Terrier

The topic that will be talked about today is Pitbull’s and their history. Pitbull’s came from overseas and were originally used for herding cattle and sheep. They have always been very protective dogs and have been used for protecting the house, but when they were brought to America (Registry), they were the breed for dog fighting. For years in America, that’s what the dogs were bred to do until they started attacking people and kids. Then the government began to push for breed specific bans so…

Since terriers were considered smarter and more respected than Bull dogs this cross was expected to have a civilizing influence. This cross breed began to gain popularity and in a few years became "the most handsomest and best of all terriers and the dog of excellence, for a gentleman's pet and companion". After bull baiting became illegal in 1835 dog fighting turned into a popular replacement and of course Bull Terrier being the most popular dog was the perfect…

Felisitee Bacinett 3rd hour Should people be allowed to keep pit bull as pets? People should be allowed to keep pit bull’s as pets because it's how you train a pit bull to be, to become. People say adopting pit bull’s are dangerous, not all pit bull’s are the same, some can change their ways and adapt to their new living situations and become a loving dog. There are many myths and rumors about this breed of dog’s, most of all are not true, it is all due to the media and the people of this…

In April 2007 illegal dogfighting was brought to the frontline of the nation’s attention by the NFL star Michael Vick and three of his associates. Vick was sentenced to up to 23 months in prison for housing and training 50 pit bull dogs, staging dog fights, killing dogs, and running a high stakes gambling ring that holds up to $26,000. Dogfighting is not just about the dogs, it is also about people involved in the operation. People too, can suffer the consequences as a result of dogfighting.…

couple of Blue Smooth Highland Collies with Dingoes. The cross resulted into a clutter of puppies which they called Venues Heelers. These Hall Heelers had strong, relentless, manageable, stress of dog. These Hall Heelers were them bred with some Bull Terrier to make them a little threatening. The resulting breed from the cross of these two were slightly much heavier as well as additional muscular than its moms and dad, they were called as Australian Cattle…

humans, human situations, and the environment (ATTS Breed Statistics Basic Information 1).’ The test subjects are merely volunteers and breeds range from sheepdog to poodles. The pass-fail test included a breed of dog known as ‘Staffordshire Bull Terrier… (ATTS Breed Statistics).’ This breed very much resembles the standard profile of a pit-bull yet has a passing rate of ’91.2… (ATTS Breed Statistics)’ percent. A total of ‘136… (ATTS Breed Statistics).’ were tested and a total of ‘124… (ATTS…

Pit bulls have attacked the most people compared to other dog breeds, and are banned in multiple cities. People are tired of the dog attacks, and are blaming pit bulls for all of them. People believe that by eliminating them, it will end the dog attacks. Will banning pit bulls everywhere in Canada stop dog attacks? Census data proves that it is not just pit bulls that have attacked humans, concluding that banning pit bulls will not stop dog attacks. In addition, many of the pit bulls that have…

weren’t under control and aggressive. There are 9 sections to the Dangerous Dogs Act. Section One of the DDA Section 1 tells you the dog breeds that are banned in the UK. These 4 breeds are: Japanese Tosa, Fila Brasiliero, Dogo Arengtino and Pit Bull Terrier. In the UK it is illegal to have one of these breeds or breed types. In 1997 the Dangerous Dogs Act removed the automatic destruction order of banned breeds. Instead an Index of Exempted Dogs was…

Michigan. Site http://thisibelieve.org/essay/139917/. Lisa writes about aggressive breeds of dogs and the pit bull being one of them. I believe that there is no such thing as an aggressive breed of a dog. People often claim that American Pit-bull Terriers (Pit-Bulls) are an aggressive breed of a dog. That is frustrating to me as I have a Pit-Bull, and she is not aggressive. I knew when I decided to get a Pit-Bull pup that I would be met with skepticism and told a great deal of horror stories.…

The pitbull is a crossbreed of a bulldog and a terrier. There were two reasons or breeding the pitbull: they were bred to hunt, or they were bred to kill. In the time of Julius Caesar the Romans fought all rivals with dogs by their sides. These dogs were later identified as bulldog and terrier mixes: the pitbull. Pitbulls were bred in a way to kill because of what the Romans did. That doesn’t explain why they are still…