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Location: Eastern OH but my heart is in WV | So the kids and I head out to our local animal shelter today to look at for a larger breed dog. Looked at several but really liked a sweet, beautiful girl that is a pit bull. I don't know much about the breed other then they have a bad rap. This girl would of rather of licked us to death. She loved playing with the kids but we noticed immediately how strong she was. She pulled my 9 year old around with no problem. We looked at a couple more dogs after playing with her but kept coming back to how much we liked her. So who out there owns pits? I know one of our BB rescues them. How are they as farm dogs? Good with other animals? My kids are 13 and 9. We have dogs, cats, rabbit, chickens, ducks, goats and horses. They still need to test her with cats and they want me to bring in our 2 other dogs to see how they would get along. Thanks in advance for any information.
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  Shipwrecked and Flat Out Zapped
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | How old is she? |
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | Ones that I've raised from puppies with discipline have been great dogs. A little older and she may eat a duck or two. They love to smile, love adventures and are loyal. They will protect you if a threat occurs. They can be dangerous if they were abused. I have a puppy now and she is wonderful....she stole my shoe this morning and farts a lot! |
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Dancing in my Mind
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Location: Eastern OH but my heart is in WV | I believe she is between 1-2 years old. I was just reading up on the breed. I like what I am reading about it but I don't know how much she was socialized, which sounds very important with the breed. |
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | Rolling J - 2014-10-08 9:40 PM
I believe she is between 1-2 years old. I was just reading up on the breed. I like what I am reading about it but I don't know how much she was socialized, which sounds very important with the breed.
Can you give her a test run? |
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Dancing in my Mind
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Location: Eastern OH but my heart is in WV | LRQHS - 2014-10-08 9:39 PM
Ones that I've raised from puppies with discipline have been great dogs. A little older and she may eat a duck or two. They love to smile, love adventures and are loyal. They will protect you if a threat occurs. They can be dangerous if they were abused. I have a puppy now and she is wonderful....she stole my shoe this morning and farts a lot!
Your post brightened my day at work earlier. I just can't post from work but I had a couple of cute comments I thought of. So now I know they steal shoes. LOL!!! The more I read about the breed, I like but I am concerned because I don't know how socialized she has been. |
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Dancing in my Mind
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Location: Eastern OH but my heart is in WV | LRQHS - 2014-10-08 9:42 PM
Rolling J - 2014-10-08 9:40 PM
I believe she is between 1-2 years old. I was just reading up on the breed. I like what I am reading about it but I don't know how much she was socialized, which sounds very important with the breed.
Can you give her a test run?
We did end up adopting a kitten today and I know we have two weeks to bring him back if it does not work out (and get our money back). Not sure how it works with dogs but I work with someone who is very involved with the shelter, so I will ask her tomorrow how that works. Was planning on going back on Saturday with our two dogs to met her. |
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Location: Missouri | We have a mix that was dumped. I was not interested in keeping him b/c of their bad rap. I am not breed-prejudiced usually, but I was also not interested in becoming an advocate. However, Scrappy has completely stolen our hearts! He is the very best dog we've ever had...and boy is that hard to admit! lol! He is so good with the kids (currently 2, 9, &10). He gets along fine with our other dogs, cats, rabbits and horses. My favorite part about him is that he is very protective. When a GSD attacked our small terrier mix, Scrappy immediately separated them. He didn't go overboard, just enough to back the big dog off and keep them apart. I have seen him do this with our children as well (when he feels like they are in danger he always places himself b/w them and whatever is approaching or threatening). He looks intimidating, but is loving and kind to people and animals.
They are high energy and need boundaries and training.
