Superconsndar posted:

Just had to post this incredible thing here:



http://columbusga.craigslist.org/pet/1794626550.html

I've seen a lot of ridiculous chains on dog's necks before but WHAT THE gently caress. I've seriously just been staring at it for like 30 minutes. That poor thing is going to have so many back and shoulder and neck problems.

(Also gator/eli my rear end, it's got a vaguely gator head but that's a stretch and I bet that thing's joke of a pedigree would probably burst into flames if it so much as fluttered in the general direction of an eli or gator dog )

But seriously, the chains. On the neck. I've never seen anything close to that level of I'm tempted to e-mail the poster but I'm pretty sure it wouldn't do any good.

Supernaturalist posted:

So, Angus and the other Staffies and Pits I've met have completely won me over. I think I'll always have at least one Bully around. Every time there's a pit on the street or the beach I have to go and let it molest my face with its tongue. I keep promising myself that when I get a larger space and Angus is less of a jackass puppy I'll get myself a "full size." How much does it gnaw at my gut to have Wiggle Worm(1/2 way down) practically in my back yard? A whole loving lot. I love that dog and I've never met him. I wish I had the space for him.

That's why I've decided to get a modified version of this tattooed on my left leg next month. The hat's got to go but I'm looking to preserve as much of the original image as possible. I'm both excited and nervous about it but I think it's a great way to show my dog's heritage and the respect I have for it. He may be a Staffie but if he doesn't have the working spirit of a pit I'll eat my shirt! If he wasn't only 28 pounds he'd love to go hunting for boar!



(Great, now everyone on PI will recognize me when I wear shorts)

OrangeCrush posted:

Not really feeling that. I would get your own dogs face instead.

quote:

1. Pit Bulls



A pit bull is a fearless dog that will take on any opponent. They will lock their jaws onto the prey until it's dead. Pit bulls have a reputation of mauling people to death and they are highly sought for dog fighting.

Weight: 55-65 lbs.
Origin: United States

Superconsndar posted:

JUST THOUGHT I'D BRIGHTEN EVERYONE'S DAY

demozthenes posted:

That dog's not bulked up enough, give him some pit bull muscle supplements:


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demozthenes posted:

That dog's not bulked up enough, give him some pit bull muscle supplements:


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Superconsndar posted:

http://www.petsdo.com/blog/top-ten-...rous-dog-breeds



JUST THOUGHT I'D BRIGHTEN EVERYONE'S DAY

OrangeCrush posted:

god drat that dog is beautiful.

Superconsndar posted:

Yeah I prefer them slightly larger than that myself that ones kinda skinny for a bluenose

OrangeCrush posted:

chill PI fags, the dog looks good.

Karatehamster posted:

I'm nervous around dogs, but I've done enough reading to know he was at the very least exaggerating, and it was quite discouraging to find such negative stereotypes in the middle of the Humane Society.

Karatehamster posted:

Hey there bully breed thread, got a question.

I volunteer at my local humane society, working with rabbits, not dogs. I'm just learning how to. This morning I volunteered with this guy who happily chatted away to me and anyone who would listen about pit bulls while we were grooming the rabbits. Basically he went "Can never train them not to be aggressive, you can never know for sure with those dogs whether they'll maul you, their jaws will lock when they bite down, etc"

I'm nervous around dogs, but I've done enough reading to know he was at the very least exaggerating, and it was quite discouraging to find such negative stereotypes in the middle of the Humane Society. I didn't have enough facts in my head to debate him and I didn't feel comfortable doing that anyway since he'd been there much longer than me, so my response was something along the lines of "Hey lookit da bunnies! "

So, first question - can anyone point me to a good myth-debunking site, or some informative article, because I'd like to read up a little more. Second question - should I talk to anyone at the Humane Society about this? I felt really bad that he was announcing the evils of Pitbulls to the potential adopters that came along, it seems to me as though this should be a place to debunk these things, not perpetuate them. But then again I'm new and clueless and I don't want to make anything worse. I'm not really sure what to do so I'd like your opinion. Thanks.

RazorBunny posted:

One of the women who is heavily involved in the greyhound group I belong to has been rescuing dogs (not just greyhounds) for something like 50 years, and she is one of the most anti-pit people I've ever met, going so far as to say that she thinks every single pit in America should be euthanized. It's unfortunate that such thinking persists even in circles that should be more educated, but sadly that's the case.

She also told me I was going to make my dog sick by feeding him canned pumpkin and/or yogurt, so

Superconsndar posted:

The OP of the old thread addressed some common pitbull myths: http://forums.somethingawful.com/sh...hreadid=3119806

This site has some good stuff:
http://www.badrap.org/rescue/myths.html

Dianne Jessup is annoying and I'm kinda eeeeeeeeeeeeeeh about a lot of what she says but her site has some okay stuff on it too:
http://www.workingpitbull.com/aboutpits.htm

demozthenes posted:

That dog's not bulked up enough, give him some pit bull muscle supplements:


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Idiot posted:

I have two puppies on Bully Max one 16 weeks and another 9 weeks. Both are almost twice the size of their litter mates.

eTruth posted:

Normally, when Kemper Hunter's seven-year-old pit bull "Thor" would roughhouse too much, the dog would be disciplined, but not at 3:52 a.m. Thursday. That's because Thor jumped on Hunter while he slept, warning him the mobile home they shared was on fire.

The canine early warning system enabled Kemper, 24, his girlfriend Sarah Laughlin, 23 and their 3-month old daughter Shelby to get out safely. "When he jumped dead on me and nipped at me to say, 'hey, this is serious,' he saved our lives. He's the reason we're here today, "said Hunter.

Hunter also saw Thor drag little Shelby's bassinet, with the child inside it, straight to the front door of the burning home.

Bristol Fire Department Assistant Chief Nick Kantz says the fire at 53586 C.R. 27, Lot 5, Bristol Mobile Village, heavily damaged the back half of the single-wide mobile home.

Kantz says the dog warned the family about the fire roughly 10 seconds before the smoke alarm began sounding. Sarah Laughlin says, "He's always been very protective but today he just showed that a little bit more, I think."

Schigolch posted:

Meet Penguin. We don't really know enough about pits to know if she is a mix or her coloration is common.

Supernaturalist posted:

I'll be going to the Bikers for Bullies event on Sunday (as a pedestrian, not a biker) to see Wallace, Thelma and Hector! I'll be sure to bring back lots of pictures! I'm still trying to decide whether Angus is coming along or not. If he isn't I have to convince my family to look after him. I'm in NJ for my cousin's wedding and it's a nearly 2 hour drive from here to the event.

Schigolch posted:

Superconsndar posted:

Doesn't look like a mix to me.

Supernaturalist posted:

a life less posted:

I'll leave it to people with more understanding of bully breeds to judge his quality, but I just fell in love with him. I wish I'd taken better pictures, but hopefully you get the idea.