Pitbull's and Dog Parks - Page 4

**ames** · 03-03-2012, 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by ladyluck145

Interesting post. My dog is fairly socialized. When I take her to the dog park she plays really well with others. She is probably the silliest and friendliest one running around the entire dog park.

How old is she?

**Kingsgurl** · 03-03-2012, 04:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ladyluck145

Interesting post. My dog is fairly socialized. When I take her to the dog park she plays really well with others. She is probably the silliest and friendliest one running around the entire dog park.

My guess is under 3. After 3, dogs of any breed aren't all that interested in playing with strange dogs the same way they were as puppies. (there are exceptions to this rule, but I find them just that, exceptions) It is an interesting phenomenon on the human end of the equation that people are seldom willing to see this or see it as natural maturity on the dogs part. People want eternal puppies, not dogs. Actual DOG behavior is, therefore, frowned upon and seen as somehow wrong.

kfetzer3989 · 04-02-2012, 11:27 PM

I totally agree with you. I try to avoid dog parks and rather would have play dates in a controlled atmosphere with people and dogs we know. I have a service dog which is a pitbull and I worry about taking her to the dog park just bc of the fact of not knowing what temperaments other dogs have. You never know when another dog will randomly snap, when a 5lb chihauhau attacks your pitbull, your pitbull is the one that looks bad and gets in trouble.

CroBlondie · 08-08-2012, 09:05 PM

Is it okay to introduce my pups to dog parks by having them on a leash,and when they grow a bit,letting them play with the muzzle on? I don't know,the muzzle will probably scare away toy dog owners and I'll just have to argue for no reason,but i still feel like they should have a dog experience.
Kinda confused,is it really the best to just live with the stigma and avoid ignorant owners at all cost?

**::::COACH::::** · 08-08-2012, 09:14 PM

Dog parks should be avoided. You can still socialize your pups with other dogs on walks, at parks where every one is on a leash, and even better is having play dates with friends' dogs where they are a lot more supervised. Bully breed dogs do not need doggie friends. They just want you!

for the most part, you will probably see later on that this is how it is.

Did you read read the thread about "socializing my puppy" it's a good thread.

**Odin`s_BlueDragon** · 08-08-2012, 09:19 PM

Yeah like Coach said. Play dates are better cuz u know what the other dog is like. At a dog park its a crap shoot as to what "issue laden" dogs might be there.

CroBlondie · 08-08-2012, 09:22 PM

My dearest pit crew members once again saved the day

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So no dog parks for me.Well,fuck 'em.We can always play by ourselves,can't we

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**Odin`s_BlueDragon** · 08-08-2012, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by CroBlondie

My dearest pit crew members once again saved the day

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So no dog parks for me.Well,fuck 'em.We can always play by ourselves,can't we

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Exactly!

And just watch the language, some cussing is allowed but we still are family friendly.

CroBlondie · 08-08-2012, 09:28 PM

This feels like the smoking ban in Europe.
It's torturous but I get it

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**Odin`s_BlueDragon** · 08-08-2012, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by CroBlondie

This feels like the smoking ban in Europe.
It's torturous but I get it

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Its all good. There's always fun things like

head, or a$$hat or just

lol

**angelbaby** · 09-07-2012, 01:51 AM

Thought I would share this story that was posted today. No names are needed but the message is there for any of you who still feel dog parks are a good idea, this is the exact reason we advise against it.

Soooo when we got to the park this scraggly ass dog runs up to ____ (who is on the leash) and starts to growl and snapped off. Next thing we know _____ has the scraggly ass dog pinned to the ground and it looked like he was mopping the ground with him it looked pretty bad. The owner of the other dog just stood there screaming no no no get your dog. We broke em apart and the lady was so mad at us and people were giving us the dirtiest looks making snide little comments.. All ____did was protect himself but people didnt wanna see that. They saw a huge pitbull pinning a dog down eating him up. Just another example of how ignorant people can be. I just yelled at the lady and told her that agressive dogs should be leashed and that would have never happend

Our breed once again shown in a bad light , not due to there behaviour but due to the owner setting them up to fail.

