What are your weight preferences?

[Shon]

What weight do you perfer your dogs to be?

[XxKonnectionsxX]

I only have one dog, but if I were to choose a specific weight it would be between 40-50 pounds.

[CRG]

my choice is 30-40. my only dog i have stays between 36-40

[powder925]

40-50lb range has the best mix of speed and power IMO

[KnOck]

I prefer the 30-40 lb range but also have a couple that are in the mid to upper 40's.

KnOck

[dustin]

we only have 2 dogs.. my 9month old is 55 lbs. and the other is still a pup @ 20lbs.

[TERRIBLE TEXAS]

i have one male, about 56 pounds chain weight...........and one female about 25 pounds chainweight at 8 months

[rocksteady]

weight makes no difference to me as long as the dog has what it takes :) I have them from 45 pounds all the way up to 79 on the chain .. but I would have to say that idealy 55 to 40 is what I would prefer

[MTNDOG]

I prefer 40-45 but would take one any size long as it was a good one. I wouldnt want one too big cause It aint cheap to feed these smaller ones.lol.

mtn

[Marty]

I voted 30/40 much easier to handle.

[B-I-Z]

I voted 30-40 I like the lil quick ones. My oldest dog is a big one he's over 70lbs and it's a bitch trying to handle him lol. My other two shouldnt get over 45 ones 6months and 34lbs

[Bubba]

I prefer small dogs, 30-40lbs...I have 2 that wouldn't hit 30, and my biggest is 55...
BB

[badnews_VA]

i voted 40-50 pounds, my female is 51 right now but she is normally at 49

[nessa]

My Kirby is 42 pounds at 4.5 months. I'm guessing he will be over 60 by the time he is full grown. I'll be happy with him at whatever weight, so long as he is healthy.

[circlekpits]

I have to say that I voted 60+ but really size isnt that important as long as they are well proportioned. My smallest is about 55lbs and my biggest is about 110lbs but they are proportioned correctly. The biggest one isnt to hard to handle but I sure had to with him on it.

[gator]

30-40lbs. is a great weight for me.

[Bubba]

I have to say that I voted 60+ but really size isnt that important as long as they are well proportioned. My smallest is about 55lbs and my biggest is about 110lbs but they are proportioned correctly. The biggest one isnt to hard to handle but I sure had to with him on it.110lbs????!!!!???? Do you consider it a bulldog or is it an Am Staff?? Not starting an arguement, just curious as to what it is. Do you happen to have a ped we could see?
BB

[rmiller2000]

40-50 for me, Bruno is 47 @ I think he is about 9/12 or 10 months now. Dont know his exact age since he was given to me.

[rocksteady]

110lbs????!!!!???? Do you consider it a bulldog or is it an Am Staff?? Not starting an arguement, just curious as to what it is. Do you happen to have a ped we could see?
BB
hey BB..this is a dog I use to own. His sire was at tops around 105 lbs.. this dog is conditioned around 90. 100% pure APBT ..no Am Staff in him..

Honestly..this was alot of dog to handle. Thankfully he was a true APBT and loyal to the core..it took alot of training but we had him where he would ignore other dogs unless they were right up on him.. I see all those XXX large pits and its sometimes scary ..alot of people with them dont realize or think that their dog is capable of certain things.. but there is almost no way a person could stop a 100+ pound dog if that dog had its mind set.

http://www.apbt.online-pedigrees.com/public/printPedigree.php?dog_id=85949

[rcbuck]

Most dogs get the 40-50 lbs. range, yet "grease-dogs" sorta spice things up, in my opinion. Which could bring up the very important topic of "conditioned weight". Isn't it a "science" to calculate that one for each individual dog? The dogs style, wind, air,etc. all being taken into account. "Two lbs. too heavy, one lb. too light,....."A barn-stormer too lite, a deep-winded dog too heavy, on-and-on. To achieve the right answers draws a huge amount of HOME_WORK.This is the love. It can't be bought.

[Crash97]

30-40 here.........but probably wouldn't get rid of a nice 55+. ;)

[AC]

Well I chose 40-50 but I'd really like to have chosen 40-60 LoL my dogs range in weight from 30-63 lbs.

[GYD]

Well, choose 30-40 which is where we prefer them, however have one male who is 50 lbs. He's a little big for my taste...but, as long as they are a BULLDOG...not going to complain too much. ;)

[AJUST67]

I Prefer 35 To 50 Range Dogs Are Easier To Handle At These Ranges

[nc_pitbulls]

i prefer the 100lbs and plus 190lbs..............sike........for real my yard ranges from 30lbs to 50lbs and it all depends on chain weight so..........that's why it ranges. i do have a 1yr old female that 26 pounds solid and bred really good , strong and can do any job.

[XTonedPittBullX]

My boy is like 4 months old and like 35 pounds or so.He will be over 100 when he is done growing!

[jennieluvspits]

I like 60 + pounds because they are really beautiful when they get huge.

[BDK]

i like the pits that weigh 120+ lbs there cool wtf the best weight is between 30 and 60lbs as they should be

[azdog]

My Heinzl-bad Billy Bitch Is 34lbs,i Don't Like Dogs Over 50lbs.

