Game Bred APBT As a Pet

It's not just with APBTs. As I said I was involved with German shepherds and a lot of the breeders and competitors keep their dogs in kennel setups in the yard or barn. Some had a house German shepherd, no house dog, or a small poodle type.

Hard core working line German shepherds would be real tough to keep as a house pet.

 

..90% of dog species were bred for a reason(work)...be it hunting/sniffing truffles/etc....even mill-dogs..ie;sausage dog's glen's/etc...these long dog's for example were used to run a small mill in the kitchen to turn spit's/etc..they also killed vermin...then theres the lap dog..ie...pug's/etc.....the show ring is a man made idea..at first it was to prove who had the best dog and it went to had the best looking dog and what they considered it should look like......???????????????/

 

I know of plenty of folks who are dog collectors they have 30 plus well bred dogs running around on chains that don't do shit but rot on the chain they eat, sleep, and shit outside but they never get a chance to get off the chain and prove shit I would still consider those pets/border line animal hoarding lol . In my mind it doesn't matter where a game dog eat sleeps and shits if it works it works . IMO the best working dogs should also make good pets. A pet like a working dog serves a purpose owning a working bred dog as a pet is not a problem as Agk stated so long as the dog is in capable hands. Working dogs can do well in doors if the owner exercises it regularly and spends time working with the dog house training it ect . Keeping dogs caged all day indoors is also counterproductive if you can't spend time and form some sort of bond with these dogs you might as well not have them as they will become unruly and destructive and you will Create bigger problems with these dogs later on.

 

Its funny - My uncle has a couple german shepherds on his 2000 acre cow farm and he leaves the dogs outside at night. They may go in the house during the day but are mostly outside dogs that keep coyotes, raccoons, etc away from chickens cows etc. When I tell this to some "german shepherd" breeders they are disgusted that the dog is left outside at night even in winter. They believe the dogs should be inside with their owner.......


People forget that dogs were created for a purpose and to work. My uncle actually says the idiots that have their german shepherd sleeping in bed with them are ruining the breed. They are trying to make a dog bred for a specific working purpose a lap dog.

 

Workings dogs don't care where they sleep if they are bred to work they are going to work KEY word being bred to work! Keeping one outdoors doesn't change it's working ability no more than letting it sleep in the bed would. A dog that works works at the end of the day where it eat sleeps and shits doesn't matter. The bottom line is what you put into a dog you will get back it takes work but it can be done if one chooses to keep one in the house.

 

I agree people have their own opinions and I respect yours but the fact is a proven dog is a working dog I don't care if it sleeps on pink pillows every night in a five star hotel eating Caviar twice a day. Where a dog sleeps or lives doesn't define it's purpose or it's ability as a working animal. Double Gr Ch Tornado slept on a couch gr ch Virgil slept with a cat on a dog bed in a house I would hardly call those animals pets lol. People get hung up on stuff that doesn't matter.

 

I understand I can agree that a working dog can be both a working dog and a pet at the same time. I just don't define a dog by its living situation you have people who put pets on chains and they live out doors 100% of the time but never do anything but eat and occupy a chain spot their entire life. So that's where I am going with this at the end of the day how a dog sleeps or where it lives doesn't define it's purpose what the animal does defines it's purpose.

 

...agree with sadie,,on some,,,like ya better off not keeping dogs if there only going to spend there life..on a chain/or confined in a crate/etc/etc..but these type of working dogs in general,should not be turned into house-pet's..not saying no,, some are ok with it spec;as they get older/etc...but to each there own..most dog's will be uncomfortable inside,,apart from lap/dogs/etc..but even...????when we ever had these dogs inside,they would only be allowed in the back room/passage.(if very sick/old/etc).where they would have a bed...they would never have the run of the house..never

 

Like Sadie said where a dog sleeps has nothing to do with work.and mostly everybody pets their dogs so they all pets.Mines a house dog and a chain dog at the same time.He never calls in sick.what say you?

 

I know of a few ch's now that are kept In doors they are put out on chains during the day but come in at night and sleep inside. They got the hardware and the miles to back up their resumes. Some dogs are kept inside to keep them from being stolen! There are many reasons why a working dog might sleep inside keeps, aftercare, or just because the owner wants the dog inside.

 

I think people get too hung up on the term pet. As if it's a derogitory term to call them or something. Mine are all pets whether they sleep indoors or outdoors yet all will punch the time clock when need be. I think people just need to be realistic with what you have, Many tried and true bulldogs have lived indoors just as many dogs that have never done shit have rotted out on a chain.. If your dog is loved and cared for who cares what term you use... JM2c...

 

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