Any pitbull owners out there?

I worked at a pet store for many years. There were many pits who came in regularly and they were wonderful. The one I miss the most was a huge male Staffie. He wasn't tall, he was broad and muscular with a HUGE head. Blue brindle, intact male, cropped ears. He looked terrifying. Or he would have until you noticed that he was wiggling from the nose back, and if you made eye contact he would just collapse in a heap on your feet and ask for a belly rub. The only dangerous part about him was his tail. I got a few bruises from that tail.

I have a red pit. He's 87 pounds of stupid.

He walks into walls, falls up the stairs, and cries if he doesn't know where my youngest is. Seriously, if she ever goes to summer camp, I'm gonna have to buy ear plugs.

AAAHH!!! There's another one. I thought my Zen was the only dog to fall UP the stairs. And he's run into a few doors/walls too. He's not very bright but he's very sweet. He tries hard.

my Lola falls up the stairs all the time...she just gets so excited and next thing I know she's half up the stairs on her back with this WTF? How did I do that? Look on her face...it's SO cute.

I am glad to see that there are many loving, respectable pit bull owners using MFP. My first reaction to this post was to say they should be banned.... I am sorry, you all care about your dog and appear to have good animals. Where I live (safe, rural North Dakota), every person that owns a Pit Bull lives in a meth house, only come out at night, and leave the dog chained up all day with no water. or they are people that just want to appear "tough" and again, don't take care of their dog. I do NOT have a good impression of these dogs, and still would never go near one, nor let my children near one. Yes, stupid people have stupid dogs and do stupid things. ... those people have stupid kids (if the dogs doesn't eat them first).

I also agree on the small dogs "or yippee" dogs as we call them. Totally useless!

I prefer my Golden Retriever to any dog I've had I also have 2 black labs - Good for hunting and fetch-endurance contests, that is about it. My Golden is gentle, easy going, plays, protects and best of all-- kills mice!

It sounds like the problem is where you live and the type of people there, not the dogs.

This is Noodles, my 6 yr old Staffordshire Terrier (AKA pitbull)

(damn that took a long time to figure out!)

Such a sad face...how could you say no to that lol

Yeah, everyone says she has a sad little pouty-face! Some say that may mean she's part boxer? She's a pound-rescue, so we have no idea, and I'm not interested enough to find out via a DNA test.

We rescued a pit that a neighbor abandoned. Sweet 1 year old girl. She has since been rehomed (we didn't have the space, unfortunately.)
VERY smart, obedient, and STROOOOOOOONG doggie. Got a real new appreciation for the breed.

There is only one in my eyes

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omg seriously tearing up at my desk.... Those are hilarious

I wish Rocco would sit still long enough for me to do that to him, laugh my butt off, and take the picture

My profile pic is my 3-yr-old pit named Cassidy. Best dog I've ever owned - and been a pit owner for a LONG time!

we dont have one yet but we want at least one but might end up with 2 we cant decide red,blue, or brindle lol i use to groom dogs and people were always like you groom pits, we never had a pit or rott even try to nip guess how many 'family friendly' dogs bit and broke skin? too many to count i also have a dog trainer friend who has 2 pits and a pig

I'm in the UK and Pits are a banned breed here - if you are found with one you have to sign an agreement in order to keep it, following rules such as it must be muzzled in public and must be registered and neutered. If this is not signed the dog can be taken and put to sleep. The problem is, any halfwit can be called as an expert and decide that a dog is a pit just by looking at it. This is what happened in the high profile 'Lennox' case in Belfast where a Lab cross dog was wrongly identified as a pit and taken from his family and killed.

My teenage sons and their friends were followed home one day by a stray dog. At one point he ran into the road and one of the lads picked him up and carried him to keep him safe. He was the most gentle and sweet dog even though he didn't know them and he turned out to be part pit.

Unfortunately, over here they are favoured by no-brain lads a lot of the time and often trained to attack and take part in dog fights, much the same as they use Staffies (as they are not a banned breed.) They are used as an accessory to look tough. Such a shame that these lovely dogs get a bad name just because their owners are idiots.

guess not what?

Regardless, this is the only breed of dog I ever want to have for the rest of my life. Smart, loyal, lovable...can't ask for much more.

agreed!

Here are my viscous baby eaters:

Nala and Rampage (when Rampage was a Puppy)




Nala with a human femur:



Nala in viscous human attack mode:




Rampage just before he attacks you:



I was taken to the hospital right after she attacked me in this pic:




So scary:





Kidding aside, I Pitbulls. Best family dogs EVER!

Post pics of yours!

BEST POST I'VE EVER SEEN!!!!!

wish I new how to post a pic of my beautiful girl....she's the total package. Love my Pitt

My neighbor has the sweetest pitbull named Tanka. So sweet.