeder of sporting dogs does,its why the instinct to perform is so intense,its been going on for hundereds of years.
why do you say im ignorant of how animals are raised and bred NEEK??And what else am I ignorant of,im sure youre dying to tell me...

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And yes, in illegal dog fights, they do that and the dogs fight till death.

Ahh yes.... that makes a LOT of sense. Put hundreds of hours into getting a dog fit for a fight, then let it fight to its death? That would mean NO money from breeding, NO chance to sell the dog, NO future fights. Even from an economical standpoint, only an idiot would intentionally allow that.

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I have seen a Pitt fight with another dog many times. My aussie tried to be the dominent one and started a fight with my Pitt MANY times.

I don't mean just a little scrap, I mean an actual fight between two APBTs, who are serious about what they're doing, and intent on fighting, not just proving who's boss.

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I DO know that Pitts are agressive.

It's unclear what you mean by this.... Yes, pit bulls are often DOG aggressive, but they should NEVER be human aggressive.

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Im one of them that doesn't understand why the police shoot dog that have bitten people when the person was probably anoying the dog by pulling on their ears or tail!

Pit bulls are on the verge of being wiped out, banned completely in some places. There is no room for unstable pit bulls to be biting people because they owners are unwilling to control them. In the days when dogfighting was legal, dogs were culled for biting people under most circumstances, which is WHY the APBT is as stable as it is today. It doesn't matter that a person was pulling the dog's ears or tail, if it attacks someone, it needs to be euthanized. That type of thing is completely out of character for the APBT, and shouldn't be tolerated. And police officers arriving on the scene of a dog attack are not going to stand around and wait to see if the dog running up to them only attacked someone else because they were "provoked", or not. It's too bad that it happens sometimes, but the blame can only be placed on the irresponsible owners.

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And yes in some Pitt fights by ghetto people they do do those things to them. Mine was that question of why would they do that when it doesn't help.

You just answered your own question. Those people do that because they don't understand the concept of a real game APBT, and make up their own things as they go along. Of course, when the media, or the Humane Society starts talking about how people feed their dogs gunpowder to make them mean, better fighters, the ignorant fools think that's how things are supposed to be done, and follow the "instructions" laid out for them by humane groups and the media.

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No thoughs are not media lies they actually happen.

Now they do, courtesy of the media and humane groups spreading myths about how pit bulls are "trained" to be mean, or "trained" to fight. Before they got in on things and decided to "save" the APBT from the horrible fate it was in with dogfighting, there was no "bait", no "hanging", no "burning", "beating", "starving", and "setting on fire". But of course, the media drew much attention to these dogs, and there had to be a reason for their plight. Surely they couldn't say that the dogs actually enjoyed what they were doing, that wasn't a good story. Now, every idiot who wants a "tough" dog thinks that if they do what the news says dogfighters do to train their dogs, they'll have the baddest dog around, and do it. THAT'S why dogs are set on fire, beaten, starved, thrown down stairs, etc.

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I think you people should look it up on the internet before you tell me im wrong!

If everything we saw on the internet were true, we'd be in for a LOT of trouble. Just as there is truth on here, there is also fiction, and it can be hard to distinguish between the two.

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Ok CASEY

Im SORRY if I misinterpreted what you were trying to say.

"I'm one of them that doesn't understand why the police shoot dog that have bitten people when the person was probably anoying the dog by pulling on their ears or tail!"

The reason being is that the animal is a danger to people. It doesn't matter if someone pulls a dogs tail it shouldn't attack. Especially NOT a Pit Bull. They are bred to be friendly and loving and have a high pain tolerance. When I was a child I never did pull dogs tails or ears, maybe its the way I was raised but I did drag them by the collar or make them do what I wanted. None of those Pits ever attacked me or even bit me they wagged their tails and enjoyed it. My friends daughter pinches her pits (she is repremanded and is being tought how to interact properly with animals) but when she pets a dog she doesn't do it how an older person would, she doesn't hit the dog hand but its more of a open palmed pat repeatly rather than a rubbing. Her pits love it, even when she was pinching them they didn't seem notice.

