PIT BULL GEAR
PBG PRINTING
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First
let me state that the name Pit Bull is a term now used to describe
several types of breeds, it is not a breed. Originally it was meant to
describe the American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier
and Staffordshire Bull Terrier, but the ignorant media has changed that
to any Terrier, Mastiff, Bulldog or mix that they feel will sell a
story by naming it a 'Pit Bull'. Many people can not identify an
American Pit Bull Terrier on this website.
As far as 'Bully' Breeds, this defines The American Bully, The American
Pit Bull, American Staffordshire Terrier, Bull Terrier, Minature Bull
Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Bulldog.
The American Pit Bull's ancestor the Bulldog was used for Bull &
Bear Baiting until it was considered cruel and made illegal. From that
dog fighting became popular. Since Bulldogs were uninterested in this,
they were crossed with English Terriers. This combination was bred to
produce intelligent, strong athletic dogs who were submissive to man
and this is where the Staffordshire Bull Terrier and English Bull
Terrier became breeds. When brought to America these dogs were known as
an American Bull Terrier and were bred to be larger then the English
version. They were used as "working" dogs for farms and hunting. In the
City they were used as fighting dogs, thus the American Pit Bull
Terrier was born. So, to say they were bred to be fighting dogs is
true, but not all of them. It just depended on where they landed in
America (City or Farm/West) After dog fighting was banned in the 1900's
the breed again split. Now there were working dogs, fight dogs and show
dogs and the most common trait that all 3 had bred into them was to be
submissive to man. The dogs bred for show became the American
Staffordshire Terrier in 1936.
With this being fact, your "Pit Bull" could of come from any of these 3
backgrounds. Don't let people make a blanket statement about your dog
in saying they were bred to fight.
You want statistics?
Although there are no accurate or even near accurate census records for dogs
in the U.S., in some areas pit bulls are estimated to comprise some 30-40% of
the dog population, making it by FAR the most popular breed. Considering that
there are an estimated 53,000,000 dogs in the U.S., and assuming that pit bulls
make up 20% of that population, there would be approximately 10,600,000 pit
bulls in our society.
There are about 4.8
MILLION pits in the United States, alone, yet, over a period of about 20 YEARS,
only a LITTLE OVER ONE HUNDRED people have been killed by them. You're probably
thinking a little over one hundred is a big number, even over a period of 20
years, but consider this: 115 people die EVERY DAY in automobile accidents in
the United States, alone. You should be far more afraid of automobiles than pit
bulls.
Sources: Centers for Disease Control and
PreventionAbout 40 people (children) per year die by drowning in 5-gallon water pails.
A person, during their lifetime, is 16 times more likely to drown in a 5-gallon
water pail than to be killed by a Pit Bull.
Approximately 50 children in the US are killed every year because of their
cribs - 25 times the number of children and adults killed by Pit Bulls.
Approximately 150 people are killed every year by falling coconuts.
Therefore, you are more than 60 TIMES MORE LIKELY to be killed by a PALM TREE
than a Pit Bull.
Each year, 350 people drown in their bathtubs. You are 151 times more likely
to be killed by your bathtub than you are by a Pit Bull.
Every year, more than 2,000 children in the U.S. are killed by their parents
or guardians either through abuse or neglect. A child is more than 800 times
more likely to be killed by their caretaker than by a Pit Bull.
It is estimated that 5,000,000 dogs per year are killed in shelters. Since
in many places pit bulls make up 30-50% of the shelter population and are less
likely to be considered for placement than any other breed, and assuming
shelters across the United States euthanized (conservatively) 25% of those pit
bulls who were not placed or because the breed is not permitted in that area,
then approximately 1,250,000 pit bulls are killed per year. Therefore - it is at
least a HALF MILLION TIMES MORE LIKELY that a Pit Bull will be killed by a HUMAN
than the other way around.
It can be estimated that for every Pit Bull who kills, there are 10.5
MILLION that DON'T!
Where do "Blue" Pit bulls come from?
There is a recessive gene in dogs called a dilution gene. If both
parents have the dilution gene, and it goes to the puppies, it dilutes
(fades) colors. Brown dogs look fawn (red) colored while black dogs
look (blue) gray. It is not a defect, just a gene pair that causes it.
If your dog did not have a dilution gene, it would be black. Blue is NOT a skin deformity in any type of dog, it is simply a color. Blue is a recessive color, so the only way to get it is to breed two
dogs that are carrying the gene. Since the easiest way to do this is to
breed related dogs there is often a problem with health problems also
being passed down the line along with the color in many breeds. As for
where the "original" blue color came from in any breed of dog, it is a random
genetic mutation. These can occur in any species at any time.
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