[ENGINESSQ]

Hello and thank you for welcoming me to the chat forum. My name is Rubye and I owed a part pitbull terrier and AmStaf. Very beautiful dog, very trustworthy, good with kids, gentle, kind, and helped me with seizures by licking my face until I came back around. He was my partner, my little brother, all fawn in color, temperament was very good, always there for me. I lost him four years ago from cancer and it has taken this time to write about him. I am in the process of writing a book about our adventures together, through rough times and through some very troubling times. I have a question, how do I classify my dog in this book? The vet told me that what he was and I needed to know another second opinion, therefore, I took him to another vet and this one told me the same thing, but he was more of a "kings" dog than the regular pitbull terrier. He was a taller than the pitbull terrier, had hazel eyes, camera shy, muscular built, very well disciplined, but had a blood line of "redboy jackal." He was a very loving companion, when I fell down the stairs, outside the house, when we were going for a walk and my neighbor told me that he stood over me to protect me from anyone while she retrieved him. She knew her, thank God. But I don't know how to classify my wonderful and precious pet? I have written 40 pages thus far, but I wanted to also ask of you the real owners of these dogs, how do I classify my pet in his story. He was 14 years old when he was put to sleep, something that I will never be a witness to again! Thank you for comment.

[Freedjome]

I would just say he was a "Pit Bull mix"

[Andoror]

yea I would call him a "pit bull mix" or just a "pit bull" either way it would shine a wonderful light on how wonderful this breed is and how amazing your dog was, I think its great that you are writing about your dog, I know if the book ends up where I live I will surely buy a copy no matter what term you use to classify your dog...I might go on to say in detail at the beginning of the book his blood line and such but then clarify that you are going to use the turn XXX to reference to the dog or whatnot.

[erepsysoulptnw]

Do you have any pictures you could post for us? That might help narrow it down a bit. So sorry for your loss. They are with us just a short time, but in our hearts and souls forever.

RIP Bam Bam