Pet peeves - Page 2

**kg420** · 11-26-2012, 11:05 PM

Actually, the use of words pit bull or "pitbulls" or "pits" really bother me tremendously, and I am one of those people who will say it till I'm blue in the face, pitbull is not a breed. Many use it as a shortened version of American Pit Bull Terrier, a nick name if you will, but that is not the name of the breed. The name is American Pit Bull Terrier. I just feel that people should call the breeds by their names to avoid any confusion. You know how many people tell me, "Oh I have a pit too, he's not an American though he's a bluenose" it's ridiculous and it's because people just say pit or pit bull, put American in front of it and they act like its a different breed of dog.

**Odin`s_BlueDragon** · 11-26-2012, 11:09 PM

lol like when i got asked if Odin was a pit bull when we were in the drive thru... i just said yes so i could get my food. and then the lady asked "oh a regular one?" i wanted to say "wtf is a regular one?!" but i wanted food more lol

**ames** · 11-26-2012, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by shewerewolf

Oh boy this has all hit me alot in the past month or so. I have been called abusive, neglectful and everything you can name of because of a few reasons.

1. I believe it is perfectly fine to chain/pen your dog outside. As long as you feed, water, give attention, and exercise it is fine. However I just got into it with someone who runs a rescue who takes peoples dogs if they are out in a pen or chained out! even if they are healthy! crazy...

2. I believe cropping is fine. It's not painless but it certainly isnt abuse.

3. I support Weightpulling...lately this has been a huge thing on my facebook...people shouting abuse!...drives me batty.

4. people these days see a overweight dog and consider it loved....wth people you are killing your dogs by putting the lbs on!....people see in shape APBTs and scream starving! ugh

haha right there is a RIGHT and a WRONG way to chain a dog. and the weight pulling thing really gets to me. OF COURSE some people abuse dogs, but it doesn't mean that All people who weight pull abuse their dogs! WTH sometimes advocates are too blind to see they make the same judgmental comments towards people that get flung at them in regards to their fur baby...

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Originally Posted by kg420

Actually, the use of words pit bull or "pitbulls" or "pits" really bother me tremendously, and I am one of those people who will say it till I'm blue in the face, pitbull is not a breed. Many use it as a shortened version of American Pit Bull Terrier, a nick name if you will, but that is not the name of the breed. The name is American Pit Bull Terrier. I just feel that people should call the breeds by their names to avoid any confusion. You know how many people tell me, "Oh I have a pit too, he's not an American though he's a bluenose" it's ridiculous and it's because people just say pit or pit bull, put American in front of it and they act like its a different breed of dog.

if someone says Lab, you know they mean Labrador. If someone says Golden, they mean Golden Retriever. I would never say the Lab is not a breed, so that's why I don't like when people say Pit bUll isn't a breed. It is, its a nickname for the APBT just like Chi is for Chiwawa, ya know what I am saying? I find more don't believe me when I tell them pit bull isn't a breed than when i say pit bull is a breed called the APBT. IDK, but yeah girl you have said it before and it is a totally pet peeve of mine! lol

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Originally Posted by Odin's_BlueDragon

lol like when i got asked if Odin was a pit bull when we were in the drive thru... i just said yes so i could get my food. and then the lady asked "oh a regular one?" i wanted to say "wtf is a regular one?!" but i wanted food more lol

BAHAHAHAHA time and place and PRIORITIES!!!!! lol

hotchkiss (Got the BAN STICK) · 11-26-2012, 11:32 PM

In addition to what you've said, if you tell someone your pit is a "bulldog," they all look at you like, "your dog doesn't look like the University of Georgia and Georgetown's mascot." Then you're trying to explain the difference between English Bulldogs and the general label given to dogs related to pit bulls and staffies and bullies etc... which inevitably leads to the person saying, "so it's a pit bull," in which it's just easier to respond, "yes."

**kg420** · 11-26-2012, 11:48 PM

I totally understand where your coming from. I just think its insanely idiotic that the media has taken the nickname for the breed and turned it into a term to throw every bull breed and mixed dog under one blanket. I'd just rather call an APBT an APBT, an AmBully an AmBully, and an AmStaff and AmStaff and not use the words "pit bulls" at all since there's so much confusion on it anyways.

hotchkiss (Got the BAN STICK) · 11-26-2012, 11:56 PM

While I know that most APBT owners are big fans of the UKC, maybe the AKC had the right idea by removing the word pit from the breed altogether. I realize they are different breeds today, but at the time, they were pretty much the same breed, just different bloodlines.

