Guest Anonymous Posted April 3, 2002 Posted April 3, 2002 I have recently bought a APBT (american pitbull terrier) and its head is smaller then usual. I have done lots of research and found a lot of other Pits with these smaller heads too.. I took him to vet today to get his shots and asked my vet if there was a reason, she said you cant say that its not full blooded nor can you say its full blooded?????? HELP... I want to breed, but when i get a bitch I am going to get a UKC this time.. Think it would be a bad idea to breed these 2..If youd like I could send you/yall a pic of my dog..Hes got pit wrote all over him, I just disliike the smaller head.. Someone who knows about APBT reply please Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted April 3, 2002 Posted April 3, 2002 WHY DO YOU WANT TO BREED???? May be leave the breeding to other people. Love your pit for what she is and don't worry about the smaller head. There are already so many pits out there that are dumped. The rescues are full. The shelters are not crazy about adopting them out. That is one breed that is abused so bad. I love them and I know many that are sweet. But there are too many that are brought up wrong and the entire breed has to suffer for it. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted April 4, 2002 Posted April 4, 2002 Whats wrong with breeding my dogs?I was just wondering about its head Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted April 4, 2002 Posted April 4, 2002 I think I kinda explained what I think is wrong with breeding your dogs. Why do you want to breed your dogs? You wonder about the head. That means to me that you do not know too much about the breed. If you were a person that was worried about the breed itself you would know their standards. You would know everything about them and then get the dog that is best to breed to get what you want. For pits it would be the best temperament first. Then the looks. It sounds like that you just got a dog and now you feel like breeding for the money. I am not saying that that is 100% the case. It just sounds like it. Pits are abused. There are too many in shelters and rescues already. That is the main reason why I think you should not breed. Does that make sense to you? Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted April 5, 2002 Posted April 5, 2002 Actually I do know a little about the breed.. I have done lots of research trying to do all I can... Yes I don want to breed for the money, and yes I don kknow that I probably shouldnt.. I also want to breed and keep a pup or 2 to see what I have came up with..People around here love pits and i have people who wouldnt mind to have them to take good care of..BAck to the breed... The vet said that there is two differnt lines .. The boxer and the American staffordshire terrier... My dog has the boxer instead of the am staff.. how does she come up witht that if those are differnt breeds... Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted April 5, 2002 Posted April 5, 2002 Honestly? I never heard of a Boxer line and a Am line. A Boxer is a boxer. There are Anerican Bit bulls and there are american staff terrier. They are different from each other. I think the Amstaff has the smaller head. Is smaller all together. More restriction on them since they are AKC. All I am going to say about the breeding...if your neighbors love pits so much how come theyt don't go adopt one? I would have loved to have a pup from my Boixer since she is awesome (good looking, does not slopper or snore) but I can get a dog from a rescue and love it just as much. If I could get one puppy out of breeding her - great. But she might have 10 pups......> Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted April 5, 2002 Posted April 5, 2002 No the am staff looks just like a pit .. I dunno why she said the either.. I know they are all 3 different dogs...Around here punds and such dont have pits often that I know of.. Breeding seems like it would be a good hobby.. I know there is a lot that comes along with it, and IM sure its not as easy as i think, cause I have read about it, but Im gonna give it a shot.. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted April 5, 2002 Posted April 5, 2002 I'm sure you know by now what I think about that type of a HOBBY. Dogs are living beings. Shouldn't be used to just test if they make a nice hobby. By the time you figure out that that migt not be the type of hbby you like - you have lots of dogs running around.......... Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted April 5, 2002 Posted April 5, 2002 As a breeder of full-blooded APBTs I think I can help. Pit bulls come in all different shapes and sizes. They can weigh anywhere from 25lbs to about 75lbs.(although most of mine are between 30-60lbs) Their heads come in all different sizes too. We have a little bitch that has a tiny little pinhead. Shes one of our best though! Boxers, AmStaffs, and Pits are all different breeds. AmStaffs are way closer tp Pits than boxers. The only difference between AmStaffs and Pits are the bloodlines, which were seperated years and years ago. There is nothing wrong with breeding your dog if you have good homes for them but, I NEVER breed unpapered dogs. Without papers there is no telling if your dog is fullblooded or not. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted April 5, 2002 Posted April 5, 2002 One more thing... You wont find many quality Pits with the AKC. Try the ADBA. They have been registering Pits for years. The AKC just recently started acknowledging APBTs. Most breeders of Pits go with the ADBA. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted April 6, 2002 Posted April 6, 2002 Well around here there is nothing that I know of , but UKC.. Purple ribbon bloodline Quote
Shannon_C Posted April 18, 2002 Posted April 18, 2002 Before embarking upon the breeding of your dogs, serious consideration should be given to whether you: Can give the mother and pups your undivided attention for at least the first few weeks of life(ie until the pups are weaned) and are also prepared for the subsequent demands that a litter of boisterous six to eight week old puppies makes upon you. Can afford the costly vet fees which invariably occur, the equally costly feeding of both mother and offspring, plus the registration of a litter, all of which have to be found before there is any sign of a return. Are you confident that you will be able to find suitable homes for perhaps a litter of ten, and if not, have you the facilities to be able to run on those which are not immediately placed, while their appetites grow along with there size. Are you willing to accept responsibility for the puppies should a problem occur at any time in the future. Are you able to afford the cost of worming the puppies, and fleaing them once they are old enough to be, prior to this the adult dogs should also be wormed and fleaded on a regular basis. It is essential that the brood female and stud male is in excellent health, currently innoculated and wormed, not over weight and is at least 2 years old. Shannon Bullmastiff Owner, Researcher and Lover of the Breed! Quote
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