Malli wrote:There are many shelters who are not fully up front about a dog's mix in order to save said animal and be able to adopt it out.
As for my own dog, in the past I've labelled him as an AmStaff etc, now I call him what he is APBT x AmBull because even if people are repelled by him, he is most definitely an excellent breed ambassador, and people need to know that Pit Bulls can be well behaved and control themselves, too.
Now, if it were a question of keeping my dog or having him taken for some reason? You bet he'd be a Mastiff x or Boxer x, whatever he needed to be to be kept safe.
Weather he's appreciated or not, I am proud to have a well behaved, bomb-proof, outstanding doggy citizen who is a Pit Bull as well. Just because someone looks on him in fear or hate does not mean that his disposition and behavior won't make an impact on them anyway.
pitbullmamaliz wrote:It depends on the situation on whether I'm honest about Inara. The vet has her listed as a boxer mix for me. I've told people before that she's a boxer/dalmation mix ( ). And sometimes I'm just honest and say, "yep, she's a pit bull."
It sucks that I live in a state where I'm breaking the law every time I take her outside without a muzzle, but that's why I do sometimes lie about her breed.
pitbullmamaliz wrote:It depends on the situation on whether I'm honest about Inara. The vet has her listed as a boxer mix for me. I've told people before that she's a boxer/dalmation mix ( ). And sometimes I'm just honest and say, "yep, she's a pit bull."
It sucks that I live in a state where I'm breaking the law every time I take her outside without a muzzle, but that's why I do sometimes lie about her breed.
TheRedQueen wrote:Malli wrote:There are many shelters who are not fully up front about a dog's mix in order to save said animal and be able to adopt it out.
As for my own dog, in the past I've labelled him as an AmStaff etc, now I call him what he is APBT x AmBull because even if people are repelled by him, he is most definitely an excellent breed ambassador, and people need to know that Pit Bulls can be well behaved and control themselves, too.
Now, if it were a question of keeping my dog or having him taken for some reason? You bet he'd be a Mastiff x or Boxer x, whatever he needed to be to be kept safe.
Weather he's appreciated or not, I am proud to have a well behaved, bomb-proof, outstanding doggy citizen who is a Pit Bull as well. Just because someone looks on him in fear or hate does not mean that his disposition and behavior won't make an impact on them anyway.
Very well said!
Agreed!
I for one, do not know Score's ancestry...we guess that he's part pit due to his looks. He got washed out of our Service Dog program for being too pit bull-ish. He may not have any APBT/AmStaff or any bully in him...but I use the term pit mix to show people what they can be like. Score is also an excellent ambassador for the breed...no matter what his true ancestry is. Just seeing his little 8 year old human friend working him in public telling people proudly..."he's part pit bull!" makes me happy.
We just got asked the other night..."Is that one of them Vick dogs? They're unpredictable and dangerous!"...a truck driver who was in the same motel where we were staying. His buddy was petting Score and having a great time...and luckily didn't listen to the idiot spouting nonsense. So if he's labeled..."one of those dangerous dogs"...while getting butt scritches from someone...I'll take it.
And yet, at the vet and for the insurance company...he's a lab mix. Just in case. Sad, isn't it?
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