[pingers]

I agree thirty to fourty are easily handled, but i would be lying to you if i didnt agree that 40 to 50 pounds are the original weight for beautiful pits. Thats my opinion.

[powder925]

IMHO there is nothing that looks as awesome as a conditioned 48 pounder.

[Big River Kennels]

I believe that 30-40 is the ideal weight as you don't want a big pit, those are just two large.

[2pits]

I have 2 dogs that weigh around 58 pounds...We found them both on the streets. So, I guess it wasn't a choice but they are great dogs.

[loki_pittman]

The bigger the better.

[Bubba]

The bigger the better??? Definately NOT true...

BB

[Nitrous]

Weight doesn't even matter, all that matters in a dog is heart.:)

[pitprincess]

I prefer a dog to be larger in size.My female that i have is like over 40 pounds at only 5 months and my male will be almost 100 pounds when he is full grown.

[general]

well i voted for the 50-60 pounds, but the most popular weight here in ireland is 30-40 class.

[FireBone]

The American Pitbull Terrier was not bred to be a big dog. I like my dogs at 40-50 pounds. Their quick and they got power

[FireBone]

The bigger the better. A big pit cannot move around better than one that is at a medium size.

[True_Bulldog]

30-40lbs for me, easiest to handle, the smaller the cheaper....I'll take a good dog regardless of weight but I preffer the smaller ones and none of those 100lbs (cur)dogs. :rolleyes:

[who]

I really like the catch weight dogs just for the fact their bigger but not so big they lose the athletic ablility ILL take a 58 pounder and condition to 53 that WILL be an unstoppable dog (of course it is bred right) old timers say "a good little man will ALWAYS lose to a good BIG man" and plus they stiil have the Ability as a 40 pounder

[Bubba]

I really like the catch weight dogs just for the fact their bigger but not so big they lose the athletic ablility ILL take a 58 pounder and condition to 53 that WILL be an unstoppable dog (of course it is bred right) old timers say "a good little man will ALWAYS lose to a good BIG man" and plus they stiil have the Ability as a 40 pounderA good little dog has no business being on a big dog anyhow, and as far as being unstoppable, theres always something better out there, its just whether or not you ever find it...
BB

[pit stop]

I like my dogs a little bigger than standard. Usually in the 50-60 pound class, but the one I am feeding right now is just huge. Weighed 77.3 lbs. at 8 1/2 months last friday.



Pit Stop

[pappasmurf]

My dog is hog fat at 60 lbs chain weight but he has become a pet, nothing more, so I don't mind. When he was lean he came in between 48-51

[Whiskey Bay]

My husband's line of dogs are in the 35-45 pound range.My dogs however go for the 50 - 80 pound ranges.

[luda]

I like 55-60 is my ideal weight

[kevdog]

i like the small dogs 30-40 they tend to be more quick and agile as oppossed to the big dogs they tend to be more like heavy weight wrestlers after a bit!

[123456]

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[123456]

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[440rider]

I have a jeep / creed outcross that's 68lbs chain weight. And 2 sorrell/colbys that weight 45 & 53 (chain weight) @7mo. I personally like smaller dogs like lonzo's danger/fly size etc.

[miakoda]

i would also like to have chosen 40-60lbs. most of mine are right at 50, but i do have 2 at 55 (Ratliff's Butkus/Boogieman) that are still small, just nicely lean and muscled. i have one at 65, but y'all know how those OFRN dogs are. most of mine are hog dogs & weight pull dogs

[LadyRampage]

Weight preference here is smaller the better..lol

Females in the 20-35 lb, and males in the 35-50lb range..

Nothing like a 25lb female that is full of fire, and thinks she's one of the big dogs..lol

[houstonapbt]

Males: 40-50
Females: 30-40

[Vador]

If a hundred pound dog was primo game and moved better then a cat that might be great...doesnt work that way, so 40 - 60 and nothing more.

[ducho13]

My first bulldog was in the 80lb range but I prefer weights from 45 to 60lbs conditioned.

[shakky socks]

agree male 50-60 fee 35-45 45 realy too heavy

[Unregistered]

i lke small bulldogs i males and females less then 50 lbs

[Unregistered]

is 440rider on here still

[Distler]

My Baby girl stays between 40-45 pounds. She is very lean and has lots of energy.

[5555]

i like 30-40 lb dogs my main male is 35 conditioned and my main female is around 28 on the chain. i personally wouldnt keep anything over 55 lbs. too much cost in feed etc.. plus i believe having a large animal is just a ego thing for the ignorant. (no offense i mean ignorant as in not knowing.) i feel the only reason someone would want a dog that big would be to intimidate people. i dont see people being as afraid of a 35 lb dog as they would a 100 lb dog. and i think that is the reason people want these big dogs. also i have never seen a 70lb dog go longer than 15-20 minutes without quiting or of lack of o2 and their tounge start turning blue/purple from being o2 deprived.

[Mudville_Monsta]

I personally prefer the bigger pits. I think they look more better when they have some meat and muscle. Back in the day when I was younger those dogs would toss the smaller pits and pretty much man handle them before their wind would run out. Even when the wind was gone the other pit would be winded, hurt or being layed on under the bigger one. But those days are way behind me.

