Bulldogs

realchef · #11 09-11-2008, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by B-Line

Well as long as people on the forum are trying to encourage you to get a bull terrier, I'd like to be the person who gives the opposing view.

It's not about being just a responsible owner, it's about being an extremely experienced and knowledgable handler. No casual pet owner should have one of these dogs. Only specialists with years and years of dog experience, handling, obedience, etc. should even consider one of these dogs.

And a Bull Terrier should NEVER be off leash or in multi dog enviornments.

Bull Terriers are the results of a cross between the Bull Dog and Terrier variety designed for one purpose, being better fighters. Of course we all know these dogs were developed to hunt and kill "Bulls and Bears" and were then later used to fight one another in blood sports that happened in "Pits"..

So regardless of how cute and cuddly they look or how good they are with people, these are dogs that were designed for one specific purpose, to be the best killer possible.

And while people have made them pets because of there often good nature around people:
a) they can and do sometimes snap
b) they are an extreme danger around other dogs.

So lets go further and discuss the fact that you might not be able to get homeowners insurance, that your god might kill another dog in the park, or maul your childs face. Do you really want to bring a bull terrier or a PIT fighting dog into your home and neighborhood? Or further support a breed that was only designed for it's ability to kill?

Oh jeeeshhhh...

Nobody is trying to get him to do anything, it seems people have shown some options due to some potential inherent medical situations of the Eng. BD. The comments seem to steer him to look at options OR take careful steps in his search for the desired breed.
Some of your statements are true, but what you are neglecting to mention is the well documented fact that the owner overrides breed. My dog (Boxer/Pit bull) is becoming of the most well respected dogs in Santa Fe. He regularly attends the fiestas on the Plaza, the Farmer's market and daily at the 65 acre off leash dog park. Not once has he snapped or been aggressive.
There have been three dogs killed at the park by fellow dogs and the offending dogs were a Labrador, G Shepard and Lab Cross. There is not one instance of a Pit/Terrier breed attacking. My dog has been attacked by poorly socialised male dogs. When they met a similar sized male, their only response was aggresion while he was exhibiting proper greeting behavior and signaling to play. Not one was Pit/terrier. (Lab, Boerboel etc..)
For a case in point, from the 45 dogs taken from Michael Vick, 1 was put down from medical reasons, 41 were rehabilitated/adopted successfully. One is in training for a service dog and only two were considered unresponsive to training and put down.
Please, stop propagating stereotypes and teach the value of respectful training and raising.