tigresacanela24
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young Girl
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Posted: 10-29-07 12:10pm
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american bullldog for sure! i rescued two
of them a long time ago
they were 5 weeks old and i fell in love
with one of them his name was bubba. he wa
adorable
im a fan of the bully breeds too
ive got three pits
mastiffs drool way to much lol
heres a few pics of bubba and his sister!
i miss them
lol heres bubba with my pit maxx
ok im done just wanted to share those with
you lol
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chrissy721
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Posted: 10-29-07 12:12pm
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woah, you like big dogs.
when I was little we had a rott and
absolutely loved it. I was about 10 and my
sis was 7 and it was great around us.
Didn't every have to worry about it
hurting either of us. I had a doberman
mix too, but it died shortly after I got
it from an accident. Really sweet dog.
I had a norwegian elkhound, that we had to
put down today. I just want to cry. He
was 16, which is amazingly old for those
dogs anyways. He had been having problems
walking because he has severe arthritis
and since it's starting to get cold out,
it was getting worse. And then yesterday,
we heard him yelping and ran downstairs
and he was standing with his head kinda
tilted funny and front paw up. I think he
had a stroke or a heart attack, because
you could tell he couldn't see and he
didn't know where he was or anything. It
was really sad, but we expected it to be
soon that we'd have to face it. It's not
on your list of dogs, but he was a great
one.
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Shanyan
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Posted: 10-29-07 12:25pm
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I really love the French Mastiff.......I
think they are beautiful. But mastiffs
definitely do drool. I have always been a
large breed dog lover. I especially love
when they have really big heads.
What about a Boxer, they are beautiful and
they are great with children......
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OctoberBaby06
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Posted: 10-29-07 12:25pm
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I really really love rottweilers. A
rottweiler has my vote!
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tigresacanela24
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Posted: 10-29-07 12:26pm
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i'm sorry to hear that chrissy. i know
how you feel. it's heartbreaking to lose
a dog. they're like your children. and
yes, i adore big dogs! the little ones
annoy the sh*t out of me. too small, too
noisy and in my personal experience (i was
attacked by a bichon frise, growled at by
a pekinese, bitten on the chin by a pug
and chased home by a jack russell) they're
too freaking aggressive. i've never met a
big dog that i didn't like, tho!
the girlfriend, that pic of bubba in the
grass is too cute!!
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tigresacanela24
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Posted: 10-29-07 12:27pm
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| Shanyan
wrote: | I really love the French
Mastiff.......I think they are beautiful.
But mastiffs definitely do drool. I have
always been a large breed dog lover. I
especially love when they have really big
heads.
What about a Boxer, they are beautiful and
they are great with
children...... |
i'm shallow and i don't like the way they
look. 
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young Girl
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Posted: 10-29-07 12:29pm
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lol
kay i think american bulldogs are great
why not two pits? or amstaffs?
you can have one of mine lol
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tigresacanela24
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Posted: 10-29-07 12:33pm
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i did like having two pits... and they
were tons of fun...
hey do you know any reputable breeders? I
figure since you run a rescue home you may
know. It's hard to find pits around here
that weren't irresponsibly bred and i want
to be sure that they were bred for the
true temperament and not aggression...
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chrissy721
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Posted: 10-29-07 12:35pm
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i like all of those dogs. They are just
toooo big for me to handle. My rott used
to walk me down the street instead of me
walking him, lol.
the next kind I'm getting will be a
cavalier king charles cocker spaniel.
 They are soooo
sweet.
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Shanyan
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Posted: 10-29-07 12:36pm
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I really love dogs and I know that a dogs
behavior has a lot to do with
irresponsible owners but I must say that I
am a little leery of pits. I think that
they are really cute but I am just nervous
around them.......I know you guys are
gonna tell that they are sweet hearts and
I am sure that they are but I can help
it.
I have owned a rotti and I absolutely
loved her, she was such a good girl, and
she was so gentle. Again that is another
breed that has gotten a bad rap because of
irresponsible owners......man people burn
my ass...lol
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tigresacanela24
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Posted: 10-29-07 12:37pm
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yeah, with these types of dogs you do have
to have a fairly dominant personality...
*edited to add* chrissy, i'm scared of
everyone else's dog no matter what the
breed. there are a lot of piss poor
owners out there that are too lazy to
train their dogs or have trained them to
be aggressive. there's a lab two doors
down from me that i hate with a passion.
it's the most aggressive dog i've ever
seen. it's always charging it's fence
when i come out of my house and god forbid
someone actually walk in the alley
directly behind it. it tries to jump over
the fence.
