I"m looking of as much positive information on "pit bulls"?

Question

Baton Rouge, Louisiana is trying to either ban the "pit bull" breeds or severly restrict them. I'm trying to find as much as I can on all the positive aspects to the bully breeds to help stop this. The counsilman who is pushing this law is only targeting the "pit bulls" and no other dog.

if anyone lives in louisiana contact your counsilman and tell them you object to any breed specific laws, please. the next dog targeted could be your own

Answer 1

I dont know if you have access to MYSPACE or not but i found this guys site to be helpful: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=78358187
I am a happy owner of 4 pits and there's nobody in the world that can make me give mine up.. They r a major part of our family. I wish you the best and If it aint S**t

Answer 2

Well I don't live down there. I am in California and we are having our problems.
Have these people looked at the breeds that are called Pit Bull's. Here is a site that rates dogs for being around children.

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/children.htm

Take a look at the APBT. Once the most popular family dog in the country. There is good reason why they were referred to as the "Nanny Dog".

Personal experience. I don't know if this will help in your fight or not.
I have an APBT. When she was three years old my daughter brought my newest grandson over for the first time, he was three weeks old. She sat him on the floor in his carrier. The Pit went over to check him out. She then laid down next to him and stayed on the floor for the next hour. She would not leave his side. It has been about a year now and when my daughter comes over and sits with the baby in her lap the Pit goes over and puts her head in his little hand. She lets him play with her ears and nose and licks his hand. She is the best dog I have ever had, and I have had a lot.

Another thing. How many times have Pit's been blamed when it was not a Pit? Have everyone take this little test to see if they can pick out the APBT.

http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/findpit.html

Most people that have not had a Pit will take a few tries to get it right. For me it took one time. I was tempted by some of the pictures but when I saw the picture that looked just like my Honey I knew that was the one.
I am wishing you luck on stopping this BSL that is going on down there.

Wish us luck on stopping the Spay/Neuter legislation we are fighting out here on the left coast. I think we have gotten a powerful ally, the AKC. For the first time in their history they have formed a Political Action Group to fight this legislation. The have even said they will pull their second largest dog show out of Long Beach. About a 30 million dollar hit to the LA area economy. I guess we will have to wait and see what the Terminator will do.

Answer 3

My Pit Bull Terrier, Mischief, is a loving, fun-loving little rascal who loves everyone, adores children, flirts with men and can't wait for the weekly trip to the off leash dog park to romp with other dogs. She gives the most wonderful kisses and sleeps under the covers with me. When someone comes to the door, the 2 mix breeds, who may have some Chessie, are very fierce, but Mischief just wants to greet and kiss everyone. The other Pit Bulls I know are either the same or they have a beautiful dignity about them. Maybe Mischief will aquire the dignity as she gets older(she is 3 now). Mischief goes to obedience class and tries very hard to pay attention, but she IS a terrier and therefor interested in EVERYTHING going on around her whether it is any of her business or not.
Most dogs are sweet natured and if handled gently and trained correctly, All the Pit Bull Terriers I know are rescue dogs, including Mischief and they are wonderful pets. So far no bans in my area but some of the off leash parks and doggie daycare centers won't allow Pit Bulls. Anyone remember the 60's when Cocker Spaniels would take your hand off??

Answer 4

Ownership of an American Pit Bull Terrier (APBT) is controversial, due to publicized media stories of dogs considered pit bulls. This has led to the ownership of APBTs and "pit bulls" in general being restricted or banned in many parts of the world. Owners of APBTs claim that well-bred APBTs are not aggressive toward humans, and suggest that the problem is due to the breed's appeal to irresponsible segments of society who do not know how to breed or train the dogs.APBT and similar dogs are often associated with the urban and gang culture and many young, predominantly male, people purchase them on the grounds of wanting a 'tough dog.' Dogs of any breed acquired for such purposes often end up maltrained, misused and in poor health.


When treated well, APBTs typically have sunny personalities. They are very sweet, curious, intelligent, and clownish. They are noted for their outgoing, affectionate, eager-to-please disposition and their fondness for people. They adore attention, often relishing the company of humans and are notorious for their loyalty to their masters, even giving their lives for them. When raised with a firm but fair hand an APBT can make a wonderful family pet, however, APBTs can also be stubborn and prone to display aggression towards other dogs. Thus, they should not be the first choice of dog for a novice dog owner.

Despite the stereotype, the average, sound-minded pit bull is not a threat where children are concerned. Though the AKC and UKC recommend that no child be left alone with any adult dog, the APBT, like many of its relatives, is a breed far more likely not to know its own strength and knock a toddler down in its exuberance by accident rather than by force. Pit bulls were bred to have a high tolerance for pain and thus will put up with a child's tail yanking, roughhousing, and tumbling with little complaint and no snapping; generally, this is a breed that loves to play. It is also a breed that is very strong for its size and weight, so adults and older children are better recommended to take the dog on its leash.

APBTs were never bred for human aggression or guarding behavior; generally they only will attack if they perceive an immediate threat to their masters or families rather than seeing every person as an intruder upon their territory. They were originally bred against human aggression because in the pit fighting days the handlers had to be able to handle their dogs as well as treat their wounds, and if necessary, quickly pull the dog out of a fight for various reasons. Any dog that did show the slightest sign of human aggression in that day was 'culled', and therefore, not allowed to carry on its bloodline. For that reason stable examples of the breed are generally not suitable as guard dogs. It is important that APBTs who display any sign of human aggression are not bred, in order to preserve the stable and friendly nature of the breed, and equally important that man aggressive dogs are never kept.

As i hope you have read from what i wrote, the pitbull is just a misunderstood and mistreated breed. I hope the breed is not banned from Baton Rouge.

Answer 5

The APBT was used as a symbol to represent the US in WW1. In fact, Stubby, an pit bull, became a decorated war hero in WWI.

Check out this site. It has some good info about some famous pits. The best drug sniffing dog in the US is a pit...the police found him in a freezer, rescued him and trained him.

http://www.dakotapuppydog.com/reputation.htm
http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/articles/popsicle.html

Answer 6

I know this will not be a poplular answer but Pit bulls are wonderful - loving dogs. The problem is that they can be trained to be very aggressive good fighters. In the city people have bred and trained them for this behavior. So unfortunately your councilman is trying to help stop that behavior. He ought to have legislation about registering your dog instead. Mandating annual visits to the vets office so that they can go and remove the dogs that are being trained for vicious reason and responsible loving pet owners can keep their dogs.

I do think his intentions are good - he just needs to think a little more outside the box.

good luck with your fight.

Answer 7

Well, Ive been around MANY pit bulls. They are great great dogs. People are worried because pit bulls are strong and when trained wrong, with some people, become violent. This is not their fault. Pit bulls are very strong dogs. They do not mean what they do, its the owners training them to be like that. Its okay for a dog to be a little rough..

Answer 8

Isn't that almost like racism, that's like saying u cant live here cuz u'r white, or something.

It saddens me that people think pits are such bad animals, its not the breed that's bad its the person who raises them. A person can take any breed of dog and turn it into a hateful aggressive animal.
I hope some of these links help u.
Good luck with your quest to save these loving pets!!!

Answer 9

I have noticed that if a pit bull is trained with kindness he tends to be a good pet, and I've seen those that are treated badly turn bad, Not , the dogs fault, it's the owners.

Answer 10

I live in Lousiana and use to live in Port Allen, L.A I have a pit bull and I dare someone to take my baby away. My pit puppy is very much a big baby. I can understand them banning pit fighting but to tell someone what type of breed a person can have is unconstitutional.