Comments on: Larger-Than-Life Lap Dogs

By: Tom longobardo

Tom longobardo — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:00:10 +0000

Thank you for this great article my friend has a blue nose pit and he is a great dog all he wants is attention and love and of course he thinks he's about ten pounds because he loves to sit on your lap. Rocky is great when I walk in the house he tries to give me a hug he really is a fun dog to be around and I wish I could take him home.it's a shame that the pit bull breed has such a bad name,they are a very misunderstood breed.if you train them well and show them love they will be the most loyal and lovable breed

By: Melanie

Melanie — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:04:23 +0000

My family adopted a Pit Bull/Catahula mix (1 yr old)from the Humane Society. It is a shame how many pits are in need of a family, just at that shelter alone. Our dog's name is Sugar, which happens to match her personality perfectly! She actually looks like the white pit above the comments, but has some spots on her. From day one, Sugar has been the sweetest, most behaved pet I have ever had or seen. She listens to everything we tell her, and she is remarkable with our children. She plays with them, and lays on the floor with them while they watch TV. She even lets them put sunglasses and Rudolph antlers on her for a picture! Sugar also thinks she is a lap dog, and tries every second we are there to climb up on us with her 90 lbs body. The kids have accidentally stepped on her, fallen on her, and dropped things on her, and she has never once showed any agression what so ever. Right after we adopeted Sugar, someone had attempted to break in to our home while we were there. We had never heard Sugar bark, but as soon as that person tried to come through the door, Sugar was all teeth and fierce loud barking as she lunged out the door. She protected us, without even really knowing us that well. We came outside to her standing in front yard, and no one to be seen. I trust my life with her, and I encourage everyone else who is skeptical, to give pit bulls a chance. They look mighty fierce, strong, and to some people, scarey, but they are loyal, sweet, protective, and most definitely a part of the family! I could not imagine my family without Sugar!

By: Karen Sheerin

Karen Sheerin — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 02:11:18 +0000

How sad that this breed, or any animal for that matter, has been so badly abused and maligned. I believe that The Supreme Being, God if you will, has given us all animals to teach us about love...a lesson we all so badly need!

By: Jasmine

Jasmine — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:50:52 +0000

Thank you for sharing this article and letting people know the loving nature of this wonderful breed. I am the proud owner of a red nosed pit bull, a boxer/pitbull and a lab/pitbull. Oh yeah, and a cat. Not only are all 3 of my dogs my 4 yr old daughter's greatest friends, they are also the cat's best friends as well. The are constantly annoying my daughter by all 3 of them trying to snuggle with her on the couch. If she is sick, they will not leave her side. They are a bunch of big silly lap babies. So here's my story: on Christmas Eve the two boys, the pittie and his buddy the boxer pit, snuck out a hole in the fence. When we realized they were gone we panicked, since 2 lose pitbulls in a neighborhood might cause a bit of fear in the neighbors. We had already been told by a neighbor who is a police officer, that my extremely well behaved dogs are not welcome to be off leash. We frantically searched for the boys for about 15 minutes. We found them 2 blocks away, on leashes, being walked by a little girl and boy and their mom. The mom told us, they are such nice dogs and were so friendly that we thought we should walk around them around to find their owners, because they are obviously someone's beloved pets. And they boys? Well, they were just so excited to be playing with someone else! It's good to know there are good people out there that don't judge a dog by it's breed. I love my babies! Love Jasmine, Gypsy, Aesop and Silas.

By: Amber and Cody

Amber and Cody — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:04:02 +0000

Me and my boyfriend currently share a pit bull mix that was a stray and a yorkie mix. I have to say Poseidon (pitt mix) is one of the sweetest dogs i have ever known. We love him to death and couldnt ask for better. His tail is constantly waggin and he is constantly smilin. My aunt owns a Camelot pitt and she also has an 8 month old baby and you can lay that baby next to Red (pitt) and he will jus lay there while the baby touches him. When the baby was first born Red wouldnt let him out of his site. We would joke around and call him mother hen. And Dr. Salk you couldnt be more right about pitts thinkin they are lap dogs. Red will jump on the couch and lay in your lap thinkin he is a poodle. My brother used to have a pitt named harley and she was protective over my brother. If you wrestled with him she would try and get you off. she wouldnt hurt you but she would try and get you to stop. Im so glad you published this article. Pitts are the sweetest dogs i know. i love them to death!!

By: Connie Martin

Connie Martin — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:21:34 +0000

Thank you so much for writing this article. It is perfectly timed. I volunteer for the Yavapai Humane Society and am currently training THE MOST ADORABLE pit bull girl named Angel. She's is a love bug. She already knows how to sit and today I was teaching her how to heel and do "down". She's so sensitive; I have to be very careful with my commands with her. I loved learning more about the breed from your article and posted it on my facebook page, along with Angel's picture, as so many are skeptical about this wonderful breed.