You know the thing I don't understand is why they have to shoot people's INNOCENT pets!! The dog could be wagging its tail acting jolly and blam their dead. Its happening more and more oftent. It scares me, what if I'm in a traffic stop and my pitty sticks their head out the window? Will the officer take that as the dog was being vicious and trying to jump out the window and bite him?

"And yes in some Pitt fights by ghetto people they do do those things to them. Mine was that question of why would they do that when it doesn't help."

Yes I do realize they do, but those aren't dogmen they are ghetto people, who are uneducated and cruel. Its not limited to the ghetto or a certain race. Its just cruel people everywhere or people trying to fight dogs to be cool. Those people would do those thing regardless of if they fought dogs, because many, many cases like that happen with all different kinds of breeds. They light dogs on fire for doing anything "wrong" after they have starved and beat them their whole life. I read a story about an older man (had several cruelty charges already) and a younger man killing a Pit Bull with a pick axe and other sort of objects. Except somebody called on them from the building and they got cought. Their excuse was the dog(Pit Bull) had bitten a little girl and had to be put to death. I don't even know if they weren't stupid and just making it up thinking they could get off. If it were true its no wonder with owners like that, I'm sure they abused it and probably made it aggressive. Then it did what they tought it and they took it upon themselves to kill it in a sicking way. The dog was stabbed many, many times and still alive these are sick people. if it were so vicious why wasn't even trying to defend itself from the owner and his friend before it was mortally wounded and unable to stand?
The only answer I can give is because they are sick, demented people. Never taught the value of life or respect for animals. Think about gangsters who do those things to these dogs, they have no respect for themselves or human life why would they for an animal?

Some of it the media does decide to add to it. Please believe anytime their is a story they often times get it wrong. There was a bull breed near here that attacked a person it was in the paper and they said it was a Pit Bull, then in the other paper they claimed it was a boxer/pit mix and on the news they didn't mention the breed but showed the dog and it looked like a bullmastiff. So who knows we will never get the true story. I hardly believe much of what I read on the news sites. I have read some pretty INSANE stuff, not just about how they are treated but the things they say otherwise are lies. And its bad for the breed, some punk kid who may be interested in fighting sees the story on the news and they try to copy the horrible things they just heard with their Pit Bull. Thats bad, I'm sure they would probably be mean to it and maybe try and teach it to attack other dogs and make it aggressive, but the media gives them worse ideas and it always seems they are adding ideas to it that they may not have actually found but think might be done. Who knows they are strange sometimes.

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http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/articles/johnna.html

cruise this site a little before you clue me as wrong!!!!

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Alrite I'm going to go check it out real quick, it might be interesting.

I know you said you understand that Pits can be aggressive but when you made this statment thats where it confused me.

"And if Pitts like fighting so much then how come handlers have to light them on fire, pour acid and gasoline on them, cut their ears, and beat them?"

You made it sound as if you didn't believe Pits like to fight and weren't aggressive.
But I was thinking I bet many of those Pits that are in the ghetto DON'T really like it and are not game. I mean they just have a bunch of backyard, scatter bred sometimes mutts. They mix them with guard breds and things and only have curs, so maybe I agree with you about those dogs.

And this one for sure!

"Fighting is not in the breed. People have to teach them to fight aggressively. But ya any dog knows how to fight but you have to teach them to bring a live thing down!"

Like that makes you sound like you don't understand/believe thats why I thought that stuff.

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k, I just read the story. I'd say I find that mostly creditable. Actually it all sounds accurate. But I didn't hear them mention the lighting on fire on anything.
Those people are definalty messed up and don't have a real clue of what they are doing.

