Pit Bull Puppies and Breeders
June 30th, 2005
I usually receive at least one email a week that goes something like this, “Jason, I love your site and I really appreciate the stance you take against breeding Pit Bulls. I hate to ask, but are you seriously committed to this or are you just playing favorites?”
At first I took offense to the question. But then again this is the Internet and I have seen people say one thing and in reality they believe the opposite of what they say here online.
I answer questions like this with a resounding, NO it’s not front and I’m not playing favorites.
Recently I received an email asking me for breeding information.
While I won’t post the email for privacy reasons I will give you a brief explanation.
A lady emailed me wanting to know more about breeding her male because she wanted to have “one” pup to give to a friend of hers. She made no mention of the other puppies or anything else.
This “one” pup was the reason she wanted to breed her male Pit Bull.
My answer, this is quoted from the original email:
“Dear (Named removed for privacy reasons),
I do not endorse breeding Pit Bulls. Especially
because someone wants a gift. That is NOT a reason
to breed a dog.
You should seriously rethink your decision as
there are MILLIONS of “one litters” out there
that are in shelters that are being killed every
single day.
Seriously, I’m not against breeding Pit Bulls IF
you breed for the right reasons, which is to produce
a correct, sound, as close to perfect example of
the breed as you can get.
Other than that, well, as I said before I do not
endorse breeding dogs that are not almost perfect
examples of a proper Pit Bull.
Sorry but I do not have any information for you
about breeding.
Best Regards,
Jason, Angel and Honey
http://www.pitbulllovers.com“
As a Pit Bull enthusiast I take this breed and the problems it faces
extremely serious. Breeding Pit Bulls is not a game.
When I get emails like the one asking about breeding information,
I ask myself, why are these people not seeing what I am seeing?
I also find it difficult to not give people information because I know they are more than likely dead set on breeding their dogs. And start to think that some quality information would be better than no information at all.
Then all I have to do is visit any rescue site on the web and I am instantly reminded of the problem and why people should not breed Pit Bulls unless they are going to take it serious and do it correctly and for the right reasons.
99.9% of the people breeding Pit Bulls today are not doing it for
the right reasons.
Me not giving this lady any information is hopefully a wake up
call to her. She might go somewhere else and ask them and call
me names and bad mouth me and the web site.
You know what?
So what. It’s okay.
Please, if you are thinking about breeding your dog(s) before you
do, take a hard look at what’s involved.
Your are responsible for every single puppy for their
entire lives.
Are you ready to do that? Are you willing to put your busy life on
hold and make sure every single puppy finds a high qualilty home
for life?
In the end, breeding is more than letting two dogs tie up. It’s
about producing as close to a perfect Pit Bull as you can and
that takes time, money, committment, love, responsibility,
and passion.
Best Regards,
Jason, Angel and Honey
The Premiere Pit Bull Informational Website on the Internet
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I have brought my Grady to my workplace several times; I run several groups at the local Head Start, and the kids get a kick out of my dog. He knows all of my co-workers, and they all enjoy his goofy personality. Like any good doggy mom, I have pictures of him all over my office. Everyone who comes in leaves on the same note–”Hey, if you ever get any puppies, let me know.”
How sick of this comment am I? More sick than words can convey. I got Grady when he was 4 months old (unfortunately from a pet store, but he was on the “clearance rack”–no one wanted him, so they were shipping him to the local shelter the next week to be euthanized. Crazy, I know, but I know the history of the pet store and had to save him), and I made his appointment to be neutered on his first vet visit. While it would be great to have little Gradies, because he is a wonderful dog…I would never do that to the breed. It’s just selfish.
And besides…I’d end up keeping all of the puppies because I’d be too selective to sell them to anyone. And really…who could afford that?
I am disturbed by this:
http://politicaltherapy.blogspot.com/2005/07/you-dont-know-profiling-until-youve.html
Clara:
You’re not the only one disturbed by that!
Just a fat mouthed rant to spew his daily drival of non-sense and idiotic thinking if you ask me.
What the hell is he talking about, Jason?
First of all, I’d like to thank Clara for linking my page.
Second of all, there is no such thing as “drival,” Jason. Either uses a spell check or don’t assign the epithet, “idiotic” to others.
Thirdly, I am talking about the drawing a (very broad and satirical comparison between ridiculous advocacy of a dog that pulls the scalp off toddlers to the kind of Sen. Dick Durbin logic that believes the unneutered idiots with a Q’uran in one hand and Sempex vest in the other are the cause of “bad PR on the part of the civilized.”
And before anyone jumps to the conclusion that I link Pit Bull advocates to Dick Durbin–I don’t. because I believe even the Pit Bull advocacy can only defend “animals” to a point.
-T
Whoops, “drivel.”
