RVing w/ Pit Bulls
Howdy, anyone experience any trouble taking pit bulls along? Found a beautiful pit mix I would like to adopt...
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Rock Wells wrote:
Howdy, anyone experience any trouble taking pit bulls along? Found a beautiful pit mix I would like to adopt...
Your best bet is to buy a copy of the Trailer Life Campground Guide? All their campground listings will show if there's restrictions on pets: - you'll want to watch out for the "B" for breed; and maybe "S" for size? Most KOAs are dog-friendly.- While some parks may restrict the breed, the issue always is the owner. Keep the dog leashed 100% of the time when outside, maybe even inside (so it can't run out the door when it is open)!
Find a comfortable muzzle for the dog. Get the used to wearing it BEFORE the trip. - Dogs are a combination of nature (genetics) and nurture (the way they are raised.) Due to poor breeding practices, there are some nasty dogs around that all the training is not going to change them. But not all are like that. There are some very sweet ones too. ANd this applies to every breed. I think there's more "to do" about pit bulls because when they do attack, they are a big dog, with strong jaws and can do massive damage in an instant.
I had a friend who is a dog lover. She adopted a pit bull puppy from a rescue -- oh, so sweet. She did everything right. Training classes from the start, socializing... she put everything she had in to raising this dog right.
Dog turned on her. She was attacked several times, with minor injuries. Even would get attacked laying in her own bed. Finally it got serious enough that she had no choice but to euthanize. It was heartbreaking for her as she really loved that dog. I am just grateful that she woke up before she was injured any more severely ... or even something worse happening. ford truck guy wrote:
RoyF wrote:
I question the idea that the trouble with pit bulls lies with the owners. An owner can be part of the problem, but there is a problem with the breed. Every breed of dog was developed for some purpose: terriers, retrievers, herding dogs, hunting dogs, all were bred for certain characteristics.
Pitbulls derive from dogs bred for fighting and bull bating. They were bred to to be aggressive, to bite and then hang on. In my opinion, the breed has no purpose in today's world and should be eliminated.
I agree with most of this.. not sure about the elimination part ?
just a week or so ago a very nice lady was killed near me by HER pitbull... She raised it from puppy, and was one of the nicest woman you would want to know. I USED to believe that it was the owners... not anymore
I love dogs, but do not trust them ( Pitbulls).. just my opinionRoyF wrote:
I question the idea that the trouble with pit bulls lies with the owners. An owner can be part of the problem, but there is a problem with the breed. Every breed of dog was developed for some purpose: terriers, retrievers, herding dogs, hunting dogs, all were bred for certain characteristics.
Pitbulls derive from dogs bred for fighting and bull bating. They were bred to to be aggressive, to bite and then hang on. In my opinion, the breed has no purpose in today's world and should be eliminated.
duplicate- You'll find out soon enough that a lot of RV Park will not let you stay in there park if you have one. It's called Liability. The park I'm in right now does not allow does not allow that kind of breed. It's listed in there park rules.
You may think there a wonderful dog to have, but there's people who just don't like being near that kind of dog, period. - There are a lot of wonderful sweet dogs that need a home. I would not choose any dog that was on an insurance companies list as a dangerous breed.
It is just not worth the hassle.
I work with a person with pit Bulls and they have given up camping and can't find a house/apartment to rent. Because of her *gentle, sweet* pit Bulls.
Jesseannie
PS Not being honest about your mixed breed pit bull is just begging for a huge lawsuit if something happens. - I once had a problem when the person checking me into a private campground decided my rescued mutt was a PB. I couldn't really say she was wrong. Who knows?
That was something like 20 years ago. I haven't been to a private campground since and the subject never came up again. - Short answer: you will have some restrictions regarding campgrounds that will accept that breed.
The fog of real facts concerning this breed is so obscured due to stories, hype and misinformation. Studies have shown that bites by breed (accounting for breed prevalence)puts many breeds at a greater propensity for biting than pits.
Identification of breed is incorrect in many cases, pits getting way more incorrect identification than others.
When pits do bite, they can an do cause major damage.
A certain amount of behavior IS genetic, but by no means is that tendency hard wired into every member of that breed.
As one who has worked with dogs for over 35 years, I'd choose working on a pit rather than a chi (not a condemnation of that breed :)) just from my experiences.
Doug, DVM - It is the owners: yes....but there are so many BAD owners out there...and from generation to generation...IMO the incredible violence attributed to Pit Bulls is in the gene pool by now. Just my opinion.
British Bulldogs were originally bred and used for bull baiting. (Typical British.....lol) where a pit was dug, a bull pushed in...then a pack of Bulldogs tossed in....let's see who survives. Notice the Bulldog face: the nose is behind the mouth...so the dog can hang onto the bull and keep breathing.
Fortunately, over the years, this violence has been bread out of the British Bulldog and is now the most pleasant and tame.
Pit Bulls have a long way to go. You want to go camping? DON'T go with a Pit. Too many places won't let you in. I think there are maybe 4 breeds that the cg insurance companies forbid. I suggest you research this subject...and check out campgound websites. This type of info is most likely there. Call if you must. (And....if you lie about the breed, and something happens....there goes your house and everything you own)
Just my opinions FWIW.
