Any Pit bull owners in here?

You sure it's the dog? I often blame my own gas passings on one of the family pets. :bigsmile:

I don't own a pit, but foster them. They are notorious for their stinky farts! LOL Having them on a raw or all natural diet will help that dramatically!

They are very easy to train and incredibly smart. They are of course food/treat driven but are natural people pleasers and praise is so important.

Good luck!

I have a pit lab cross, and she's the goofiest, happiest, most loyal dog I've had. She was a bit strong-willed and definitely the doggy version of ADHD, but once I convinced her it was in her best interest to follow me, she's been extremely well trained and awesome.

We had a pit mutt until she passed away earlier this year. She was a great family dog, not so great with strangers and not great with other dogs. People would be afraid of her but she never bit anyone the whole time we had her and she was a big old sweety pie. We miss her very much.

*Her farts were epic, however. They smelled like an alfalfa processing plant.

This is Izzy.. .she is my 2 year old Pit bull rescue. She is a total lover... but very high energy and very strong. She gets really excited around people and other dogs... so excited it makes people uncomfortable quickly. Especially when she is on the leash and starts wining to play with another dog. I used to take her to the football or baseball games for my kids but it became too much of a hastle after a while and now she stays home.

I also do not know if it is a product of the breed or the fact that she is the first female dog that I have owned, but she is more independent minded and stubborn then any dog I have had. She listens very well when she wants to, she also can ignore people well!

She is very protective of my kids too, we will take her out on hikes with us, the boys cannot leave her sight.

OH and her farts stink

I have a Pit Too! :happy:

I adopted her when she was already 1 year old, from a person at work. We had lost our 16 year old pit to cancer and my son really wanted to have another protector.

We had a rough go at it in the beginning, because she wants to "play" with the stray cats, the neighbor feeds. However, after a few months she calmed down a bit. It's been about 3 years now and we have never had a problem with her. She hardly barks, when she does, It's for a reason. :laugh:

At the beginning she had a real problem with Farts. Oh My Lord, :sick: But when I changed her food to a better quality (I think it's Blue Mountain) , that rarely happens... sometimes she gets into food my son has left in his room and that upsets her stomach. :laugh:

If you give them love they will give you love, loyalty and protection . :flowerforyou:

The only reason I wouldn't get another Pit after this one. They have a bad rap, and anything that happens involving another animal. It's always the Pit's fault. I can't take her to a dog park and only walk her ealy in the morning. If another dog owner leaves their dog unleashed and happens to get into something with your Pit.... Your dog is guilty until rarely proven innocent. At least here in Florida, it's that way.

Best wishes to you! :flowerforyou:

They need a lot of training mostly because of the public's perception of them. They are easy to train though because they are uber eager to please and bond really well to their "pack."

Give them LOTS of stuff to chew on. Those jaws need constant exercise. My pitty loves to chew socks so I give him holey old (clean) socks.

As for the farting - oh my Goddess - their farts are the worst in the world! One way to decrease the amount of methane pouring from their hind end is to feed them food without grains. No rice, oats, and definitely NO CORN! It's not a perfect solution but it does help. It has also helped my other dogs (I have four more). Oh, and I have four cats as well. The cats have Thor (my pit puppy) firmly under their well-manicured paws!

Thor congratulates you on your excellent taste in puppies!

Some breeds of Pit Bull breed are banned here in the UK.

I'm not one of those who blame the breed but obviously some of the owners & breeders over here have messed it up for all good, responsible owners. They were owned by some (not all) of the lowest dregs of our society who use them as a status symbol & as a weapon.

They are also used along with other breeds for dog fighting (barbaric). The scum who do this are known to steal small dogs (Jack Russells etc) & use peoples loving pets against their dogs for practice...!

This is taken from the British Government website:

In the UK, it’s against the law to own certain types of dog. These are the:

Pit Bull Terrier
Japanese Tosa
Dogo Argentino
Fila Braziliero

It’s also against the law to:

sell
abandon
give away
breed from
a banned dog.

Whether your dog is a banned type depends on what it looks like, rather than its breed or name.

Example
If your dog matches many of the characteristics of a Pit Bull Terrier, it may be a banned type.

You have a banned dog
If you have a banned dog, the police or local council dog warden can take it away and keep it, even if:

it isn’t acting dangerously
there hasn’t been a complaint
The police may need permission from a court to do this. If your dog is in:

a public place, the police don’t need a warrant
a private place, the police must get a warrant
a private place and the police have a warrant for something else (like a drugs search), they can seize your dog
A police or council dog expert will judge what type of dog you have and whether it is (or could be) a danger to the public. Your dog will then either be:

released
kept in kennels while the police (or council) apply to a court
While you wait for the court decision, you’re not allowed to visit your dog.

You can give up ownership of your dog but you can’t be forced to. If you do, your dog could be destroyed without you even going to court.

Going to court
It’s your responsibility to prove your dog is not a banned type.

If you prove this, the court will order the dog to be returned to you. If you can’t prove it (or you plead guilty), you’ll be convicted of a crime.

The maximum penalty for having a banned dog against the law is a £5,000 fine and/or 6 months in prison. Your dog will also be destroyed.

Index of Exempted Dogs (IED)

If your dog is banned but the court thinks it’s not a danger to the public, it may put it on the IED and let you keep it.

You’ll be given a Certificate of Exemption. This is valid for the life of the dog.

