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**Cogebrego** · 01-15-2011, 09:28 PM

To answer your question,yes,many bulldogs dogs do "turn on" about two years.In case you aren't familiar with the tern "turn on" Its basically when the dog starts to act like most bulldogs and tries to kill any other dog that comes near it.And it can happen slowly or quite suddenly.All bulldogs American Bullies included have a very strong potential to be dog aggressive,its in their blood,what they were bred to do.You can train a lab not to run after and retrieve anything it feels like,but you cant train the urge they have to do it out of them,and who doesn't give into urges every now and then?I understand you wanting people to know that "pit bulls" aren't bad dogs,but taking them to the dog park is not a good way to educate people,because if your dog gets into a fight,it doesnt matter if the other dog started it.The bulldog will ALWAYS be blamed! And while your dog may think you can control your dog from fighting,you need to always remember:A Bulldog wont always start a fight ,but they will damn well finish it! What might just be a scuffle between two other types of dogs can quickly escalate into a situation where only one dog comes out alive,when a bulldog is involved.It's what they have been bred to do ,fight till the end.You can control this to a point,but you will not ever train it out of them.So for all those reasons,dog parks are not a good idea.There are other ways to promote the breed and show them in a positive light.I seems like you have good intentions,but seriously please keep your dog far away from dog parks before something awful happens.Everyone here knows its BS and unfair,but,I cant say it enough.THE "PIT BULL" WILL ALWAYS BE BLAMED FOR ANYTHING BAD THAT HAPPENS!You will be doing yourself,your dog and the whole breed a favor if you just dont take the chance.

You said yourself that fights happen in dog parks, and no one will blame the dead yorkie, even if he started it. Your dog may always like other dogs in general, I like other people in general, but i don't like every single person I meet, And few dogs like every dog they meet either. The difference is , dogs don't roll their eyes and talk about that other dog behind it's back when they don't like each other, they often bite, and chances are your dog will bite harder and more enthusiaticly than the average golden retriever. I think your heart is really in the right place, dog parks are just based on unrealisticly idealised ideas about dogs, and really aren't safe for any breed, I think .
ALSO your dog is SUPER cute, like, painfully cute, those are maybe the cutest ears I've ever seen on a dog, period, and she's got a really soulfull expression. You don't know her pedegree, so I would worry less about if she's an american bully, amstaff, or maybe just a ukc apbt, because really, 99% of the population are 100% sure she's a "pit bull" and until people are more aware that those are seperate breeds, she is representing "pit bulls" as a group, because that is really all most people know, like it or not.
My dog is from a shelter, he was surrendered with the info that he was "super expensive from a good breeder, and that he was a castillo old family red nose dog" They wrote all that down on his intake form, maybe they thought it would be a selling point for a potential adopter, who knows. it meant nothing to me, but I've since looked those things up and he actually looks striking like a lot of the dogs that came up on google. But, the guy who surrended him because he didn't want to pay his vet bills, could have been full of shit, and he could be a classic american bully, and he could be part chocolate lab, which some people ask me. I will never know for sure, is my point (sorry it took me a while to get to it

) and neither will you, it sounds like, but what we can both be sure of, is that mother crossing the street when she sees us coming is sure we have pit bulls, and seeing them get in fights at dog parks makes her more convinced that they wil eat her baby, because people are ignorant and don't understand the differace between dog agression and human aggression.
Sorry for rambling, good luck, and stay open minded, which you really seem to be, and you will learn a lot on this sight. I sure have.

01-15-2011, 09:28 PM	#36
Cogebrego Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 487 Senior Member	To answer your question,yes,many bulldogs dogs do "turn on" about two years.In case you aren't familiar with the tern "turn on" Its basically when the dog starts to act like most bulldogs and tries to kill any other dog that comes near it.And it can happen slowly or quite suddenly.All bulldogs American Bullies included have a very strong potential to be dog aggressive,its in their blood,what they were bred to do.You can train a lab not to run after and retrieve anything it feels like,but you cant train the urge they have to do it out of them,and who doesn't give into urges every now and then?I understand you wanting people to know that "pit bulls" aren't bad dogs,but taking them to the dog park is not a good way to educate people,because if your dog gets into a fight,it doesnt matter if the other dog started it.The bulldog will ALWAYS be blamed! And while your dog may think you can control your dog from fighting,you need to always remember:A Bulldog wont always start a fight ,but they will damn well finish it! What might just be a scuffle between two other types of dogs can quickly escalate into a situation where only one dog comes out alive,when a bulldog is involved.It's what they have been bred to do ,fight till the end.You can control this to a point,but you will not ever train it out of them.So for all those reasons,dog parks are not a good idea.There are other ways to promote the breed and show them in a positive light.I seems like you have good intentions,but seriously please keep your dog far away from dog parks before something awful happens.Everyone here knows its BS and unfair,but,I cant say it enough.THE "PIT BULL" WILL ALWAYS BE BLAMED FOR ANYTHING BAD THAT HAPPENS!You will be doing yourself,your dog and the whole breed a favor if you just dont take the chance. You said yourself that fights happen in dog parks, and no one will blame the dead yorkie, even if he started it. Your dog may always like other dogs in general, I like other people in general, but i don't like every single person I meet, And few dogs like every dog they meet either. The difference is , dogs don't roll their eyes and talk about that other dog behind it's back when they don't like each other, they often bite, and chances are your dog will bite harder and more enthusiaticly than the average golden retriever. I think your heart is really in the right place, dog parks are just based on unrealisticly idealised ideas about dogs, and really aren't safe for any breed, I think . ALSO your dog is SUPER cute, like, painfully cute, those are maybe the cutest ears I've ever seen on a dog, period, and she's got a really soulfull expression. You don't know her pedegree, so I would worry less about if she's an american bully, amstaff, or maybe just a ukc apbt, because really, 99% of the population are 100% sure she's a "pit bull" and until people are more aware that those are seperate breeds, she is representing "pit bulls" as a group, because that is really all most people know, like it or not. My dog is from a shelter, he was surrendered with the info that he was "super expensive from a good breeder, and that he was a castillo old family red nose dog" They wrote all that down on his intake form, maybe they thought it would be a selling point for a potential adopter, who knows. it meant nothing to me, but I've since looked those things up and he actually looks striking like a lot of the dogs that came up on google. But, the guy who surrended him because he didn't want to pay his vet bills, could have been full of shit, and he could be a classic american bully, and he could be part chocolate lab, which some people ask me. I will never know for sure, is my point (sorry it took me a while to get to it) and neither will you, it sounds like, but what we can both be sure of, is that mother crossing the street when she sees us coming is sure we have pit bulls, and seeing them get in fights at dog parks makes her more convinced that they wil eat her baby, because people are ignorant and don't understand the differace between dog agression and human aggression. Sorry for rambling, good luck, and stay open minded, which you really seem to be, and you will learn a lot on this sight. I sure have.
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