Life with a pit

Life with a APBT is awesome! I love my baby girl. She is 15 months old and spoiled rotten. Getting Bella has made my life so much better. She is always happy to see me. She doesn't judge me by how I look, she just loves me for me. It amazes me how smart she is. When teaching her something, it usually takes about 15 minutes for her to get the gist of it. She is such a loving dog. She loves to meet new people and animals. She also loves to go for a ride in the car. I've never seen a dog love riding as much as she does. All I have to do is say "You wanna go bye bye" and she's at the door waiting, ready to go. I know there are a lot of people in this world that hate APBT's, but if they really got to know them, maybe they would learn to love them instead of hating on them so much. Yeah they have huge mouths and big teeth, but so does a German Shepard. If you treat the dog right, then it will love you unconditionally.
The problem lies where the owner abuses and neglects the animal. Any animal that is mistreated has the ability to retaliate when it's had enough abuse. Not all dogs are bad. People don't seem to understand that, and they want to label certain dogs (not just pits) as monsters. It's not fair to the dogs that are kind and loving; they all shouldn't have to pay for a few bad dogs mistakes.
I have yet to meet a "monster" pit. Every one I have met has been so sweet. I'm sure there are probably mean ones out there, but that doesn't change the way I feel about them. I think they are a wonderful breed. People are always going to bash them and hate them. All I can do is try to show people how good they can be and fight against any BSL. That's what I am going to do. I love my Pit and would do anything for her. If they ever try to outlaw them where I live, I guess I'll be moving.
I need to work on getting a thicker skin when people talk bad about the breed. It really annoys me, but it does no good to blow up at the ignorance of people. If you throw a fit, it just feeds the flame. Bashers thrive off of negative energy and they love to hurt others. It's like they get a sense of power from it. The best advice that all of my friends have given me is to grow a thick skin and show them the good things about my dog and all APBT's. We as APBT owners have to show people the good in our dogs. We can do this by getting their Canine Good Citizen and maybe even have them trained to be a service dog. More good things about APBT's need to get out there and it's up to us to do it. If you own a APBT or any type of dog that is looked down upon from society, get the good word out about them! Don't stop fighting for your dog's rights!

Famous people with APBT's

Here are just a few famous owners of APBT's:

Helen Keller (Pit Bull Named - Sir Thomas)
Anthony Robbins
Molly Price (Actress)
General George Patton
Jan Michael Vincent
Fred Astaire
Stephany Kramer
President Woodrow Wilson
Pink (the singer)
Ashley Olsen
Jan Michael Vincent
Alicia Silverstone
Humphrey Bogart
Ananda Lewis
Linda Blair
John Steinbeck
Fatty Arbuckle
Malcolm - Jamal Warner
Mary Tyler Moore
Steve & Terri Irwin (Pit Bull Named - Sui)
Mo Vaughn (NY Mets)
James Ellroy (Author)
Amy Jo Johnson (Actress)
Jack Johnson (Hawaiian singer)
Sinbad
Barbra Eden
Rosie Perez
Kelli Williams (Actress from The Practice)
AJ Mclean
Rachel Ray (from Food Network) (Pit Bull Named - Isaboo)
Orlando Bloom
James Caan
Shaquille "Shaq" O'Neal
Judd Nelson
Barbara Eden
Veronica Mars
Walter Scott (Author)
Ken Howard (Father in Crossing Jordon - his Pit Shadow saved his life)
Usher (Singer)
Michael J. Fox
Thomas Edison
Mel Brooks & Anne Brancroft
Julian schnabel
Jessica Alba
John Stuart
Jesse James and (Pit Bull Named - Cisco)
Stephan Jenkins (Singer)
Madonna
Jack Dempsey
Brad Pitt
Theodore Roosevelt
Bernadette Peters
Stephan Jenkins
Tamika Dixon (Athlete)
Singer Rick Springfield
Actor Vin Diesel
Barbra Ede
Cassandra Creech
Sir Walter Scott (Poet)
Shannon Elizabeth
Earl Holliman
David Spade
Robert Ferguson (Green Bay Packer)
John Stewart (from the Daily Show)
Bill Berloni (Broadway show dog trainer who has said that the Pit is the breed of choice for training),
Roy Jones Jr.
Serena Williams
Justin Miller
Cozy Coleman
Veron Haynes
Hugh Douglas
Kamal
Jermaine Dupri
Richard "Rip" Hamilton
50 Cent
Young Buck
Lloyd Banks
Jordan Babineaux
Jonathan Babineaux
Maurice White
Andrew Vachss
Ira Glass
Rosie Perez
Kelli Williams
Judd Nelson
Thomas Edison
Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft
Julian Schnabel
Stephan Jenkins
Jon Stewart
Tamika Dixon

Well known sports figures who own Pit Bulls include:

Tennis Star Serena Williams (Pit bulls Name - Bambi)
Professional Basketball Players Desmond Mason (Pit Bulls Named - Zane & Capone)
Rashard Lewis (Pit Bull Named - Cookie, Angel & Ginger)
Amare Stoudemire (Pit Bull Names - JT, Ace & Deuce)
Alton Ford (Pit Bull Names - Mischif, Rosy, Spicey, Diable +3 pups with names unknown)
Tamika Dixon and Mo Vaughn

It's awesome that this many famous people own such a great dog!!

Just some thoughts....

Over the past couple of days I have discovered a blog called Cravens Desires. This blog does nothing but bash the American Pit Bull Terrier! The only thing they write about is Pit Bull attacks. Why are they leaving out poodle attacks and various other attacks? They are just prejudiced I guess. APBT's should never be human aggressive, if they are, that is a major fault. Any type of dog has the potential to attack something, NOT JUST PITS!!! I bet most of these bashers haven't even been around a true APBT. APBT's are one of the most intelligent breeds there are. They love to get lots of praise and love to please their owners. If an APBT is treated with love and respect, it will show. APBT's are NOT for everyone. If you ever think of owning one, do your research 1st. They need lots of love and attention. Exercise is important too because they have so much energy. They also need to be trained properly. Back to Craven, he or she or it needs to get some education and stop being prejudiced. APBT's get their CGC, they have become service dogs, and make great companions. I will close in saying this, for those of us who love the APBT, we need to do all we can to protect them. Many of them would risk their lives to save us, I would do the same for them. I love my APBT and will do anything to protect her. Take care everyone.
Much APBT love, Miranda