Here's ours:
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Location: Southwest Minnesota | I am on my 2nd Pitbull. Pitbull #1 was a rescue that I was told was 1 1/2 years old...I don't think that was right because she was kind of gray faced and very calm for a young dog. My husband and girls picked her out for me and I was VERY leery when they brought her home because she was a Pitbull. She was THE BEST dog. I loved her! She was so laid back. She couldn't have cared less who showed up at our door when my hubby was home but she did not like strangers coming on our yard when I was home alone. She did not like cats but was fine with our smaller dogs and good with kids. Pitbull #2 we got as a 5 week old puppy. He is a big goober. I have made sure to do all the things to him that I am afraid little kids would do...pull on his tail, his ears, grab his feet, etc. He is allowed to give kisses but gets scolded if he tries to use his teeth at all. I thought he was never going to worth a darn as a guard dog but he kept a man in his pickup the other day. He ran around the truck wagging his tail and "smiling" and the guy wouldn't get out of the truck. He didn't bark or growl...just looked like a scary dog. There is nothing scary about him, he is just a good advocate for his breed. I would definitely give this dog a shot. My first pit was at the shelter for over 3 months. She always seemed so grateful to have a home and her own people to love. If you do get this dog, you definitely need to post photos! |
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| I have had 3, all from pups. I have had 2 males and I would not think of them any different than any other dog. The last male I had was the most wonderful gentle dog. The female I have now has honestly gotten very quirky as she gets older. She is also very very jealous of the livestock and will chase them and I can't seem to break her of it. Shes a dog I have to be very careful of and keep an eye on, as far as strangers she either likes you or hates you immediately. She had always been excellent with children, as shes gotten older she plays too rough if its a chase game so when we visit family I don't allow her out with the kids anymore. I really think it just depends on the dog, not the breed.
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Location: Florida | I had a 1/2 pit I raised who was a great dog. I currently have a pit that adopted me a few weeks ago. She had been dumped and came in under the front gate and won't leave. She is very loving but is also territorial. I already have 2 dogs, an ancient Springer who ignores her and a male catahoula mix who is standing up to her. So far she has gotten a few scrapes but is learning boundries. She tried to get into the chicken pen but gave up after one afternoon. She is scared of the horses, which is good because my horses will run down a dog. I have been calling her Princess because that is what she acted like at first. Now I adapt the name from Princess Trouble to Princess Pig, etc. |
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Location: LouLouVille, OK | A friend of mine rescued one and she is one of the sweetest dogs Ive ever met... if you had a good feeling about her, get her... I think they get a really bad rap... when they lick and lick ya, they are lovers, don't care what breed they are...
Kuddos for going to the shelter! Rescue and Shelter pooches are the best! |
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Location: MD | doesn't matter what they are as long as they mix with your family right! Sounds like she already loves you to pieces :) |
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Location: The Oklahoma plains. | I had the very best one known to man but she passed two years ago. Since then, I have been volunteering as a foster. I will say that not all are great with livestock (but it is that way will all breeds). It is hard to tell until you do a home visit. Other than that, I say give one a try. Or you might go thru a rescue group since they do allow the home visits and will take them back where as most shelters will not take a dog back on trade. |
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Location: Kansas | Best. Dogs. Ever!!!! My Leila Sue is seven now. When I brought her home in high school, my parents freaked out because she was a pit bull. Now they think she is the best dog they have ever been around. I showed German Shepherds for 12 years growing up and Leila is smarter than any dog I have ever been around. She is so intuitive and I'm pretty sure that she can read my thoughts. She wants to "work" so bad so she will nip at the horse's heels when I'm not looking, which drives me up the wall (she gets spanked a lot! lol). She was amazing working our bucking stock cattle- she'd get hooked and go right back to work. I am HER person and she wants to be everywhere I am at all times. In one of the pictures where she's laying on my lap, she had sat next to me and whined and put her paw on me for 20 straight minutes before I finally let her up so she'd shut up. She has custom made pajamas that say "diva" on them because she is just that! lol I have met a lot of pits and they always greet you with a lick :) Leila doesn't like to play with big dogs, but loooooves to lay on her back and let little dogs attack her head. It's adorable. I have a video of when I got chicks and I sat one next to her and she starts shaking violently.. she did the same thing when I brought a kitten home ha ha She knows the cats are not allowed on the counter so if I yell at one, she'll go up and put her mouth on them as "discipline" but has never actually bit or been mean to any of the cats or my pet raccoons. I just can't say enough good things about the breed!!
Oh, and they were nicknamed the nanny dog because they take to kids especially well :)
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Location: In a happy place | I think you ought to give this dog a chance.
My nephew got one and she is the SWEETEST dog I have ever met. When she gets up in the morning she has to go to everyone in the house and give them a good morning kiss. She was always so careful when she played with my Pooh Bear. She knew he was older and when they played chase she adjusted how fast she chased because she knew he couldn't run as fast as the other dogs in the house she played with.
My mother has liver cancer and lives with my sister. Nessie knows mother isn't well and she stays beside her most of the day regularly putting her big head in mother's lap to check on her.
I hope you can give this dog a trial run. Just ask if they will take her back if she doesn't work out.