Anyway, I don't think the historical explanation behind the word "pit" does anything to reduces many peoples negative connotations of the breed. Doubt they'd get the same amount of negative press today if they were called the "Nanny" breed.

I really like the name Pit Bull or APBT; my point is just that there are some negative connotations associated with it and the word pit may lead to further misunderstandings of the breed.

I don't believe most people understand that there truly is a diabolic difference between DA and HA.

Apologize if I'm off topic a little.

**kg420** · 11-27-2012, 12:29 AM

I wouldn't say most APBT owners are big "fans" of the UKC but quite the opposite. Most of the people who own true APBTs are supporting and showing their dogs in the ADBA.

patty · 11-27-2012, 12:50 AM

The thing that really annoys me is that everyone thinks that Pit bulls are so mean. Some are yes but do not judge others. Some owners work very hard with their dogs and they are trained right and would not harm just anything.

**::::COACH::::** · 11-27-2012, 02:02 AM

My peeve is when people somehow think their vet is a breed expert. "my vet says he's 100% pit bull no doubt."

**American_Pit13** · 11-27-2012, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by shewerewolf

Oh boy this has all hit me alot in the past month or so. I have been called abusive, neglectful and everything you can name of because of a few reasons.

1. I believe it is perfectly fine to chain/pen your dog outside. As long as you feed, water, give attention, and exercise it is fine. However I just got into it with someone who runs a rescue who takes peoples dogs if they are out in a pen or chained out! even if they are healthy! crazy...

2. I believe cropping is fine. It's not painless but it certainly isnt abuse.

3. I support Weightpulling...lately this has been a huge thing on my facebook...people shouting abuse!...drives me batty.

4. people these days see a overweight dog and consider it loved....wth people you are killing your dogs by putting the lbs on!....people see in shape APBTs and scream starving! ugh

Yeah I am just gonna borrow these. About covers the ones that set me off most.

Saint Francis · 11-27-2012, 03:01 AM

My peeve is the "look". Most of you know what I'm referring to. That look that the lady with her three children gives you as you walk a very focused APBT down the street, like you just let a serial killer out of prison. I'm done smiling at these type of people, I'm more like "get the hell out of my way" now. These people will never care to understand the breed or its history...so I just blow right past them like the devil with his hell hound in the lead.
The only other peeve that directly affects me is simple...loose dogs. I've gotten back aches from picking my bulldogs up so many times while another dog tries to get at us. Usually when the owner finally gets a hold of their dog he/she says "he would've hurt your dog", whereby I tell them that it wasn't my dog I was worried about. Then comes, you guessed it, the "look". It would be funny if it really wasn't.

**kg420** · 11-27-2012, 04:21 AM

And that is why I carry the spray

I can not stand people who think the leash laws don't apply to them. Their dogs are the ones always causing shit by charging at you while their owners scream, "it's ok he's friendly" That's all good and fine but my dog doesn't like other dogs and I have every damn right to walk him on leash without other people shoving their dogs in his face. You don't want your dog to get maced keep it the hell away from me and my dog.

TheIncredibleSocks · 11-27-2012, 06:37 AM

I have a pet peeve of when someone says they have a "bullypit" or "bullypitt" and on Facebook I've seen some one say they have a "American Bully Pitt Terrier" It just really irritates me.

**kg420** · 11-27-2012, 06:47 AM

Oh yea that's lame. Same with "shorty bull" it's a freakin French bulldog with cropped ears.

Princesspaola21 · 11-27-2012, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by kg420

Oh yea that's lame. Same with "shorty bull" it's a freakin French bulldog with cropped ears.

Oh lord!! I had no idea they were doing that

how sad I love the frenchie. Lol everybody and their brother piggybacking their dogs off another breed. I love it when people have a litter of mutt pups but because they have a square blocky head they are "pure Pitt" because boxers, American bulldogs, labs lol they don't have blocky heads at all.... A lady on Craigslist right now has pups for sale she wants $150 "rehoming fee" the momma is a "pure bred"bird dog that showed up in her yard and after a few days dropped pups. So now in her opinion the pups since they are freckled and white MUST BE pure bred lmao. Those are some more pet peeves.

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