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young Girl
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Posted: 10-29-07 12:37pm
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| tigresacanela24
wrote: | i did like having two
pits... and they were tons of fun...
hey do you know any reputable breeders? I
figure since you run a rescue home you may
know. It's hard to find pits around here
that weren't irresponsibly bred and i want
to be sure that they were bred for the
true temperament and not
aggression... |
no way i dont deal with breeders
striclty animal shelters and rescue
organization
breeding is alot of the problem
they inbreed pits alot which cause them to
be screwed up. most pit breeders breed
moms and sons and sisters and dads and
stuff like that.
but your best bet may be to get a little
puppy from a rescue group
pits are hard dogs to egt adopted and so
many of them are killed every day because
no one wants them
look into some rescues and see what
they've got
you can do temperment checks and home
visits first and stuff before you adopt.
do you want a pup or a grown dog? what age
are you looking for? what area do you live
in? i can pull up some rescues for ya if
youd like!
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tigresacanela24
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Posted: 10-29-07 12:44pm
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| the_girlfriend
wrote: | | tigresacanela24
wrote: | i did like having two
pits... and they were tons of fun...
hey do you know any reputable breeders? I
figure since you run a rescue home you may
know. It's hard to find pits around here
that weren't irresponsibly bred and i want
to be sure that they were bred for the
true temperament and not
aggression... |
no way i dont deal with breeders
striclty animal shelters and rescue
organization
breeding is alot of the problem
they inbreed pits alot which cause them to
be screwed up. most pit breeders breed
moms and sons and sisters and dads and
stuff like that.
but your best bet may be to get a little
puppy from a rescue group
pits are hard dogs to egt adopted and so
many of them are killed every day because
no one wants them
look into some rescues and see what
they've got
you can do temperment checks and home
visits first and stuff before you adopt.
do you want a pup or a grown dog? what age
are you looking for? what area do you live
in? i can pull up some rescues for ya if
youd like! |
i live in pittsburgh and i want a puppy
because of my baby. when you get older
rescue dogs they very often come with
problems. We were thinking of adopting a
rescue pit once. His name was yves and he
loved me to death from minute one but he
hated my husband. we told the rescue
people about how aggressive he was towards
my husband and then they told us that yves
had a problem with men because he had been
abused by them. i love dogs but i'm not
expert enough to deal with something like
that.
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young Girl
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Posted: 10-29-07 12:48pm
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yeah dont adopt an older rescue pit
chances are its been abused
get a puppy from a rescue!
ill look around and see what i can find!
also check out petfinder.com classified
ads for pit bull puppies 
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Becky
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Posted: 10-29-07 13:34pm
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We had an English bull terrier and my mum
worshipped her. she was pure white and
called Candy. My mum mourned for weeks
when she died of cancer. We had a
Staffordshire Bull Terrier too called
Tessa but she went to live with my uncle
up north when Layla was born (very
possesive)
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Mommy35
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Posted: 10-29-07 13:42pm
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I had a rotty when my daughter was young.
She was the very best best dog. She was
so gentle and kind. We got her as a pup.
I have had dogs since and they have never
compared to her. I seriously could have
taken my berevement time when she passed
on.
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sillysallie1990
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Posted: 10-29-07 13:50pm
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i am a dog rescuer too but i have a
passion for herding ones not big ones lol.
deidra, the dog who i have had for four
years was abused and neglected it was very
hard when i got her because she was
terrified and had some behavior issues
lite attacking you heels when you walked
(not ok!!!!!!) those are all gone now, it
was alot of work but worth every minute.
she is my baby. she is a australian cattle
dog/australian sheperd mix and she
practically bounces off the walls
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young Girl
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Posted: 10-29-07 15:04pm
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| Shanyan
wrote: | I really love dogs and I
know that a dogs behavior has a lot to do
with irresponsible owners but I must say
that I am a little leery of pits. I think
that they are really cute but I am just
nervous around them.......I know you guys
are gonna tell that they are sweet hearts
and I am sure that they are but I can help
it.
I have owned a rotti and I absolutely
loved her, she was such a good girl, and
she was so gentle. Again that is another
breed that has gotten a bad rap because of
irresponsible owners......man people burn
my ass...lol |
there are twice more attacks on people and
other dogs by labs,and german shepards
than pit bulls
infact there is not such thing as a pit
bull
pit bulls consist of 8 different breeds of
dogs
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chrissy721
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Posted: 10-29-07 15:04pm
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| tigresacanela24
wrote: | yeah, with these types of
dogs you do have to have a fairly dominant
personality...
*edited to add* chrissy, i'm scared of
everyone else's dog no matter what the
breed. there are a lot of piss poor
owners out there that are too lazy to
train their dogs or have trained them to
be aggressive. there's a lab two doors
down from me that i hate with a passion.
it's the most aggressive dog i've ever
seen. it's always charging it's fence
when i come out of my house and god forbid
someone actually walk in the alley
directly behind it. it tries to jump over
the fence. |
Completely understood. I am very careful
around other peoples dogs too. I think a
dog's personality and behavior has soooo
much to do with the owners and how they
treat the pets. It's sad how some people
actually treat these animals. It's so
important, especially when children are
around. Good luck, I hope
you get a great doggy. 
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