[Fetowip]

I moved into a new apartment today. The leasing agent said: "Oh sure we only have restrictions on certain dangerous breeds like Rottweilers and Pit Bulls. It's because our insurance company doesn't allow those types of dogs."

I'm hiding my frustration this whole time because "dangerous breeds" makes me cringe these days. I'm going to take a guess and conclude that, since she said "Pit Bull", every dog that has that "look" in even the remotest sense will not be allowed here. So, I can't even get an AST or Am Bully as an alternative. Or do you think I can?

I'm pretty bummed out. I just left a house with three dogs and three cats. I'm going to be pretty lonely by myself. Since I've begun learning about bully breeds I've come to the conclusion it's the only type of dog that I want. Before this interest began I had no particular dog I preferred and didn't expect I'd want a dog once I moved. If I can't get one then I won't even get a dog. I'll wait until this lease is up and move somewhere that doesn't have restrictions.

With that said do you think I could get away with an AST? Pretty much the same dog just bred for a different purpose, right? APBT = work dog; AST = show dog Otherwise, they look the same. I'm still not sure just how different they are even with some research. General consensus is they look the same. I read they are the same just different bloodlines that branched away from each other in the 1930s with the intent of removing the dog from the stigma of dog fighting. APBT breeders stayed on the path that made their dogs great in a fight and AST breeders went the show dog route. Thus APBT's are bred with functionality in mind and AST's are bred to be show dogs. I also read that dog fighters won't use AST's. Is it because the AST breeders actively try to breed out DA? Or are they still so much alike in terms of DA and gameness that it doesn't matter?

Does anyone think they might allow an AST?