samsantana54

I was looking thru my local animal shelters website to see if they had a lot of bull breed type dogs and they did, but something that bothered me is that most of them are labeled as American PitBull Terriers, which obviously they're not, the only block heads that aren't labeled APBT are they ones that clearly look more like American Bulldogs. I think the people at the shelter are retarded, why would they label them as APBTs? I mean exactly "American PitBull Terriers" not PitBulls, they freaking label them that? Don't they know they'd have a better chance of getting adopted of they labeled them as any other Bull Breed like a American Staffordshire Terrier, American Bulldog or Staffordshire Bull Terrier, to name a few? You can help these Bull breeds have a better chance of getting adopted by simply googling some shelters near you, checking their available dogs, and if you see the block heads are labeled as APBTs, just call and suggest they label them as American Staffordshire Terriers, or Staffordshire Bull Terriers, or mixes of those, or American Bullies, Dogos, etc. Probably one of the most stupid thing the shelter can do.... Label block heads as APBTs...

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jttar

As you have found out the masses call any brick headed dogs pit bulls. Celebrities like Cesar Milan and Tia Torres didn't help as they called every bully looking breed pit bulls. I have had people ask me about my dogs and when I tell them they are rescue mutts they insist that I don't know what I'm talking about and that I own two pit bulls. Those people I don't even bother with but other I will take the time to explain why they are not "pits".

Walking through the shelters here is no different as many dogs are labeled "pit bull's". Ignorance has no boundaries.

Joe

samsantana54

It's so damn infuriating... Sent from my LG-SP200 using Tapatalk

DynamicDuo

It is infuriating. I have 3 mutts all APBT mixes. My male looks way more like a true APBT than most yet back in PA 90% of people had NO CLUE he’s a “pit bull”. They were always asking me what my dogs were and I got some very very strange suggestions - like corgi mix once?!?! I just let people wander and guess. Obviously it’s much different here in ‘Bama - everyone here knows what my dogs are but it’s definitely bulldog country.

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samsantana54

Wow, a corgi mix? Now that's a new one. Not much you can do I guess, except share the knowledge if they are open to hearing it... By the way how's your white dog doing?

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DynamicDuo

She’s doing awesome! Happy and healthy in her old age. She got her CGC yesterday!!!! So proud of her.


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samsantana54

That's great to read! I just read about her getting her CGC title, congrats to you and her!

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