Back when pits weren't mainstream America's gang dog, sympathy dog, or used for plain old dog on dog fights, pits didn't run free. The weren't in the media, they weren't in every public place imaginable.
The rate with which theirs fights in people living rooms or in their suburban back yards far exceeds what took place back in the day.
When their was A yard fight, it was an honest to God equiptmentin failure.
That said, most handlers knew how to manage and handle the dog. They knew the mental mechanics behind the aggressive nature.
Some folks wouldn't get in the box to handle with Zebo. He was that aggressive.
In all my yard walking past literally thousands of dogs, I've only been warned about 5.
Well put....(My computer isn't allowing me to put the "good posting" tag, lol)
Haven't ever had a loose dog...nor has anyone I know.
Sometimes there are dogs that just turn up the heat and want to get at the other.
Chinaman was one of these....not a true manbiter.
An old dog of mine was similar...he wouldn't try to bite, just snap, to be let go.
He didn't try it with me, but a few buddies of mine were rather nervous trying to hold him, if other dogs happened to be around.
I simply made sure he was aware of my presence and talked to him. It calmed him, although he would "cry."
But away from other animals, you wouldn't suspect a thing. Friendliest dog on earth.
Zebo was a manbiter. In fact he took a boys ear off in a yard, when his owner then sold him.
I, personally, would have shot him dead on the spot. Regardless of how good he was.
Any bulldog that bites a child has signed its ticket to the dirt.
As for somebody stating Chinaman to be the greatest to ever scratch....
Let's just say not every CH and GR CH was open to all challengers...
It's impossible to say who the best would have been or was...
If I had my pick, one of the greatest dogs of all time would be Corvino's Braddock. (14xW)
But that's just me....he was a master ear dog, skillful defender.
But back then titles were not awarded though.
Right or wrong, there were a few dogs with questionable temperaments.
But they were rare. Today, with all the garbage being milled, it's surprising there aren't more.
But then again, these HA mutts would have been finished in the old days.
And all the punks that bred and owned these dogs would be going home alone.
At least the dogs mentioned, Chinaman, Zebo, Bullyson, etc, were worthy of being called American (pit) Bull Terriers.
