06-5-2011 at 3:51 PM

The best dogs I've had were pits.<br /> <br /> They don't make good guards, though. That's best left to rotties due to their propensity for barking, even though they're generally pushovers, too.<br /> <br /> I like molossers quite a bit in general, heh. I'm not much of a dog person save for that type. Vicious <i>looking</i> animals that turn out to be gentle in most cases. Even with other animals, if raised right. and sometimes randomly. Ex-stepdad's pit loved to have cats around him, despite not being raised with them, as did the pit I had, who didn't come from a cat-home originally.

05-28-2011 at 6:56 AM

Maybe visually :P But if when it comes to someone breaking in. You'd be better off with a cat than a APBT with the correct temperament. xD

05-27-2011 at 9:30 AM

Hahha idk about them being a horrible guard dog... I think the media has made them into quite the burglar-deterrent, even if they'd rather lick you to death then bite you lol

05-27-2011 at 5:36 AM

Well my support thread should be enough to say I love the breed. xD<br /> <br /> As Clayton said the dogs on that site are American Bullies, not American Pit Bull Terriers.<br /> <br /> <br /> These are American Pit Bull Terriers<br /> <a href="http://www.caragankennel.com/images/jse_Enforcer_217.jpg">Caragan's The Hit Is On at 10 months</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.apbt.online-pedigrees.com/modules.php?name=Public&file=printPedigree&dog_id=206097">GAME-DOG'S Lil' Bit </a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.apbtconformation.com/temperament.htm">American Pit Bull Terrier Temperament and Standard</a><br /> <a href="http://adbadog.com/p_pdetails.asp?fsid=6&pg=6">An American Pit Bull Terrier registry, ADBA</a><br /> <br /> These are American Bullies, in fact the first one is a ABKC Champion, and the second is an ABKC <br /> <a href="http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb228/manny_lopez805/Opha/DSC_0270-1.jpg?t=1271950129">Grand Champion<br /> Ch. SemperFi’s Pvt Opha Mae</a><br /> <a href="http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d156/atlgrl83/Dogs/180482_10150129070817292_670922291_.jpg">GRCH. Pratt’s Ooh-Rah of SemperFi<br /> </a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://theabkcdogs.org/">Information on the American Bully/registry</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> American Pit Bull Terriers are my favorite breed, they're characteristically friendly towards people, make horrible guard dogs, they are confident and have a zest for life.<br /> <br /> They also make great working/sports dogs, they're agile, powerful, fast, tenacious, and have a high endurance.<br /> <br /> They're lean dogs with a well defined muscular body, and are medium size. They should not be bulky and broad with the exception of some show lines.<br /> <br /> They should only be owned by people who took the time to research the breed and are very responsible. They are powerful dogs that can be deadly in a fight, but a responsible owner would prevent that and set the dog up for success.<br /> <br /> And yes, they have a higher tendency to be animal/dog aggressive.

05-26-2011 at 10:30 PM

Errr a lot of these dogs aren't actually APBT.. and are actually American Bullies... <a href=http://mrpitbull.com/Pitbulls.html rel=nofollow>[LINK]</a><br>But I love APBT and I think that only the most responsible dog owners should own them.

05-26-2011 at 10:16 PM

My opinion on pit bulls is that they are the same as any other dog overall. They do show aggression towards other animals naturally but towards humans they rate neck to neck with the golden retriever (AKC says). <br /> <br /> I've never seen a pit that was aggressive towards humans. I think that people need to be knowledgeable of their animals breed in general. Peoples stupidity has really given them a bad wrap.