OK, I am considering adding an APBT to my home (along with my Rott). I will train him in SCH, OB and PPD as well. Currently I am looking at York Kennels - any advice, thoughts and of course, oh so funny comments?
Considering an APBT
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OK, I am prepared to look for awhile, no big hurry as I am currently training my Rott. Perhaps I need to reconsider the training goals. I have been wanting to further explore agility and more obedience anyway, as it appears that Schutzhund (and obviously not PPD) might go against the grain for an APBT. I can live with that. I do require a high drive dog for training, however, that does not appear to be a trait lacking in APBTs! I will keep looking!
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·The great thing about APBTs is that there are probably 20 good drivey ones rotting in cages at your local shelter. Badrap.org/rescue also has some good one's if you are in the Bay area. If you are prepared to deal with potential DA then welcome to the best dogs on the planet. I'd try to rescue one though. The benefits of getting an older dog are probably spoken of ad nauseum here. Besides, the last thing this breed needs is more people breeding them, so why encourage it by buying one? Responsible breeders or not, the APBT could benefit from a 5-10 year worldwide moratorium on breeding.
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You can probably find a few folks (and a bit of interesting discussion) at the Working Pit Bull Forum. It's linked on the main page of the Working Pit Bull Terrier Club of America. www.wpbtca.com
You can probably ask around on that board about lines and whatnot . . . and Ron, Leri, Howard, and others do post there.
There are some nice dogs working out there right now, but I think half the battle is finding the right dog; the other half is finding someone who knows how to work a pit bull in protection sports.
I have a dog that I'm working in schutzhund right now, he came from god only knows where. Landed in my lap after a series of failed homes. The dog works well in protection and can take a lot of pressure . . . but he's kind of a crappy obedience dog. We actually failed our SCH I last month because it was hot as hell and he just wasn't in the mood. He was really flat, really miserable, and really stressed . . . so we passed our protection and our tracking, but frigging obedience, which should be the easiest thing, was a train wreck! :roll:
BTW, don't know where you're from, but the WPBTCA is having it's 2009 nationals in Flint, Mich. this year. If that's anywhere convenient for you, you could come out and meet some of the working pit bull folks and see some solid working pit bulls in action!
You can probably ask around on that board about lines and whatnot . . . and Ron, Leri, Howard, and others do post there.
There are some nice dogs working out there right now, but I think half the battle is finding the right dog; the other half is finding someone who knows how to work a pit bull in protection sports.
I have a dog that I'm working in schutzhund right now, he came from god only knows where. Landed in my lap after a series of failed homes. The dog works well in protection and can take a lot of pressure . . . but he's kind of a crappy obedience dog. We actually failed our SCH I last month because it was hot as hell and he just wasn't in the mood. He was really flat, really miserable, and really stressed . . . so we passed our protection and our tracking, but frigging obedience, which should be the easiest thing, was a train wreck! :roll:
BTW, don't know where you're from, but the WPBTCA is having it's 2009 nationals in Flint, Mich. this year. If that's anywhere convenient for you, you could come out and meet some of the working pit bull folks and see some solid working pit bulls in action!
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John Turri in california was doing some good stuff with working pit bulls
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