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Got a new, young, furry love in your life? This is the place for you to ask all of your questions-big or small! Just remember that you are receiving advice from other dog owners and lovers... not professionals. If you have a major problem, always seek the advice of a vet or behaviorist! Most important is to remember to have fun with your new fur baby.
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Huntington- A.K.A.- Humpfi!
You're mine,- forever and- always ♥
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 | | Barked: Fri Jul 3, '09 8:05am PST | |  | |  | | I'm so sick and tired of my dad hating Pit Bulls. He will never let me or Huntington near one. Then he did something that sorta pushed my BSL buttons. We brought Huntington to dog park, so he could play around. There was an adorable Pittie puppy, about 4 months. My dad wanted to leave. He said, "There is a Pittie in there, and I can't risk Huntington to die." So we went into the park. Huntington and the Pittie were having so much fun!! Then she walked over to my dad, to get loved. He pushed her away, pinned her to the floor, and yelled, "NO" in her face. She yelped and freaked out. She ran around, yelping. It was so sad to see!! Her tail was tucked between her legs, and she hid behind her crycry They got all mad and yelled "You aut to be ashamed!! Scary my poor puppy!! He's only 4 months, don'tcha know?!?!" We got kicked out of the park, and now we have to wait another month before we can go back |  |  | |  |
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Megan
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 | | Barked: Fri Jul 3, '09 8:09am PST | | | | | | It is really embarrassing that a grown man behaved so badly that you were kicked out of a dog park. I am so sorry for your dad's behavior- perhaps he should never go back to a dog park. Do you have someone else who can take you guys in the future? One day your dad is going to mess with the wrong dog owner... | | | | |
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Bianca
Graceful as a- moose |
| | Barked: Fri Jul 3, '09 10:31am PST | | | | | | I'm not entirely sure what, if anything, you can do to make your dad change his mind, but for his own safety, I would not take him back to that dog park or any other place people are likely to have their dogs off-leash again. What he did will get him in trouble with another dog owner, and could result in him being bitten, if he did that to a dog of ANY breed, especially a dog he didn't know.
If my dad and Bianca had been the ones at the park, a few different things might have happened. Bianca is very friendly and nice, and likes all people, but she loves to play roughly. If someone tried to pin her (which is very difficult, she is a strong dog), she would not bite, but she would fully expect to get her turn at pinning the person as well. And she can do it, too - my brother is well over six feet tall and she can pin him with only minimal effort.
And then the person would have to deal with my dad, who would not be nearly as nice as Bianca. He and my mom have spent 18 months training Bianca, to be sure she does not play too roughly with people, and to have someone set that back entirely would really upset them. My dad would be more likely than Bianca to send someone running from the dog park, if he thought they were being inappropriate with his dog.
Plus, they'd ruin the fun for Bianca too - she loves to play with other dogs, but if that happened, my parents would probably never take her to a dog park again. How sad.
If your dad will not read or believe any of the true information about pit bull type dogs that's out there, perhaps you can at least get him to read a good book about canine body language. Maybe if he learns about the signals an aggressive dog shows, he won't have to be afraid that every dog approaching him might bite.
Another thing for him to think about - at four months old, many breeds of puppies look very similar. It can be difficult to tell the difference between many related breeds. Is he also afraid of Boxers? American Bulldogs? Labs? Mastiffs? Jack Russells? Because many people can't tell the difference.
Hopefully some day he will change his mind - my mom didn't like pit bulls either until she got Bianca.
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Mollie
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| | Barked: Fri Jul 3, '09 10:46am PST | | | | | | It really is hard when a grown man behaves that way and I can imagine how you must have felt that this grown man is your father. As a child, I remember times when I was embarrassed by my father's behaviour.
What I really want to say to you is....good for you for recognizing the behaviour because when you see that it's wrong, you're not about to pick it up yourself...meaning your father has this belief that pitties are nasty dogs that will kill other dogs for no reason. You know that's not true...you're not going to take on that belief system just because you were told it was so.
I've always taught my kids to think for themselves, no matter who tells them any different. Hope I'm making sense here 
Good for you. | | | | |
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Cruiser
Ban stupid- people, not dogs
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| | Barked: Sun Jul 5, '09 5:02pm PST | | | | | | You know, I get that a lot with my Pittie, Cruiser
It gets innoying when I'll be in the neiborhood walking him and I see and mom and a few children, and the mom will say something like, "Oh goodness, children move away from that Pit Bull, they are very mean dogs!"
Your father isn't a bad person. My mom is actually like that, she gets scared of Cruiser sometimes You just have to keep showing him how loving the breed can be. | | | | |
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Holly
I'm sweeter than- sugar! |
| | Barked: Sun Jul 5, '09 5:11pm PST | | | | | | 
No offense, but if your dad did that to my dog, it would have ended with us both banned from the park. THAT behavior creates scared dogs that react with aggression when scared. Most animals that bite are scared and will clearly tell you they are upset. I've seen it with cats, dogs, rodents, birds, etc
Ugh.
I'm so sorry. I would have been so embarassed of my dad. How awful.
my dad is similar though. He has a GSD, loves her to bits, but swears up and down one day she'll turn on someone. I told him there's no logic with that belief but he just shrugs. | | | | |
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Holly
I'm sweeter than- sugar! |
| | Barked: Sun Jul 5, '09 5:15pm PST | | | | | | And i don't know what is up with this, but in my neighborhood people LOVE pitties. I had some kids run up to meet Holly when I first adopted her and the first thing they asked is "Is she a pit bull??" lol which duh she's not but they're really young. And then they started babbling about their pit bulls and one little girl was going on about the pit puppy they were getting soon.
We have some people that fight their dogs but the anti-pit bull feeling doesn't seem to be as strong here. And we're usually behind the times. | | | | |
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