Still your comparison of Pit Bulls is simply from an IGNORANT (did I spell that one right?) stand point. You, like many other people, draw your conclusions from hear-say and media pumped DRIVEL spilling out of the T.V. like sewage water down a drain.
Before you call something ridiculous, maybe you should get into the minds of the people who own these animals. I for one regard them as close a family member as you can get by blood.
As do many of my readers and friends. I could give two shakes about your “satirical” comparison. It’s the fact you spew ignorant remarks that got my goat.
(Did I spell everything right this time for you T?)
Media Pumped drivel=statistical data about the only dogs that consistently have to be shot by police(with the exception of that apalling Rottweiler(probably not spelled right), and routinely show up in the news when they’ve yanked the face off of another bystander, who could give two hoots about your devil’s advocacy fetish.
I don’t need to get into the minds of those who own the animals. I think some pretty good people own a loaded gun of a canine. It’s the ones who deny the overwhelming evidence about the sudden marauding turns inherent in these dogs.
Humor, or really biting humor anyway, has to have a thread of truth. That’s why I laughed when I heard Garrison Kellior tell the joke:
What has four legs and one arm?
A Pit Bull. This–to the hysterical laughter of all at the Fitzgerald Theatre.
I don’t disparage anyone who loves the dog. But to think media suppression of Pit Bull attacks–and really that’s what you want–is as asinine as the very movement itself.
-T
Media suppression isn’t what I personally or anyone I know wants. We want fair and accurate reporting (in a utopian society maybe) of incidents.
Dogs are DOGS first. BREED second. They have instincts and actions just like any other animal. I could take a Cocker Spaniel and get the same damaging attacks. The fact remains, Pit Bulls are NOT any more dangersous than your average dog.
I do not deny the fact Pit Bulls bite just as I do not deny the fact that a Standard Poodle can bite. Or a Lab, or a Golden, or a Beagle, or any other canine.
My point here is, the media, in their great and infinite reporting wisdom only reports on “pit bull” attacks because they get eyeballs on their news casts and papers.
I mean, even you, a completely ignorant believer in “stats” that don’t exist can agree that “Cocker Spaniel Mauls 6 Year Old” isn’t as attention grabbing as “Pit Bull Mauls 6 Year old.”
The headline should read, “Dog Mauls 6 year old whos lazy parents weren’t around to watch their kid.”
Statistical data? Could you show me this data please?
Where is this overwhelming evidence?
Show me a news story, and I’ll show you where PEOPLE have let it happen through either abuse, neglect or plain stupidity.
In essence sir, your comparison, your data, and your logic are about as firm as a runny pile of dog doo.
Present me with statistical data that is based in actual hands on study of the breed and I will gladly take a look with an unbiased eye.
Until then, you can keep your rants to yourself and your blog.
Isn’t it funny the look of some ‘Pit Bulls’ who have attacked. A lot of these dogs look nothing like a Pit Bull but could you imagine the outrage if the media said it was a Golden Retriever or any other breed of dog that hundreds of people believe are harmless?
I think that it is stupid that people dont research before they talk. On all of the news cast more than half of the accused pit bulls are not pit bulls at all they just look similar. And I personally owning TWO GREAT dogs, who love my kids and watch out for them, think that it is a shame that they are accused of something that they may not have done. I completely agree with Jason, you need to watch your kids and the kids of others. The other reason I wrote is because for so long now I have defended my beloved dogs and that of the origin, it is all in the owner and the training. I LOVE MY PITS!!!
you are right in the way you say dont breed a pit bull unless you are breeding for a (right dog)but the thing about people saying their are millions of pit bulls in shelters being killed every day so dont breed is crap! first of all the dogs not just pitbulls in shelters are from people who did not want this dog for what ever reason or they are bad apples from bad enviroments dogs people wont enjoy having in their home,its not becuse a over breeding problem manny people are in need of a well breed dog some people encluding me dont want to take a chance with a unknowen puppie from a shelter,yes some breeders breed some ugly dogs and have trouble placing them but in all the dogs in shelters have nothing to do with the survival of the breed, bad breeders need to stop what they are doing,people need to think twice befor they get a dog expecialy a used and abused one from a shelter,alot of shelterd dogs are from bad owners not over breeding,and for the lady breeding to keep her dogs geens in the famly thats fine but she needs to commit her self to find a home for all the other pups and personaly i dont like breeders that just breed any old dog and people like you need to stop badgering good breeders so i think we agree with some and dissagree the rest.heres my web page come tell me if my dogs are worthy of being breed or if i am (over populating the world with unwanted dogs) its the owners of the dogs doing this not the breeders go visit a shelter and you will see only abused and poor temperd dogs and in some rare cases the owners had to give it up but breeding ??? no my dogs all find homes here http://www.bodyguardpits.com p.s contackt me if you need help finding a pit bull a home i do help .