Amazing! I went to the website of the 25 breeds and all of my family including myself DID NOT choose the right picture of the American Pit Bull Terrier. A few members were rather 'cocky' saying "this is an easy one". Very good to show them how wrong they were and I applaud you on your excellent post regarding this issue.
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Amazing! I went to the website of the 25 breeds and all of my family including myself DID NOT choose the right picture of the American Pit Bull Terrier.
I took that poster to my vet's office months ago and not one vet or tech got it in even three tries. Ditto my dog clubs.
Tough to think about who would make that call about which family dogs would be the ones taken away to be euthanized, isn't it? For me, it's the biggest problem with BSL........the vagueness of it all.
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... and not one vet or tech got it in even three tries.
I've only been around a few pitbulls in my life, but my 3rd guess was right, and those little pictures aren't terribly clear so the first two were obvious once I looked at the larger pictures. That's suprising to me that many of those dogs could be called "pitbulls". I had somebody ask me the other day if my my AKC registered boxer was a pitbull. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />
On another note, I wonder why it's so difficult for people to be reasonable. BSL obviously won't solve the problem. There are options like more severe penalties and owner education that seem like they would be much better at managing the problem of stupid people. And that really is the problem. I don't believe any breed is inherantly bad. It's the stupid owners that create the problem, not the dog. You just don't control stupid people by making it illegal to own their favorite breed.
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....I've only been around a few pitbulls in my life, but my 3rd guess was right....
I grew up with both Boxers and what my dad called Bulldogs (and I now recognize as Pit Bulls) as our family dogs, but I was not good at it. When my third guess was wrong I decided to pick the one I really thought was wrong, and that was it. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />
But Boxers.......no, I could not make that identification mixup! That must really annoy you!
Well, this subject has been covered a hundred times here, so I won't go on.........the only reason I added my two cents was that I'm always surprised by how many people do not choose the breed correctly on that poster. Good for you!
By ruling out the breeds I knew and counting out the ones I never seen before I did pick the right one. The apbt in the pic is not a good pic of the breed however
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The apbt in the pic is not a good pic of the breed however
I think that's the point. Not every apbt is going to be the ideal specimen. There were less-than-perfect photos of the other breeds as well and I think what they are trying to say is we can't assume anything. A dog should not be judged by its appearance- not every stocky, shorthaired, medium sized wide skulled dog is a "pit bull."
There must be a thousand posts on this topic around here, so I'm sure I must just be repeating what someone else has said before (and probably better.)
I found the pitbull on my first try.But it was not easy.
I myself own an amstaff that people believe is an american bulldog.
A brother to my dog was breed with another purebred amstaff.
A dog from that litter lives in my town.If i did not know i would think that this dog was a pitbull.He really looks like one.Small,thin(weigh 24 kg),hgh drive.
Some pitbulls i have seen has looked alittle like amstaffs.
Soem amstaffs has looked like pitbulls,some staffiebulls has looked alittle like pitbulls.
I got it on the first try. Not too hard. I was surprised to see some of the breeds that were on there. never knew some of them could be thought of as pits. lol
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