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Hey everyone, it's been a while since I've been on here. I had a 9 week training camp for a big fight. Long story short, I whooped the dude for 5 rounds and won
haha
Well anyways.. This is kind of a rant, so bear with me..
I have a cousin who has a friend who is no doubt a backyard breeder. Well he had an 11 pup litter with his 1 year old sire and dam and of course posts it on facebook to sale. I guess my cousin is "helping" him out and posts it on his facebook as well. Now, my folks see cute little puppies and are all about getting a blue female. My pops more that my mom. He's just set on having this little blue female and when I tell him that I don't think it's a good idea because we have Whitman here, he makes excuses that he thinks make it ok.
My pops thinks he knows pit bulls ever since we had our first one. That dog was one of those once in a lifetime dogs that everyone has had or wants, just amazing. GREAT with people, friendly, loving, protective of the family and super smart. He was so awesome but we never had another dog because he was aggressive and got into a fight with a friend's dog once. Why would he want to bring in another when my boy Whitman is very reactive towards other dogs and just might go at a dog at the drop of a dime if given the opportunity? To be honest, I really don't know if Whitman would fight another dog that quick, but if you know me, you would know that I would NEVER take the chance to find out. Now, I'm the first to say that I don't know everything about my breed of choice, but I know a lot. I know that I know more than the average pit bull owner around here, I know more than my pops and I know more than my cousin's friend who bred this litter. I've done nothing but read articles, books and this website up and down again to learn about my dog.
I'm just frustrated that my pops isn't taking my advice as well as my feelings into consideration when dealing about this situation. I don't like that they're getting a dog from a byb (no offense to anyone here at all!!) when there are plenty of great dogs in shelters. They think that because they aren't paying for the dog and getting it for free, that they aren't supporting a byb but they are. I know they can find a nice pup in a shelter if they looked. My pops is one of those people that thinks if you raise a pit bull from puppy hood with other dogs, the dog aggression never comes around. He obviously hasn't heard of "It's not IF they fight, but WHEN they fight" when concerning this breed.
Thanks for reading, I just had to vent.. If you guys know me, you would know that I have all the usual things to tell my pops why we shouldn't get another pit bull. Whitman doesn't need a dog friend when he's potentially DA. I know everything to tell him about the potential difficulties when having to crate and rotate. When it comes down to it, yes, it is his house and if he gets another dog there's nothing I can really do, but I'm not about to be an irresponsible pit bull owner if something were to go down. I need to take care of my boy.
/rant lol
Well anyways.. This is kind of a rant, so bear with me..
I have a cousin who has a friend who is no doubt a backyard breeder. Well he had an 11 pup litter with his 1 year old sire and dam and of course posts it on facebook to sale. I guess my cousin is "helping" him out and posts it on his facebook as well. Now, my folks see cute little puppies and are all about getting a blue female. My pops more that my mom. He's just set on having this little blue female and when I tell him that I don't think it's a good idea because we have Whitman here, he makes excuses that he thinks make it ok.
My pops thinks he knows pit bulls ever since we had our first one. That dog was one of those once in a lifetime dogs that everyone has had or wants, just amazing. GREAT with people, friendly, loving, protective of the family and super smart. He was so awesome but we never had another dog because he was aggressive and got into a fight with a friend's dog once. Why would he want to bring in another when my boy Whitman is very reactive towards other dogs and just might go at a dog at the drop of a dime if given the opportunity? To be honest, I really don't know if Whitman would fight another dog that quick, but if you know me, you would know that I would NEVER take the chance to find out. Now, I'm the first to say that I don't know everything about my breed of choice, but I know a lot. I know that I know more than the average pit bull owner around here, I know more than my pops and I know more than my cousin's friend who bred this litter. I've done nothing but read articles, books and this website up and down again to learn about my dog.
I'm just frustrated that my pops isn't taking my advice as well as my feelings into consideration when dealing about this situation. I don't like that they're getting a dog from a byb (no offense to anyone here at all!!) when there are plenty of great dogs in shelters. They think that because they aren't paying for the dog and getting it for free, that they aren't supporting a byb but they are. I know they can find a nice pup in a shelter if they looked. My pops is one of those people that thinks if you raise a pit bull from puppy hood with other dogs, the dog aggression never comes around. He obviously hasn't heard of "It's not IF they fight, but WHEN they fight" when concerning this breed.
Thanks for reading, I just had to vent.. If you guys know me, you would know that I have all the usual things to tell my pops why we shouldn't get another pit bull. Whitman doesn't need a dog friend when he's potentially DA. I know everything to tell him about the potential difficulties when having to crate and rotate. When it comes down to it, yes, it is his house and if he gets another dog there's nothing I can really do, but I'm not about to be an irresponsible pit bull owner if something were to go down. I need to take care of my boy.
/rant lol