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49. I think some take the term "nanny dog" too literally. It just means they were good

Mon Mar 11, 2013, 09:55 PM

Mar 2013

with kids, is how I take it. Which they probably were, since they would've been all 'round family/farm dogs. If they weren't good with kids, they would've been killed, I expect.

They're also apt to put up with pokes & prodding that kids will do, I think, so in that respect, they probably tolerated kids in their family pretty well, unlike more nervous or delicate types of dogs.

Not that I know a lot about pits, and I wouldn't want one. They're pretty scary looking. But I think a lot of people think certain dogs are pits when they are not. Pits have a very distinctive face..the shortish wide muzzle, devil eyes, hazel eyes and matching nose usually. Most people identify a mid-sized short haired muscular dog with small ears as pits. IMO.

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Pit Bulls Were Never "Nanny Dogs". Never. It's A Myth [View all] KittyWampus Mar 2013 OP

Okay. And? n/t Scootaloo Mar 2013 #1

And what? I've seen this myth posted twice now on DU. KittyWampus Mar 2013 #2

Well, I presumed maybe you had a point to make. Scootaloo Mar 2013 #3

And the pitbull lobby doesnt? ErikJ Mar 2013 #4

'Course we do. Scootaloo Mar 2013 #7

always wondered, was this argument adopted DrDan Mar 2013 #77

Difference is, a dog is a living thing Scootaloo Mar 2013 #87

btw, I have never advocated destroying any . . . DrDan Mar 2013 #88

Well, you're trying to draw a false equivalence between animals and tools Scootaloo Mar 2013 #89

I am suggesting an equivalence between two arguments DrDan Mar 2013 #91

And doing a very bad job of it. onenote Mar 2013 #95

why don't you take a look at to whom that question was addressed DrDan Mar 2013 #98

Death sentence BSL kewlbeanspx Jun 2013 #111

WTF is the "pitbull lobby"? jazzimov Mar 2013 #53

There's no doubt the blogger has an agenda alcibiades_mystery Mar 2013 #6

The pit bull as such didn't exist in the 19th century Spider Jerusalem Mar 2013 #9

Oh, OK alcibiades_mystery Mar 2013 #13

... Spider Jerusalem Mar 2013 #18

Cool...I should say I have no dog in this fight, so to speak alcibiades_mystery Mar 2013 #21

Seriously, right? Myrina Mar 2013 #78

Be prepared for ... 99Forever Mar 2013 #5

. . . . . WilliamPitt Mar 2013 #8

Pit bulls are nanny dogs only if they're breast feeding at the Olive Garden Cali_Democrat Mar 2013 #10

Doh! progressoid Mar 2013 #12

... Cali_Democrat Mar 2013 #15

YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT!!! (n/m) ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2013 #44

And eating fried chicken Aerows Mar 2013 #85

I don't know about Nanny, but I saw one nursing a small child at the Olive Garden. progressoid Mar 2013 #11

Amazing the lengths DUers will go to Rex Mar 2013 #14

To what whatchamacallit Mar 2013 #19

I have owned 2 pit bulls and 2 Rottweilers and they were all sweethearts. RebelOne Mar 2013 #16

And more dangerous too whatchamacallit Mar 2013 #20

Right! So dangerous that the poster can't respond jazzimov Mar 2013 #57

I've had Rotties... one_voice Mar 2013 #24

The only dog that has ever bitten me in anger was a Rottweiler. He came off bike man Mar 2013 #42

they have to be properly socialised. sibelian Mar 2013 #43

the little brainless ones can be very snappish, they get confused ThomThom Mar 2013 #73

Staffordshire terriers were bred to hunt vermin BainsBane Mar 2013 #17

No they weren't? Spider Jerusalem Mar 2013 #23

source? BainsBane Mar 2013 #25

... Spider Jerusalem Mar 2013 #29

ok, thanks. BainsBane Mar 2013 #65

Nonsense. They were bloodsport dogs, not ratters. Drahthaardogs Mar 2013 #26

the mess BainsBane Mar 2013 #28

No. Drahthaardogs Mar 2013 #33

dogs are rehabilitated all the time BainsBane Mar 2013 #35

I am factually correct. Drahthaardogs Mar 2013 #38

Factually, no you're not. jazzimov Mar 2013 #62

You need to stop Drahthaardogs Mar 2013 #69

I'll take a dog trainer's opinion Aerows Mar 2013 #92

that is not true BainsBane Mar 2013 #64

Lies, lies, and more lies. Drahthaardogs Mar 2013 #70

Pay attention to what you just said BainsBane Mar 2013 #76

You are discussing this with a dog breeder Aerows Mar 2013 #93

That he's a dog breeder doesn't make him right BainsBane Mar 2013 #97

He breeds and trains hunting dogs Aerows Mar 2013 #99

Hunting Dogs janlyn Mar 2013 #104

The worst thing my Doberman ever did Aerows Mar 2013 #86

Very nicely said! Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #48

You really aren't serious, jazzimov Mar 2013 #60

This post so so full of idiotcy jazzimov Mar 2013 #56

Since you asked, Drahthaardogs Mar 2013 #71

In my experience, people who excuse their dogs' aggressiveness as "protection" KurtNYC Mar 2013 #80