LOL ok I know this isn't a funny matter but I found this ammusing "He probably had some name like Terminator or Vindicator. We just call him Buddy," how do they know his name wasn't Happy (I knew a dog named this), or something common like Buster, or Rover. I have heard pit dogs ranging in names from Happy, Buster, Clover, to Terminator, Shredder, yes and of course Zebo's brother Vindicator 2xw who defeated Jeep's sire Finley's CH Bo ROM 5xw. Which reminds me Greenwood's Oakie ROM 2xw was Zebo's 1/2 brother.

I'm really happy to hear though that they did at least try to rehome him. I know this is an old story and came to find that I have read it before. But its at least cool that they are trying. Can't believe they were trying to fight and AmStaff then wonder why theu don't like it. And it was only 2 years old and had already been fought many times they say.

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I thinkthat somethign needs to be brought to peoples attention here-- everyone has their own opinion, why are we all argueing over that? I understand that some peoples minds willbe changed, but there is no reason to use hate and profanity. It just proves the lack of vocabulary words that people have. Dog fighting and dog hunting are two completely different things. I will tell you all right now, that I am a firm beliver that a dog needs to be trained to attack however, once they know it is okay or good and are pleasing their owners it is a different story. These dogs have fightability and know what to do when fighting, however some are afraid or dislike fighting. My female Pit Bull is in heat right now, her and my male Pit Bull X Boston terrier are the same age and she is in heat. Another female, boxer, (all three unfixed) was around. What happened? My female got upset because another female is around when she is wanting to breed?? WRONG!!! The female not in heat kept on attacking her for no reason and Saige would try to get away. Only thing she would do isturn and bark in the other dogs face and yelp, but not fight. While the owner of the dog was trying to get her dog to get off Saige is just crying. By the time that I got to it, because this Boxer is stupid. I decided that okay, that is it. I think at that point in time that if it came to any damage being done itwould have been me killing that dog for hurting my little girl. If any dog picks on her all Isay is Saige come here and she runs to me, sits between my feet or gets inmy lap. She hates fighting. Jekkyl onthe other hand, he gets involved and kicks *** . He camebetween those two a couple times flipping right out on the boxer tryingto protect Saige. Other wise he was fine with the other dog, but if it even snarled a lip at Saige and he saw it, he was all over her like white on rice in a glass of mllk on a paper plate in the midle of a snowstorm. He was not letting her get hurt. Now tell me Pit Bull's enjoy fighting. Mine doesn't in any ways.
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Before I forget..

Ahkahna-- what is the address to your link?? I would love to see the pictures that you drew..


ignergehl-- I don't like the idea of cropped ears and dockingtails either. I imagine in a fight it would be easier so that they aren't in the way, however. I do not agree with alteringa dog to make it look better. It is like women/men getting plastic surgery. Itis not right. Why change something you were born with just to look better/different? You are denying yourself somethign important. Wher eis the pride, the confidance, the trueness in all of that stuff?

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A fighting dog has nine out of ten times chance of attacking a human for NO REASON because of this behavior.
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BULLCRAP!!!!!!!!!!


How do you know when a young(around 8-12) pup is going to start? You Cant

How do you advise I seperate them? HMMM Kennels

Do you have a method? You seperate the pups and then you wont have a problem!

"Your statement "If you cant seperate pups you sure dont need adults!" Is really irrelevent their is an easy, sure fire way to seperate ADULTS it called a BREAKING STICK!
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WHy are pups different?


Akahana(or whatever it is) I do happen to no A LOT about Pitts. I am an animal activist so I HAVE to know what is going on!!!
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Its Pits!!!! One T Jeez oh an animal activist oh goody!!!


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oh yes and yes I am an animal rights activist, however I am an activest AGAINST the breed bans. I wrote an entire paper on the subject of pits and breed bans, you kno wwhat?

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Oh well PETA only wants to bann them to save them from the abuse LMAO

Casey> "in illegal dog fights, they do that and the dogs fight till death."
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This is crap!!! Get educated. We may not like dog fighting but damn you dont have to lie about it.