Your dog must be:

neutered
tattooed
microchipped
kept on a lead and muzzled at all times when in public
kept in a secure place so it can’t escape
As the owner, you must:

take out insurance against your dog injuring other people
be aged over 16
show the Certificate of Exemption when asked by a police officer or council dog warden, either at the time or within 5 days
let the IED know if you change address, or your dog dies
Index of Exempted Dogs

I'm not one of those who blame the breed but obviously some of the owners & breeders over here have messed it up for all good, responsible owners. They were owned by some (not all) of the lowest dregs of our society who use them as a status symbol & as a weapon.

They are also used along with other breeds for dog fighting (barbaric). The scum who do this are known to steal small dogs (Jack Russells etc) & use peoples loving pets against their dogs for practice...!

It’s also against the law to:

sell
abandon
give away
breed from
a banned dog.

This is the same in most of the areas of the US. In some states, counties and cities certain breeds are banned. That's why I don't live in those states, counties and cities.

The dog fighters actually don't seem to understand that what they are doing is evil. I actually had one brag to me about his fighting dogs and fighting *kitten* (chickens, no the other type). When I turned him in he seemed confused as to why he was in trouble. When I testified against him in court, he kept looking at me with (please excuse the pun) "puppy dog eyes" like I had betrayed him. This is not a stupid man, either. He ran a successful business and admitted he knew that what he was doing was against the law. I dunno, maybe he is a sociopath. He certainly seemed to be. Anyway, animals everywhere are a little safer for a couple more years.

He got most of the time from theft - stealing other peoples' property (dogs, cats, etc. for his fighting dogs to kill.) The fighting dogs were put down (blame the victim!)

I have 3 dogs, one of which is a pit bull. I love them all, but out of the three, when we have people over, the pit bull (Luke) is always the one they are threatening to steal. He's just a giant lap dog, he wants nothing more then to snuggle with you. Almost pathologically so. He absolutely can't be 'not touching' you. Sorry grammar is rough on that. If you are sitting on the couch, some piece of him has to be touching you. He was excellent with the orphaned kitten we brought home. He managed to get off his leash a couple times, and would go sit at the 7-11 where the police would feed him beef jerky till someone came and got him.

He is the mellowest, laziest, most loving dog ever. All you have to say is 'kisses' and he will wash your face for you.

He's completely non agressive towards people. Even with food. He's a total fat, but if I want to take something from him? I take it and he doesn't say boo about it. He's a little up in your face when you are eating, which makes us a little crazy, but he will back off when firmly ordered to.

I've only seen him be aggressive once, when my fiance was taking the dogs out to potty and the neighbors husky was off his chain. He came over to our yard, our dogs got excited and Josh got tangled in the leashes and fell. Luke and Leia (our boxer, yes we are Star Wars nerds) both lit into the husky like there was no tomorrow. They had to protect their human!

Oh and farts. I feed lamb and rice, either from Costco, or Nutro. My dogs rarely fart.

Pit Bulls are banned where I live and have been for years

I have an English Bulldog.

Edited for spelling.

Same. In the UK they are banned. You can own one, but they have to be registered, muzzled when outdoors and I think castrated too. If you don't follow this, they can be PTS.

Funny thing is, I have never heard any bad stories about them. I watched a programme about them, their owners, the law etc... The Police would turn up with 20 mates to check owners have their dog on a register which is ridiculous. They (along with a few other breeds) seem to be demonised and it seems unfair. Everyone I've ever spoken to who owns/has owned them has nothing but high praise.

HOUMA, La. -- A four-year-old girl was mauled to death by a pit bull, that officers categorized as "a monster," in an apartment complex in Houma Tuesday night.

The child, identified as Mia DeRouen, suffered facial and head injuries following the attack by the 130 pound dog, who was staying at the home.

The attack happened inside the family home around 7 p.m., according to police. Mia and her mother, were watching television when the dog struck the little girl.

The child's mother, 27-year-old Megan Touchet, called for help and locked herself and her daughter in a room, handing the child out of the window to officers.

"The mother was able to barricade herself inside this bedroom," said Houma Police Chief Todd Duplantis. "Medical personnel arrived also, and the mother was able to hand the four year old child through the bedroom window."

Duplantis described the scene as "horrific" and said counseling was being offered to the officers who were on the scene.

Touchet was injured and taken to a hospital with moderate injuries but has since been released.

The dog, named Niko, was shot three times by officers, who then attempted to enter the apartment, according to Duplantis. "The dog was shot initially inside the residence," he said. "When the officers entered the residence to survey the situation, the dog attacked the officers."

Duplantis said that when officers tried to get inside, the dog charged them and was shot an additional 10 times, before he died.

Since the pit bull "was running loose inside the apartment acting in a very vicious manner," Duplantis said, officers used lethal force by shooting the dog to eliminate the threat of additional injuries.

But little Mia was severely bitten on the head and torso, and died at the hospital.

"It's traumatic event," said Terrebonne Parish President Michel Claudet in an appearance on the Eyewitness Morning News the day after the attack.

Claudet said the dog was one of two family pets. "They had two pit bulls, and one was over 100 pounds." The larger dog was the one that attacked four-year-old Derouen. A second pit bull found in the apartment, an uninjured six month old female that apparently was not part of the situation, is now at the animal shelter.

"Unfortunately, that's what happened and it's such a horrific event," Claudet said.

Mia would have celebrated her fifth birthday next week.

Now Houma police say their investigation into her death continues. "There are some questions and rumors about the dog possibly being trained to fight, and what have you," said Duplantis. "The detectives have been investigating this. However, I am here to report there have been no signs of abuse."

But Chief Duplantis says police and the Terrebonne District Attorney have a number of questions that still need to be answered.