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Pitbulls and the military

Discussion in 'Dog Discussion' started by pittychick, Aug 23, 2007.

  1. pittychick

    pittychick Big Dog

    I've heard there are bases that don't allow pitbulls to reside there. Anybody know which ones? I have a know-it-all friend who doesn't believe me. :mad:
     
  2. BamaBoy

    BamaBoy Big Dog

    I just retired in December. Granted, I haven't lived on base in over 6 years, but I've never seen anything posted on breed restrictions on any base that I was stationed.
     
  3. I know of a few that do not allow "pitbulls" in BASE HOUSING. But you can almost always live in town. I think the last one I heard of was Vandenberg AFB in Lompoc, Ca that wasn't allowing Pitbulls in base housing.
     
  4. pittychick

    pittychick Big Dog

    yes, base housing...exactly what I'm looking for. I know I have talked to a couple of people on different boards that had problems having there dogs due to them not being allowed on base
     
  5. I have heard about some "Marine" duty stations that restrict breeds (other memebers can elaborate on that). I am in the Army, and on-post housing at my current station has no restrictions. I drive by houses daily with 2, 3, 4 "pitbull types" in the yards, and there are puppy peddlers up and down the main road off post every weekend selling pups $150-$350 a pop to meet that demand. I've even seen soldiers doing that sh!t...

    (Not only pitbulls, but I always see large breeds such as rotties, bullmastiffs, bourdeaux's, labs etc. that will chew up and ruin stuff in a hurry)
     
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  6. rocco

    rocco Big Dog

    Is there a base in particular you looking for or area? The Marine Base in Kaneohe hawaii doesn't allow them, Camp Lejeune, NC doesn't allow them. Camp Pendleton Ca does.
     
  7. pittychick

    pittychick Big Dog

    Not really...we were talking and I warned him I wouldn't go some where if they werent' allowed in that area. Sorry, but my dogs do mean more than any man lol...I know that sounds horrible, but...I really do owe Java my life. I wouldn't trust anybody with him other than people that wouldn't be able to have him. Eh, I dunno. Thinkin that this whole non-dogger thing isn't going to make life easy bleh
     
  8. rocco

    rocco Big Dog

    Well i keep at least two to four dogs with me everywhere I go. What I did in hawaii was i kept them in the house, the only time they came outside was at night to do some weight pulling. Get you some treadmills and you are fine, most if not all bases have garages so... and for the noisy ones seperate them from the rest, maybe upstairs in the hallway.. Even though you can't have them on base i know of a lot of lovers of the breed that find a way to keep them on base. Just be careful of you living habits so Housing doesn't wanna come and do some random inspections.
     
  9. CynthiaATL

    CynthiaATL Guest

    I know in Colorado Springs. Ft Carson (Army), Schriever (AF) allowed them. I went on Carson as a visitor with mine in my car. But I did not live on post. But I do know at least 2 ppl that had them with on post housing.

    I would contact that specific base and ask if they have any restrictions.
     
  10. brat pack

    brat pack Top Dog

    I am not in the military but I know Fort Gordon in or around Augusta, Georgia, doesn't allow them. I sometimes do rescue and have helped place dogs from people that are military and can't have them there.
     
  11. I just wanted to comment, not specific to any breed, but there is a big problem with military members abandoning pets. Granted there are those families that have puppy fever...and 12 months later that lab,rottie,pitbull has grown into something they didn't bargain for. Above that when people are deploying, pcsing over seas, etc. there are alot of pets that get left behind. The lucky ones are left at kennels, rescues, etc. but most are abandoned in field training areas, near the highway, etc.
     
  12. chloesredboy

    chloesredboy CH Dog

    yeah its sad but true,one of my uncles (just about every man in the family is a marine)would always have different dogs ,they would get stationed ,get a dog ,be restationed ,give the dog up and start all over.I cant even count how many dogs they had.
     
  13. pittychick

    pittychick Big Dog

    I can't imagine abandoning my animals. :( Makes me so mad that people do it. It's without a doubt that these boys will be going where ever I go...and if they can't go I'm staying. Screw that. I can see it now...I'm gonna end up with a houseful no matter where I go because of others' leaving there dogs on the streets bleh.
     
