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   Nabuquduriuzhur said, 3 months ago

   Never mind that the four breeds called “pit bulls” in the U.S. were originally bred for combat…
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   Michael Farren said, 3 months ago

   @Nabuquduriuzhur

   More making stuff up, eh? According to my research (not exhaustive, but not making stuff up, either), the breeds now known as “pit bulls” were originally bred as working dogs, not combat dogs.
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   dukedoug said, 3 months ago

   @Michael Farren

   Yeah … but what was the “work” ? Biting peoples’ legs off ?
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   Just4Kixx said, 3 months ago

   Pit bulls were actually originally bred in the USA for hunting semi-wild game (Range cattle and hogs), not for combat. And wiener dogs were originally bred to hunt badgers. GSD’s were bred to guard sheep. Regardless, aside from beagles, retrievers and labs, few dogs today are still used for what they were originally bred for…

   I don’t own a pit bull, but not for fear of the dog; rather for fear that I’d be labeled a douche for owning such a dog, people thinking that only thugs would want to own these dogs. Oh well, maybe some day the Pit bull will join the ranks of the GSD and doberman on the list of “Dogs people once had an irrational fear of”. Unfirtunately the only way to get off this list is for another breed to take its place. Maybe labs next time? Great Danes? Mastiffs?
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   Jerry Dunham said, 3 months ago

   @Just4Kixx

   As a coonhound and foxhound rescuer I can tell you that most such hounds are still used for what they were bred to do. If they’re not hunting coon or fox, they’re being used to hunt bear or coyote.

   Note to anit-hunters reading this. I’m a hound rescuer, not a hunter.
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   Oldbutnotstupid said, 3 months ago

   You people are all crazy … they were bred to find the best BBQ pits with brisket . . . IE: pit bull
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   Plods with Beer ( did I mention beer? ) said, 3 months ago

   @Oldbutnotstupid

   I like how you think and most of the ‘bullies’ I know would fit that description very well.
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   SeaFox10 said, 3 months ago

   Then stop dressing like one! Simple!
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   jbmlaw said, 3 months ago

   We now have our second pit mix, a 90-pounder. Like the first, he is a passive sweetheart; we should have named him Eeyore. Our female Australian Shepherd is the alpha, and the little MinPin and the five pound cat abuse the pit mercilessly. Our pit serves a purpose – for strangers – by merely standing and staring. The only time we hear his basso bark is when deer enter the yard, and he tries to tell them he wants to play.
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    jwbriggs said, 3 months ago

    Those IDIOTS, who train the Pits to to fight and be aggressive are the ones perpetuating the lie that this breed is dangerous! This sort needs to be sent to a maximum security prison for a LONG time! Not just a short “time away”
    like Michael Vic.
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    Michelle said, 3 months ago

    So tired of people blaming the dogs. Every Pit I’ve ever encountered is the same as any other breed…it’s all about the owner, handling and how they’re raised. My teacup Chi and I encountered a group of 4 Pits at the vets office. Not a vicious/attack bone in any of their bodies!!
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    calvinsfriend110 said, 3 months ago

    Not funny…
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    The Life I Draw Upon said, 3 months ago

    @Oldbutnotstupid

    LoL How do get I me one of those?
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    pierreandnicole said, 3 months ago

    @jwbriggs

    I’m with you.
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    Wabbit said, 3 months ago

    too bad so many people have made these dogs have to fight. I was working on the census and one gurgled at me. It was like a growl but it was also a gurgle. I have met really nice ones. I found an old picture of my dad standing near their dugout and he had a American bull dog. He was 2 or 3 years old.
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