What kind of Dog do you have?

[asnchic]

Pitt Bulls rock!!!

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[kezzer]

He's cute! I don't have a dog, I have a cat, an iguana, 5 or 6 whites tree frogs and several ball pythons and 5 reticulated pythons. Actually the snakes are my husbands.

[PsalmReader's Mom]

What is your dog's name, asnchic? I've only known one pitt bull. That is my son's. His name is Maximus. He's very sweet natured and good around the grandchildren. We got to keep him while our son did a 6 month tour in Belgium. I think this breed is really misunderstood.

[asnchic]

Wow, awesome cool p.r.m!!!

My dog's name is Brutus, however his full name is Brutus Maximus Nguyen. Yes, Pitt Bulls, if raised correctly, are very sweet dogs that are incredibly loyal to those who care for them.

And yes, I do agree with you, Pitt Bull's are usually given a bad name by their bad owners. It's like a child. In many cases, you will get a child with no pursuits in life if their parents raised them that way. It makes me angry that anyone would raise these dogs to be fighters and aggressive. In truth, they only fight if provoked and are aggressive only in games. Whenever my dog senses that I'm angry or hurt, he'll immediately stop pulling the rope. I've trained him to stop pulling if someone screams. He's not a genius YET, but he's well along his way :)!

You have to train these dogs if you want to keep them. They're a responsibilty and those that refuse to train their dogs are the ones that should pay for the consequences.

[PsalmReader's Mom]

Maximus . . . What a coincidence!

My son thought a long time before he got his dog. He said if a person cannot devote a lot of time and attention to a dog, then they just don't need to get a pitt bull.

[PsalmReader's Mom]

Wish I knew how to post a picture of Max with the grandchildren. He's very good with them.

[asnchic]

Awwww...that's very sweet.

Pitt Bulls usually are great with kids if their supervised. Brutus absolutely LOVES playing tug-of-war with my next door neighbors as well as the usual frisbee.

[raybeck]

We have a schnauzer and a red heeler (cow dog). Someone dumped our red heeler "Cowgirl" off close to our ranch. At first my husband told me we needed to just ignore her so she would go home. I was good about ignoring her, until the next day and I couldn't stand it any longer. We took her in to the vet, she was about 5 months old, had her spade and got all of her shots and now she has become a very important part of our family! Someone has mistreated her in the past, she is very sensitive, but a joy and can work those cattle, so fun to watch her in action. She is about 2 years old now and my husband is more attached to her than just about anything. Our schnauzer is almost 10. She is our second one and they are very smart and fun dogs. I love having her...schnauzers don't shed! She doesn't act like a 10 year old. Still plays with all of her toys and chases Cowgirl all over the place, her name is Baby (I know...our daughter named her)!

[PsalmReader's Mom]

"Found" pets almost always are great to have around. We've had several because we live in a rural area where "dropping" unwanted pets isn't unusual. One dog, in particular, became our son's soulmate when he was a boy. They were real buddies. And I have a 12-year-old cat, found on the side of the road, who I bottle fed. Her name is Babycat . . . Raybeck, I don't have a good excuse like yours . . . I named her myself. :)

[raybeck]

LOL, well for some odd reason, the names seem to fit, no matter how silly they might sound to someone else. I hope we don't have a lot of animals dropped off, you can only take care of so many because I do believe in shots, etc. It just breaks my heart that people do that, but in our case we are the one's who won big, getting these wonderful, loving animals!

[jamesglewisf]

I'd hate to get a pit bull, think I was doing everything correctly, and then have things go wrong. There are enough other breeds that I think I would just pick something else.

[jamesglewisf]

BTW, I'm not saying that they are a bad breed. I honestly don't know enough to comment either way.

I'm just cautious by nature when it comes to kids.

[asnchic]

Well...

Everyone in this house is above "kid" stage. And he's never EVER been mean to a kid. He plays with the kid next door and I never worry about him. He's never attacked. Never barked. WILL GROWL like crazy if you don't acknowledge him though.

And if you look shady, he'll be ultra defensive. But never has he bitten a visitor at this house.

It's all in how they're raised. I've had him since he was a pup. Now, most dogs will bite you if you put your hand near their food bowl, Brutus here will lick your hand if you do. He's a rare one. Probably because he's spoiled rotten...

[RoadRunner]

Hey!!!!!

It's asnchic!!! Long time no see. We missed you.

See you in the forums. Ruff. Ruff.

[asnchic]

Sorry guys, school's been a mess and just recently I lost a really REALLY close friend of mine to men that were turning tricks and racing on the high way.

Much love to all of you. It's nice to know you have people that care!

[RoadRunner]

That's awful. I'm sorry for your loss.

[asnchic]

Thanks Roadrunner.

Mucho appreciation.

[raybeck]

Me, too asnchic. So sorry.

[PsalmReader's Mom]

I'm so sorry, asnchic.

[asnchic]

*much love*