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**DEACON ROM** · #1 01-03-2005, 11:26 PM

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Gameness In The True Sense Of The Word Is What The American Pitbull Is All About. It Is Something That We Should All Be Proud Of. The Apbt Is Nit The Only Gamedog, But There Is Only A Handful Of Dogs That Can Be Proud To Share This Noble Title.

Gameness Is A Willingness To Please. It's Not An Easily Identifiable Term. It's About Courage, Loyalty, Tenacity And An Immense Love Of Life. It's About Lack Of Fear, Total Trust And Unending Devotion. In Refrence To The Apbt, It's A Dog That Never Questions It's Master Decisions And Follows Them Through Witout Complaint. It's About A Dog That Would Surrender Its Life For You And Sadly Its Also About Those Poor Mistreated Animals Who Have Been Abondon Or Beaten, Yet Still Find It Within Themselves To Respond With A Wag Of The Tail And Loving Eyes, To An Outstretched Hand Or A Soft Word Without Knowing What Consequences Their Actions May Bring.
Haven't You Ever Seen Or Heard Of Someone Attempting A Seemingly Impossible Task And Heard Someone Remark How Game They Were? Thats Gameness The Same As Our Dogs.

Do You Remember Being Young And Foolish And Somebody Would Want To Do Something Forbidden? Did You Ever Remark "i Am Game If You Are."thats A Willingness To Please... Its's Also Gameness.

Never Condemn Anyone For Saying They Have Gamedogs. We Should All Try To Breed Our Dogs True To Type, For If We Don't, They Become Just Another Dog. Ask Yourself Why You Own A Apbt And If It Is For Any Of The Above Reasons Or If It Is Just Because Od The Gameness.

You, As Owners Of These Wonderful Dogs Should Try To Find The Gameness Within Yourselves To See Things As They Are And Realize That Because Of This Indefinable Word, That Feeling That Lacks Description, The Sence Of Knowing That Somehow These Dogs Are Different, That Special Something Is Gameness And Nobody Should Ever Try To Change That.

If You Can't Live With That Word And Somehow Think It Is Linked To The Breeds Dark Past, Then Maybe These Dogs Were Never Really Meantt For You, If You Can't Look At Your Dogs Past With A Sense Of Pride And Realize That It Was His Pst That Made Him The Dog He Is Today, Then Maybe You Should Seriously Consider Qwning A Poodle.

Look At Your Dogs Past... The Fighting Dog Of Yesterday Standing Proud And Tall. He Didn't Fight To Kill Or Hurt The Other Dog, He Fought Because Of His Do Or Die Attitude And Because He Was Proud To Please His Owner... He Did It For Love.

Open Your Eyes And See That Gameness Is All Around You. The Tiny Newborn Pup Struggling For Life Itself, Soon Becomes Your Pruod Baby Puppy At His First Show, Clowning Around To Hide His Fear, Being Brave Because You Are There So It Must Be Ok.

This Pup Soon Becomes A Strong Weight Pull Dog With Muscles Straining Against The Harness, Pulling To Please Refusing To Give Up Even When His Body Says No. Or The Hunting Dog Bringing Down A Pig Tens Of Times His Own Weight. Why They Do It? Simply Because You Set Them The Task And They Will Prove They Can Do It.

Then One Day Comes The Time When You Prove Your Own Gameness. When He Is Old And Frail And Comes To You With That Look In His Eyes That Says "i'm Sorry But I Can't Win This One".then It's Up To You To Be The Strong One To Say Goodbye And Comfort Him And Let Him Know That Sometimes It's Ok To Lose And I Those Final Moments He Will Become Your Hero When In Reality He Should Have Always Been That Way. Don't Wait Until It's Too Late To Realize The Truth.

Stop And Think When You Hear People Speak Of Their Game Dogs. Maybe They Have Already Learned The Truth. Don't Condemn Them For The Pride They Feel. Try To Understand What They Really Feel And With That Understanding Comes Appreciation And Acceptance Of What The Pitbull Was. Is And Always Should Stay... A True Game Dog."

