Information on working terriers, dogs, natural history, hunting, and the environment, with occasional political commentary as I see fit. This web log is associated with the Terrierman.com web site.
Seriously, Is that a 'normal' bull dog? That's horrible. He'd starve in the wild, if not be killed right off by a coyote or whatever. The others look viable at least, except the Bull Terrier and the Pit Bull would die of cancer at 5 years anyway. I know your son has a Bullie, does he know how short their life span is compared to your Jacks? Its a heartbreaker. Of course, someone told me the worst enemy of a Pit is Mankind, and the worst enemy of a Jack are cars. I find the difference between the American Grey Wolf and the Siberian Wolf skulls interesting too. I wonder, do they have more muscle on the head for different game animals or if its just genetic drift?
My son has a pit bull, not an English bull dog or a bull terrier.... three very different dogs with different morphologies, as seen here.
Most of the dog skulls you get in laboratory kits these days are pit bulls skulls -- We kill about a million a year in "shelters" because idiot breeder keep cranking them and handing them over to to the naive and the young who love them for all of 3 to 9 months.
My American Staffordshire died at 7years from cancer. My pit bull died at 6 years from kidney failure. Other people I know also lost much loved pitties way too young due to many such problems. Three different vets advised me that they just don't live a long time. Best of luck and I hope a good, long life for your son's dog.
Debi who now owns longer living JRTs because my pits kept breaking my heart by leaving way too soon.
Yes, dog longevity is partly related to size, partly to genes, partly to lifestyle. I do not consider an American Pitbull different genetically from a Boxer or a Rottweiler or any of the other "butcher's dogs" which have pretty large gene pools and very similar histories. For data on canine longevity, by breed and type, see >> http://users.pullman.com/lostriver/breeddata.htm
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It's no wonder now why my bulldog snores and his tongue is flapping in the wind most of the time!
Seriously, Is that a 'normal' bull dog? That's horrible. He'd starve in the wild, if not be killed right off by a coyote or whatever. The others look viable at least, except the Bull Terrier and the Pit Bull would die of cancer at 5 years anyway.
I know your son has a Bullie, does he know how short their life span is compared to your Jacks? Its a heartbreaker. Of course, someone told me the worst enemy of a Pit is Mankind, and the worst enemy of a Jack are cars.
I find the difference between the American Grey Wolf and the Siberian Wolf skulls interesting too. I wonder, do they have more muscle on the head for different game animals or if its just genetic drift?
Debi and the TX JRTs
My son has a pit bull, not an English bull dog or a bull terrier.... three very different dogs with different morphologies, as seen here.
Most of the dog skulls you get in laboratory kits these days are pit bulls skulls -- We kill about a million a year in "shelters" because idiot breeder keep cranking them and handing them over to to the naive and the young who love them for all of 3 to 9 months.
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My American Staffordshire died at 7years from cancer. My pit bull died at 6 years from kidney failure. Other people I know also lost much loved pitties way too young due to many such problems. Three different vets advised me that they just don't live a long time. Best of luck and I hope a good, long life for your son's dog.
Debi who now owns longer living JRTs because my pits kept breaking my heart by leaving way too soon.
Yes, dog longevity is partly related to size, partly to genes, partly to lifestyle. I do not consider an American Pitbull different genetically from a Boxer or a Rottweiler or any of the other "butcher's dogs" which have pretty large gene pools and very similar histories. For data on canine longevity, by breed and type, see >> http://users.pullman.com/lostriver/breeddata.htm
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