  14. coolhandjean

    coolhandjean CH Dog

    I know there was a lady in Ft. Bragg who is getting restationed in Germany, and she isn't allowed to bring her pits. I think she said the base wouldn't allow them.
     
  15. RED GATOR

    RED GATOR Pup

    Nellis AFB in las vegas does not allow them in base housing. I was shocked when I found this out. Now even the military is discriminating. There were APBT fighting on the front lines for the US back in the day. Check out stuby he was a highly decorated veteran
     
  16. RED GATOR

    RED GATOR Pup

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    Pit Bull
    the US Most Decorated Military Dog

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    USMC Sargeant Stubby, hero and veteran of WWI courtesy of the US National Archives.

    In 1916 the United States was deep in a conflict that changed the world. A time of innocence and idealism would collapse in the face of WWI. As areas of sporting events, education and otherwise peaceful intentions were pressed into service by the military, a group of students participated in military training in Yale Field and were joined by a charming, happy Bull Terrier, one we would quickly identify as a Pit Bull today. Stubby, as he came to be known for his chunky body and good sense of humor, was an endearing mascot and treasured companion, so when the young men were reassigned to Newport News for final training before deployment, they couldn't abandon him.


    While most of the troops would be in vehicles for mass transport that wouldn't hide a dog effectively, Corporal J. Conroy would be traveling in a supply car. This provided a real option for hiding the dog and bringing him with them. Corporal Conroy initially declined then the savvy soldiers introduced Stubby to him. His resistence melted in the face of Stubby's kisses. Thus began a friendship that would serve both Corp Conroy, the company of soldiers and Stubby for the duration of the War.


    From Newport News, Stubby was smuggled to Europe with his friends, this required the complicity of others since the US did not have a military dog program at the time and if they had, Stubby had not been trained for duty so it is questionable that he would have been included.


    Trained or not, Stubby made himself of immense service. It is difficult to say how many soldiers returned home due to his alerts over gas attacks (he could smell the gas in time for the soldiers to get their masks on) or when he identified and captured (by the seat of his pants, no less) a German spy. Stubby didn't always benefit from his actions though. He was seriously poisoned by gas at least once (none of the gas masks could be fitted for him) and nearly killed by a grenade (but instead recovered and rejoined his fellow troops). He even saved a young girl while in Paris. Stubby suddenly bolted from Conroy's side and knocked a girl away from a street corner, out of the path of a careening car. While they were grazed by the car, neither was seriously hurt.
    The people of France were enamored with Stubby, his loving attitude which hadn't changed since his days training with the soldiers in Yale Field, and his heroism. The ladies of a French town near where they were stationed fashioned a special coat for Stubby that could display his many awards, medals and commendations. One of those would have been his honorary title of Sargeant in the United States Marine Corps.
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  17. smokey024

    smokey024 Big Dog

    When i was on Lejeune last year i dont think they had any rules that didnt allow them and if they did they didnt enforce them cuz i knew several people who had pits on base.
     
  18. jman11

    jman11 King of the Valley

    wrong. my friend got a little black apbt from a breeding done from a soldier stations on vandenberg afb in lompoc. and he had the everything onsite... unless he was doing all of that without permission and against rules and regulations
     
  19. rocco

    rocco Big Dog

    Yeah I know, but the Sgt Maj of the base liked them and he owns Rotts and even though he didn change policy he kept quiet as long as you where a responsible owner and kept your dogs under control. The policy stayed for nut jobs that wanted them because of image and didn't understand what proper restraint meant. Now this was three years ago when I was there, they may actually have lifted this so I don't know, but I doubt it..
     
  20. coolhandjean

    coolhandjean CH Dog

    yeah, I knew someone who had a pit at Lejeune. Unfornatley, when he went to Iraq, the people who he thought were his friends neglected the dog, and he died. So, the poor guy came back from iraq to find out his dog was dead.
     

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