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Hey Maine!Ill tell you what im about sick of all the chest-beating and name calling too.Ive written several long narratives about pits on this site that I know where full of correct info.and for some reason,folks will pick out a sentence and say Im scum or "damn dumn" or ignorant,not knowing wether the statement is true ot not.I had one member browbeat me so bad that I replied(In context)that I thought they had chosen their goofy sounding user name aptly,and the moderator blanked that out!And then poeple went on to say some really nasty stuff about me,and it was allowed to stay in!Bias,I tell you!How come you dont hear any of this endless ranting on the fish site?Ive said it before and Ill say again,Pitbulls bring out the zealots!There needs to be a 'know-nothing-know-it-all page and one for poeple who really know what they are talking about>Maybe a quiz to determine it

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Maine_PB, your dogs are still pups, right around 6 months old, right? Your saying that they don't want to fight (right now anyway) has about the same merit as someone saying that their 8 or 10 yr old child doesn't like to get involved in conflicts. A lot changes as an animal matures, confidence builds, etc. Many top fighting dogs were completely cold (non-dog aggressive) until they were around two years old, so just because a pup isn't aggressing, doesn't mean that it may not become dog aggressive as an adult.

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Goob,werent you one of the ones that was condeming me for putting down my man-aggressive dog?And werent you just saying a few posts ago that there is no place for a man-aggressive pitbull and that culling them is why the apbt is so stable today,and its the irresponsible owner that keeps one of these dogs??So,which is it??

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Goob,werent you one of the ones that was condeming me for putting down my man-aggressive dog?

Nope. That was one of the few things I've agreed with you about so far

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Sorry,that mustve been someone else.

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Now that I read back I see that it was Maine calling me the scummy low-life.OOOPS,how soon we forget!!

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On the contrary IGNORAMOUS!!!, all I'm DYING of is the crap that is coming out of your posts!

You start crap with me about hunting, then you have a go at Goob, and now your saying Maine is PICKING on you!!

I think people are sick and tired of your BAD ATTITUDE but you keep dragging it on and on!!

Don't mention my name in your pathetic posts as I don't want to read your CRAP!! GET IT!!

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posted 11-13-2003 01:19 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for MaydaysMom     Edit/Delete Message
haha rockweilers...haha Im still laughing about that. Every time I have a rottie up for adoption I hear, "Im callin about the rockweiler." I say sorry no ROCKwielers here.
Oh my this is just too much. Casey its nice that you care. I dont know nearly half as much as some of the posters on this board, however I do know to take the time to read and take into consideration that these people have owned more pits than I have and alot longer than I have. It sounds like you dont have any bully breeds....So how can you know every nook and crany? (sounds so corny)
I have a pit, am staff, english setter, and a chi. I can never leave them unsupervised at anytime. Even though they all get along who knows if they would snap. I have been very lucky that my pit has been submissive to my dominant setter but who's to say that something wont trigger inside of my pits head? I can tell that they enjoy to fight. When they get out in the back yard and start to wrestle with each other my pit sometimes gets carried away. To the point that I can no longer allow them outside togethor at the same time.
Ingerhel (sorry if I misspelled your handle) in regards to your post earlier in this discussion as to why is hunting considered ok and not fighting. I believe its because when a dog is sent into the field it isnt AS likely for it to be injured as a dog entering a pit. A hunter is not soppose to shoot his dog or let it be endangered where as a dog entering the ring is more likely to be injured.
Again I do not hunt dogs nor fight them so I am not an expert.
I dont think hunting dogs and fighting dogs is even in the same category. Many dogs do get injured hunting but not every time they go into the field. What kind of injuries can you expect a dog to sustain from fighting? How often do both dogs come out completely unharmed from a fight?
Why are we carrying something over from another post? So in that post someone said someone was an idiot blah blah blah...Get over it, who cares? New subject.