Renzen · 10-01-2012, 05:42 AM

Dog parks are really touch and go, sadly. I recently saw a dog fight break out the last time I went to one between a big pit mix puppy (he was like, nine months and sixty-seventy pounds, I think?) and a larger and older (he was well over 100 pounds) shepherd male.

The younger pit was excessively playful and energetic, plus rude to the other dogs (jumping all over them and generally just being an annoying seventy pound puppy). The older shepherd had been bossy and dominant with all of the other dogs in the park, but had been mostly tolerated by the dogs relatively well, and the shepherd's owner hadn't done anything to stop his dog from pinning and dominating two other dogs that I saw in the time I was there (a lab mix and at one point he had a husky pinned to the ground by the neck and had to be dragged off).

So of course you put excessively hyper pit puppy who wants to jump all over the ill-tempered shepherd who takes it as a dominance display bad things will happen. The shepherd responded to being jumped on by the pit by attacking and getting into a fight. THEN the owner of the shepherd reached his hand into the middle of the fight trying to break it up and got bitten by the pit.

Then it turns out the owner of the shepherd is a police officer.

I don't think I need to explain to anyone here how the end of that story is going to end. This was very, very recent (last week), so I haven't heard anything about it since we haven't been back to the park. But the entire circumstance was pretty much brought on by the shepherd, but I can only imagine how the pit is going to be blamed for this.

After the two owners were working out the situation, and the owner of the shepherd was making arrangements to go to the ER, some of the other park owners were talking bad about pits in general so of course I had to speak up, pointing out that both the grown dog I had with me and the puppy were pits and had both behaved fine while we were at the park. It's really frustrating that even dog owners were trying to put the blame on the pit when I saw the entire thing with my own eyes, and I know they did, too. But say the word 'pitbull' and some people automatically assume the worse.

So to all owners out there, definitely be careful with dogparks, because even if you know your dog, you don't know the other dogs that will be there, or how their owners will handle the situation in the event that a fight occurs.

rabbit · 10-01-2012, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Renzen

So to all owners out there, definitely be careful with dogparks, because even if you know your dog, you don't know the other dogs that will be there, or how their owners will handle the situation in the event that a fight occurs.

The whole point is to avoid dog parks altogether. There are too many unknowns in that equation and it is way too easy to jeopardize not only the physical safety of your animal but the overall safety of our animals. Too many misinformed individuals gunning for us attempting to enact BSL and tell us what we can and cannot own.

**kg420** · 10-01-2012, 08:19 AM

Thing like this make me so incredibly sad. I think it has a lot to do with these people who think, it's all in how you raise them, and their lovers not fighters. You can not discredit history!!!! These dogs ARE fighters. The were BRED to be warriors!!! Dog aggression is part of the breed like it or not, now not all will be DA but it is a genetic trait many do in fact share. You have these people who think they were abused and forced to fight when truth be told, those dogs were excited when they saw the box. This poof dog lovey dovey mentality, trying to prove the world wrong, gets them into so much trouble. I understand people want to show they are great dogs, they really are, but please educate yourself on the breed and don't set them up for failure. Trying to force a da dog to have doggy friends to prove they're good dogs is stupid IMO and dangerous.

nthn79 · 12-09-2012, 09:44 PM

We have a pit mix pup, about 7-8 months old. Pretty laid back, but we have three other dogs, one a small eight pound, a old lab, and my adult son's belgiun Meloise Mix. Moses (his name) seems to be pretty calm, can get a little bit rambunctious with the little dog when playing but we are quick to correct her and are teaching her manners and behavior. Now, should I be worried about future dog aggression? Is there something I can do to help prevent this or issues, since we are likely to have at least the little one and the older lab in our house?