[GD2]

40-50lb range has the best mix of speed and power IMO
SPEAKING OF SPEED WE GOT GREMLIN AT 35MPH.

[MR PITS]

I love the 60 plus. Just the whole size and being able to work them out and give them that look.

[El Mexicano]

30 -40 my only female stays around that erea

[DryCreek]

females 25 - 40
males 35 - 50

[misterdogman]

Instead of going in 10lb increments...id say my fav is 30-45 and up to 50...but in my head im thinking conditioned weight.

[b gonzales]

i like them to be 35-55

[lilpitgirl]

30 to 45 thats what I like . I found them to be the easyest to handle though I do have a couple that are gonna be in the middle to upper 50s really to big for my liking IM very small my husband dont mind them little bigger dog in the 50 but then again I wouldnt turn my nose up to the likes of alligator /mayday/ pincher/ butcher boy

[scratchin dog]

I like em 40-50 lbs.

[king dobe_]

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[Unregistered]

i have 2 dobermans. my male axl is 67lb and my female jasmine is 54 lb. oh, btw, why was i banned from this site?


I prefer 35 to 45 pounds.

[RIVES PITS]

My Female I Like Them To Be 40 To 50 Lbs. My Males I Like To Be 50 To 60 Lbs.

[pittoro]

The bigger the better. I have a 9 month @ 66 and a 4 month old @ 31, both pit mixes. But my last dog a golden was 110 and not fat but in very good shape.

[tommy3]

The bigger the better. I have a 9 month @ 66 and a 4 month old @ 31, both pit mixes. But my last dog a golden was 110 and not fat but in very good shape.
American Pit Bull Terriers are not supposed to be big dogs. Actually, the smaller the dog, the better because they are easier to handle, more agile, and faster. It has only been a recent trend for pit bull dogs to be large. A true APBT will not get over 70 lbs and that is extremely rare. People mix in other breeds to get a large dog and then call them pit bulls when, in actuality, they are mutts. Please, stay and learn. There are many people here that have been with the true examples of the breed for many years and they love to help and educate whenever possible. Please be open minded because there are many new members that show up and do not want to accept the fact that what they beleive are pit bulls are actually not. You have alot to learn and you couldn't have picked a better place.

[RIDDICK]

I would say that I like the 32-42 pound pits,so I guess the 30s to 40s range is the closest to my preference,even thogh I have had some that weighed 55 pounds ,I think that the smaller ones are more adgile,quiker.

[Rocky H. Balboa]

I prefer 45+ show weight. Anything smaller and I feel the need to be careful not to step on it. Chain weight? 50-60 is my choice. Females? Chain weight 50#. Show weight low forties.

[J Henry]

40-50 Lbs. for me.

[jmg]

i have several dogs .............the majority between 30-40, some up to about 55 and the largest ranging between 75-85

[jadedangel]

My girl is 30lbs at 7 mts and i am just fine w/her size i dont like those huge dogs I have a friend that will not get one unless it is 23 inches high and over 75 lbs and to me they are just too big and just going for the fad of having a log headed dog that looks good going down the beach thats not for me

[short1]

well I like the females 32 to 38
males 35 to 45 though I do have a big 57m fat on the chain
all dogs range from 32-57 most in the mid 40s

[bahamutt99]

Don't know if I responded already or not, but since a storm is rolling in, I may not have electricity much longer, LOL. I like my females in the 40s, males in the 50s.

[GA,CAM]

my boy cam is 63.2 pounds

[Mtn Cur]

I like a APBT to be around 40 to 55 lbs. For any working breed I don't like a dog over 70 lbs for obvious reasons... and not less than 30 lbs either.

[bullydogs]

Female 30 - 40 lbs
Male 35-50 lbs

Prefer these weights, dogs still strong as heck. Cheaper to feed. And much easier to handle...most of the time;)

[ladybanker462]

most of my dogs are 6o and overr i have 1 thats about 40-50 my larger dogs are easier to handle on leash than the lighter dog but maybe thaats because i raised my heavier dogs from pups and the lighter dog was given to me i prefer the larger dogs

[coolhandjean]

I really like dogs between 30-40lbs. I couldn't vote, but I figured I'd throw in my 2 cents.

[FearlessKnight]

25-45 for either, with the exception of some....

[crawfish407]

I like my dogs to be over 55lbs. Most of mine are between 55-65 but every once in a while I throw a freak like Knarl, 90lbs. I would rather have bigger than smaller. I find them easier to handle if you train them right. You don't have to bend over and there's more of them to get a grip on.

[prdogo]

HI FROM PUERTO RICO

In the argentin dogos the perfect weigh is 90 to 110 lbs. their hig is 26inc.

[Miss Conduct]

I prefer 30-40, but there are some 45 pounders i like alot. All my males are 44-48 pounds fit. I miss my little 31 pounder!

[Searcy Jeff]

25-45 for either, with the exception of some....I'm with you on this one.

[Dragon64]

I'd Prefer Low 30's For Females And High 30's For Males On The Chain Weight.