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MaydaysMom
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posted 11-13-2003 01:23 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for MaydaysMom     Edit/Delete Message
oh PS...
Almost everyone on this board are just like their pits, you like to fight
(Not saying anything bad about anyone...Just thought it was a cute common characteristic)

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posted 11-13-2003 05:12 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for the_maine_pitbull     Edit/Delete Message
Wow.. like to hold grudges I see.. lol. That is funny! Either way, this is getting extremely immature. Why is it that everyone thinks that they know more than another. There is no person in the world that knows EVERY nook and cranny about the Pit Bull breed as many have claimed they do on this site. That just proves that you are not willing to learn what you do not know already. It also makes you practically impossible to have a civilized conversation with on here= so I think that I am done with this thread because it is proving peoples maturity level. If people cannot act like adults on here and others come here to learn about the breed only to find that the most popular topic is everyone argueing, then how does that make this message board look? BAD!! It makes those newbies say "Hmm, I am not dealign with this crap!!" and leave. So can we all have a bit of consideration for Auspet and keep it clean and keep it civil. If you got issues with someone, email them. We are makingthis board look like a bunch of amatuer morons!! Have some respect!

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posted 11-13-2003 07:41 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for benny boy     Edit/Delete Message
hi maine, i just wanted to say that i've read your past posts to ignergehl and i just wanted to say that i thought they way you talked to her was pretty rude and disrespectful. i would probably hold a grudge too if it were me. reguardless if you agree with what was in the past or not, i feel that you could have said it differently. we're all here to learn from one another, i agree. but i feel that some arguing is necessary. if someone comes on here and reads casi or cali's posts and become misinformed it could cause that person alot of problems. i'm not saying that all pits are dog aggressive i know that there are some that are not. however, it is my belief that the vast majority are. i'm not trying to argue with you or anything but you said why cahnge something you were born with just to look better or different. so does that mean that it's wrong to pierce your ears or to get circumsized. and i never read where they talked about docking a pits tail i don't think thats very cool. i have only seen one(sure that there are plenty more) pit with a docked tail and that was the infamous colby's bobtail bob.

oh neek and ignergehl can you guys please bury the hatchet, please. let's work on discussing our differences in a calm tactful manner like maine said, if it is that big of a deal email them.

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posted 11-13-2003 09:37 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Ahkahna     Edit/Delete Message
on a better note:

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benny boy
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posted 11-13-2003 10:18 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for benny boy     Edit/Delete Message
i do see the point that ignergehl was trying to make about hunting vs. fighting. she was saying that hunting can be every bit as harmful as fighting, that's almost what'hunting' is, right. instead of fighting another dog, they're fighting a wild boar. i can agree with that, tusks on the wild boars can be pretty unforgiving, and they are just plain vicious when they're pissed. i don't see how a dog could not get hurt? i'm sure that accidents do happen. i know lots of people that enjoy drinking beer when they go hunt(not w/ dogs though). i know that guns and alcohol don't mix, but some people just don't care.

p.s. haven't yall seen ole' yeller (disney movie)when he gets mauled by the wild hogs. anyways i am an animal rights activist i HAVE to no!!!! lol

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posted 11-13-2003 12:32 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for ignergehl     Edit/Delete Message
Thanks BennyBoy!My only point in'holding the grudge' is that long since my early posts,darn near EVERY thing I have said on here has caused some name calling.People just dont want to say,hey,youre right about that,lets discuss,or youre wrong,lets discuss,they want to call you names and say that you are absolutely wrong,without getting the full story,or even getting the facts right.I really dont recall starting s*** about hunting!I notice that if you make a valid point about something,folks avoid it like plague.Im sorry if I seem to be whining about things,Its just that unlike some others on here,I really do know my stuff concerning these dogs.(im referring to 'nook and cranny'and some others who have never bred or fought these dogs,maybe never even owned one...)
once I had a fellow come over to work on my garage,and he commented on my nice "rockwalla",then asked me if my boston terrier was a pitbull!I thought poeple only said it like that in texas!!Hilarious!!

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