animal control BainsBane Mar 2013 #82

If she bit the Fed Ex guy Aerows Mar 2013 #94

Serious dogs for serious people. Drahthaardogs Mar 2013 #100

The problems aren't caused by the dogs -its humans who just get the dog they deserve. Sunlei Mar 2013 #83

I agree whole-heartedly with what you're saying. pitbulllady Oct 2013 #113

Welcome to DU gopiscrap Oct 2013 #114

Indeed they were Aerows Mar 2013 #90

LOL, still using that biased bullshit website I see. MadHound Mar 2013 #22

And you would trust the AKC why? Drahthaardogs Mar 2013 #27

The AKC won't register pit bulls and doesn't recognise the breed Spider Jerusalem Mar 2013 #31

Hes talking about the Am Staff if he's talking AKC. DevonRex Mar 2013 #63

Do you have a link for that? n/t pnwmom Mar 2013 #110

Can I ask why there's so much hatred directed at this breed of dog. Arcanetrance Mar 2013 #30

Raised in the wrong hands they are dangerous madville Mar 2013 #32

Any dog of similar size can - and does - do similar damage. baldguy Mar 2013 #34

Of course any dog of similar size can be raised wrong madville Mar 2013 #36

And that is just completely wrong. Drahthaardogs Mar 2013 #39

Can you imagine what Ceaser Milan would say baldguy Mar 2013 #46

He would say "No shit sherlock" Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #50

Obviously, you have no idea what you're talking about. jazzimov Mar 2013 #51

Okay, glad you have it all figured out :) Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #59

The lovely Malamute is sometimes mixed with wolves for disastrous results axollot Mar 2013 #72

Not true michigandem58 Mar 2013 #45

What is it about the "anatomy of their mouths"? baldguy Mar 2013 #47

Not true. jazzimov Mar 2013 #52

First time I saw one Puzzledtraveller Mar 2013 #75

Speaking of myths... Recursion Mar 2013 #81

Raised in the wrong hands we are violent and have the power to completely wipe ourselves out Arcanetrance Mar 2013 #40

That's my point, bans are ridiculous madville Mar 2013 #41

very bad analogy Brainstormy Mar 2013 #84

Have you ever seen a dachshund, spaniel, yorkie, etc., do this? Art_from_Ark Mar 2013 #58

I was attacked by a Jack Russell when I was young I've never been attacked by a pit or Arcanetrance Mar 2013 #61

Post removed Post removed Mar 2013 #66

Pussy is a sexist, anti-woman slur. roody Mar 2013 #67

next you'll be telling us that King Cobras are dangerous for kids Enrique Mar 2013 #37

No but Chihuahua's are killers... JoeBlowToo Mar 2013 #101

I think some take the term "nanny dog" too literally. It just means they were good Honeycombe8 Mar 2013 #49

First, specify which breed we are discussing. DevonRex Mar 2013 #54

Nonsense. I was raised by a pack of Cordoba Fighting Dogs when I was young... JVS Mar 2013 #55

Leave it to a Kitty pick on Dogs. donheld Mar 2013 #68

My neighbors' kitty picks on my Pit Bull every day. baldguy Mar 2013 #74

The "Bull" in "Pit Bull" comes from the sport of "Bull Baiting". If you think what Mike Vick did was Erose999 Mar 2013 #79

My obedience trainer Aerows Mar 2013 #96

Your trainer was a numbskull... JoeBlowToo Mar 2013 #102

She trained world-class obedience dogs Aerows Mar 2013 #105

When it comes to this topic yes,,, JoeBlowToo Mar 2013 #107

All depends on your thoughts Aerows Mar 2013 #108

Do you find that ridiculous? Do roody Mar 2013 #109

Scream all you want, it WAS called the nanny dog. DiverDave Mar 2013 #103

Hmm, who to believe? A biased, bullshit blogger, MadHound Mar 2013 #106

pictures don't lie fairiesinflight Jul 2013 #112

Weaker than you think MichelKS Jan 2014 #115