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Location: Moving soon..... | They are very a very loyal breed. My Salli was a great dog and I took her everywhere with me back in the 80's. She would do anything that we asked her to. |
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Location: In Ky following Barrel Races & Walker hounds. | Love them. My aunts is the biggest baby... our mechanic has 3, all are just big doll babies.
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | HarlanLivesOn - 2014-10-09 8:42 AM Best. Dogs. Ever!!!! My Leila Sue is seven now. When I brought her home in high school, my parents freaked out because she was a pit bull. Now they think she is the best dog they have ever been around. I showed German Shepherds for 12 years growing up and Leila is smarter than any dog I have ever been around. She is so intuitive and I'm pretty sure that she can read my thoughts. She wants to "work" so bad so she will nip at the horse's heels when I'm not looking, which drives me up the wall (she gets spanked a lot! lol). She was amazing working our bucking stock cattle- she'd get hooked and go right back to work. I am HER person and she wants to be everywhere I am at all times. In one of the pictures where she's laying on my lap, she had sat next to me and whined and put her paw on me for 20 straight minutes before I finally let her up so she'd shut up. She has custom made pajamas that say "diva" on them because she is just that! lol I have met a lot of pits and they always greet you with a lick :) Leila doesn't like to play with big dogs, but loooooves to lay on her back and let little dogs attack her head. It's adorable. I have a video of when I got chicks and I sat one next to her and she starts shaking violently.. she did the same thing when I brought a kitten home ha ha She knows the cats are not allowed on the counter so if I yell at one, she'll go up and put her mouth on them as "discipline" but has never actually bit or been mean to any of the cats or my pet raccoons. I just can't say enough good things about the breed!! Oh, and they were nicknamed the nanny dog because they take to kids especially well :)
We had a catahoula/pit that looked exactly like yours. She went to the saddle shop with the boys (Hubby and son) every day and traveled the country with my son on his horseshoeing appointments. Only ONE time did she show any kind of aggression. I came home to find that she had literally chewed my son’s felt hat to pieces. I swatted her with the fly swatter and she turned and bared her teeth…..She got showed, THAT day, just WHO was boss in that house. She let the cats and the other dog crawl all over her. She worked the cattle for us in the chutes. We had her for 17 years.
That being said........I would do a "home" visit first! |
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Location: Kansas | NJJ - 2014-10-09 8:11 AM
HarlanLivesOn - 2014-10-09 8:42 AM Best. Dogs. Ever!!!! My Leila Sue is seven now. When I brought her home in high school, my parents freaked out because she was a pit bull. Now they think she is the best dog they have ever been around. I showed German Shepherds for 12 years growing up and Leila is smarter than any dog I have ever been around. She is so intuitive and I'm pretty sure that she can read my thoughts. She wants to "work" so bad so she will nip at the horse's heels when I'm not looking, which drives me up the wall (she gets spanked a lot! lol). She was amazing working our bucking stock cattle- she'd get hooked and go right back to work. I am HER person and she wants to be everywhere I am at all times. In one of the pictures where she's laying on my lap, she had sat next to me and whined and put her paw on me for 20 straight minutes before I finally let her up so she'd shut up. She has custom made pajamas that say "diva" on them because she is just that! lol I have met a lot of pits and they always greet you with a lick :) Leila doesn't like to play with big dogs, but loooooves to lay on her back and let little dogs attack her head. It's adorable. I have a video of when I got chicks and I sat one next to her and she starts shaking violently.. she did the same thing when I brought a kitten home ha ha She knows the cats are not allowed on the counter so if I yell at one, she'll go up and put her mouth on them as "discipline" but has never actually bit or been mean to any of the cats or my pet raccoons. I just can't say enough good things about the breed!! Oh, and they were nicknamed the nanny dog because they take to kids especially well :)
We had a catahoula/pit that looked exactly like yours. She went to the saddle shop with the boys (Hubby and son) every day and traveled the country with my son on his horseshoeing appointments. Only ONE time did she show any kind of aggression. I came home to find that she had literally chewed my son’s felt hat to pieces. I swatted her with the fly swatter and she turned and bared her teeth…..She got showed, THAT day, just WHO was boss in that house. She let the cats and the other dog crawl all over her. She worked the cattle for us in the chutes. We had her for 17 years.
That being said........I would do a "home" visit first!
17 years!? I pray that my Leila Sue will last that long because I know I will fall to pieces when she passes. |
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