CRG · #2 01-03-2005, 11:36 PM

excellent post

zombie106 · #3 01-03-2005, 11:56 PM

Excellent post

**miakoda** · #4 01-03-2005, 11:59 PM

Again, excellent post. How true, how true.........There is no other like this breed, nor can any breed even come close in comparison.

XxKonnectionsxX · #5 01-04-2005, 09:28 AM

Man that was the best damn post I've seen in a long time. I wish we had a song to play while reading that. lol All kidding aside, excellent post h&l. Keep up the good work

**DEACON ROM** · #6 01-04-2005, 01:30 PM

a song lol just curious you have one in mind? lol "we are the champions?"

XxKonnectionsxX · #7 01-04-2005, 04:38 PM

LOL good one h&l

5555 · #8 01-04-2005, 05:43 PM

hl
damn near brought a tear to my eye, alot of people think the gamedog life is one of animal cruelty and dont see the bond a man and a dog have. great post, u kinda got around to the good part about how the breeds bloody past dictates the dog of present but a damn goot post at that.
5555

**The Watcher** · #9 01-04-2005, 05:56 PM

excellent reading.

#10 01-04-2005, 06:19 PM

Good post! I have seen men put dogs down because they did not perform good but it was not lack of gameness but ability! They gave all they had and was willing to take the death because of their master. When a dog gives his all and cant go anymore what is he? He is a trusting friend! What is a dog that goes in and then stops? He is a cur! I have been taken by men that say they know the game and they have yet to show me the right way to go. They are all about going as long as their dog looks good but when the tables turn they want to bend the rules to their advantage. I have been dealing with gamedogs for about 4yrs now and been led down a wrong road for the most part. But lesson learned and they will never see me coming the next time. I am proud to know what I know and still have to learn down the road. I will give up ability anyday for gameness and take a beating and shake hands afterwards for another lesson learned! Thanks for the motovation, Bgfu kennels

**14rock** · #11 01-04-2005, 07:21 PM

Wow, great post.

ibcbt · #12 01-04-2005, 10:42 PM

nice, left me speechless

dhcrew · #13 01-09-2005, 03:08 PM

wow, made me cry, and THAT is why i love these dogs.

Rockstar · #14 01-30-2005, 09:40 AM

Nice post indeed.

TabDogs · #15 01-30-2005, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by Rockstar

Nice post indeed.

EXCELLENT post HL!! You couldn't of said any better!!

SWAMPER · #16 01-30-2005, 10:21 AM

I have seen men put dogs down because they did not perform good but it was not lack of gameness but ability! They gave all they had and was willing to take the death because of their master. When a dog gives his all and cant go anymore what is he? He is a trusting friend! What is a dog that goes in and then stops? He is a cur! I have been taken by men that say they know the game and they have yet to show me the right way to go. They are all about going as long as their dog looks good but when the tables turn they want to bend the rules to their advantage. I have been dealing with gamedogs for about 4yrs now and been led down a wrong road for the most part. But lesson learned and they will never see me coming the next time. I am proud to know what I know and still have to learn down the road. I will give up ability anyday for gameness and take a beating and shake hands afterwards for another lesson learned! Thanks for the motovation, MAN SOME 1 PUT THIS POST IN A BOOK.VERY TRUE

**DEACON ROM** · #17 01-30-2005, 11:34 AM

this is an article i was sent yrs ago. i saved and have since probly read it 15 times or more and enjoyed every time just wanted to share it.

devinben3 · #18 01-30-2005, 01:14 PM

amen! Excellent post and so very very true! I wish the whole world could read this article along with this pitbull video....i'm sure everyone here has seen it, but i show it to everyone that walks into my house not knowing what to do around my pitbulls.

devinben3 · #19 01-30-2005, 01:18 PM

Originally Posted by h&l

a song lol just curious you have one in mind? lol "we are the champions?"

Hey have you ever listened to the words to that song on the pitbull video??
That is definitaly the song that should be played for this great breed!!!!!!

Mudville_Monsta · #20 01-30-2005, 02:32 PM

damn good flic. Never seen it before. That's something that needs to be sent when a petition is going around. Very Motivating and convincing.