What exactly is a Pocket Pit?

by **amazincc** » December 14th, 2009, 7:14 pm

I saw one advertised on CL today... two pounds, 8 weeks old...

by **furever_pit** » December 14th, 2009, 7:57 pm

An itty bitty pitty?

by **Miss_Pits** » December 14th, 2009, 8:07 pm

A ploy for BYB to get more money? :bs:

(Nothing against actual pocket pitties - just to those who add adjectives to breeds to get a few extra bucks)

by **Pit♥bull** » December 14th, 2009, 8:08 pm

http://www.ehow.com/how_2387528_breed-pocket-pits.html

by **BigDogBuford** » December 14th, 2009, 8:18 pm

I've always used the term for a smaller sized Pit Bull, kind of a bucket term. I generally use it for the 35-40 pounders.

by **amazincc** » December 14th, 2009, 9:14 pm

So the weight is "normal"... 2 lbs. at 8 weeks old? Wow.

by **BigDogBuford** » December 14th, 2009, 9:19 pm

Well, with the wide size ranges of Pit Bulls now I don't think there really is a 'normal' per se.

I once met a litter of Pit Bull/Chi mixes. Believe it or not they were really even tempered little pups. They were pretty small.

by **Brownies Mom** » December 14th, 2009, 9:24 pm

furever_pit wrote:An itty bitty pitty?

baw-haw!

by **mnp13** » December 14th, 2009, 10:51 pm

A small Pit Bull, some of Missy's Pit Bulls - the woman who owns Alaskan Dream Kennels - are under 30 pounds. People call those "Pocket Pits" but it's not a classification that is used by anyone who is really serious

by **Malli** » December 15th, 2009, 2:12 am

and, this begs the question, (not that I want this), why not just get a Staffordshire Bull Terrier?

Just like American Bullies :rolleyes2:

I'm SURE there is a type of mastiff out there that would be very similar, and still, people insist on making Hippopotamuses :rolleyes2:

by **amazincc** » December 15th, 2009, 3:48 pm

Malli wrote:and, this begs the question, (not that I want this), why not just get a Staffordshire Bull Terrier?

Oh GAWD... I don't want to get her... no, no, nooooo! :shock:

I was just surprised at her weight and age, plus they bragged about her being very short-legged, wide, and having a HUGE head. She looks top-heavy, to say the least... like she could fall over any second because her head seems so big compared to her body. Like a watermelon on a tooth pick...

by **mnp13** » December 16th, 2009, 1:36 am

Malli wrote:and, this begs the question, (not that I want this), why not just get a Staffordshire Bull Terrier?

Just like American Bullies I'm SURE there is a type of mastiff out there that would be very similar, and still, people insist on making Hippopotamuses

I think what we call "pocket pits" are really just the ones that were on the small side of the standard. Not like trying to make tiny mutants.

by **Malli** » December 16th, 2009, 3:39 am

which standard are we talking about? APBT?

by **LMM** » December 16th, 2009, 9:13 am

Yea Junie is my itty bitty pocket pitty but it's just my nickname for her

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