By: William Helus

William Helus — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 18:34:52 +0000

I live in Greeley, Colorado and visit numerous homes where pitbull dogs are living there also. I love them so much. 20 wonderful years and couldn't imagine being around any other breed. Their love and loyalty is exceeded by no other. If it isn't a pitbull dog, then it is just a dog. From Pitbull Daddy.

By: Mary Cabrera

Mary Cabrera — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 18:33:02 +0000

WOW!!! This article truly pin-points what I try to tell "ignorant" people all the time. Too "judge a book by its cover" is prejudism and when one sees a pit and thinks they are the worlds MOST aggressive dog without getting to know him first, is just that, PREJUDISM!! I met my boyfriend & Haze (short for Hazel) 3 years ago and although I heard such stories of the aggression and being a little skeptical myself I showed him no fear EVER, only love. Well, we made the decision to move in together but there was one little problem, litteraly, my little one Buddha (poodle-daschund mix) only weighing 15lbs. I thought this would either end my relationship or my dogs life. I couldnt let that happen and being as determined as I am I made it work. Haze, a red-nose/55lb dog with a tail as hard as a hammer who had NEVER had any other interaction with such a small dog, i thought this would take forver to make him like Buddha. It took no more than 2 weeks and they were the best of friends. Little by little we brought them closer to each other. We started with putting Hze in the office with the French door so he could see him but not hurt him. So he could see that he was welcomed and no threat to the household. Then after a couple of days of that we moved to the next step... bringing them in to the same room together. My bf was on one end of the "L" shaped couch petting Haze but talking to Buddha, while I was on the other end w/BUddha doing the same. There was some growling from Haze but that past. The last step was to sit with both dogs and pet them at the same time and talking to them, showing them both affection. Needless to say by the end of the 2nd week they seemed "cool" about the situation. We wen togrocery shopping one day and left them alone in the living room(a friend was in the office) and when we got back they were wrestling and playing and it was such a joyous moment!!! A moment of satisfaction!! 3 years later and they are inseperable, in fact, Haze gets extremely despressed if my little one is not around. I mean, he gets realy sick and wont eat. If this sint a story of inspiration and hope for ALL skeptical beings out there then I dont knwo what is!! I love my hairy sons!!

By: Linda UmBayemake

Linda UmBayemake — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:06:36 +0000

I am a child of the 50's. My father had a pit when I was born named Lady. She was trained to be my Nanny and was till she died at 15. My dad was a watch repairman/jewelry repair salesman. So when he was on deliveries I went with him. When I was sleep he left me in the car with Lady. When I woke, she flew in whatever store he was in to let him know and get the bottle I always wanted. I father had her trained to prop it for me till he got to the car if he was ub the middle of business. He said people would stop and stare at us in the car. But Lady would not let anyone bother me unless it was a relative. We shared ice cream when I got older. Which made my dad angry he said it was unhygenic, so he bought two, so I slid down in the car so we could share two ice creams and he never knew. She walked me to school and waited till I got out and walked me to my dad's store. Lady slept with me at night. Lady was a full blooded Pit, looked like the rascals pit. I loved that dog. I hate the reputation pitts have gotten, but a few people spoil it for everyone. Just like rottweilers their reputations are the same way.

By: joe youmg

joe youmg — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:05:32 +0000

I own 2 Rottweilers, 3 chihuahuas, my room mate owns a doberman. Now heres my thoughts. Any and all dogs need socialation. I had two pitbulls at one time. I was in the process of moving. I put them up in a shed. Unfortunately there was a hole in the backside of the shed. My pits a 6mo old female and a 3 year old male. Both very loveable and very social to people. The 6mo old came into heat at the time of escape. A neighbor two houses over had a lab dog that was on a tie out pulley system. I think with the female in heat , he tried to mount my girl....reported to me by the children who unfortunately wittness what happened. My male pit attacked the lab dog. My male pit killed the poor lab.The county Sheriff came and shot and killed my female out of fear (she was just coming up to him in her friendly nature) due to the inflamed news media. My male escaped and ran for his life.long story short.I surendered the male that was inpounded til court date. After restitution, I was able to keep my male but had to remove him from the county.The SPCA reported that my dog was not a danger to humans. SOCIALIZATION to other dogs was my bad.Now I do my best to have my dogs around people, and other dogs and pets. My cat rules over my so called agressive breeds. My dogs love everyone that they come in contact with they come in contact with. The breeds I have all have a very protective instinct. You can not just visit my house without me but when the doorbell rings my dogs understand we may have company. After the greeting they usually end up at our feet and very happy to have visitors. that includes other dogs they might bring with them. SOCILAZILATION, SOCIALIZATION, I can't say it enough. Pit Bulls are wonderful dogs. When God forbid when my oldest goes to Dog Heaven, I plan to get another Pit. I hope to help to further show people the very loving side of Pits. I want to help vindicate the Pit by showing everyone I come in contact with that the news is all hype.