The dog pictured is what breed?
And the answer is .... abandoned, dead, and virtually unadoptable at the shelter.
Dead, dead, dead.
Why?
Because the dog was bought as a puppy and was dumped when it proved to be too much.
How often does this happen for the dogs once lumped together as “bullenbeissers”?
All the time.
In the real world a Bullenbeisser is a bullenbeisser.
It funny to me to hear people wave pieces of paper with breed names on them.
It’s like saying a Patterdale, a Border Terrier, a Fell Terrier, a Jack Russell, a Parson Russell Terrier, and a Lakeland are different breeds with different histories, purposes, and codes within.
Nope.
When the code explodes, it turns out they kill cats and chickens just the same.
They bark just the same.
They dig just the same.
Is a show Border terrier likely to be a little less crazy than a working Russell?
Maybe.
But I’ve had both, and when the code explodes, most people are not ready.
Size up the dog 40 to 60 pounds and it’s Abandonment City.
That’s the bullenbeisser story.
Dogs types are dog types.
There’s a code in certain types.
Breeds are just points on the crayon.
I salute types because I salute the code within those types.
You say you have a PETbull and not a PITbull?
Cool. Awesome.
But let’s acknowledge it’s gonna be a really shitty bird dog.
Codes do not always present. They may not be there.
As a general rule, however, ash is a clear wood and knotty pine is not.
By the same token, Bullenbeisser is likely to be bullenbeisser.
You can see what that statement means by looking at the abandoned and killed dogs at any shelter.
It’s clever to toss dog breed names around, but it’s not smart.
It’s evasion.
The bottom line is if you’re not ready for a game bred molosser, don’t get any form of bullenbeisser, because they don’t deserve to be abandoned to a “shelter” to be killed because you thought Rotties or Boxers were different than Pit bulls.
And you don’t want a dog that barks, and that is dedicated to killing your son’s pet hamster or the neighbor’s cat?
Might I suggest that none of the terrier breeds, named above, are likely right for you.
Terriers gonna be terrier; bullenbeisser gonna be bullenbeisser.
And both types are way over-represented down at your local kill shelter.
1 comment:
Type is there, but some breed differences are real. If you want a companion family dog you have a much better bet with a Labrador than a Chesapeake Bay retriever. Goldies, on the other hand, tend to be softer and more anxious than Labs. Curly coats and flatties are also distinct flavors of retriever. As for other gun dogs... Springers are way different from any of the retrievers. Yes, there's shared code, soft mouth, birdyness, usually love of water, trainability, if properly bred, absence of gun shyness. But the differences are real. (I don't know herding dogs that well, but I suspect the same holds true. A kelpie is not a Huntawayis not an ACD).
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